International partnerships, networks and programs of schools and faculties
The decentralized partnerships, networks and programs selected here comprise international relations and activities with TUD-wide significance. They are located in the Schools and Faculties and are characterized by subject-specific orientation. As "lighthouses", they shine a light on the quality, breadth and diversity of TU Dresden in internationalization.
Appointments to "lighthouse" status are evaluated and reassigned periodically by the International Affairs Commission of TU Dresden.
In the first selection process in 2021, a total of 22 initiatives were awarded for their valuable contribution to the international position of TU Dresden, and distinguished in five categories:
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Partnerships
This category includes established partnerships involving several Institutes or Faculties, offering joint degrees for students and doctoral candidates, intensive research collaboration, and joint projects and events. They are of high value because they ensure ongoing international networking, not least for young scientists.
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at TU Dresden maintains an intensive, long-standing university partnership with the University of Trento. The cooperation includes a joint double degree Master's program in European Languages Literature and Culture in Social Change, sociology, Philosophy, History and Art History as well as the doctoral program for joint doctoral studies, which is linked to the international doctoral school "Forme dello scambio culturale/Forms of Cultural Transfer" of the University of Trento. Furthermore, summer language courses for TU Dresden students of all disciplines as well as joint scientific events (summer schools, workshops, conferences) take place regularly. further information
The strategic partnership between the Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden and Flinders University in Adelaide has been established since 2014. On the one hand, the partnership includes the mutual exchange of students in their practical year, in which the participants benefit from the different forms of patient care. On the other hand, there is intensive cooperation in research as well as a regular exchange on an administrative level to optimize framework conditions. Flinders University has a great international reputation and expertise in research on curriculum development and medical didactics. Furthermore, Flinders University was involved in the creation and further development of the International Summer School on Technology Transfer in Life Sciences, which takes place annually in Dresden. further information
Contact:
Ms. Carola Dierich
Head of Department for Development and International Affairs, School of Medicine
Tel.: +49 351 463-32730
The cooperation agreement between TU Dresden and Tongji University was signed in 1998. Tongji University is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in China and occupies top positions in international rankings, especially in engineering sciences. Since 2015, the universities have maintained the double degree program "Post-Gradual Studies in Mechanical Engineering". In addition to cooperation in teaching, the past 20 years have seen many further activities, such as joint research projects and publications, events and, most recently, the DFG-funded "Sino-German Composium on Smart Compliant Mechanism". further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Niels Modler
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
Tel.: +49 351 463 38156
Dr.-Ing. Marco Zichner
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
Tel.: +49 351 463 38145
The Stellenbosch University (South Africa) – one of South Africa's leading universities with an excellent reputation worldwide – is an important partner of the School of Science and the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research. For both sides, this partnership has great strategic relevance beyond mere mobilities.
The research-related stays of the Phd students aim at working on qualification projects under mutual professorial supervision and form a basis for further cooperation activities and their inter-institutional continuation.
The digital appearances and, in some cases, stays by university teachers are embedded in different teaching formats, with the approach of tandem teaching (joint teaching by guest and host) being tested. Students from both universities can complete these.
The exchange of non-scientific staff helps to launch the collaboration on important current topics such as Big Data, governance and monitoring strategic internationalization.
The regular exchange between both universities promotes the sustainable development of the partnership.
Contact:
Maria Richter-Babekoff
International Affairs Advisor, School of Science
Tel.: 0 351 463-33013
The partnership between TU Dresden and the University of Usti nad Labem has an important social impact in the German-Czech border region. It deals with the challenges of post-socialist societies and the transformation to a strong civic culture.
The partnership is developed, among other things, through reciprocal teaching-research seminars. In summer semester 2021, German-Czech student groups were taught together for the first time. In addition, "CouReg" is a joint research project with other non-university partners to promote democracy and civil courage in the border region. Students from both universities as well as pupils from grades 7 to 10 in both countries are involved in this project.
The cooperation with the University of Usti nad Labem is also characterized by projects in other areas, such as sustainable urban mobility (Institute of Transport Planning and Road Traffic) or the cross-border development of Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland (Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing). further information
Contact:
Dr. Cathleen Bochmann
Institute of Political Science
Kerstin Le Merdy
International Affairs Advisor School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Tel.: 0351 463-32730
Networks
International network with outstanding TUD participation
In this category, TUD institutes or faculties collaborate with international networks which are renowned for their innovative and pioneering research. In these networks with partners from allover the world, TUD members are actively involved and make an outstanding contribution to the respective research area.
The Institute of Clinical Chemistry of the TU Dresden is represented in the International Trained Immunity (INTRIM) consortium. The consortium researches the new immunological principle of memory of the innate immune system. This process is also known as "trained immunity." It involves long-lived adaptation mechanisms in cells of the innate immune system. INTRIM is thus making a significant contribution to research into new strategies for improving the understanding and treatment of diseases. further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr. med. Triantafyllos Chavakis
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
The Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes (GPPAD) was launched in 2015 and brings together several academic research institutions and hospitals in Europe. GPPAD aims to establish an international infrastructure for studies dedicated to preventing the development of type 1 diabetes.
The medical faculty of the TUD, in cooperation with the pediatric clinic of the University Hospital Dresden, contributes significantly to this innovation. For example, genetic risk assessments have been developed that are used to identify infants at high risk for type 1 diabetes as part of population-based newborn screening. further information
From Feb. 27 - Mar. 21, 2023 the GPPAD, in collaboration with the Helmholtz Munich Institute for Diabetes Research (IDF), brought autoimmune (type 1) diabetes among children into public focus. The 3-week awareness campaign K1DS ARE HEROES focused on children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, helping researchers to inform about the disease. Together with the IDF, GPPAD targeted public awareness of the most common metabolic disease among children on more than 2,000 posters (in Dresden, Munich, Hanover), 750 Infoscreens (in 18 German metropolitan areas) and social media. The higher public attention to this topic was used to provide information about the possibilities for detection in early childhood (Fr1da early detection program) and prevention.
Contact:
Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD)
Prof. Dr. Ezio Bonifacio
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Berner
Center of the OncoRay research building is an innovative proton therapy facility. In addition to patient treatment, OncoRay scientists can research and improve the use of protons in cancer therapy. For this purpose, the proton beam is guided into an experimental room via a separate beamline. Whenever the proton beam is not needed for patient irradiation, it can be used to further investigate the biological effects of the particles in vitro or in vivo, as well as physical-technical issues.
Through different research areas in medicine, physics, biology and informatics and through the direct connection to the Clinic and Polyclinic for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology OncoRay offers researchers an almost unique interdisciplinarity. In the field of particle therapy, the physicians and scientists are closely connected with other European particle centers in the European Particle Therapy Network (EPTN) and act as coordinators in various work packages. In addition, the physicians and scientists are involved in numerous EU projects (e.g. INSPIRE, PROTECT-Trial, RAPTOR), in which proton therapy is the main focus. further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr. med. Mechthild Krause
Head of University ProtonTherapy Dresden n
Tel.: 0 351 458-5292
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Esther Troost
Head of University ProtonTherapy Dresden
Tel.: 0 351 458-7433
Astronauts Matthias Maurer and Alexander Gerst train with MetabolicSpace from TU Dresden.
The Institute of Aerospace Engineering at TU Dresden conducts experiments in free space on its own satellite SOMP2b. Astronauts also train with MetabolicSpace on the International Space Station ISS. Thus, the TU Dresden and its students have access to their own satellite in space.
With ASCENSION, the Institute of Aerospace Engineering also leads an international doctoral program within the Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Network around the topic of reusable launchers in Europe, which cooperates with renowned partners from industry and research in Europe. further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr. techn. Martin Tajmar
Institute of Aerospace Engineering
Tel.: 0 351 463-38125
Since 1990, the Rolls-Royce Group - one of the world's leading manufacturers of propulsion systems for civil aviation and land- and sea-based mobility - has built up a global research and development network of 29 University Technology Centres (UTC). Each UTC focuses on a key technology to improve Roll-Royce propulsion systems of the future. The UTC "Lightweight Structures and Materials and Robust Design" established at the TU Dresden acts as a driving force in the field of lightweight system construction, multi-material design and robust design and pursues the goal of transferring fundamental results from university research into industrial practice at Rolls-Royce. The Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology with its three Chairs as well as the Chair of Turbomachinery and Flight Propulsion (Prof. Mailach), the Chair of Building Energy Systems and Heat Supply (Prof. Gampe), the Chair of Materials Technology (Prof. Leyens) and the Chair of Machine Elements (Prof. Schlecht) are involved at the Dresden UTC.
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude
Director
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
Tel.: +49 351 463-38153
Dr.-Ing. Albert Langkamp
Coordinator
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
Tel.: +49 351 463 38151
In vocational and continuing education, TU Dresden is present in international professional networks on two levels: in policy consulting and in the development of curricula for and with international partners.
The Institute of Vocational Education and Vocational Didactics develops policy recommendations for general, higher, vocational and in-company continuing education, mostly within the framework of international research commissions or research networks, for example on behalf of the EU Parliament or the OECD.
Furthermore, several Chairs at the Institute of Vocational Education and Vocational Didactics are leading the development of curricula for (vocational) teacher education worldwide. These activities are funded by international clients such as the EU, the GIZ and authorities in the target countries. Partly, joint postgraduate courses are implemented.
Contact:
Kerstin Le Merdy M.A.
International Affairs Advisor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tel.: 0351 463-32730
Local network with international radiance
These networks are built around Dresden research institutes and have a high international impact in their respective research fields.
The Innovative Research on Structural Engineering network focuses on the research areas Digital Concrete Technologies and Enhanced Structural Impact Safety.
Digital Concrete Technologies represent a promising approach to solving the challenges of the construction industry. Through the digitalization and automation of relevant manufacturing processes, higher productivity, resource efficiency, and improved working conditions can be achieved. TU Dresden has been conducting research in the field of digital manufacturing with concrete since as early as 2014. Pioneering work in this area includes, for example, CONPrint3D, a construction process for 3D forming of fresh concrete, which was awarded the BAUMA 2016 prize in the category "Research". In addition, there are numerous national and international research projects. The researchers at TU Dresden stand out internationally for their innovative approaches and are also among the world's leaders in terms of publication output. Activities in basic research have been concentrated since 2018 in the SPP 2005 OPUS FLUIDUM FUTURUM - Rheology of reactive, multiscale, multiphase construction materials.
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Existing structures made of concrete or reinforced concrete usually have a relatively low resistance to short-term dynamic loads such as impact, detonation or earthquakes. Researchers at TU Dresden are conducting top-level research in the field of sustainable construction of new structures that are highly resistant to impact loads. Since 2017, GRK 2250 Impact resistance of building structures by mineral-bonded composites has been effective. The world's leading experts associated with the GRK attest to the College's excellent quality and great added value through interdisciplinary, synergistic research.
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Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Mechtcherine
Institute of Construction Materials
Tel.: +49 351 463 35 920
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Simulation of the impact on a concrete slab
The research network Advanced Computational Engineering deals with current developments in virtualization and digitization in engineering, especially in civil engineering. The network is characterized by interdisciplinary top-level research, such as the Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 339 "Digital Twin Road", as well as international networking with renowned partners, such as Columbia University, Tsinghua University or the Harbin Institute of Technology. Furthermore, an extremely successful Master's program Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies (ACCESS) is offered, which provides in-depth knowledge in the field of innovative computer-aided methods for modeling, design, analysis and strengthening of structures in civil engineering.
Simulation of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Kaliske
Institute of Structural Analysis
Tel.: +49 351 4633-4386
On September 28, 2022, history was made at the TU Dresden: The opening of the world's first carbon concrete building, CUBE, launched nothing less than a new era in construction. Carbon concrete is a combination of high-performance concrete and carbon fibers, which are processed into a scrim or a bar and serve as reinforcement. The very low use of concrete and the significant reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional reinforced concrete construction methods, make carbon concrete a highly promising building material for the future.
The TU Dresden, with its Faculty of Civil Engineering, is recognized worldwide as a leading research institution in the field of carbon concrete, including its transfer to industry. Under the umbrella of C³ - Carbon Concrete Composite e.V., up to 226 companies, institutions and associations have worked interdisciplinarily on the successful introduction of carbon concrete as a material to the market since 2014. Scientists at the TU Dresden are thus providing outstanding research services in the field of design strategies for material-minimized carbon concrete structures and are thus providing the basis for a new type of construction that is receiving a high level of response in numerous international cooperation projects. further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Curbach
Institute of Concrete Structures
Tel.+49 351 463-37660
The Mercator Forum for Migration and Democracy (MIDEM) asks how migration impacts democratic policies, institutions and cultures and, at the same time, is impacted by them. Forms, instruments and the political processing of migration in democratic societies are examined – in individual countries and in a comparative view of Europe. The Forum works closely with its partners in Europe and the USA, such as the European University Institute Florence and the New School for Social Research NY.
Central aspects of the research project are the perception of migration by democratic societies, the social fault lines that become visible as a result, and potential coping strategies.
MIDEM is a research center of the Technische Universität Dresden, funded by Stiftung Mercator. weitere Informationen
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Hans Vorländer
Director MIDEM
Tel.: 0 351 463-35812
The International Center for Computational Logic (ICCL) is an association of (currently 6) research groups at TU Dresden, which has been in existence since 2003. Its research at an international top level is concerned with the foundations and applications of formal logic in computer science. The focus ranges from algebraic foundations to knowledge representation, formal methods, declarative problem solving, and a variety of other artificial intelligence applications. By concentrating on symbolic methods, the approaches and methods developed at the ICCL are characterized by a high level of explainability.
https://iccl.inf.tu-dresden.de
The ICCL has a large overlap in content and personnel with the DFG Research Training Group Quantitative Logics and Automata (QuantLA). The goal of QuantLA is to investigate quantitative logics and automata as well as their mutual relations using methods of theoretical computer science. Possible application areas are verification, knowledge representation and constraint solving, but also natural language processing.
https://lat.inf.tu-dresden.de/quantla/
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Rudolph
Institute of Artificial Intelligence
+49 351 463 38516
National Networks
These networks are characterized by uniting several university and non-university institutions on one or more topics in a specific country. Moreover, they have a well-established cooperation in several areas such as research, student exchange or technology transfer.
In 2014, Osaka University was declared a strategic partner of the School of Science, TU Dresden. Since then, Japanese and Dresden scientists have generated a large number of joint activities, also beyond the borders of Osaka and the Kansai Region. In the meantime, about 20 universities and research institutes from several regions of Japan have been included in the multifaceted collaboration strands. Institutes from the DRESDEN-concept alliance are also integrated in the joint projects developed at the faculties of TU Dresden, especially the Helmholtz Centre Dresden Rossendorf. As the variety of formats suggests, all relevant academic target groups are included in the partnership work: students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff. With a view to future activities, this sets the course for continuity, sustainability and commitment on both sides.
A significant instrument of networking and partnership development is the interdisciplinary symposium iJaDe, which takes place every three years, alternately in Dresden and in Japan.
Contact person:
Ms Maria Richter-Babekoff
International Affairs Officer at the School of Science
Phone: 0 351 463-33013
The partnership network links leading research institutions in Germany and the Republic of Korea. These include, among others, the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology at TU Dresden, the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Inha University Incheon. The cooperation is characterized by a long-standing and intensive collaboration with joint events, student and scientist exchange as well as a strongly transfer-oriented research collaboration in the field of development of carbon fibers, hybrid composites, lightweight construction methods and calculation and validation methods. In addition, the partnership includes a comprehensive multiplier network with a close network of non-university institutions, both from industry and from politics and public administration.
Contact:
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Spitzer
Deputy Head of Lightweight design and tribology
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
+49351463-42487
Programs
The selected educational programs offer particular courses and training for specific target groups, which create a strong international visibility and thus increase the appeal of our university.
The Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) is an institution of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Since 1977 it has ensured the worldwide visibility of the TU Dresden and a strong bond with its alumni. The postgraduate course offerings are designed for international environmental professionals preparing for leadership roles within ministries and agencies, as well as local governmental and non-governmental organizations in their home countries, where they actively assume planning, coordination, and management responsibilities. In cooperation with its partner organizations UNEP, UNESCO and BMU, CIPSEM contributes to capacity building in the field of sustainable development and use of natural resources in developing and emerging countries through the targeted training of persons with future decision-making responsibilities. further information
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Uta Berger
Scientific Head
+ 49 351 497-9911
The Center for International Studies (ZIS) has been established in January 2002 as a Central Academic Unit of TU Dresden. ZIS offers a consecutive Bachelor's/Master's program in the field of International Relations with an interdisciplinary spectrum of subjects in political science, law, and economics. The study of the core subjects International Politics, International Economics and International Law is complemented by genuinely interdisciplinary modules. A dense network of European and non-European cooperation universities as well as integrated training in two modern foreign languages are available for the obligatory semester abroad. In addition, ZIS maintains a successful alumni program to support current students (mentoring).
Homepage of ZIS: https://tu-dresden.de/zis
Central European Campus Neisse/Nisa is a joint Master's program in the field of International Management offered by International Institute (IHI) Zittau and TU Liberec. Students choose modules of at least 30 ECTS at one of the campuses, commute between them because they are just an hour away by train and streetcar, and receive a double degree at the end. Studying at the Central European Campus is Europe in permanent mode. further information
Contact:
Oliver Tettenborn
International Institute (IHI) Zittau
Tel.: 0 3583 612-4001
Within the framework of the International Particle Physics Masterclasses, students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in current physics research for one day. The program was launched in 2005 and is coordinated at TU Dresden. It takes place once a year at 220 research institutions in 60 countries worldwide - from Egypt to Cyprus. Together with scientists, students analyze data from large-scale experiments conducted at CERN in Geneva or at Fermilab in the USA. further information
Contact:
Dr. Uta Bilow
Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Tel.+49 351 463-32956