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Page 1: Welcome at TU Dresden

Welcome at TU Dresden

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February 2010 TU Dresden

Technische Universität Dresden is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Germany.

Technische Universität Dresden holds a commanding position in research, greatly due to engineering and natural sciences.

Technische Universität Dresden combines humanities, technical and natural science subjects and medicine, to form a highly efficient university at which nearly all subjects can be studied.

Mission statement

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The past

Studying in Dresden for the past 180 years

• close connection between theory an practice• a sound co-operation between the various academic fields

• after 1990 it was extended to include other subjects as well as the sciences

1828 1851 1871 1890 1961

Founded asa technicaleducationalestablishment

Royal Saxonpolytechnic school ofhigher education

Polytechnic Royal Saxontechnical schoolof highereducation(TH)

TechnicalUniversityof Dresden(TUD)

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Statistics

4 Science areas14 faculties35,000 students8,000 employees

Total buget 500 mill. Euros,Approx. 155 mill. Euros third-party-funded

(third-party funds for research and other specific projects)

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Science areas

EngineeringSciences

Electrical Engineering/ Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Transport Science, Forestry, Geo- and Hydrosciences

Humanities andSocial Sciences

Literature, Linguistics and Culture Sciences, Philosophy, Education Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Law

Natural Sciences Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology

Medicine Medical Faculty, University Hospital

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• Information technology• Regenerative medicine and molecular bioengineering• Materials science, biomaterials and nanotechnology • Water, energy, environment • Population, infrastructure, transport

Key Aspects of TU Dresden‘s research profile

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February 2010 TU Dresden

Students according to sciences

2.383

4.476

15.960

12.275

NaturalSciences

Medicine

Engineering Sciences

Humanitiesand SocialSciences

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The campus - teaching

14 faculties

approx. 1,800 teaching staffthree locations in and around Dresden

Lecture hall centre:7 lecture theatres10 seminar rooms1 art roomplaces for 3,574 participants

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The campus - research

• 7 areas of specialist research• 12 endowed chairs• 7 graduate colleges• 4 research groups• 1 international graduate college

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The campus – the library

• completed in 2002• book museum including the Maya

handwriting „Codex Dresdensis“• about 8,9 mill. publications• non-reference: 420,000 volumes

(extendable up to 850,000 volumes)

• closed stack: 2.4 mill. volumes• 3,200 magazine titles in non-

reference to order• inventory research: electronic and

conventional

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Master Courses in EnglishComputational Logic

www.cl.inf.tu-dresden.de/compulog

Computational Engineeringwwwce.inf.tu-dresden.de

Molecular Bioengineeringwww.biotec.tu-dresden.de

Nanobiophysicswww.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/biophysics

Hydro Science and Engineeringwww.tu-dresden.de/fghh/wasser.html

Tropical Forestry and Managementwww.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter

Advanced computational and civil engineering structural studies www.tu-dresden.de/biw/access/index.htm

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Living costs for students

• Living in student accommodationor shared accommodation is possiblefrom 130 – 240 Euros a month

www.studentenwerk-dresden.de/wohnen

• Total living costs about 600 Euros a monthhttp://tu-dresden.de/internationales

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Fees for studies

• no tuition fees but a student service fee – at present169,70 Euros per semester

Already included is the semester ticket:

• public transport in Dresden and surroundings,up to about 50 km

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Free time – social life

• a colourful varied party and club scene with over 50 locations

• changing cultural events including many museums, theatres and cinemas

• including 91 libraries and archives

• festivals from classical to modern throughout the year

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Free time - sport

• in addition to the university sports centre (USZ), there are more than 300 sport clubs which include about 70 different kinds of indoor and outdoor sports

• 2 large stadiums for football or American Football as well as many other sports places

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Foreign relations

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Statistics – foreign students

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Country of origin – foreign students

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The 5 largest groups of foreign students (WS 08/09)

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Dresden´s location

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Facts• capital of the federal state of Saxony with

more than 800 years of history• located in the border triangle between

Germany, Poland, Czech Republic• about 500.000 inhabitants• numerous open green spaces, parks and

meadows of the river Elbe • many museums, theatre, cinemas and

much more• famous for its baroque architecture and

its art and cultural treasures• partnered with 12 other cities• 1 university, 6 higher education institutions

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Dresden

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Around Dresden – the Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland)

• 40 km from Dresden• extensive trails, national parks• popular climbing area with over

1,100 peaks and 15,000differently graded routes

• popular recreational area• open air theatre in Rathen

(Felsenbühne – mountain theatre)

www.saechsische-schweiz.de

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Around Dresden – the Königstein fortress

• mentioned for the first time in 1241 in an official document as a fortress on the rock plateau

• 1516-24 monastery• between 1563 and 1569

construction of the deepest well in Saxony – 15.5 m

• conversion to a fortress from 1589

• used for military purposes until 1955

• a museum from 1955

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Around Dresden – Meissen

• about 25 km from Dresden• over 1000 years old• castle and gothic cathedral

dominate the city skyline• famous for its Meissen

Porcelain

www.meissen.de

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Around Dresden – some more tips

In close proximity:• Pillnitz Castle• The Erzgebirge (Ore

mountains)• The Silberstrasse (silver road)

A little further away:• Prague/CZ• Berlin• Leipzig• Wroclaw/PL

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Thank you for your attention!


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