!!!Montanuniversität Leoben

University of Mining and Metallurgy in Leoben, developed from the 
"Steiermaerkisch-staendischen Montan-Lehranstalt" in Vordernberg, 
founded in 1840 on the initiative of Archduke  Johann and the curators 
of the  Joanneum, in 1848 assigned to the state at the instigation of 
Peter  Tunner, its 1%%sup st/%  head and teacher, and transferred to 
Leoben in 1849. Its continued existence was secured to some extent 
when it obtained permission to hold a two-year preparatory course for 
graduates of a secondary school with the "Reifepruefung" certificate 
required for university entrance in 1860; this was followed by a 
one-year special course in mining or metallurgy. From 1861 called 
"Mining Academy", 1894 allowed to elect a rector, 1904 awarded the 
title "Montanistische Hochschule", 1906 given the right to confer 
doctorates, which finally meant complete equality of status with 
technical universities. From 1917 graduates were allowed to bear the 
professional appellation "Ingenieur" (Engineer). For financial 
reasons, the University was combined with the University of Technology 
in Graz from 1935 to 1937. At present 11 courses of study (some of 
them with supplementary courses for advanced students) are offered at 
the University: mining, metallurgy, mine surveying, petroleum mining, 
rock metallurgy and mining machinery as well as plastics engineering, 
material science, petroleum engineering, applied geoscience and 
industrial environmental protection, waste disposal engineering and 
recycling. Since 1910 the University has been located in a neo-Baroque 
building erected especially for this purpose, which was enlarged in 
the 2%%sup nd/%  Republic (1963-1970).

!Literature
F. Sturm (ed.), 150 Jahre Montanuniversitaet Leoben 
1840-1990, 1990.



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