Strategy and Self-Conception

Vision 

Mission

Our mission as a transformative institution is to expand the boundaries of knowledge and generate innovative solutions for selected global challenges (i.e., climate crisis, resource scarcity, demographic ageing, and the jeopardy of democracy); to educate responsible leaders for tomorrow; to develop purposeful breakthrough technologies, and engage in societal dialogue in divisive times. To make all this possible, we strengthen our institutional resilience.

Strategic Goals

In view of TUD's vision and mission, we have set ourselves a set of strategic goals for the period 2027 - 2033. They are based on a clear analysis of the transformations in the environment that TUD is operating in and that we want to impact on. They are also based on an analysis of global institutions that we want to measure us against and learn from, as well as an analysis of the institutional development of TUD over the last years.

Research

​Advancing World-Class Research: We strengthen our Excellence Areas through break through research that is science-driven and addresses selected global challenges. For this purpose, we invest in our five Cluster of Excellence and our Emerging Fields. Research profile of TU Dresden

Cultivating A Resourceful Science Ecosystem for Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research: We enhance our research potential through tailored research stewardship in our schools and faculties, by integrating life sciences and medicine and by further strengthening DRESDEN Concept.

Education

Developing Innovative Academic Programmes that shape Our Educational Profile: We will enhance our study programmes by integrating our research excellence and by addressing the challenges of research-informed education in the digital age.

Advancing Educational Opportunities Throughout the Lifespan: We will develop flexible educational opportunities that address lifelong educational needs. Thereby, we will make headway in enhancing our agility in programme development.

Transfer

Accelerating the Innovation Chain and Establishing TUD|InnoX Campuses: We will further enhance our instruments for transfer to facilitate seamless technology transfer from research to application. Our key instrument for this is TUD|excite.

Fostering Impactful Public Engagement: We will strengthen our public engagement, including science communication. We will leverage science and innovation to support structural transformation and advance regional welfare.

Our Self-Conception

To advance our mission as an institution, we need to stand on solid common ground. To this end, we engaged the TUD community in a comprehensive process to arrive as a renewed Institutional Identity. We see ourselves as and are committed to become even more:

The Collaborative University: inventive. transformative. engaged.

• Collaboration is our core: Our trajectorary expresses our collaborative power. Collaboration at TUD goes beyond cooperation. To us, it means working together closely towards common goals with trust as our foundation. It means sharing responsibilities, knowledge, and resources. We collaborate across disciplines, with industry, societal partners, and globally.
• We are inventive: We are known for inventions such as the fundamental improvement of OLEDs or developing the knowledge base of Wikipedia through Wikidata. We create new ideas and solutions that advance technological progress and non-obvious problem-solving for societal and epistemic benefit. We are inventive in teaching and learning, talent attraction, societal engagement, and organisational development.
• We are transformative: We actively shape transformations in science, technology, and society by shifting perspectives, updating systems, and improving practices. We do so responsibly: we consider unintended and long-term consequences.
• We are engaged: We are committed to address the most pressing issues of our time. We aim to make a difference both locally and globally. Our engagement implies to show genuine commitment to our work, institution, and each other.