The University of Leoben, in the town of Leoben, Austria, is the country's university for mining, metallurgy, and materials.
It was founded on 4 November 1840, as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1848 Peter Tunner relocated the university to the nearby town of Leoben, where it is still located today. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled. It has since developed a reputation as one of the finest mining schools in Europe.
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