Type Public Chancellor Stefan Lorenz Total enrollment 15,821 (2014) Founded 13 July 1970 Nicknames Uni KL, TU KL | Established 1970 President Helmut J. Schmidt Phone +49 631 2050 Academic staff 196 | |
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Endowment 152.6m € (2015/16)
(56.1m € Third-party funds) (2015/16) Administrative staff 233 (non-academic) – WS2015/16 Address Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany Notable alumni Wolfgang Nebel, Klaus Knopper, Friedemann Mattern, Nelson Mattos, Lutz Eichholz, Bernhard E. Haas Similar University of Applied Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Technical University of Munich Profiles | ||
The Technical University of Kaiserslautern (German Technische Universität Kaiserslautern or simply TU Kaiserslautern) is a research university in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Contents
- History
- Faculties
- Research fields
- Research institutes and centres
- Degree programmes taught in English
- Biology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mathematics
- Computer Sciences
- Interdisciplinary
- PhD programmes taught in English
- Graduate schools
- Doctoral research training groups taught in English
- Sports facilities
- Associations and student initiatives
- References
The University of Kaiserslautern has gained international reputation in research and teaching. It has a distinguished reputation in the fields of mathematics and computer science. In addition, students and (young) scientists benefit from the numerous internationally renowned research institutions, including three Fraunhofer Institutes ( IESE, ITWM, and IPM), the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) , the Institute for composite materials (IVW), the Institute for technology and work (ITA), the Institute of biotechnology and drug research (IBWF) and the Institute for surface and Thin film analysis (IFOS), all of which cooperate closely with the university for applied research.
TU Kaiserslautern is organized into 12 faculties. Approximately 14,200 students are enrolled at the moment.
Powered by the university, the city of Kaiserslautern (often referred to as Silicon Woods) has become a famous IT-hub of Europe, and is the birth place of many important IT companies.
History
The University of Kaiserslautern was founded on July 13, 1970. Earlier it was part of the twin University Trier/Kaiserslautern. In the winter semester 1970/1971 student and scientific activities started with the matriculation of 191 new students the faculties in Mathematics, Physics and Technology. In 1972 the set-up of the faculties Chemistry and Biology gave a boost to the extension of a scientifically specialized structure. At the same time the faculty of Technology was split into the faculties Mechanical Engineering and Electrotechnology, Architecture/Regional and Environmental Planning/Educational Sciences.
The university became independent after the separation from its partner University of Trier in 1975. The following faculties, which were established successively, continuously strengthened the university’s scientific character: Electrotechnology (1975), later Electrical and Computer Engineering (1999), Computer Science (1975), Engineering (1975), later Mechanical and Process Engineering (1995), Architecture/Regional and Environmental Planning/Civil Engineering (1978–1979) and Social and Economic Studies (1985). The official name of the University is Technische Universität Kaiserslautern according to the new law on Higher Education of the Land Rhineland Palatinate which came into force on September 1, 2003.
Faculties
These are the 12 faculties in which the university is divided:
Research fields
Main fields of research in the university are:
Research institutes and centres
There are many research institutes and centres associated with the university:
Degree programmes taught in English
The university offers the following English-language degree programmes:
Biology
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mathematics
Computer Sciences
Interdisciplinary
PhD programmes taught in English
Graduate schools
Doctoral research training groups taught in English
Sports facilities
The university has a Sports Hall in building 28 which includes facilities for badminton, gym, table tennis, etc. Running, hockey, basketball and football can be played in the accompanying sports grounds.