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University of GrazInternational Relations

University of Graz, Austria Alexandra Edlinger

Graz

UNESCO’s World HeritageCultural Capital 2003Inhabitants: 250.000 (second largest city in Austria)Students: 50.000 4 Universities 2 Universities of Applied Sciences (FH)2 University Colleges of Teacher Education

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The University

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Historical Key Data

1585 - Foundation of the University by Archduke Karl II of Inner Austria, including a Philosophical and a Theological Faculty at the Jesuit College.1778 - Foundation of the Faculty of Law.1782 - Transformation into a Lycée. 1827 - Re-opening as Karl-Franzens-Universität by the Emperor Franz I.1863 - Opening of the main building on today’s campus area; Foundation of the Faculty of Medicine.2004 - During the university reform, the Faculty of Medicine becomes an autonomous university.

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Otto Loewi

Nobel Prize for Medicine 1936

Fritz Pregl

Nobel Prize for Chemistry1923

Victor Hess

Nobel Prize for Physics

1936

People and Faces

Various famous scientists have taught and researched as professors at Austria’s second oldest university – among them also Nobel Prize winners:• Fritz Pregl (1923 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), • Julius Wagner von Jauregg (1927 Nobel Prize for Medicine), • Erwin Schrödinger (1933 Nobel Prize for Physics), • Otto Loewi (1936 Nobel Prize for Medicine), • Victor F. Hess (1936 Nobel Prize for Physics) and • Karl von Frisch (1973 Nobel Prize for Medicine).

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The Organisation

Legal situation:New law implemented in 2004: Universities act autonomously

Autonomy, Participation, Cost-Effectivness

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University of Graz: Strategy

Development PlanTarget and Performance Agreement

Ministry Rectorate Organisational unitsDepartmentsPersons

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Faculties

• Arts and Humanities• Natural Sciences• Social and Economic Sciences• Theology• Law• Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education

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Study Offers

70 Fields of Study74 Departments2.560 Academics (14% int.)1.000 Administrative Staff27.000 Students (10% int.)

Diploma ProgramsSecondary School Teacher Accreditation ProgramsBachelor ProgramsMaster ProgramsDoctoral Programs

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Students

Arts and Humanities 7.750Natural Sciences 5.840Social and EconomicSciences 6.100Law 4.900Theology 620Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education 4.700Interdisciplinary 550

27.000 Students from 100 different countries

(10 % international students; mainly from neighbouring countries, South Eastern Europe, EU and USA)

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Languages at the University of Graz

Bachelor and Master Programs in:English and American StudiesBosnian/Croatian/SerbianRomance StudiesRussianSlovenianLinguisticsTranscultural CommunicationTranscultural Communication & German Studies (BA)Interpreting (MA)Translation (MA)

University Training Courses:German as a Foreign LanguageEuropean Masters in Conference InterpretingCommunity InterpretingLanguage Center:Treffpunkt Sprachen – Center for Languages, Plurilingualism and Didactics

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International Relations

Main objective:to strengthen the quality in teaching & research

• Strategic Focus South-Eastern Europe • Strategic Focus Joint Degrees• Implementation of Summer Schools

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Mobility

670 outgoing und 640 incoming mobility students500 partners worldwide300 partner universities in Europe20 university wide agreements on the basis of at least 3 areas of co-operation in at least 2 faculties

Member of Utrecht Network and Coimbra Group and other networks

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Cooperation Partners*

* Countries with cooperation partners are

marked in green

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Strategic Focus: South-Eastern Europe

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Focus Southeast Europe: Targets• Involvement WITH, engagement FOR and IN Southeast

Europe• Special funds for research, teaching activities and studies

in SEE relevant topics • Awareness raising within and outside the university

about strengths and values of cooperations with and inSEE

• Involvement in bilateral and international projectsdealing with curricula development, building structuralmeasures, quality assurance ect.

• Involvement of all stakeholders at the university.

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Mobility Programs

Students• ERASMUS• EMECW• Joint Study• ISEP, AEN, MAUI, SEN, UN• CEEPUS• Research stipends for bachelor

and master theses• Financial support for self-

organized short-term mobility • Summer Schools

Staff• ERASMUS• EMECW• Internships• Staff Training (STT)• Visiting professorship• Financial support for individual

and group mobility

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