University history

On 15 October 1669 , Emperor Leopold I authorised the levying of the "Haller Salzaufschlag", a special tax to finance a Tyrolean provincial university. This measure was decisive for the establishment of today's University of Innsbruck.

Read our Stories from the history of the university.

We have summarised the milestones in the history of the University of Innsbruck for you in our timeline :