The TUG (http://www.tugraz.at) is the 2nd largest technical university in Austria, and one of the top 10 European Universities due to its interdisciplinary oriented  reaserch , focused on five specific fields of expertise:  out of these, three are strongly related to NFFA topics, such as Advanced Materials Science, Human & Biotechnology, Mobility & Production. Besides these, Information Communication & Computing, and Sustainable Systems represent two more important innovative areas. These five expertise fields  makes TU Graz  a preferred co-operation partner of science, business and especially industry.

Graz University of Technology research teams focus on basic research and foster contacts with industry and commerce to enable the practical implementation of theoretical knowledge. They are in contact with scientific competence centres and are involved in international research networks.