Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city in Austria, and the 9th largest city by population in the European Union. For centuries, Vienna was the center for culture and science of the Habsburg Empire, which ruled much of Europe. Vienna is known for its classical music: Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert recognized the glory of this city to use it as a muse for composing their brilliant masterpieces.
The University of Vienna
On 12 March 1365 Duke Rudolph IV ("the Founder") founded the University of Vienna, "Alma Mater Rudolphina Vindobonensis" as it has been called by literary sources, along the lines of the Sorbonne in Paris. The University celebrates its 660th Anniversary in 2025. Due to its central location in the historical center of Vienna with excellent mass transit connections, the main building of the University of Vienna is a sought-after venue for national and international congresses and conventions. Alongside the central administration, the main building also houses the University Library, as well as several institutes and administrative bodies.
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna
Further research and teaching facilities of the University of Vienna are located at 60 different sites throughout the city, notably including the Faculty of Physics where physics luminaries such as Ludwig Boltzmann, Lise Meitner and Erwin Schrödinger, among others, worked and taught.
Further information on the History of the Faculty of Physics can be found here.