Universities in Austria

Graz University of Technology
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Karl Franzens University
Montanuniversität Leoben
Technikum Vorarlberg
Universität für Bodenkultur
University of Art and Industrial Design
University of Economics, Vienna
University of Innsbruck
University of Klagenfurt
University of Salzburg
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
University of Vienna
Vienna University of Technology
MCI-Management Center, Innsbruck

University of Vienna
63,000 students from 130 countries are currently enrolled at the University which offers more than 135 Bachelor, Master, Diploma and Doctoral programmes in the fields of study covered by its Faculties.

Austria is a federal state consisting of nine independent federal states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna and Vorarlberg.

According to recent census data for 1998, Austria has 8.1 million inhabitants, of whom approx. 98% speak German. The six ethnic groups officially recognized in Austria are concentrated on the east and south of the country. In 1998, the average life expectancy for a new-born male stood at 74.3 years, for a new-born female at 80.7 years.

In terms of religious allegiances, 78% of Austrians are Roman Catholic, a further 5% Protestant (principally Augsburg Confession). Some 4.5% of the population belong to another faith, 9% belong to no religious group, and 3.5% did not respond.

Austria is a highly developed industrialized nation with an important service sector. The foremost industries are foodstuffs and luxury commodities, mechanical engineering and steel construction, chemicals and vehicle manufacturing. Within the vehicle sector, the production of engines and transmissions is the most important area, accounting for an export quota in excess of 90%. Austria manufactures some 800,000 engines per annum for many major car manufacturers. In the electronic engineering field, Austria has made a name for itself with the production of customized electronics products like microprocessors and integrated circuits for airbags, ABS braking systems and components for Airbus airliners and for high-speed trains etc.