Front view of the main old building of the Vienna University of Technology towards the Karlskirche
Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" (k. k. Polytechnisches Institut), it currently has about 17,600 students (19% foreign students/30% women), 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members (1,800 academic). The university's teaching and research is focused on engineering and natural science.
As of 2005, Vienna University of Technology is ranked no. 32nd of the world's 100 top technology universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement1, which corresponds to the 8th rank of all European technology universities in that survey.
