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University of Vienna
University of Vienna is a public university in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1365.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Founded
- 1365
- Teaching language
- German, English (some master's)
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The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1365 by Duke Rudolf IV, it is the oldest university in the contemporary German-speaking world and the largest in Austria.
Its main building on the Ringstraße is complemented by facilities across the city, including the Campus in the former General Hospital. Faculties cover Catholic and Protestant theology, law, business, economics and statistics, computer science, historical and cultural studies, philological and cultural studies, philosophy and education, psychology, social sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, life sciences, and centres for sport science and molecular biology. Sigmund Freud and Kurt Gödel are among its alumni.
Bachelor's programmes are mainly taught in German, while many master's programmes are in English. Austrian public universities charge low fees to EU/EEA students and higher fees to most non-EU students.
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Courses at University of Vienna are taught in German, English (some master's).
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University of Vienna was founded in 1365.
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