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Science and Research

Plan your meeting surrounded by the great thinkers: Semmelweis, Billroth and Landsteiner are all part of an illustrious history that is being added to all the time. Today, Vienna is one of the leading research centers in Europe and the largest university city in the German-speaking world. A center of learning that will never lose its inquisitive nature.

Meet new spirits and the thinkers of old.

Visionary Vienna:

  • Vienna leads the way in Europe when it comes to research spending
  • The city targets investment in research and technology projects in a range of areas
  • Vienna has a long history as a scientific and medical research hub
  • Around 195,000 students study at the city's 20 universities and universities of applied sciences
Labor IMP – Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

Knowledge City

Vienna owes much of its attractiveness to its role as a research location and knowledge center, around 30% of all research expenditure in Austria takes place …

University of Vienna

University City

With nine universities, five universities of applied sciences and six private universities, Vienna is home to 195,000 students. It is the biggest university …

Gustav Klimt, Medicine, Faculty Painting for the universities, detail of Hygieia, 1900-07

Science City

Vienna has a long history of excellent scientific and medical research: Semmelweis, Billroth and Landsteiner are all part of this proud history.

Arcaded Courtyard in the University of Vienna

Universities as Venues

Space at various university buildings can also be hired for meetings primarily during recess periods (February, July, August, September).

Ignaz Semmelweis

Medicine in Vienna has been relied on for centuries

People normally give hospitals a wide berth. But the coronavirus pandemic shows how important a more than 200 year-old, …

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Research funding as the key to prosperity

The Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) has supported hundreds of projects since its formation. An average of 15 larger …

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New pneumatic tube system makes hospitals even safer

A new technology improves protection against viruses when transporting specimens and medications in hospitals. This …

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Semmelweis and soap

Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. You can't repeat this mantra often enough at the moment. But did you know that the theory of hand …

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A salamander as an ambassador for Vienna

Elly Tanaka researches a very special animal in Vienna: the axolotl. Among other things, this salamander can regrow appendages. Her …

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