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The University of Leoben, in the town of Leoben, is Austria's university for mining, metallurgy, and materials. It was founded on November 4, 1840 as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1848 Peter Tunner relocated the university to the nearby town of Leoben, were it resides today. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled. It has developed a reputation as one of the finest mining schools in Europe.
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