Innsbruck is located in western Austria and is the capital of Tyrol. As Austria’s fifth largest city it is nestled at the heart of the Alps with scenic views of peaks such as the Nordkette and Patscherkofel. The city welcomes millions of visitors each year, both during the summer and winter seasons. Summer is popular for hiking and biking, while winter provides the perfect backdrop for a variety of snow sports. In fact, Innsbruck has played host to the Winter Olympics twice, in 1964 and 1976, as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics.
The following links have good information about Innsbruck and Austria:
Innsbruck Tourist Office
Austria Tourism
Embassy of Austria
“My highlight of the program was just living in Innsbruck. Every weekend when I would pull up to the train station and see the Nordkette, I felt like I was home. That's a hard feeling to have when you are actually 4,000 miles from home.” Ryan DeBuys, University of Georgia
University of Innsbruck
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck was founded in 1669. It is currently the largest education facility in the Austrian province of Tirol and third largest in Austria, just after Vienna University and Graz University. In 1562, a Jesuit secondary school was established in Innsbruck. It was financed by the salt mines in Hall in Tirol and became a university with four faculties in 1669 according to the wishes of Leopold I. In time, this was reduced to a lyceum, but was re-established as the University of Innsbruck "Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck" (Universitas Leopoldino-Franciscea).
Currently, the University of Innsbruck is compromised of about 27,000 students and more than 4,000 academic and administrative employees. 15 "faculties" (colleges) provide a broad spectrum of programs in all fields of study. The University collaborates with numerous international research and education institutions, among which is the University of New Orleans. A long-standing formal Friendship Agreement between the two institutions facilitates a number of international programs and enables approximately 50-60 Innsbruck students to enroll in the International Summer School.
Check out their website: University of Innsbruck