Medical University of Innsbruck facts for kids
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2004 |
| Endowment | €260 million |
| President | W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker |
| Students | ca. 3,800 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.i-med.ac.at |
The Medical University of Innsbruck (which is Medizinische Universität Innsbruck in German) is a special university in Innsbruck, Austria. It focuses on teaching students to become doctors and on doing important medical research.
Before 2004, this medical school was a part of a larger university called the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck. In 2004, it became its own independent university.
History of Medical Learning
The history of medicine in this area is very old. The first hospital nearby opened in 1307 in a silver-mining town called Schwaz. This shows that people cared about health a long time ago.
The main university in Innsbruck was started in 1669 by Emperor Leopold I. A medical school was included right from the start.
In 2004, the medical school became a separate university. It is now known as the Medical University of Innsbruck. Today, about 3,800 students study there. Around 1,800 people also work at the university. It is a very important place for medical training and research in western Austria.
Special University Items
Universities often have special items used in ceremonies, like graduation. These are called ceremonial equipment. The Medical University of Innsbruck uses some very old and special items.
These items originally belonged to another university in Olomouc, which is now in the Czech Republic. In the 1850s, that university was closed for a while. Its special items were then moved to the University of Innsbruck.
The Medical University of Innsbruck uses a special staff called a ceremonial mace. This mace was given to the University of Olomouc around 1588 by a bishop named Stanislav Pavlovský. It is 163 centimeters (about 5 feet 4 inches) tall. It is made of silver and covered in gold. It has the bishop's initials, S. P. E. O., on it. The university also uses an old chain that belonged to the head of the Olomouc university, made between 1566 and 1573.
Famous Scientists and Awards
Some very smart scientists who worked at the University of Innsbruck have won the Nobel Prize. This is one of the highest awards a scientist can receive.
Here are a few of them:
- Fritz Pregl: He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923. He found new ways to study tiny amounts of chemicals.
- Adolf Windhaus: He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928. His work helped us understand important chemicals called sterols and how they relate to vitamins.
- Hans Fischer: He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1930. He was recognized for creating a special chemical called haemin in his lab.
See also
In Spanish: Universidad Médica de Innsbruck para niños
