Viyana University (Universität Wien)
Founded in 1365, Vienna University is one of the world’s oldest and most esteemed universities. With 74,000 students from 130 countries, the university, with 8,600 staff, including 6,500 researchers, is one of the largest and leading universities in the German-speaking world. It also holds the distinction of being the first university established in the German-speaking world. Vienna University, with 15 Nobel Prize laureates among its alumni, has made significant contributions to Europe’s cultural, social, and political life, producing numerous scientists, philosophers, artists, and statesmen. Offering over 200 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, Vienna University boasts the richest program among Austrian universities. The university, known for its excellence in social sciences, does not offer programs only in engineering and agriculture. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, is also an alum of Vienna University. As an internationally recognized institution, Vienna University actively promotes student exchange programs such as Erasmus and Socrates. The university maintains partnerships with 331 European universities under the Erasmus program.
QS World University Ranking 2023 places Vienna University at 151st in the Best Global Universities ranking.
QS World University Ranking 2023, Subject-Specific World Universities in the Engineering and Technology category, ranks 322nd.
QS World University Ranking 2023, Subject-Specific World Universities in the Arts and Humanities category, ranks 44th.
Vienna University Faculties
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
- Faculty of Philology (Linguistics) and Education
- Faculty of Psychology
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography, and Astronomy
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Protestant Theology
- Center for Translation Studies
- Center for Sports Sciences and University Sports
- Center for Molecular Biology
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