Universität Wien | |
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Latin: Universitas Vindobonensis | |
Former name | Alma Mater Rudolphina Vindobonensis |
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Type | Public |
Established | 12 March 1365 |
Budget | €691.5 million (2021)[1] |
Rector | Sebastian Schütze |
Academic staff | 7,538[1] |
Administrative staff | 3,043[1] |
Total staff | 10,381 |
Students | 88,900 (2021)[1] |
Postgraduates | 16,490 |
8,945 | |
Location | 48°12′47″N 16°21′35″E / 48.21306°N 16.35972°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue and white |
Affiliations | |
Website | univie.ac.at |
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The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest still existing German university (second to Prague, disbanded 1945) and among the largest institutions of higher learning in Europe.[2] The university is associated with 16 Nobel Prize winners and has been the home to many scholars of historical and academic importance.