Graz University of Technology University of Graz. The university has a staff of 3,324. Research areas are combined in five fields of expertise. "TU Graz", the "University of Leoben" and "TU Wien" form the network "Austrian Universities of Technology (TU Austria)" with approximately 47,000 students and 9,000 staff. The university has multiple campuses, as it is mainly situated on three sites in the city, two in the centre of Graz and one in the southeast of the city. Campus buildings at the Graz University of Technology 1811: The Joanneum is founded by Archduke John of Austria. The first subjects taught were physics, chemistry, astronomy,
Eggenberg (Graz) Eggenberg (Graz) Eggenberg is the 14th city district of Graz in the Austrian province of Styria. It borders to the districts of Lend and Gries in the east and to the Plabutsch mountain in the west. The name originates from the Eggenberg palace and its founding family the House of Eggenberg. The district is named after the Eggenbergers who built their medieval residence sometime after 1460 and which was expanded starting in 1625 to become Eggenberg palace. In 2010 the palace was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site listing for Graz's "Old Town". Early discoveries indicate a settlement