A Short Introduction to the University of Vienna

The University of Vienna is one of the largest and oldest universities in the German speaking area. Since 1365 it has grown to a complex organisation of more than 76,000 students and 8,600 employees. The University of Vienna looks back on a long and eventful history, nevertheless it considers itself also as a modern university capable of change.

The departments and institutions of the University of Vienna are situated in over 60 sites across the city of Vienna. Information about them is provided here.

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The organisational structure of the University of Vienna:

The University of Vienna is divided into fifteen faculties, three centres and a number of administrative institutions and services. Detailed information on the organisation in the field of scienes is available here.

Faculties and Centres:

Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Economic Science
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Historic and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philology and Cultural Studies
Facutly of Philosophy and Education Science
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
Centre for Translation Studies
Centre for Sports Sciences and University Sports
Centre for Molecular Biology

University Council, Senate, Rector's Team

The highest governing bodies are the University Council with chairman Max Kothbauer, the Senate representing the faculties with chairman Gerhard Clemenz and the Rector’s Team consisting of Georg Winckler, Rector, Johann Jurenitsch, Arthur Mettinger, Martha Sebök and Günther Vinek, Vice Rectors.