Awards, Honors and Prizes
TU Dresden honors are awarded in recognition of particularly outstanding achievements. The"Concept for Honors at TU Dresden" contains the award guidelines for honors at TU Dresden. University prizes are awarded for outstanding theses and doctorates.
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Badge of Honor of the TU Dresden
An honorary pin is awarded to members of TU Dresden who have rendered outstanding services to the university through exceptional merits and individual achievements that deserve special mention. Honorees and submission of proposals
Medal of Honor of the TU Dresden
The first Medal of Honor at TU Dresden was awarded in 1999. A medal of honor can be awarded for services of various kinds to the well-being of TU Dresden.
can be awarded. The recognition relates to special achievements for sub-areas of the university, a limited period of the university's development or individual university tasks. To the recipients of the Medal of Honor
Honorary Senator of TU Dresden
The title of Honorary Senator is awarded to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the University as a whole, both in terms of material and non-material support. The service should have been rendered unselfishly and have long-term beneficial effects for the university. Honorary Senator of TU Dresden
Honorary citizen of TU Dresden
The appointment of Honorary Citizen is a recognition of merits and achievements that contribute to the development of the university, but which were or are performed by personalities outside the immediate university community. Honorary Citizen of TU Dresden
Honorary doctorate of the TU Dresden
Honorary doctorates at TU Dresden are awarded by the faculties in accordance with their
doctoral regulations with the approval of the Senate. An overview of all honorary doctorates at TU Dresden can be found under Honorary Doctorates at TU Dresden
Awards for the best graduates
TU Dresden awards the Lohrmann Medal to the best graduate of the faculty in an academic year. The Student Council can submit a further proposal for the Lohrmann Medal award. In addition, other graduates are honored with the certificates of the respective departments. To the award for the best graduates
University prizes of the TU Dresden
Outstanding research achievements should be recognized and awarded. Partners of TU Dresden such as the Industrieclub Sachsen e.V., the Commerzbank Foundation and the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation award the university prizes for outstanding theses and dissertations. To the university prizes
Further awards and prizes from TU Dresden
Teaching prize for diversity-sensitive teaching
The teaching award recognizes teachers and/or teaching concepts that deal with diversity or one or more diversity dimensions (e.g. gender, inclusion, origin, family tasks ...) in the sense of TU Dresden's 2030 Diversity Strategy. To the website of the teaching award for diversity-sensitive teaching
TU Dresden is one of the eleven German Universities of Excellence. The Excellence title confirms the competitiveness of one of Germany‘s largest technical universities.
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