International Affairs of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

In the field of teaching, we have established manifold international networks at the level of graduation of our students, especially through ERASMUS and postgraduate study courses. The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is characterised by several English-language Master programmes, which are a pivotal element to TU Dresden’s internationalisation. Additional lectures and doctorate programmes held in English are currently being set up.

In the field of research, the degree of internationalisation is reflected by the intense co‑operation with universities, research institutions and the private sector, in Europe and beyond. With this framework, interdisciplinary, international cutting-edge research is carried out. In order to meet the social responsibility of a university institution, we strive to conduct research on the global challenges of this century and thereby take into account the global sustainability strategy. These include for example the steady growth of urban agglomerations into megacities, the related repercussions for human beings and the environment, the increasing natural resources consumption, growing poverty caused by the deepening gap between rich and poor as well as the climate change with all its corollary effects on the environment. Our broad expertise at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering addresses the inter- and transdisciplinary challenges arising from these circumstances and phenomena. To this end, the different research strategies of our four faculties and relevant units are gradually pooled in international lines of research. Cross-faculty research priorities at international level are the areas of energy, including energy-efficient construction, land and water use, innovative technologies and materials as well as sustainable transport and seminal mobility strategies.