History
1811: The Joanneum is founded by Archduke John of Austria. The first subjects taught were physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, botany, and technology.
1864: The Styrian government makes it a Technische Hochschule.
1874: The Technische Hochschule is taken over by the state.
1888: Opening of the Main Building (Alte Technik) by Franz Joseph I of Austria.
1901: The Technische Hochschule is granted the right to award doctorates.
1955: It is divided into three faculties.
1975: It is divided into five faculties and renamed Technische Universität Graz, Erherzog-Johann Universität (Graz University of Technology, Archduke-Johann-University).
2004: The new Austrian university law (UG 2002) is fully implemented – the university is divided into seven faculties.
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