University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

University of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
TypePublic
Established1767
Administrative staff
670
Students2800
Location,
Websitehttp://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/

The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (German: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien - in short: VUW) was founded in 1767 as the world's third school for veterinary medicine (after Lyon and Alfort) by Milan's Ludovico Scotti, originally named k. k. Pferde-Curen- und Operationsschule (literally, "Imperial-Royal School for the Cure and Surgery of Horses"). Today, it has c. 2,800 students and c. 600 employees.