Technische Universität Berlin
Technische Universität
Berlin
Straße
des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
Tel.: +49-30-314-0
www.tu-berlin.de
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Outline
1. History and Campus
2. Profile
3. Teaching
4. Research and Cooperation
5. Internationalization
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© TU Berlin/Universitätsarchiv
History and Campus
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Origin
1770 – 1821
Founding of the forerunner academies: Mining Academy,
Building Academy, Vocational Academy
1879
Unification into Royal Technical College of Berlin
1945 – 1946
Closure of the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg and
re-establishment under the new name: Technische
Universität Berlin
1950
Establishment of the School for Humanities
Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle
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Research History
Franz Reuleaux
1829
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1905
Machine kinematics
Adolf Slaby
1849
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1913
Radiotelegraphy
Alois Riedler
1850
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1936
Motor vehicle construction
Adolf Miethe
1862
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1927
Three-color photography, the flashlight
Georg Schlesinger
1874
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1949
Machine tool design and Factory management
Hermann Föttinger
1877
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1945
The fully automatic gear box
Gustav Hertz*
1887
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1975
Laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom
Hans Geiger
1882
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1925
The „Geiger Counter“
Dennis Gábor*
1900
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1979
Holography
Eugene Wigner*
1902
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1995
Quantum mechanics
Ernst Ruska*
1902
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1988
The electron microscope
Konrad Zuse
1910
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1996
The first freely programmable computing machine
Gerhard Ertl*
1936
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Chemical processes on solid surfaces
*Nobel prize laureate
Gustav Hertz*
Franz Reuleaux
Ernst Ruska*
Konrad Zuse
Georg Schlesinger
Hans Geiger
Dennis Gábor*
Gerhard Ertl*
Fotos: TU Berlin/Universitätsarchiv(6); Dennis Gabor Gesellschaft; Fritz-Haber-Institute/Daeumel
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Geographical position of Berlin
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© TU Berlin/Pressestelle
Main Campus
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© TU Berlin, Abt. IV Gebäude-/Dienstemanagement
Campus Map
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around 600.000 sqm base area distributed over several locations in Berlin
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122 buildings (19.000 rooms)
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Profile
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Profile
Technische Universität Berlin, a university with
international reputation in Germany‘s capital and
in the heart of Europe
 Third largest university of technology in Germany
 Research and teaching ranging from engineering
and natural sciences to humanities and social
sciences
 Intensive cooperation between science and
industry
 Alliance between technology and humanities to
meet the challenges of the future
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 Joint research projects with numerous nonuniversity research institutes
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TU Berlin in figures
336
Visiting professors and associated
lecturers
371
Scientific staff
2671
• of which financed by acquired external funds
1709
Other employees
2120
• financed by acquired external funds
270
DFG Collaborative Research Centers
14
DFG Research Training Groups
12
KIC (Climate-KIC und EIT ICT Labs)
2
(~64%)
(~13%)
Budget:
Government Grant
302,5 mil. €
Acquired External Funds
178,9 mil. €
Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle
Professors
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Schools
School
Name
Departments
I
Humanities
7
II
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
6
III
Process Sciences
6
IV
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6
V
Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems
7
VI
Planning - Building - Environment
8
VII
Economics and Management
3
El Gouna (Egypt)
Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle
Central Institute
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Central Institute El Gouna (Egypt)
Start: WiSe 2012/ 2013
Continuing Education Master‘s Programs at Campus El Gouna:
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M.Sc. Energy Engineering
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M.Sc. Urban Development
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M.Sc. Water Engineering
Main focus of the study courses and research:
Growth of population and climate change require new strategies to
tap new living spaces, water and energy.
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Core areas in research and education
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Common research projects (selection)
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Coordinating university of the
- Cluster of Excellence „UniCat“
- Research Training Group „Berlin Mathematical
School“
- DFG Collaborative Research Center „MATHEON“
BasCat (UniCat BASF JointLab)
Berlin Big Data Center (BBDC)
Berlin-Brandenburg International Showcase for
Electromobility
and others ....
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Teaching
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Facts & Figures
Students
31.702
• female
10.273 (~32%)
• foreign
6.106 (~19%)
Doctorates
476
Post doctoral lecture qualification
15
Study Courses
approx. 100
Courses in English
18
Double Degrees
22
(with universities in Brazil, Chile, China, France, Rep. of Korea,
Poland, Russia, UK)
Courses in English:
• Global Production Engineering
• Polymer Science
• Urban Development
• Geodesy and Geoinformation Science
• Energy Engineering
• Computational Neuroscience
• Urban Management
• Industrial and Network Economics
• ICT Innovation
• Scientific Computing
• European and International
• Environmental Planning
• Wirtschaftsinformatik/ Information Systems
Management
Energy Law, MBL
• Environmental Policy
and Planning
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• Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
• Water Engineering
• Space Engineering
• Energy Management
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Study Structure
Professional Life
Doctorate
Master
2-4 semesters
Doctorate
Doctorate
Master
2-4 semesters
Professional Life
Assessment Test for
PhD
Bachelor
6-8 semesters
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Students by Subjects
Breakdown of students according to
academic subject groups
4%
Engineering Sciences (19.212)
9%
Mathematics, Natural Sciences (4.420)
10%
14%
Economics, Social Sciences (3.122)
60%
Linguistics, Cultural Studies (1.089)
Planning Studies (2.959)
Others (1.160)
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3%
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International Students by Country of Origin
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Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle/Fakultät IV
Research and Cooperation
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Strategical partnerships with non-university
research institutions
other
EMFT
FHI
DESY
DIW
FOKUS
HHI
IPK
IZM
DLR
GFZ
HZB
IKZ
IPP
FBH
ISAS
LIAG
IHP
MBI
PIK
WIAS
WZB
BBAW
PTB
BAM
KG
VLB
MG
GWZ
WG
ZIB
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Strategical partnerships with industry & private
investors
 Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (4 endowed professorships; several
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Siemens AG (1 endowed professorship; several research projects)
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Philip Morris Products A.A.
Kühne Stiftung
VEOLIA Stiftung
Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
Volkswagen AG
Daimler Center for Automotive Information Technology
Innovations
Reiner Lemoine Stiftung
BASF
ThyssenKrupp AG
– Technologiestiftung Berlin
Bayer Schering
– Mercator Research Institute
SAP AG
on Global Commons and Climate
HELIOS Kliniken GmbH
Change (MCC) GmbH
Start-Ups
and others…
Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle
research projects)
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Entrepreunership – Start-ups and Spin-offs
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800 technology oriented spin-offs and
Centre for Entrepreneurship
company foundations
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Founder‘s survey 2011: 350 company
foundations, 1.1 Mrd. Euro revenue,
16.000 jobs
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Chair Entrepreneurship &
Innovation Management
Founder‘s
service
Labeled as „The Entrepreneurial
Inspiration
University“ („Die Gründerhochschule“)
Education
by the Federal Ministry for Economic
Affairs and Energy
Research
Master
programs
Guidance
Space
Training
Support
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Cooperation agreements between TUB & industry
Industry
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State funding plus external funding
External Funding 2014: 178,8 Mio. €
Sonstige 0%
Öffent.
5%
Private
13%
Bund
31%
EU
19%
DFG
31%
Lan
2%
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Research: Acquired External Funds
External funds per professor in €
500,000
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
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Patents
© TU Berlin/Pressestelle
Important TU-patents
 method for improving the efficiency of
epitaxially produced QD semiconductor
components
 improved method of the production of
an alcohol-free fermented beverage
 seeway-independent highspeedoilskimmers
 improved process for the assessment
of the endogenous antioxidative
potential (EAP) of beer and other
beverages
 Endoscope technology
Applications per year
100
80
60
40
20
0
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Internationalization
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What does Internationalisation mean today?
Student Exchange
Academic Staff Mobility
Joint Research Programs
Joint Degree Programs
Double Degrees
International Programs
Transnational Programs
Dual Degrees
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Facts and Figures on Internationalization
Cooperation programs with
foreign universities
120
Student exchange programs
with foreign universities
approx. 400
International students
6165
Alexander-von-Humboldtscholarship holders p.a.
approx. 35
Fotos: TU Berlin/Pressestelle
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TU Berlin as International University as of Today
Student body
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19 % international students (German average: 12 %)
Professorships
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6 % international professors and more than 16 % international research associates
Cooperation
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120 cooperation programs with different universities worldwide
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400 student exchange programs around the globe
Alumni
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award winning alumni network keeps contact with TU alumni from over 130 countries.
Teaching
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18 degree programs mainly or fully taught in English and an average of 10 % classes held in
English over all of our courses each semester
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Three master programs (and soon more) on our Campus El Gouna, Egypt
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TU Berlin Summer University
Participants in 2015
Nigeria
Sudan Turkey Vietnam
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan Belgium
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
Korea South
Bulgaria
44 Participants
Italy
China
Iran
19 different
nationalities
Egypt
Hungary
Greece
Germany
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TU Berlin Summer University
Facts
4 weeks end of July and beginning of August
13 different courses
Time slots for cultural activities in Berlin
Each complete participation in a summer school course
is awarded with 5 ETCS points
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Internationalisation at TU Berlin - History
International exchange and international relations have a long tradition within TU Berlin.
International office:
accreditation & enrollment
services for international
students
since 1946
International office:
services for outgoing students &
internat. networks
2001-2002
1992
1983
1st German-Chinese
cooperation: TUB &
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
Vice President for
International Relations &
Young scientists,
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wilpert
1993
Office of foreign
relations: union with
Center for Technological
Cooperation (ZTZ)
Vice President for Research
& International Relations,
Prof. Dr. Lucienne Blessing
Council on
Internationalization
of TU Berlin
2002-2004
2003
1st German-Chinese
Double Degree: TUB &
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
2014
2010-2011
HRK Audit
Internationalization
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Internationalisation – Flieds of action
Administration
external
Strategic
Partnerships
Research
cooperations
Representative
offices
internal
Human ressource
development
Exchange
Studying & Teaching
International studies
Research & young
Internationalisation academics
@ home
International students
Exchange
Int. Recruting
Summer schools
Campus El Gouna
Structure
International Website
Englische forms / calls
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Internationalisation in education and studies
Doctorates
Master
Bachelor
• More study courses in English
• Support for international Master students
• Undergraduate courses in German
• English lectures and seminars within the
elective modules
Summer Schools
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International Cooperation and Exchange Programs
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Cities with partner universities
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Alumni Network of the TU Berlin
Worldwide approx. 6.200 contacts in 138 countries
Europe
Asia
2.640
1.940
America
North Africa
and Near East
830
460
Oceania
Sub-Saharan
Africa
40
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