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Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) - Austria
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JKU Management Team
o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Friedrich Roithmayr Vice-Rector for International Affairs
Univ.Prof. Dr. Gabriele KotsisVice-Rector of Research
Univ.Prof. DDr. Herbert Kalb Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs
Dr. Barbara RomauerVice-Rector of Finance
o.Univ.Prof. Dr. DI Richard Hagelauer Rector
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Knowledge needs expanse – Foundation of the University
1962: The „Academy of Social and Economic
Sciences in Linz“ was established and
confirmed by legal statute
1966: Start of study programs
1975: Foundation of the third faculty, the
Faculty of Law;
University senate decides in favour of the
name „Johannes Kepler University of Linz“
(JKU Linz)
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JKU Vision
Socio-Political Responsibility
Science and Research
Times Higher Education Ranking has
positioned JKU „100 under 50“ on position 64
Education
Internationalisation
Driving Management Strategies
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Times Higher Education Ranking 2013
JKU and Medical University of
Vienna only Austrian universities in
the top 100
JKU Nr. 64 worldwide
JKU Nr. 6 in German speaking area
brilliant value in the fields
— Citations (59,3/100)
— International outlook (59/100)
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Microsoft Field Ranking - 2014 JKU under Top 50
Microsoft Academic Search, has ranked JKU in the field "Software Engineering" at
Position 34 under 3335 ranked institutions worldwide.
In the field ranking JKU is close with Stanford University, University of Zurich, Peking
University, RWTH Aachen, MIT Boston.
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Top ranking in economics
Handelsblatt- Ranking position 75
3 Researchers under the top 100 in Europe
Best Austrian researchers in economics
position 1: o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Friedrich Schneider
position 2: Univ. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
position 3: Univ.Prof. Joseph Francis Francois Ph.D.
position 34: Priv.Doz. Dr. René Böheim
position 41: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Doris Weichselbaumer
position 42: Priv.Doz. Dr. Johann Scharler
position 47: o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Michael Landesmann
position 52: o.Univ.Prof. DDr. Johann K. Brunner
position 55: Univ.Prof. Dr. Christine Zulehner
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JKU Campus - now
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JKU Campus now
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JKU Science Park
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Science Park - overview
Building Square metres Cost in €
Science Park 1 Mechatronicc
15.054 29 Mio
Science Park 2 Plastics Technology
14.857 26 Mio
Science Park 3 Informatics, Information Systems
11.110 28 Mio
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Science Park - inside
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Law Building
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Mensa-Building
Entanglement between nature and infrastructure
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The JKU at a glance
4 Faculties (119 Institutes)— Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business
— Law Faculty
— Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
— Medical Faculty
19.400 students
~ 11 % international students
62 Bachelor-, Master- und PhD programs
Cooperation with over 250 partner universities in over 50 countries
2.670 Employees (over 120 full professors, over 1.300 academic faculty)
Income 2013: 136 Mio. Euro
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Students
National and international students
native EU-foreigner third countries
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Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business
Academic staff: about 300
About 7.970 students
About 870 alumni per year
Fields of Excellences
— Management
— Social Systems and Welfare Policy
— Labour Markets and Economic Policy (SHARE Project, 15 MIO €; …)
— Innovation support
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Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Programs
Humanities and Cultural Studies:
— Humanities and Cultural Studies (Doctorate Degree Program)
— Cultural Studies (Bachelor's Degree Program)
— Political Education (Master's Degree Program)
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Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Programs
Social Sciences, Economics and Business:
— Comparative Social Policy and Welfare (Master's Degree Program)
— Digital Business Management (Master's Degree Program)
— Finance and Accounting (Master's Degree Program)
— Economics (Master's Degree)
— General Management (Master's Degree)
— Global Business (Master's Degree)
— Management and Applied Economics (Master's Degree)
— PhD Program in Economics (Doctorate Program)
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Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Programs
— Social and Economic Sciences (Doctorate Program)
— Social Economics (Bachelor’s Degree Program and Master’s Degree)
— Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree Program and Master's Degree Program)
— Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree Program and Master's Degree Program)
— Business Informatics (Bachelor’s Degree Program and Master's Degree Program)
— Business Education (Diploma Degree Program)
— Business and Economics (Bachelor's Degree Program)
Interdisciplinary Degree Programs:
— Web Sciences (Master's Degree Program)
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Faculty of Law Academic staff: about 90
About 7.440 students
Multimedia Diploma Study Program in law through e-learning
About 330 alumni per year
Fields of Excellences
— Business and Tax Law
— Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
— Economic Law
— Faculty members are judge in Constiutional court
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Faculty of Law - Programs
Law (Diploma Degree Program and Doctorate Degree Program)
Legal and Business Aspects in Technics (Master’s Degree Program)
Taxation (Master‘s Degree Program)
Business Law (Bachelor‘s Degree Program)
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Academic Degree Programs in Humanities and Cultural Studies & Interdisciplinary Programs
Humanities and Cultural Studies (Doctorate Degree Program)
Cultural Studies (Bachelor‘s Degree Program)
Political Education (Master‘s Degree Program)
Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
Web Sciences (Master‘s Degree Program)
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Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Academic staff: about 170
About 4.070 students
About 540 alumni per year
Fields of Excellences
— Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
— Mechatronics and Information Processing
— Nano-, Bio- and Polymer Systems: from structure to function
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Faculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesPrograms
Chemistry (Biological, Polymer, Technical, Industrial Engineering)
Computer Science (Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Network
Administration and Security, Pervasive Computing, Software Engineering)
Information Electronics
Polymer Engineering and Technologies (Polymer Engineering and
Technologies, Polymer Technologies and Science, Management in Polymer
Technologies)
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Faculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesPrograms
Mathematics (Computer Mathematics, Industrial Mathematics, Mathematics
for Natural Sciences, Technical Mathematics)
Mechatronics
Physics (Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Molecular BioSciences,
Nanoscience and Technology, Technical Physics)
Teacher Education Studies in Engineering and Natural Sciences
Teaching Subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science
and Computer Science Management
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Medical Faculty
Start of the study program in October 2014 with 60 students
Cooperation project with the medical university of Graz
Stepwise increasing with 300 beginners in 2022/2023
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Accreditation/Audit – a competitive advantage
Accreditations/Audits are of increasing importance in the field of Higher
Education
Accreditations/Audits are a competitive advantage of an universitiy
Study programmes are accredited
JKU Linz accredited the study programmes Bachelor Business Informatics
and Master Business Informatics in 2011
Further accreditations are planned
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Some Important Strategic Partners
Voest Alpine (Surface Analytics)
Infineon (Microelectronics, Mobile Phones)
Siemens (Software Engineering)
Borealis and OMV (Polymer Chemistry and Processing)
Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi (Polymer Chemistry)
Oracle (System Software)
.....
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The Global Network is the value of JKU
partner universities all over the world
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professors
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students exchange
embassadors cooperation
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Research Partners (selection)
Russia: St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University
National Research University, Nizhny Novgorod
Taiwan: National Sun-Yatsen University
Canada: University of Victoria
South Africa: University of Cape Town
USA: Emory University
Peru: Universidad Ricardo Palma
Spain: Universidad de Alcalá
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International Cooperation
Partnership agreements: ~ 250 in 50 countries
Incomings/Outgoings: ~ 280/340 p.a.
Joint/Double Degree Programs with the University of South
Bohemia: Joint Bachelor & Master Programs „Biological Chemistry“;
Master Program „Bioinformatics“
University Eindhoven (NL) and Kaiserslautern (D): European
School for Industrial Mathematics (ESIM)
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Study Programs in English Language
Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Faculty of Engineering & Natural Sciences
Bach
elor Biological Chemistry: JKU (A); University of Budweis (TCH)
BioinformaticsBa
chelor
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Comparative Social Policy and Welfare: JKU (A); University of Tampere (FIN); Mykolas Romeris University (LIT)
Industrial Mathematics: JKU (A); University Eindhoven (NL); University of Kaiserslautern (D)
General Management Bioinformatics: JKU (A); University of Budweis (TCH)Economics Management in Polymer Technologies
Management and Applied Economics Biological Chemistry: JKU (A); University of Budweis (TCH)
ACT Global Business: JKU (A); Univerxsity of Victoria (CDN); National Sun Yat-Sen University (RC)
Polymer Chemistry
General Management ESC: Troyes (F); JKU (A) Computer ScienceTROIKA Global Business: JKU (A); State University - Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod (RSF);
Polymer Technologies and Science
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Thank you for your attention!