Faculty of Computer Science

Since the beginning of 2004 the Faculty of Computer Science ("Fakultät für Informatik") is one of seven faculties of the Graz University of Technology ("Technische Universität Graz", "TU Graz") and the home of more than one quarter of the university entrants at the TU Graz. With its currently eight institutes, numerous partners and interesting plans for the future it is one of the most significant institutions of its kind in the German speaking countries.

The Faculty offers courses for students in three 'traditional' and two 'brand-new' study programs.
The traditional ones are Telematics, Software Development-Economy and Technical Mathematics. These studies, offered nowhere else in Austria, have been chosen by more than 250 persons in 2004/2005, that is more than a quarter of the university entrants of the Graz Technical University. 2003 the 1000th student of Telematics finished his studies. These numbers prove the importance and high attractiveness of the faculty.
Beginning in October 2005 there are additionally two new study programs: "Computer Science" and "Computer Science & Computer Management " (Teacher Training Programme). In both of these study programs the main issues are the core areas of Informatics, a specialization for more electronics, more commerce, more mathematics is subject to advanced professional training of the graduates.

Scientists at the institutes of the Faculty of Computer Science intensively contribute to national and international project teams, demonstrating their high level of competence and recognition. These projects cover a wide range of areas, from basic research to applied research and industrial cooperations. Typically, the research activities and cooperations involve partner institutions such as
- Competence Center for Knowledge Management - Know-Center (www.know-center.at)
- Competence Center 'The Virtual Vehicle' - VIF (www.virtuellesfahrzeug.at)
- Competence Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization - VRVis (www.vrvis.at)
- Center for Secure Information Technology - A-SIT (www.a-sit.at)
- Stiftung Secure Information and Communication Technologies - SIC (sic.iaik.tugraz.at)
- Austria Competence Network Softnet - Softnet (www.soft-net.at)

The Faculty of Computer Science seeks to emphasize the interconnections between the subject domains. For this reason leading figures who are close to the Faculty are invited to become associated members. Numerous national and international partnerships and memberships, organization of scientific conferences as well as memberships on the editorial board of international journals bear witness to the recognition of the researchers of the Faculty world-wide.

Altogether, the institutes that so far, belong to the Faculty of Computer Science have produced about 2000 scientific publications and about the same number of talks were given. About 1500 students have received a Master's degree ("Diplomingenieur"), about 50 doctoral theses and 200 projects have been successfully completed. Clearly, all these achievements have influenced not only Computer Science but also society and industry. It is the intention of the new Faculty to intensify that development.

Further information about the Faculty of Computer Science can also be found in  TUGonline, the information management system of the Graz University of Technology.