University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1767 |
Administrative staff | 670 |
| Students | 2800 |
| Location | Vienna , Austria |
| Website | http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/ |
The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (German: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien - in short: VUW) was founded in 1767 as the world's third school for veterinary medicine (after Lyon and Alfort) by Milan's Ludovico Scotti, originally named k. k. Pferde-Curen- und Operationsschule (literally, "Imperial-Royal School for the Cure and Surgery of Horses"). Today, it has c. 2,800 students and c. 600 employees.
Spin-offs
Since 2002, universities in Austria can found spin-off companies. Most of the spin-off companies are still located on the university's grounds: Animal Health IT, Biomodels Austria, Innovaphyt, Marinomed, Mycosafe, Novelix, VetWIDI, VirBiomed, ViruSure
The university also operates the Teaching and Research Farms outside of Vienna.[1]
See also
Notable alumni
- Herbert Haupt - Austrian politician
References
- ^ "About the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna". Retrieved 16 January 2019 – via www.EurekAlert.org.
External links
- Official website
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See also: List of universities in Austria
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