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University of Vienna Making a difference. Since 1365. Making a difference. Since 1365. 1 Preface The University of Vienna has a clear social mission: to educate the next generation of students and conduct research to contribute to the further development of our location’s capacity for innovation. The University’s openness to new ideas is therefore the driving force of research, enabling it to find answers to the greatest issues of our time. With 6,900 academics at 20 faculties and centres, the University provides strong impetus by presenting novel findings and developing innovative solutions. In the field of research, it cooperates with indus- try, cultural institutions and society. Approximately 10,000 students graduate from the University of Vienna every year. The University prepares them for a professional career and encourages critical thinking and self-determined decision-making. The University makes a difference in society and contributes significantly to Vienna’s position as a city of science. Join us as we take you on a journey through the University of Vienna on the following pages. You may well be surprised by its diversity. Heinz W. Engl Rector of the University of Vienna Making a difference. Since 1365. 2 Making a difference. Since 1365. 3 People at the University of Vienna Notable figures from the past and present Kurt Friedrich Gödel . Ingeborg Bachmann . Hilde Spiel . Ludwig Boltzmann . Ernst Fehr Helga Nowotny . Friedrich August von Hayek . Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach . Hans Kelsen Lise Meitner . Bruno Kreisky . Carl Auer von Welsbach . Stefan Zweig . Anton Bruckner Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren . Martin Nowak . Brigitte Ederer . Marietta Blau . Berta Karlik Hugo von Hofmannsthal . Hertha Firnberg . Gabriele Possanner . Pascale Ehrenfreund Hugo Portisch . Elise Richter . Rudolf Kirschschläger . Moritz Schlick . Grete Mostny-Glaser Erwin Schrödinger . Eduard Suess . Erika Weinzierl . Johanna Rachinger . Marie Jahoda Karl Landsteiner . Charlotte Bühler . Stefan Ruzowitzky . Sigmund Freud . Elfriede Jelinek Heinz Fischer . Danielle Spera . Olga Taussky-Todd . Johann Radon . Oskar Morgenstern Making a difference. Since 1365. 4 Making a difference. Since 1365. 5 The driving force of a global city The Habsburg Empire has been and gone, but the oldest university in the Ger- man-speaking world is still standing. The University’s Main Building is located in the heart of one of the world’s most liveable cities. It was opened in 1884 as one of the ensemble of buildings along the Ringstrasse boulevard. The Burgtheater (national theatre), the Vienna City Hall and the Parliament are immediate neigh- bours on the grand boulevard. The diversity that has evolved at Austria’s largest research and educational insti- tution continues to provide strength and give impetus to the social and econom- ic changes taking place in a global city. The University is committed to openness and the guiding principle of curiosity in which its interdisciplinary approach is one of its major strengths. With innovative research, research-led teaching, approximately 10,000 graduates, 1,100 events and 350 (inter)national conferences and meetings every year, the University’s influence extends around the world. Making a difference. Since 1365. 6 Making a difference. 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