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Montanuniversität Leoben | |
Type | Public university Institute of technology |
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Established | 1840 |
Vice-Chancellor | Peter Moser |
Academic staff | 909 |
Students | 4,030 |
Location | , , Austria |
Website | unileoben.ac.at |
The University of Leoben is a public university in Leoben, Styria, Austria. It was established on 4 November 1840[1] as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849, Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby Leoben. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The University of Leoben is a member of TU Austria, an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science.