The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, or simply BOKU (derived from its German name, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, German pronunciation: [ˌunivɛʁziˈtɛːt fyːɐ̯ ˈboːdn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯ viːn] ⓘ), founded in 1872, is an education and research centre for renewable resources in Vienna, Austria.
In research and teaching, it focuses on BOKU sees itself as an innovation leader in the green economy, with the goal of integrating sustainability into all processes in society.
It is a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), the European University Initiative (EPICUR), the Austrian-African Research Network (Africa UniNet) and numerous other international cooperations.
Studies are in the field of natural resources management, life sciences & biotechnology, civil & environmental engineering, landscape planning, agriculture, forestry and winemaking.
Due to BOKU's extensive world-wide engagement, the university offers many international MSc programmes as joint or double degree.