Universität für künstlerische und industrielle Gestaltung Linz (University of Art and Industrial Design Linz) is an Austrian public art university founded in 1973 and upgraded to a university in 1998, accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education. It is dedicated to the study of media, spatial strategies, and the scientific aspects of art, and has four departments specializing in plastic arts and culture, art and design, media, and space and design.