Technical University of Berlin

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Technische Universität Berlin
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Facts
Established	1770
Location	Berlin
Students	29.816 - female: 36.6% / male: 63.4% - foreign students: 20.3%
Subjects of Studies	50 With emphasis on Natural Sciences and Engineering
Faculties	7
Institutes	50
Staff	6.721 - Professors: 319 - Scientific Assistants: 1832
Conferrals of a Doctorate	409 (2004)
Postdoctoral Lecture Qualifications	...
Budget	€ 378.5 Mio (2005)
Type	Public University
President	Prof. Dr. Kurt Kutzler
Postal Address	Technische Universität Berlin Strasse des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin
Homepage	http://www.tu-berlin.de

Image:Berlin Charlottenburg TU ZEMS.jpg Image:TUB.jpg

The Technical University of Berlin (TUB, TU Berlin, German: Technische Universität Berlin) is located in Berlin in Germany. It was founded in 1879 and has about 29,816 students, the TU Berlin is one of the largest technical universities in Germany. And it also has a high proportion of foreign students, with 20% in the Summer Semester 2005 - that is roughly 6,000 students.

1 History
2 Campus
3 Organization
4 Students
5 Faculty
6 Noted alumni and professors
7 See also
8 External links

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History

The TU Berlin was formed in 1879 under the name Royal Technical College of Charlottenburg (later Berlin) by merging the preexisting Building Academy (established in 1799) and the Vocational Academy (est. 1829). Since 1916 it has included the former Mining Academy, which was founded in 1770. It was closed after World War II on April 20, 1945 and reestablished on April 9, 1946 under its current name.

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Campus

The TU Berlin covers ca. 600,000 m², distributed over various locations in western Berlin. The main campus is located in the borough of Charlottenburg. The seven faculties have some 29,500 students enrolled in more than 50 subjects. (8 Jun 2005) There are 6,721 people working at the university: e.g. 319 professors, 1,832 postgraduate researchers, and 2,089 personnel working in the administration, the workshops, and the central facilities. In addition there are 1,803 student assistants and 161 trainees. (January 2006)

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Organization

Since April 4, 2005, the TU Berlin is divided into the following faculties:

Humanities
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Process Sciences and Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems
Merge of former faculties of "Civil Engineering and Applied Geosciences" and "Architecture - Environment - Society"
Merge with faculty 5 (see above)
Economics and Management

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Students

With nearly 30,000 students, the TU Berlin is Germany's largest technical university. It also holds the record of highest percentage of students from other countries—about 20%.

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