TU Dresden – Excellent since 2012: International networking, cutting-edge research, innovation and equal opportunities – TUD actively strives to be one of Germany’s top universities. The measures on this path are divided into five areas.

Interested in conducting research while studying? Foster can help! This Excellence project is tailor-made to support you as a student in developing your own research projects, participating in conferences, and getting your research published. In this way, you can become acquainted with research culture and become part of the excellent research conducted at TUD.

Digitalization is a core area of TUD. With eight departments, CIDS consolidates expertise in digital and data-intensive science. This includes the Department of Speculative Transformation, which researches global future potentials through multidisciplinary projects. These projects investigate digital solutions in agriculture, technical design and architecture in climate change, and the geopolitical significance of automation.

DRESDEN-concept (DDc) is a strong alliance between TUD and 36 research institutions. DDc Research Groups offer early-career researchers support for their projects by leveraging the collective expertise of partner institutions and shared infrastructure. Current projects investigate the link between right-wing populism and climate policy, and the regulation of blood formation in bone marrow.

Academic integrity is integral to Excellence. This is why TUD was one of the first universities in Germany to introduce an anonymous digital compliance service to safeguard TUD’s canon of values: appreciation, transparency, richness of perspectives and innovation.