Johannes Kepler University Linz

The Johannes Kepler University Linz (German: Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, abbreviated JKU) is a public university in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, founded in 1966 and named after the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who lived and worked in the city in the early seventeenth century.林茨约翰内斯·开普勒大学（德文 Johannes Kepler Universität Linz，简称 JKU）是一所位于上奥地利州首府林茨的公立大学，创立于 1966 年，以十七世纪初在该城生活与工作的天文学家约翰内斯·开普勒命名。

It is organised into four faculties covering social sciences, economics and business, engineering and natural sciences, law, and medicine, with a total of 127 institutes, and it enrols about 27,000 students, one in nine of whom comes from abroad.该校设有四个学院，涵盖社会科学、经济与商业、工程与自然科学、法律以及医学，共有 127 个研究所，在读学生约 27,000 名，其中每九人即有一人来自国外。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Johannes Kepler University Linz is placed 458th, and OpenAlex records 41,500 research works and 1,852,403 citations for the institution.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，林茨约翰内斯·开普勒大学位列第 458；OpenAlex 统计该校研究成果 41,500 项、被引用 1,852,403 次。

History

• The JKU was founded as the College of Social and Economic Sciences and officially opened on 8 October 1966, when thousands gathered at Linz's main square to see the keys handed to its first Rector, Ludwig Fröhler.该校最初以「社会与经济科学学院」之名创立，并于 1966 年 10 月 8 日正式开办；当日数千人聚集在林茨主广场，见证象征校权的钥匙交给首任校长路德维希·弗勒勒。

• In 1969 the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences opened and offered, among other degrees, Austria's first academic degree programme in computer sciences.1969 年，工程与自然科学学院开办，除其他学位外，还开设了奥地利首个计算机科学学位项目。

• In 1975 the institution was officially renamed Johannes Kepler University Linz, and in the same year the Faculty of Law was established.1975 年，该校正式更名为林茨约翰内斯·开普勒大学，同年法学院宣告成立。

• The university honours the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who lived and worked in Linz between 1612 and 1627 and wrote his Harmonices Mundi there.该校以致敬天文学家约翰内斯·开普勒命名，他于 1612 至 1627 年间在林茨生活与工作，并在此写就《世界的和谐》。

• In 1977 the TNF building, one of the university's landmarks, was partially commissioned with a total area of 17,084 square metres, and its grand opening followed in 1978.1977 年，该校标志性建筑之一的技术与自然科学大楼（TNF）部分交付使用，总面积为 17,084 平方米，并于 1978 年举行落成典礼。

• In 1984 student enrolment at the JKU exceeded 10,000 for the first time at the beginning of the winter semester.1984 年冬季学期伊始，该校在读学生首次突破 10,000 名。

• In 1989 the JKU Softwarepark Hagenberg was established as a spin-off of the university, and it now hosts about 1,050 computer-science experts in eleven research facilities and some seventy companies.1989 年，作为该校衍生机构的哈根贝格软件园成立，如今这里聚集了约 1,050 名计算机科学专家、11 个研究机构与约 70 家企业。

• Working with industrial partners such as voestalpine, the university became in 1990 the world's first to offer an academic degree programme in Mechatronics.1990 年，该校与奥钢联等工业伙伴合作，成为全球首个开设机电一体化学位项目的高校。

• In 1998 the JKU became the first university in Austria to introduce an electronic student ID.1998 年，该校成为奥地利首所引入电子学生证的大学。

• In 2002 the JKU launched Europe's first online multimedia diploma degree programme in law.2002 年，该校推出欧洲首个在线多媒体法律文凭学位项目。

• In 2003 the JKU became the first university in Austria to offer campus-wide wireless internet access with unlimited use.2003 年，该校成为奥地利首所提供全校范围、无限量使用无线网络的大学。

• In 2009 the JKU Science Park opened, with its Building 1 inaugurated in a grand ceremony and Buildings 2 and 3 following soon afterwards.2009 年，该校科技园启用，其 1 号楼举行隆重的落成典礼，2 号楼与 3 号楼随后相继投入使用。

• In 2014 the Faculty of Medicine opened, and in cooperation with the Medical University of Graz the JKU became Austria's first university to offer a medical degree following a bachelor's and master's structure.2014 年，医学院开办；该校与格拉茨医科大学合作，成为奥地利首所按学士与硕士结构授予医学学位的高校。

• In 2015 student enrolment exceeded 20,000, making the JKU Austria's sixth-largest university, and the Linz Institute of Technology opened its doors the same year.2015 年，在读学生突破 20,000 名，使该校成为奥地利第六大高校；同年，林茨理工学院正式开办。

• In 2016 the Linz General Hospital, the Linz State Women's and Children's Hospital and the Wagner-Jauregg provincial clinic merged into the Kepler University Hospital, which has more than 1,830 beds and an annual budget of about 500 million euros.2016 年，林茨总医院、林茨州立妇幼医院与瓦格纳-尧雷格州立医院合并为开普勒大学医院，该院拥有 1,830 余张床位，年度预算约 5 亿欧元。

• Also in 2016 the Linz School of Education was established to pool the university's teacher education across faculties, especially in the STEM fields.同样在 2016 年，林茨教育学院成立，以整合该校各学院的教师培养，尤其在科学、技术、工程与数学（STEM）领域。

• In 2019 the JKU Business School was launched and the university introduced one of Europe's first degree programmes in Artificial Intelligence.2019 年，该校商学院成立，并开设了欧洲最早的人工智能学位项目之一。

• In the same year the LIT Factory, a pilot factory focused on sustainable polymers and the circular economy, opened its doors.同年，聚焦可持续聚合物与循环经济的试点工厂「LIT 工厂」正式启用。

• In 2021 the JKU MED Campus and the medSPACE teaching facility opened, using 3D and 8K technology to teach anatomy.2021 年，该校医学园区（MED Campus）与 medSPACE 教学设施启用，运用 3D 与 8K 技术开展解剖学教学。

• In 2024 the Faculty of Medicine marked its tenth anniversary in September, and the Linz Institute for Transformative Change was launched as a university-wide institute.2024 年 9 月，医学院迎来十周年；同年，林茨转型变革研究所作为全校性机构成立。

• In 2025 the House of Schools I opened on the south-western section of the campus as the new home of the JKU Business School.2025 年，校园西南部的「学院之家一号楼」启用，成为该校商学院的新址。

Academics

• The JKU has four faculties, namely the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business, founded in 1966, the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, founded in 1969, the Faculty of Law, founded in 1975, and the Faculty of Medicine, founded in 2014, with a total of 127 institutes.该校设有四个学院，即 1966 年成立的社会科学、经济与商业学院，1969 年成立的工程与自然科学学院，1975 年成立的法学院，以及 2014 年成立的医学院，共设 127 个研究所。

• The Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business, known as SoWi, is the oldest and largest faculty in terms of students and offers degrees in economics, business administration, business informatics, business and education, social economics, sociology and statistics.简称 SoWi 的社会科学、经济与商业学院是历史最悠久、学生人数最多的学院，开设经济、工商管理、商业信息学、商业与教育、社会经济学、社会学与统计学等学位。

• The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, whose German name yields the abbreviation TN, consists of 51 institutes and covers technical mathematics, computer science, technical physics, technical chemistry, mechatronics and information electronics.工程与自然科学学院（德文首字母缩写为 TN）下设 51 个研究所，涵盖技术数学、计算机科学、技术物理、技术化学、机电一体化与信息电子学。

• The Faculty of Law, which has 20 institutes, offers diploma and doctoral degrees in law, a bachelor's degree in business law run jointly with the SoWi faculty and law degrees taught by multimedia distance learning.法学院设有 20 个研究所，提供法律文凭与博士学位、与 SoWi 学院联合开设的商法学士学位，以及通过多媒体远程教学授予的法律学位。

• The Faculty of Medicine, established in 2014, coordinates medical education and cooperates with the Kepler University Hospital and the new MED Campus.医学院成立于 2014 年，统筹医学教育，并与开普勒大学医院及新的医学园区开展合作。

• The Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, known as RISC, was founded in 1987 under Bruno Buchberger and is located in Schloß Hagenberg near Linz, and its chairman as of April 2026 is Carsten Schneider.符号计算研究所（RISC）由布鲁诺·布赫贝格尔于 1987 年创立，位于林茨附近的哈根贝格城堡，截至 2026 年 4 月其院长为卡斯滕·施奈德。

• The university is the home of the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, known as RICAM, which belongs to the Austrian Academy of Sciences.该校是约翰·拉东计算与应用数学研究所（RICAM）的所在地，该所隶属于奥地利科学院。

• The JKU Business School was launched in 2019 with an international orientation and is housed in the new House of Schools I building opened in 2025.该校商学院于 2019 年成立，具有国际化导向，并设于 2025 年启用的新「学院之家一号楼」内。

• The Linz Institute of Technology, opened in 2015, pools the university's engineering heritage with expertise in other research areas.2015 年开办的林茨理工学院把该校深厚的工程传统与其他研究领域的专长汇聚起来。

• The Linz School of Education, established in 2016, coordinates teacher education across faculties with a focus on mathematics, computer science and life sciences.2016 年成立的林茨教育学院统筹各学院的教师培养，重点在数学、计算机科学与生命科学。

• The university offers a one-year master's programme called Leading Innovative Organizations, run jointly by three institutes of organisation, leadership and innovation management.该校开设一年制硕士项目「引领创新型组织」，由组织、领导力与创新管理三个研究所联合举办。

• A master's degree programme in web sciences is divided into branches covering the social web, web art and design, web business and economy, web engineering and web and the law.其「网络科学」硕士项目分为社会网络、网络艺术与设计、网络商业与经济、网络工程以及网络与法律等方向。

• The JKU maintains distance learning centres in Austria that offer degrees and courses of the German FernUniversität Hagen, the British Open University and the university's own distance law degree programme.该校在奥地利设有远程学习中心，提供德国哈根函授大学、英国开放大学的学位与课程，以及本校的远程法律学位项目。

• Approximately 27,000 students are currently enrolled at the JKU, and about one in nine of them comes from abroad.目前该校在读学生约 27,000 名，其中约每九人即有一人来自国外。

• More than 4,000 employees work at the university, which is the largest institution of research and education in Upper Austria.该校拥有 4,000 余名员工，是上奥地利州规模最大的研究与教育机构。

• The Kurt Rothschild School of Economics and Statistics was established in 2021, reflecting the economist Kurt Rothschild's principle that business should serve the people.2021 年成立的库尔特·罗特席尔德经济与统计学院，体现了经济学家库尔特·罗特席尔德「商业应服务于人民」的理念。
• In addition to its main degrees, the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences offers specialised master's programmes such as pervasive computing, industrial mathematics and biophysics, and doctorates in the natural and technical sciences.除主要学位外，工程与自然科学学院还开设普适计算、工业数学与生物物理学等专业硕士项目，并在自然科学与技术科学领域授予博士学位。

• Several Linz professors, among them Gustav Pomberger, Hanspeter Mössenböck and Armin Biere, have spent research periods at the Institute of Computer Systems of ETH Zurich, bringing new ideas in computer science back to the university.林茨的多位教授——包括古斯塔夫·波姆贝格尔、汉斯彼得·默森伯克与阿尔明·比勒——曾在苏黎世联邦理工学院的计算机系统研究所从事研究，把计算机科学的新思想带回该校。

Campus

• The JKU campus lies in the Auhof area of the St. Magdalena district in the north-east of Linz, and its buildings are set within a park centred on a pond.该校校园位于林茨东北部圣玛格达莱纳区的奥霍夫地带，各建筑坐落于以池塘为中心的公园之中。

• The campus is served by Linz tram lines 1 and 2 and express bus line 77, with trams running every five minutes on weekdays and a trip to the city centre at Hauptplatz taking about 16 minutes.校园由林茨 1 路与 2 路有轨电车及 77 路快线公交提供服务，工作日电车每五分钟一班，前往主广场市中心的行程约需 16 分钟。

• The university stands close to the A7 Mühlkreisautobahn at the Dornach exit, an additional Auhof exit is under construction, and a bicycle path along the north bank of the Danube gives direct access to the campus.该校紧邻 A7 米尔克赖斯高速公路的多尔纳赫出口，另有一个奥霍夫出口正在建设中；多瑙河北岸的自行车道可直达校园。

• Several large dormitories lie within walking distance, among them the Julius Raab Heim, the WIST Haus, the Kepler Heim, the ESH and the KHG Heim, and dormitories across Linz provide housing for more than 3,100 students.若干大型宿舍步行可达，包括尤利乌斯·拉布之家、WIST 之家、开普勒之家、ESH 与 KHG 之家；林茨全市的宿舍可为 3,100 余名学生提供住宿。

• Some dormitories become hotels during the summer holidays, most notably the Julius Raab Heim, which operates under the name Hotel Sommerhaus.部分宿舍在暑假期间变身旅馆，其中最著名的是以「夏屋旅馆」之名运营的尤利乌斯·拉布之家。

• The JKU Science Park, whose buildings were opened between 2009 and 2021, provides additional space for science and engineering institutes.该校科技园的各栋建筑于 2009 至 2021 年间陆续启用，为科学与工程类研究所提供额外空间。

• The MED Campus and the medSPACE teaching facility opened in 2021, applying 3D and 8K technology to anatomy teaching, while the Kepler Hall and Learning Center were also inaugurated that year.医学园区与 medSPACE 教学设施于 2021 年启用，将 3D 与 8K 技术应用于解剖学教学；同年开普勒大厅与学习中心也相继落成。

• The university's management offices, including the Rectorate, are housed in Schloss Auhof on the campus.该校的管理机构，包括校长办公室，设于校园内的奥霍夫城堡。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Johannes Kepler University Linz is placed 458th, and it is the highest-ranked university in Upper Austria.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，林茨约翰内斯·开普勒大学位列第 458，是上奥地利州排名最高的大学。^[1]

• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings the university stands in the 401-450 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 401 至 450 区间。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is placed 932nd.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 932。

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it falls in the 901-1000 band.在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该校处于 901 至 1000 区间。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 41,500 research works that have attracted 1,852,403 citations.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 41,500 项研究成果，累计被引用 1,852,403 次。

• With more than 20,000 students since 2015 the JKU is Austria's sixth-largest university and the largest institution of research and education in Upper Austria.自 2015 年在读学生突破 20,000 名以来，该校成为奥地利第六大高校，也是上奥地利州规模最大的研究与教育机构。

• The university hosts the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, one of Austria's leading mathematics research centres.该校设有奥地利科学院的约翰·拉东计算与应用数学研究所，这是奥地利领先的数学研究中心之一。

• The JKU Softwarepark Hagenberg, established as a university spin-off in 1989, brings together some 1,050 computer-science experts working in eleven research facilities and about seventy companies.作为该校衍生机构于 1989 年成立的哈根贝格软件园，汇集了在 11 个研究机构与约 70 家企业中工作的约 1,050 名计算机科学专家。

• The Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, founded in 1987, is internationally known for Bruno Buchberger's work on Gröbner bases and for automated theorem proving and computer algebra.1987 年创立的符号计算研究所以布鲁诺·布赫贝格尔的格罗布纳基研究以及自动定理证明与计算机代数而享誉国际。

• The current rector is Stefan Koch, who took office in 2023 after serving as Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, and the university introduced the Kepler Awards for science communication under his leadership.现任校长为斯特凡·科赫，他此前担任学生事务副校长，于 2023 年就任；在其领导下，该校设立了表彰科学传播的「开普勒奖」。

Student life

• The JKU does not use a formal Latin motto, and its identity is built around its namesake Johannes Kepler and its comparatively young age among Austrian universities.该校没有正式的拉丁文校训，其身份认同围绕同名的约翰内斯·开普勒以及它在奥地利高校中相对年轻的历史而构建。

• Representing students, the Austrian Student Union began its activities on the Linz campus when the university was founded in 1966 and continues to organise student affairs.代表学生的奥地利学生会自 1966 年建校起便在该校园开展活动，并持续组织学生事务。

• The campus is laid out as a park with a central pond, giving students green space between the lecture halls, the library and the research buildings.校园以公园形式布局，中央设有一处池塘，在讲堂、图书馆与研究大楼之间为学生提供绿地空间。

• Sports life centres on the Kepler Hall opened in 2021, which provides modern sports and event facilities for students and staff.体育生活以 2021 年启用的开普勒大厅为中心，为学生与教职员提供现代体育与活动设施。

• The Circus of Knowledge, opened in 2021, stages performances and presentations that fuse art, academia and science to support science communication and community outreach.2021 年开办的「知识马戏团」上演融合艺术、学术与科学的演出与展示，以支持科学传播与社区外展。

• Many students live in the nearby dormitories such as the Julius Raab Heim and the Kepler Heim, and several of these halls operate as hotels during the summer holidays.许多学生住在尤利乌斯·拉布之家与开普勒之家等邻近宿舍，其中若干宿舍在暑假期间以旅馆形式运营。

• The LIT Factory and the Open Innovation Center give students and researchers a space to work on sustainable polymers, the circular economy and applied industrial projects.「LIT 工厂」与开放创新中心为学生与研究人员提供空间，从事可持续聚合物、循环经济与应用型工业项目。

• Since 2019 the university has run the joint project "Innovation through Universitas" with the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, bringing art and science together on campus.自 2019 年起，该校与维也纳应用艺术大学合作开展「通过大学实现创新」项目，在校园内把艺术与科学结合起来。

Notable people

• Ludwig Fröhler was the first Rector of the university, receiving the ceremonial keys at its opening on 8 October 1966.路德维希·弗勒勒是该校首任校长，在 1966 年 10 月 8 日的开办典礼上接受了象征校权的钥匙。

• Johannes Kepler, the astronomer who gave the university its name, lived and worked in Linz between 1612 and 1627 and taught mathematics near the city.为该校命名的天文学家约翰内斯·开普勒于 1612 至 1627 年间在林茨生活与工作，并在该城附近教授数学。

• Bruno Buchberger, a mathematician known for the theory of Gröbner bases, founded the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation at the JKU in 1987.以格罗布纳基理论闻名的数学家布鲁诺·布赫贝格尔于 1987 年在该校创立符号计算研究所。

• Hans Dolinar, professor of civil procedure law, served as Rector of the university between 1983 and 1988 and held visiting professorships in the United States.民事诉讼法教授汉斯·多利纳尔于 1983 至 1988 年间担任该校校长，并在美国担任客座教授。

• Gerhard Reber, appointed professor of business administration in 1973, served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business in 1985 and 1986.1973 年被聘为工商管理教授的格哈德·雷伯，于 1985 与 1986 年担任社会科学、经济与商业学院院长。

• Barbara Prammer, an alumna of the university, served as President of the National Council of Austria from 2006 until her death in 2014 and was the first woman to hold that office.该校校友芭芭拉·普拉默自 2006 年起担任奥地利国民议会议长直至 2014 年去世，是首位出任该职的女性。

• Martin Kaltenbrunner, a physicist, heads the Department of Soft Matter Physics at the JKU, where his group works on soft electronics and stretchable batteries.物理学家马丁·卡尔滕布伦纳主管该校软物质物理系，其团队从事柔性电子与可拉伸电池研究。

• Michaela Benthaus, an alumna, became the first wheelchair user to travel to space.该校校友米凯拉·本陶斯成为首位进入太空的轮椅使用者。

• Bernd Bergmair, an entrepreneur and alumnus, is the majority owner of the technology company MindGeek.校友、企业家贝恩德·贝格迈尔是科技公司 MindGeek 的多数股权持有者。

• Christine Haiden, a writer, editor and journalist, is counted among the university's notable alumni, and Stefan Koch has served as Rector since 2023.作家、编辑与记者克里斯蒂娜·海登被列为该校知名校友；斯特凡·科赫自 2023 年起担任校长。