History
The basis for the foundation of UMIT was the Austrian University Accreditation Law which was adopted by the Austrian National Assembly in 1999. This law comprises nine sections which determine the basic conditions for the foundation and the operation of a university that is not funded by the state.
Education
With its focus areas of mechatronics, biomedical informatics / health informatics / technology, business management in the health system, psychology, public health, health sciences, health technology assessment, nutritional sciences and nursing science, complemented by the university training courses in the areas of physiotherapy, health prevention as well as crisis and disaster management, UMIT offers academic education and advanced training of high quality in the fields that have turned out to be of increasing importance in the modern health care system.
- Bachelor programmes
- Master programmes
- Doctoral Programmes
- University training courses (english)
- University training courses (german)
Distance Learning Courses
Housing services
Campus Hotel - Students' residence on the campus.
Library services
there is a library at the university
Campus life
UMIT is embedded in the six-hectare campus area of the Eduard Wallnöfer-Zentrum, the centre of medical innovation (EWZ) in Hall in Tirol. The area is peripheral to the medieval old town of Hall in Tirol, approximately 10km from the provincial capital Innsbruck. Spacious parks and green areas, modern teaching facilities, area-wide internet access through wireless LAN, a café/restaurant, various sports facilities and a panorama cafeteria provide a pleasant and performance-promoting atmosphere.