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We shape the world - School of Engineering Sciences TU Dresden © TU Dresden
As part of the future concept "The Synergetic University", the 17 faculties of TU Dresden have been reorganized under the umbrella of five areas. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering are united in the School of Engineering Sciences.
Tradition and innovation, successful teaching and research, renowned scientists and highly motivated early-career researchers characterize the School of Engineering Sciences at the TUD Dresden University of Technology. Practice-oriented and research-based teaching and learning, internationally active professors, interesting research projects, excellent basic research, state-of-the-art technology and worldwide university and industrial cooperation offer the best study conditions. Teaching and research are always closely interlinked. The department - based on its breadth of knowledge, skills, commitment and curiosity - deliberately focuses on holistic solutions for the demands of our time, which would have little chance of success without engineering involvement. Mechanical engineers, design engineers, materials scientists, electrical engineers and IT specialists are optimally networked and conduct joint research into issues such as climate change, increasing mobility and dwindling energy resources.
Teaching
Interdisciplinarity is also practiced on a daily basis in all degree programs and is an integral part of the research-oriented educational concept. Thanks to the close links with business and industry as well as non-university research institutions, students come into contact with practical professional issues at an early stage and can make valuable contacts for their own professional future.
Research
The School of Engineering Sciences at TU Dresden is characterized equally by excellent basic and applied research. It is part of the self-image of engineering scientists to align questions with current social needs and the requirements of industry. Scientists from all three faculties work together on an interdisciplinary basis.
Facts and figures
In 2012, the School of Engineering Sciences was founded as one of five schools at the TU Dresden, with the aim of strengthening interdisciplinary teaching and research, and creating units of sufficient size for decentralisation of finance and human resources responsibilities. The School of Engineering Sciences includes the faculties of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Science and Engineering.
Students in the School of Engineering Sciences (as of winter semester 2024/2025): 6,509
Breakdown of students by faculty
- Electrical Engineering and Information Technology: 1,767
- Faculty of Computer Science: 2,238
- Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering: 2,504
Passed diploma & final examinations (in the academic year 2023/2024) in the
- School of Engineering Sciences: 991
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology: 196
- Faculty of Computer Science: 289
- Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering: 506
undergraduate, Diplom
Biomedical Engineering (Diplom)
Electrical Engineering (Diplom)
Computer Science (Diplom)
Information Systems Engineering (Diplom)
Mechanical Engineering (Diplom)
Mechanical Engineering Distance Learning (Diplom)
Mechatronics (Diplom)
Renewable Energy Systems (Diplom)
Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology (Diplom)
Material Science (Diplom)
undergraduate, Bachelor
Computer Science (B. Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering (B. Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering Distance Learning (B. Sc.)
Media Computer Science (B. Sc.)
Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology (B. Sc.)
Material Science (B. Sc.)
Teaching Training
Electrical and Computer Engineering, for Vocational Schools (State Examination)
Computer Science, for Vocational Schools (State Examination)
Computer Science, for Grammar Schools (State Examniation)
Computer Science, for Secondary Schools (State Examination)
Metals and Machine Technology, for Vocational Schools (State Examination)
graduate, Master’s degree, in German
Computer Science (M. Sc.)
Media Computer Science (M. Sc.)
Textile and Ready-to-Wear Technology (M. Sc.)
graduate, Master’s degree, in English
Computational Modeling and Simulation (M.Sc.)
Distributed Systems Engineering (M. Sc.)
Nanoelectronic Systems (M. Sc.)
graduate, Diplom
Mechanical Engineering, Postgraduate (Dipl.-Ing.)
Mechanical Engineering, Postgraduate distance learning degree (Dipl.-Ing.)
Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology (Dipl.-Ing.)
in the School of Engineering Sciences: 187
- at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering: 56
- at the Faculty of Computer Science: 27
- at the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering: 104
in the School of Engineering Sciences: 1
at the faculties
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering: 1
- Faculty of Computer Science: 0
- Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering: 0
Number of professors in the field :
- financed from budget funds: 117
- financed from third-party funds: 6
Total number of employees in the department: 2,136
Employees in the department (total), financed from budget funds: 825
- Scientific staff, financed from budget funds: 531
- Non-scientific staff, financed from budget funds: 294
Employees of the department (total), financed from third-party funds: 1,311
- Academic staff, financed from third-party funds: 1,175
- Non-scientific staff, financed from third-party funds: 136
in the entire School of Engineering Sciences: 132,212
Distribution of third-party funds to the faculties:
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering: 54,579
- Faculty of Computer Science: 12,062
- Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering: 65,569