Table of content:

1. General Information about Vienna UT

   1.1. History

   1.2. Structure

   1.3. Fields of Study

   1.4. Special Facilities

   1.5. Registration at the University

   1.6. The Austrian Students Union (ÖH)

2. Planning at home

   2.1. Visa

   2.2. Language Requirements

   2.3. Health Insurance

1805:

Emperor Franz I of Austria asks the Imperial Commission on Education to prepare a feasability study on the creation of a technical university in Vienna.

1810:

Johann Joseph Prechtl, former headmaster of the mathematical and naval grammar school in Trieste, is charged with drafting the statutes for the future technical institute.

1814:

J.J. Prechtl is appointed director of the technical institute.

1815:

Teaching begins with 3 professors and 47 students.

1816:

The corner stone is laid for the main building, at present day Karlsplatz 13.

1817:

Imperial approval of the statutes of the Vienna Imperial- Royal-Polytechnical Institute with its three main objectives:

1. Educational institution with both a commercial and a technical department enjoying academic freedom, and the creation of a preparatory school with emphasis on science,
2. Museum of Technology,
3. Association for the advancement of Austrian industry.

1865:

First reform of the statutes. Imperial approval of the new organizational statutes with a "Rectorial Constitution" and a subdivision of the technical department into a general department and 4 specialized schools for:

1. Road and water-way engineering,
2. Construction engineering,
3. Mechanical engineering,
4. Technical chemistry.

The commercial department is discontinued.

1866:

Inauguration of the first freely elected rector, Dr. Joseph HERR.

1872:

Law converting the Polytechnical Institute into the Imperial-Royal-Technische Hochschule Wien. Further, academic freedom is guaranteed by this law.

1878:

Decree introducing two state exams to test scientific and technical achievement.

1902:

First doctorates awarded.

1917:

Decree granting permission to use the professional title "Ingenieur" (Ing.) after passing the two state exams.

1919:

Women admitted as regular students at the Technische Hochschule.

1928:

Regulation transforming vocational schools into university faculties.

1949:

Decree granting permission to use the professional title "Diplom-Ingenieur" (Dipl.-Ing.) after passing the two state exams.

1969:

Law changing the state exams into "diploma exams" and making the title "Diplom-Ingenieur" an academic degree.

1975:

Basic university law: the name "Technische Hochschule Wien" is changed into "Vienna University of Technology". The university is organized within five schools:

1. School of Regional Planning and Architecture,
2. School of Civil Engineering,
3. School of Mechanical Engineering,
4. School of Electricial Engineering,
5. School of Technical Sciences.

This council consists of the professors and representatives of the assistants, students and non-academic staff.

The Faculty Council is the equivalent administrative body at the faculty level and is headed by the Dean, a full professor of the respective school. All members of the university are represented in the Academic Senate, which is responsible for the administration of the university as a whole. Every two years one of the full professors is elected to chair the Academic Senate and becomes the Rector of the University.

In the winter term 1994/95 Vienna University of Technology had 23.008 registered students. There are 3.465 students from 110 different foreign countries studying at Vienna University of Technology.

For all questions concerning international exchange programmes and foreign students, contact:

Student advisor:
Heinz Liebert, Tel.+43 1 58801 5278, internet: hliebert@ecx.tuwien.ac.at

Network Coordination:
Mag.Andreas Zemann, Tel.+43 1 58801 5277, internet: azemann@ecx.tuwien.ac.at

1.3 Fields of Study

School of Regional Planning and Architecture
Architecture
Urban and Regional Planning

School of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

School of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Process & Chemical Engineering

School of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering

School of Science
Technical Chemistry
Technical Physics
Technical Mathematics
Computer Science
Computer Science for Economists
Surveying

Post Graduate Courses
Post Graduate Study for Management, Law and Economics
Environmental Protection

Teaching
Mathematics
Descriptive Geometry
Physics
Chemistry

Short Studies
Computer Studies
Actuarial Theory

Each course of study includes both lectures and practical courses. A diploma thesis in a specialised area must be written before the degree of "Diplomingenieur" is awarded. Doctoral programmes in all major areas are offered, leading to the "Dr. techn." degree.

1.4 Special Facilities

Head: Hofrat Mag. Dr. Peter Kubalek
Address: Resselgasse 4, A-1040 Wien, Tel.+43 1 58801 5979,
email: kub@novsrv.ub.tuwien.ac.at

The library of Vienna University of Technology is housed in a modern facility having a collection which consists of more than one million volumes in addition to 2.750 periodicals. Students have open access to approximately 100.000 books.

University Extension Centre

Acting Director: Univ. Lektor Rat DI Dr. Franz Reichl
Address: Gusshausstrasse 28, A-1040 Wien, Tel.+43 1 58801 4029,
email: reichl@email.tuwien.ac.at

The University Extension Centre is involved in specialized and general continuing education programmes for graduates of Vienna University of Technology. The promotion of technology transfer between university and business, management of the university`s international contacts and the management of the Austrian research data base "FoDok Austria" are the main tasks of this centre.

Audio - Visual Media Centre

Head: Ass.Prof. DI Dr. Ernst Karl Hauswirth
Address: Karlsplatz 13, A-1040 Wien, Tel.+43 1 58801 3267,

This facility prepares video reports on the profiles of the institutes of Vienna University of Technology as well as the organisation of individual courses and lectures. It also supports audivisual research projects.

Computing Services

Head: O.Univ.Prof. DI Dr. Siegfried Selberherr
Address: Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Wien, Tel.+43 1 58801 3855,
email: selberherr@iue.tuwien.ac.at

The services are structured among the following areas: System support, communication, central services and high performance computing.

The main duties are:

• Planning and operating the communication infrastructure and services (TUNET) with more than 2500 systems connected to the internet.
• Systems software support for more than 500 workstations and organising campus software licences for more than 3000 PC`s
• Planning and operation of central UNIX-servers, including vector- and parallel processors and network PC-rooms.
• Support of high performance computing activities

The following organisations are also part of Vienna UT:

Institute of Technical Experimentation and Research
Karlsplatz 13
A-1040 Wien
Tel: +43 1 58801 3402

Institute of Technology and Society
Resselgasse 5
A-1040 Wien
Tel: +43 1 58801 4213

Atomic Institute of Austrian Universities
Schüttelstraße 115
A-1040 Wien
Tel: +43 1 72 701 0

Institute for Low Temperature Systems
Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10
A-1040 Wien
Tel: +43 1 58801 5634

Interuniversitary CIM-Centre
Landstraßer Hauptstraße 152
A-1030 Wien
Tel: +43 1 7992381 13

1.5 Registration at the University

Academic Year

Autumn Semester: beginning of October - end of January

Christmas holidays: middle of December - beginning of January

Registration period: middle of September - end of October

Semester Break: February

Spring Semester: beginning of March - beginning of July

Easter holidays: two weeks around Easter

Registration period: middle of February - middle of March

Summer holidays: beginning of July - end of September

Usually the registration is done together with our student advisor.

For registration you need

• the "Grüne Mappe" (green folder), which is available at the University Extension Centre, Vienna UT or at "Studien- und Prüfungsabteilung, Karlsplatz 13/1
• two ÖS 120,- stamps ("Bundesstempelmarke", available at each tobacconist),
• a passport photo,
• ÖS 155,- for the student union fee,
• the ERASMUS confirmation.

The Student Union at Vienna UT (HTU) is divided into "Fachschaften" and "Referate". You may contact "Fachschaften" with questions concerning a certain field of study, while "Referate" deal with all kinds of general problems. The "Referat für Internationales" deals with anything concerning contacts with foreign countries, and is, in common with the "Außeninstitut der TU Wien (University Extension Center of Vienna UT), responsible for the incoming ERASMUS students.

The HTU - "Office for International Affairs" is located at:

Students, who would like to improve their knowledge of German find a list of institutions in Vienna that offer German language courses in section 8.

2.3 Health Insurance

The following documents are required: the "Meldezettel" and the confirmation of your registration with Vienna UT ("Inskriptionsbestätigung") Vienna UT (this confirmation will be mailed to you 2-3 weeks after your registration).

Attention: In case you do not register with the University, you will not be entitled to obtain cheap insurance. So please remember to check with your insurance adviser in your home country.