Clausthal University of Technology

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The Technical University of Clausthal ( TU Clausthal short or TUC ) is a German University in Clausthal- Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony. Within Germany, it is one of the smaller universities and is located in a nationwide comparison regularly in the top group for engineering and natural sciences. Beginning of 2011 had every sixth DAX Group alumnus or a member of the Technical University of Clausthal in the board, two of them as chairman.

The university is considered one of the most international universities in Germany with an average share of about 30 % of foreign students.

• 4.1 Ranking
• 4.2 Special
• 4.3 Networking of industry and university

• 5.1 Student self-administration
• 5.2 Student Connections

• 7.1 Facilities and collaborations
• 7.2 University Library
• 7.3 Tuition fees
• 7.4 Family-Friendly University

History

The rich ore deposits of the resin were the breeding ground for the economic importance of the region as a center of mining and formed the basis for the development of the university. As a founding year is 1775 This year Captian called from speeches in Clausthal a one-year teaching course for Mining and Metallurgy people to life, in the writing of the General Superintendent Friderici on "New education institutions or plan for -profit organization of large and small schools " ( Clausthal. Wendeborn 1775) had a programmatic basis. The teaching course followed on voraufgegangene teaching approaches of Clausthal Lyceum, which fell on Henning Calvör. These training courses solidified in 1811 for " Mountain School for the resin division," and on the basis of " Regulations ( s ) on the specific for the mountains Leven in the resin division instruction in the mining and metallurgical expedients Sciences " of the ( Napoleonic ) Westphalian Minister of finance, trade and industry, von Bülow, on 21 November 1810. After a stint as a mountain and forest school ( 1821-1844 ) brought King George V of Hanover, the mountain School on December 27, 1864 mountain Academy. Since 1866, the year of the annexation of Hanover, under Prussian regiment the Mining Academy remained as an institution of Clausthal mining administration initially connected to a mountain school under the umbrella of the "United Mining Academy and Mountain School ". Relevant legal basis was the " Statute for the United Mining Academy and Mountain School ," which, adopted by the Prussian Minister of Commerce, Trade and Public Works on March 20, 1869, the revised version of Captian Ottiliae concluded on 12 December 1873. Since this compound was associated for both sister institutions with disadvantages, separated on 1 April 1906, the mountain school of the Mining Academy. The Mining Academy in turn broke up with the " Statutes of the Royal Mining Academy in Clausthal from April 6, 1908 " from the Mining Office and achieved the direct subordination to the Prussian Minister of Trade and Industry; the mountain captain, however, was appointed by the statutes to the curator as a representative of the Minister on the spot. Presently the Mining Academy received a habilitation procedure and on January 29, 1912 gave the king by the Most High decree the two Prussian mining academies of Berlin and Clausthal the right, based on the tests, as they had hitherto taken place, the academic degree of Diplom- Engineer lend; also could from that point on graduated in Clausthal graduate engineers with the participation of Clausthal professors at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin acquire the dignity of a doctor engineer. By the statutes of May 14, 1919 Finally, the previous Directorate Constitution was a Rector Constitution - as was the usual university - detached, and in the autumn of 1920, the university received the independent doctorate granting these two acts crowned the development of the Mining Academy for Technical Special School of Mining and Metallurgy. The year 1934 brought the applicability of the Prussian Ministry of Culture, the year 1935, the division into two faculties, measures that had inventory under changing political climate.

With the development after the surrender in 1945 went in Clausthal the Office of the Curator under, unlike, for example in Göttingen, which for some time had a curator. The Council decided on 19 February 1952 " Provisional Constitution of the academy " for which the Minister of Education, however, in spite of an application made no permit issued, but also in turn adopted a constitution. In this situation, the Council decided on 19 Februar/13. May 1952 to implement the new draft constitution until the adoption of a constitution by the Minister of Education as a business order. This has tolerated the Ministry implied, as well as the amendments to the " Provisional Constitution" in the following years, so that the implementation of the declaration of the council university constitutional basis is referred to 1968. The " Provisional Constitution " key management functions moved to the Senate, in which the principal was involved as a representative of the university; the interplay between the cooperative and the monocracy element justifies it, to speak of a Senate Constitution. In the 1960s, the program portfolio of the university was expanded after previously the traditional areas of mining, metallurgical industry and the myelin sheath system had been completed on the general - accompanying scientific subjects such as law and economics out through the nearby disciplines geology, geophysics and metallurgy already, and it began a tempestuous professional development. On May 31, 1963 approved the Lower Saxony Minister of Culture that the Mining Academy on their behalf " Mining Academy " the explanatory note " Technische Hochschule" append; on November 1, 1966 named the country's Ministry of the Mining Academy in "Technical University of Clausthal " and on March 28, 1968 in "Technical University of Clausthal " around, in one go with the renaming of the Institutes of Technology in Braunschweig and Hannover Technical University. On the same day, March 28, passed the state ministry in Prussian- legal tradition - the last time having regard to the organizational power of the state government - for these three technical universities provisional university constitutions. The " Provisional Constitution of the Technical University of Clausthal " did the participation of academic staff and students in the Faculty Senate and Council as well as a new organ of the Registrar. Although the validity of the new Constitution was expressly limited - first to 31 May 1970 - it was as a result of disputes over the interim law of 26 October 1971 and the federal legal development ( Higher Education Act of 26 January 1976) only by the basic order of 17 February 1983 ( Council Decision ) / September 28, 1984 ( notice of the Minister of Science and Art) replaced on the basis of the Lower Saxony higher Education Act of 1 June 1978.

With 85 professors, 410 academic staff and 3,500 students, it is one of the smallest universities in Germany. She gives herself as practical, which is underpinned by a relatively high external funding / professorship and reproducible good places in university rankings. Through the cooperation with foreign universities (32 international partnerships ) and future-oriented courses such as management of radioactive and toxic waste chemo, 40 % of the students come from abroad.

Since its foundation, the University of milestones of technological progress is accompanied: Sophisticated systems for the use of water power for the operation of mining and processing equipment, the driving skills to carry passengers, the field poles as a drive system for long stretches, the wire and precise Mine instruments are Clausthal inventions. Famous scientists such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Arnold Sommerfeld or Goethe's friend Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Trebra are connected with the history of Clausthal.

New research directions

After teaching and research in Clausthal had focused for a long time on the mining and metallurgy, as well as the geosciences, the study guide in the 1960s has been significantly expanded. Full courses of chemistry and physics to mathematics and materials science to engineering and process engineering initiated a change, which was renamed "Technical University of Clausthal " led in 1968.

This bridge between tradition and innovation, followed by other new, pioneering studies: In the last 20 years, computer science, industrial mathematics and chemical engineering were introduced, followed by environmental protection technology, energy systems engineering, geotechnical engineering, physics / Physical Technologies, plastics technology and a substantial strengthening of the business component with the courses of study industrial engineering, business economics and mathematics computer science and a study in economics chemistry. As a result of this new approach, the number of students increased sharply and also shows the slump in the engineering sciences in recent years in the latest development again considerable growth.

The new direction in teaching also led to the inclusion of an extended research activity: 1986 the interdisciplinary " research alliance Environmental Technology" was launched in Clausthal, from which arose the industrial research institute of Lower Saxony CUTEC. The Arnold Sommerfeld Institute conducts physics and mathematics together to investigate complex physical systems. In the polymer center of chemists, physicists and engineers are working on the production and use of new materials.

The project funded by the European Community Research COPES is serving the international exchange of scientists in the fields of mechanical and process engineering and environmental engineering. Clausthal is active in a number of collaborative research to develop new materials and forms of energy, to improve technical processes by new machines, the oil and gas exploration or investigation of textures. Also known are the investments in space projects and especially in Lower Saxony which the numerous technology awards by scientists or spin- off company from the Technical University of Clausthal.

With all the innovative developments of the core region of the Technical University of Clausthal is grounded in teaching and research in their roots: The main subject focus of the university lies in the extraction, refining, storage, distribution, use and reuse of resources of this earth - whether it be materials, energy or information. This is followed by the natural science-oriented work in chemistry, physics or earth sciences judge as well as from the engineering sciences with engineering, chemical engineering, mining / geotechnical engineering and materials science or mathematics and computer science and economics. For geology and mining no students will be accepted for several semesters; these programs run out.

Around 100 teachers and 450 academic staff and 500 employees in the technical and administrative services in around 45 institutions are responsible for teaching and research. Up to one third of the total budget is raised through research activities, whereby the scientific Mittelbau is particularly pronounced. Honorary Professors and lecturers from industry reinforce the teaching with practical offers. Overall, the University now has more than 1,100 employees, including 101 trainees.

Faculties

On 1 April 2005, the new Faculty of Procedure of the Technical University of Clausthal entered into force in accordance with the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act. The new structure of the faculties reflects the profile of the Clausthal University of Technology and is characterized by a strong interdisciplinary networking.

• Faculty of Natural and Materials Sciences
• Department of Energy and Management
• Department of Mathematics / computer science and engineering

Courses

Bachelor / Master programs

• Applied Mathematics ( Bachelor / Master) Operations Research (Master)

• Technical Business Administration (Master)

• Energy and Raw Materials Supply Engineering (Master)
• Petroleum Engineering (Master)

• Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (Master)

• Computer science (Master)
• Economic computer science (Master)

• Material Science, Materials Science (Master)
• Materials Engineering, Materials Engineering (Master)

• Physical Technologies ( Master)

Supplementary and further education courses

• Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering ( Diploma)
• Energy System Technology (Diploma)
• Mechanical Engineering ( Diploma)
• Physics / Physical Technologies ( Diploma)
• Environmental Engineering ( Diploma)
• Raw Materials Supply Engineering (Master)

Bologna Process

Many degree programs have been converted as part of the Bologna process in Bachelor / Master study programs: chemistry, geophysics, geotechnics, Erdöl-/Erdgastechnik, glass -ceramic binders, computer science, polymer technology, mathematics, metallurgy, physics / physical technologies, materials sciences, business computer science business Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics. Some were set but also completely or run from: Geology and Mining.

Students who have begun such diploma courses, however, these may terminate in the usual form. The remaining seven diploma courses will be converted at the latest in the winter semester 2009/2010 in Bachelor / Master study programs.

Reputation and position in the German study landscape

Ranking

• DIE ZEIT, 2012/2013: top position in the CHE ranking in the fields of mechanical engineering, computer science / computer science economy and industrial engineering

• Business Week, 2009: 5th place among the universities with the most Dax boards

• Young career, 2008: 8th place in Industrial Engineering and 11th in Mechanical Engineering

• ALTOP Verlag, 2008: leading position in industrial engineering

Special

In the last 10 years, the proportion of international students, the TUC was very high with 25 % to 38 % in a nationwide comparison.

The most represented nation is the People's Republic of China with a share of about 12 % to 20% of the population of all students. The great popularity of the TU Clausthal among Chinese students lies in the fact that the university in China is one of the " ABC universities." Among the RWTH Aachen, TU Berlin and TU Clausthal are to be understood, which are regarded in China as the country's three leading universities of Engineering.

Clausthal reputation in China was reinforced after the university was known as the Chinese Promotionsort top politician Wan Gang. As Minister of Science and Technology Since 2007 he is the highest authority for research and technological progress in the People's Republic.

Networking of industry and university

As one of the smaller universities in Germany, Clausthal University of Technology is one of the universities with the relatively most alumni in the management levels of large international corporations. Recently this included, for example, RWE, ThyssenKrupp, K S, HeidelbergCement, Aurubis, ENRC and Jungheinrich.

According to its tradition as a former Mining Academy is an offer of three universities in Germany, which courses in the field of raw materials. In this context, there are strong research and education collaborations with some of the largest companies in the extractive industries. For example, operate oil and energy companies such as ExxonMobil, RWE and Baker Hughes dual programs at the TUC, to recruit the graduates before graduation already for its own operation. Due to the special research focus and its economy near Clausthal University of Technology has been designated by the FAZ as the " most prestigious elite school of metallurgy ".

Campus and Student Life

Student self-administration

The Student Parliament of the financial year 2012/2013 with 25 seats four groups are represented. The university elections in January 2012 won the FREE list of 11 seats in the student parliament, followed by the ring of Christian Democratic Students ( RCDS ) with 9 seats. The Chinese Students Initiative ( CSI) came up with three seats, the Chinese Student Association (CSV ) on 2 seats. The turnout was 17.5 percent.

For the financial year 2014/15, the elections were held on 21 and 22 January 2014, the financial year starts on April 1, 2014, the day of the summer semester beginning. This ( group of independent students of all connections ) the list Gustav came to 11 seats, and the Free List on 7 seats, the RCDS Clausthal 6 seats and one seat on CSI The turnout was 16.2 percent.

Trying to operate by a company incorporated in 2006 AstA Service GmbH, the Clausthal cinema and a car-sharing, had to be discontinued due to the loss-making situation a few years back.

Student connections

Although the mountain school had been raised in Clausthal Mining Academy in December 1864, continued to be valid, the mountain school code of 1859, which prohibited the merger to " Corps connections or country teams ". The first fraternities in 1856 a " Cheruskia " and 1861 " Corps Rhenaniastraße " were established, but both had to be abandoned after a short time. Also established in 1866 under a cover name Hercynia Corps was in 1867, when it declared itself the Corps, Bergrat Roemer banned again by the then director of the academy. Only one supported by all the professors of the academy entering the Hercynen the Mining and Forestry Office, then the superior authority of the academy, there led to a rethink. It was feared that more students would move to other universities by the ban lifted and therefore on 27 October 1867 ban on mensurbeflissenen compounds definitively on. As a result, in 1868 the Corps Montania and 1875, the Corps Borussia were founded. Other foundations were 1890, the predecessor of the "Free fraternity hammer and chisel ," 1892 " Turnerschaft Germania " and 1903 the " Association of German Students ( VDST ) ".

In the time of the First World War, the mining academy was closed. As from 1919 increased strongly after the war, the number of students, including more connections were established. Most of these had but a few years suspended, as the number of students went back. 1935 students all compounds were dissolved and merged into a Urkameradschaft of the Nazi Student League, the 1937 aufteilte orienting to the old association structures:

• " Camaraderie I" consisted of former members of Germania, Rhenaniastraße and Good luck, meeting place was the home of Germania at the "Bremer Höhe".
• " Camaraderie II" was formed by former members of hammer and chisel and VDST, meeting place was the home of hammer and chisel at the Adolf -Ey - road.
• " Camaraderie III " consisted of the members of the three former Corps, meeting place was the home of Borussia at the Birckenbachstraße.

After the Second World War, the fellowships were dissolved, but the formation of compounds was initially banned. Were initially only pure interest groups over the mountain academy allowed, eg in the form of the General Student Committee ( student union ) and of student councils, as was later allowed the formation of friendship frets. From these, the old connections developed after 1950 again.

From universities in the territory of the GDR since 1950, exchanged a number of connections to Clausthal, so the " Old Freiberger fraternity Good luck ," the " Old Leobener fraternity Germania ", the " singer shaft Rheno Silesia ," the " country club Alemannia Dresden " and the " Academic Musical connection Ascania Hall ". The end of 1966, there were 21 compounds in Clausthal. Currently (2012 ) there are at TU Clausthal around 40 student associations; including 15 student organizations that are listed in the list of student associations in Clausthal- Zellerfeld.

Related personalities and alumni

The following well-known personalities - in alphabetical order - were students and teachers of the Technical University of Clausthal (or its predecessor institutions ), received an honorary doctorate from the university or were otherwise significantly connected:

• Dieter Ameling ( b. 1941 )
• Ashoff Wilhelm (1857-1929)
• Ernst Wilhelm Benecke (1838-1917)
• Wilhelm Biltz (1877-1943)
• Lothar Birckenbach (1876-1962)
• Wolfgang Blendinger ( b. 1955 )
• Wilhelm Borchers (1856-1925)
• Ernst Theodor Oswald Brandi (1875-1937)
• Wolfgang custom (1925-2005)
• Paul Dahlke (1904-1984)
• Jürgen Fuhrmann (1937-2005)
• Friedrich Fürstenberg ( b. 1930 )
• Wan Gang ( b. 1952 )
• Josef Goubeau (1901-1990)
• Juergen Grossmann ( b. 1952 )
• Wilhelm Haarmann (1847-1931)
• Heinrich Hock (1887-1971)
• Klaus Homann (* 1950)
• Carl Jung (1902-1972)
• Friedrich Klockmann (1858-1937)
• Gustav Knepper (1870-1951)
• Walter Knissel ( b. 1934 )

• Gerhard Korte (1858-1945)
• Gerhard Kreysa (* 1945)
• Kurt Leschonski (1930-2002)
• Otfried Hans von Meusebach (1812-1897)
• Andreas Pilgrims (1910-1997)
• Anton pomp (1888-1953)
• Paul Ramdohr (1890-1985)
• Matthias Reich ( b. 1959 )
• Otto Rellensmann (1895-1970)
• Peter Scharff ( b. 1957 )
• Ernst Schaumann (* 1943)
• Reinhard Schmidt ( * 1946)
• Carl Schnabel (1843-1914)
• Ulrich Schreiber ( b. 1956 )
• Ekkehard Schulz ( b. 1941 )
• Hansjörg Sinn (* 1929)
• Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951)
• George Turner ( b. 1935 )
• Siegfried Valentiner (1876-1971)
• Johann Ludwig Carl Zincken (1791-1862)

For more current and former high school teacher at the Technical University of Clausthal, see: Category: Higher education teachers ( Clausthal- Zellerfeld )

Others

Institutions and cooperation

• CUTEC GmbH
• Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony
• Information Technology Centre
• LaserApplicationCenter LAC
• Polymer center
• Simulation Science Center

University Library

The University Library Clausthal ( Clausthal short UB ) is a central institution of the Technical University of Clausthal and as a publicly - accessible library for all citizens, schools, companies and government agencies in the region. Collection focuses on the areas of natural sciences (excluding biology), mathematics and computer science, technology, especially in metallurgy and materials science, mechanical and process engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mining and raw materials, industrial engineering and environmental engineering. But other areas are to be found in the UB Clausthal.

Covering an area of ​​2,230 m² are in the UB Clausthal than 490,000 volumes, over 660 current scientific journals, over 10,000 electronic journals, over 17,000 volumes in the collection of textbooks, 270 jobs, 31 PCs with catalog and Internet access and area-wide Wi-Fi access available. Around 115,000 borrow there per year.

Tuition

Through the Lower Saxony Higher Education optimization concept ( HOK ) tuition fees were introduced at the Technical University of Clausthal. Freshmen pay since the winter semester 2006/ 07, all that time already enrolled for the summer semester 2007 € 500. In addition, all students must pay a semester fee of € 146. This is made up of the administrative fee (75 € ), the student union fee (59 € ) and the student union fee (12 € ). In sum, therefore incurred costs of 646 € per semester.

By HOK also the rules for long-term students change. Anyone have any credits yet ( standard period of study plus four semesters) had consumed had to pay € 500 long-term study fee. However, for example, could increase the credit points in a collaboration of student self-government.

As of the summer semester of 2007, there are no separate long-term study fees more. Instead, increase the regular tuition fees by 100 to 300 €. Thus, a student must ( at a standard study period of nine semesters ) from the 14 semester 600 €, from 16 semester € 700 and from the 18th semester 800 €, plus each of semester fees are charged. Also, leave of absence to be counted here.

Family Friendly University

In March 2007, the TU Clausthal was " family-friendly university " awarded the basic certificate. The associated target agreements were implemented by 2010 in five project groups. In May 2010, the Technical University of Clausthal was successfully re-examined and is therefore certified for another three years.