University of Leoben
The University of Leoben (German: "Montanuniversität Leoben") in Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials. It was founded on 4 November 1840 as the "Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt" in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849 Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby Leoben. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled. The University of Leoben is a member of TU Austria, an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science. Name. The university itself uses its  German name "Montanuniversität Leoben" in their English communications, the Austrian "Ministry of Education, Science and Research" calls the university the "Leoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic]" in English and the "Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria" calls the university the "University of Mining Leoben" in the English translation of the Universities Act 2002. Departments. Currently, the university has the following departments: