University of Graz general policy is not influenced by these connections. To demonstrate the university's independence and its shift of focus, the Christogram IHS on the very top of the university's seal has been replaced with the sun, symbolising the Enlightenment and von Humboldt's ideas.<ref name="motto/hymn"></ref> University of Graz The University of Graz (), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. The university was founded in 1585 by Archduke Charles II of Austria. The bull of 1 January 1586, published on 15 April 1586, was approved by Pope
Graz Amsterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Istanbul, Vienna and Zurich. In Graz there are seven hospitals, several private hospitals and sanatoriums, as well as 44 pharmacies. The "University Hospital Graz" (LKH-Universitäts-Klinikum Graz) is in the east of Graz and has 1,556 beds and 7,190 employees. The "Hospital Graz South-West" (LKH Graz Süd-West) has two sites. The western site is located in Eggenberg and has 280 beds and about 500 employees, the southern site is located in Straßgang with 880 beds and 1,100 employees. The "AUVA Accident Hospital" (Unfallkrankenhaus der AUVA) is in Eggenberg and has 180 beds and a total