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The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, founded in 1872, is a public university seated in Vienna that specializes in Renewable Resources. It is organized into 15 Departments: the Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), the Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, the Department of Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards, the Department of Biotechnology, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, the Department of Food Science and Technology, the Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, the Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, the Department of Nanobiotechnology, the Department of Crop Sciences, the Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences, the Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, the Department of Water-Atmosphere-Environment, as well as the Department of Economics and Social Sciences. Nearly 12,700 students are currenlty enrolled at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna in Bachelor, Master and doctoral programs. At Master’s level, there are some English-taught and international study programs on offer. The scope of English-held studies includes the programs “Biotechnology“, “Mountain Forestry“, “Water Management and Environmental Engineering“, “Applied Limnology“, as well as “Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology“. Among the international programs are “Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering“, “Limnology & Wetland Management“, “Environmental Sciences – Soil, Water and Biodiversity“, “Animal Breeding and Genetics“, “Safety in the Food Chain“, “European Forestry“, “Horticultural Sciences“, “Material and Energetic Exploitation of Renewable Raw Materials“, “Viticulture, Enology and Wine Business“, “Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology“, as well as “Agriculture, Food Production and Food Technology in the Danube Region“. The educational offer is rounded off by continuing education university courses, short courses, and seminars.