Universität für Bodenkultur Wien

BOKU is the only Austrian university to focus on Natural Resources and Life Sciences in its broadest sense. In the “Green university ranking 2012”, BOKU has rank 8 in Europe (rank 1 in German-Speaking countries) and rank 21 worldwide http://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/id/page/ranking-2012 Further Scientific “highlights”: •~ 700 ongoing research projects, among them ~ 100 funded by the EU framework programme, ~ 110 by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) , successful participation in several Austrian and European excellence programmes (FWF, COMET, Christian Doppler, Laura Bassi, WWTF, ERC, ...) •~ 2500 scientific publications per year (~ 604 in SCI/SSCI journals), ~ 1400 scientific presentations per year •More than 30 new professors appointed in 2013 •Two ERC starting grants •Founding of the Centre for Development Research(2010) •New laboratory and office building „Muthgasse 3“ (2009) •University and Research Centre Tulln (2011) BOKU’s 9 bachelor programs are offered mainly in German, with individual courses offered in English. •Food Science and Biotechnology •Landscape Architecture and Planning •Forestry •Wood and Fibre Technology •Environment and Bio Resources Management •Environmental Engineering •Agricultural Sciences •Viticulture, Enology and Wine Economics •Equine Sciences (VUW) •Individual Bachelor Programs