Profile
Founded in 1828, TUD Dresden University of Technology has a history that stretches back nearly 200 years. With a wide range of subjects, our university plays an outstanding role in Germany’s university landscape. At TUD, science and engineering work together with the humanities, cultural and social sciences and medicine to find solutions to the greatest challenges of our time. As a partner of the DRESDEN-concept Science and Innovation Campus, TUD is also a member of a one-of-a-kind network of research and cultural institutions.
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TUD - strong in research, diverse in teaching
TUD Dresden University of Technology is one of the largest universities of technology in Germany. With 17 Faculties across five Schools, we offer an extensive variety of 119 degree programs and undertakes research in five focal areas of research, which reflect the strengths of the university: (1) Health Sciences, Biomedicine and Bioengineering, (2) Information Technology and Microelectronics, (3) Materials Science and Engineering, (4) Energy, Mobility and Environment, and (5) Culture and Societal Change. These are considered exemplary throughout Germany and Europe.
TUD has been one of the German Universities Excellence for over ten years. We defended this title in 2019 with our “TUD 2028 – Synergy and Beyond” proposal, and, as a University of Excellence, we receive permanent Excellence Strategy funding from the German Federal and State Governments.
Three new Clusters of Excellence started their work in 2019. PoL: Physics of Life researches the foundations behind the dynamic organization of living matter. Ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter designs novel materials for the revolutionary, state-of-the-art tech of the future. And CeTI: Center for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop pursues the vision of constructing cyber-physical communication networks with real-time effect.
