University of Applied Arts Vienna

University of Applied Arts Vienna

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Type	public
Established	1867
Rector	Gerald Bast
Administrative staff	340
Students	c. 1,800
Location	Vienna, Austria
Website	http://dieangewandte.at

The University of Applied Arts Vienna (German: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, or informally just Die Angewandte) is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.

History

The Angewandte was founded in 1867 as the k.k. Kunstgewerbeschule des k.k. Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie. It was the first school of its kind on the continent. In 1941 it became an institution of higher education. In 1970 it was awarded the title of a university and in 1998 the school was renamed the Universität für angewandte Künste (University of applied arts).

Famous artists such as Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld, Jil Sander, Pipilotti Rist, Matteo Thun, François Valentiny, Hugo Markl and Stefan Sagmeister were part of the university's staff or student body. Today its faculty includes many distinguished artists and teachers, such as Judith Eisler, Erwin Wurm, Zaha Hadid, Hartmut Esslinger, Greg Lynn, Wolf D Prix (of Coop Himmelb(l)au) and the philosopher Burghart Schmidt.

Present

The university has currently c. 1,800 students and c. 340 faculty. The students come from 49 different countries to study in the 29 disciplines of the school. They form their creative ideas in 56 different languages. The outcome of their processes is made public in 200 exhibitions a year and a multitude of different events and other public presentations.

Course content

• Applied arts live art and technology as symbiosis.
• Applied arts live art and society in interaction.
• Applied arts live art as an experimental approach towards science.

Notable alumni

• Dorrit Dekk (1917-2014), graphic designer, printmaker and artist^[1]
• Matthias Laurenz Gräff (born 1984), artist
• Hugo Markl (born 1964), artist
• Pipilotti Rist (born 1962), visual artist
• Felice Rix-Ueno (1893-1967) textile artist
• Stylianos Schicho (born 1977), artist
• Lisbeth Zwerger (born 1954), illustrator

See also

• Vocational universities

References

External links

• University official website (German and English)
• Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) official website (German and English)
• Study in Austria: A Guide

Universities and colleges in Austria Public Universities University of Vienna University of Graz University of Innsbruck University of Salzburg Vienna University of Technology Graz University of Technology University of Leoben University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Vienna University of Economics and Business Johannes Kepler University Linz Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Danube University Krems Public art schools University of Applied Arts Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna Mozarteum University of Salzburg University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Public medical schools Medical University of Vienna Medical University of Graz Innsbruck Medical University Private Universities Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance Danube Private University European Peace University Catholic-Theological Private University Linz Konservatorium Wien MODUL University Vienna Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik New Design University Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg Sigmund Freud University Vienna Webster University Vienna See also: List of universities in Austria

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