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Austrian university, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, also known as Universitat für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (also abbreviated MDW), was established in Vienna in 1817.
It has more than three thousand students and is one of the most important institutions of its type in Austria.
It was founded by the Society for the Friends of Music in 1817. It was known by many names, including Vienna Conservatory, Vienna Academy and, in 1909 as the Imperial Academy of Music and the Performing Arts. The University adopted its current name in 1998 to reflect its university status. This was achieved through a large 1970 reform for Austrian Arts Academies. CEOWORLD magazine named the Universitat für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Vienna (MDW) one of the top performing arts schools worldwide in 2019. [1]
With a student body of more than 3000, the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (MDW) is one of the largest arts universities in the world. The University consists of 24 departments including the Max Reinhardt Seminar, Vienna Film Academy and the Wiener Klangstil.
MDW facilities include the Schönbrunn Palace Theater, Antonio Vivaldi Room, Salesian Convent, St. Ursula Church, Lothringerstrasse (Franz Liszt Room) and the Anton Von Webern Platz (university main campus). Modern film studios were completed on the university campus in 2004, offering the Vienna Film Academy modern equipment.