Mar 28, 2025
Composites UTP Student Exchange
For the past 10 years, a student exchange programme has been taking place with the University of Bristol (UK) as part of the Composites University Technology Partnerships (UTP), in which international students come to Dresden every year for a summer internship and students from TU Dresden go to Bristol. The exchange programme is embedded in the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC), which focuses on the development of lightweight materials and structures in Dresden. The exchange of students and doctoral candidates is a key component in bringing cooperation in the field of composites to life.
© University of Bristol/UTC
The exchange programme offers several students from the University of Bristol the opportunity to complete a summer internship at the ILK at TU Dresden every year (see video). Providing the international students with comprehensive support plays an important role in this programme. During their time in Dresden, the summer interns on the Composites UTP Student Exchange programme work on various topics that also correspond to current questions at Rolls-Royce.
Also students of the TU Dresden are offered the opportunity every year to go to Bristol for several months to complete their compulsory internship or to write their diploma thesis. Mechanical engineering students with a technical focus on composite materials are welcome to get in touch if they are interested.
If you are interested, please contact:

Dipl.-Ing. Tino Wollmann
Coordinator
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Visiting address:
Technische Universität Dresden
Institut für Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik / UTC Dresden, Floor 4, Room 461
Holbeinstr. 3
01307 Dresden