TU Chemnitz
Chemnitz University of Technology
Chemnitz University of Technology is a cosmopolitan university with strong regional, national and international networks. It is home to around 10,000 students from around 100 countries. In terms of the proportion of foreign students, Chemnitz University of Technology is one of the top state universities in Germany. With around 2,300 employees in science, technology and administration, Chemnitz University of Technology is an important driving force in the region. Chemnitz University of Technology sees itself as a university with a family atmosphere, whose members and affiliates treat each other as equals.
Chemnitz University of Technology sees itself as a driver of innovation in tackling priority tasks for the future. Against the backdrop of global change and demographic development, progressive solutions are required that are characterised by sustainability, interdisciplinarity and social benefits. To this end, Chemnitz University of Technology has defined the three core competences "Materials and Intelligent Systems", "Resource-efficient Production and Lightweight Construction" and "People and Technology" in research and teaching.
Cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary cooperation
The "Materials and Intelligent Systems" department researches and develops innovative materials and material systems as well as new integration technologies, e.g. for vehicle construction, regenerative energy technologies and medical technology. A particular focus here is on functional enhancement through intelligent systems. The "Centre for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes" (MAIN), which is unique in Europe, was opened at the TU with 34.3 million euros in federal and state funding. The TU occupies a leading position in the field of "resource-efficient production and lightweight construction". Its core expertise in this field is underpinned in particular by its work in the MERGE research cluster "Technology Fusion for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures". Chemnitz University of Technology is also characterised by interdisciplinary cooperation in the core competence "People and Technology". One centre of research cooperation in this field is the Collaborative Research Centre "Hybrid Societies" set up by the German Research Foundation, which is looking for answers to the question of how humans and autonomously operating machines can coordinate smoothly in encounters.
Links with companies and research institutions
The Chemnitz University of Technology's increasing links with companies and research institutions in the Chemnitz science region are a sign of things to come. Together with non-university research institutions and affiliated institutes of the TU, with the city administration and partners from industry, the university creates ideal conditions that combine practice-orientated education with basic and application-orientated research. The start-up network SAXEED at the TU offers good conditions for the leap from the lecture theatre to self-employment. With its help, more than 150 projects have been successfully founded since 2006, including 45 technology-oriented companies with high growth potential. This has contributed to Chemnitz University of Technology being recognised as one of the best start-up universities in Germany. Chemnitz University also provides significant impetus for the cultural and social development of the city and region.
Networking is a top priority at Chemnitz University of Technology - in the economic, scientific, cultural, sporting and social spheres. One example is the Smart Systems Campus, which was built in the immediate vicinity of the university campus. It includes the new building of the TU's Institute of Physics with a clean room of the Centre for Microtechnologies, the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS, a "start-up" building and other commercial spaces. On an international level, Chemnitz University cooperates with 130 partner institutions on all continents.
Faculties
- Natural sciences
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical engineering and information technology
- Computer Science
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Humanities and Social Sciences
