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{{short description|Austrian university of technology}}
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{{Infobox university
 | image                  = 
 | name                   = Technical University of Leoben
 | native_name            = Montanuniversität Leoben
 | latin_name             = 
 | established            = {{start date and age|1840}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]<br />[[Institute of technology]]
 | academic_staff         = 909
 | administrative_staff   = 
 | vice_chancellor        = 
 | rector                 = Peter Moser
 | students               = 4,030
 | city                   = [[Leoben]]
 | province               = [[Styria]]
 | country                = Austria
 | website                = [https://www.unileoben.ac.at/en/ unileoben.ac.at]|
 | logo                   = 
}}
The '''Technical University of Leoben''' is a [[Public university|public]] university in [[Leoben]], [[Styria]], Austria.
It was established on 4 November 1840<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kugler|first=Martin|date=2015-09-30|title=175 Jahre Montanuniversität Leoben: Gerüstet für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft|url=https://link-springer-com.ezproxy2.library.usyd.edu.au/article/10.1007/s00501-015-0417-7|journal=BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte|volume=160|issue=10–11|pages=446–449|doi=10.1007/s00501-015-0417-7|s2cid=161114781 |issn=0005-8912|url-access=subscription}}</ref> as the ''Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt'' in [[Vordernberg]],
[[Styria]], Austria's mining region. In 1849, Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby [[Leoben]]. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.

The Technical University of Leoben is a member of [[TU Austria]], an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science.

==Name==
The university calls itself the ''Technical University of Leoben'' in English, the Austrian ''[[Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research|Ministry of Education, Science and Research]]'' calls the university the ''Leoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic]'' in English and the English translation of the 2002 Universities Act calls the university the ''University of Mining Leoben''.<ref>{{cite web |title=All universities in Austria |url=https://www.bmbwf.gv.at/en/Topics/Higher-education---universities/Higher-education-system/Universities/List-Universities.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Science and Research |access-date=2 April 2024 |location=Vienna}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Act on the Organisation of Universities and their Studies (Universities Act 2002 – UG), § 6 |url=https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Erv/ERV_2002_1_120/ERV_2002_1_120.html#:~:text=Federal%20Act%20on%20the%20Organisation,(Universities%20Act%202002%20–%20UG) |website=Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria |publisher=Ministry of Finance |access-date=2 April 2024 |location=Vienna}}</ref>

==Departments==
[[File:MontanuniversitätLeoben.jpg|thumb|University of Leoben]]
Currently, the university has the following departments:
* Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
* Department of Polymer Engineering and Science
* Institute of Electrical Engineering
* Department of Geoscience and Geophysics
* Department of Materials Science
* Institute for Structural and Functional Ceramics
* Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
* Institute of Mechanical Engineering
* Department of Metallurgy
* Department Mineral Resources and Petroleum Engineering
* Department of Product Engineering
* Department of Economics
* Institute for Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection
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==Rankings==
[[File:Leoben University.jpg|thumb|240x240px|The university's main building]]
In Shanghai Ranking Consultancy's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university attained rank 21 in metallurgical engineering.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2023/RS0227 |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> It is in the 301-400 range in mechanical engineering.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2023/RS0201 |website=Shanghai Ranking |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==

* [[Peter Uggowitzer|Peter J. Uggowitzer]], Austrian-Swiss metallurgist who is a precursor of nickel-free austenitic stainless steels, aluminium crossover alloys and biodegradable magnesium alloys for implants.
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== See also ==
*[[TU Austria]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.unileoben.ac.at Official website (in German)]
* [https://www.unileoben.ac.at/en/ Official website (in English)]

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