Montanuniversity Leoben

In 1840 the Montanuniversity Leoben was founded and has steadily, out going from mining and metallurgy, enlarged their offer of subjects.

After all, the study sides today build a closed unit.

• Mining
• Mineral oil
• Metallurgy
• Rock-Metallurgy
• Mining-Engineering
• Plastic Technology
• Applied Geosciences
• Material Science
• Industrial Environmental Protection, Disposal Techniques and Recycling  

Quality management and Study of Explosives have been added to the university-courses.

Thus the Montanuniversity is a specialised technical university. Their core areas

• Raw materials and extraction of raw materials
• Basic material (primary commodities) and artificial material
• Machines-, procedure-, energy- and environment engineering
• Generic-Management
• Environmental Management

are engaged in a closed cycle of natural raw-materials; from producing material and products from mining activities to recycling or dumping.

Because of the main field "closed cycle", the areas of work of the Montanuniversity in Leoben has specialised in science, protection of resources and development.

Studies at the Montanuniversity are split into 3 sections, each lasting one full year:

The first section (4 terms) addresses the basics. The year is generally used for introduction and orientation. As a result, at the end of the first year, all students have the option to select their preferred section without problems.

The second section (3 terms) broadens the basics and specializes.

The third section (3 terms) concludes the studies with the master thesis.

After completing all three sections, every student is awarded the academic title "certified engineer". An additional Thesis leads to the title "doctor of the Montan science" (Dr. mont.).