Kaiserslautern University of Technology

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The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ( University of Kaiserslautern ) is a technical university in the south of Rhineland- Palatinate. It was founded in 1970 by the Rhineland-Palatinate state government under Helmut Kohl as scientific and technically oriented university.

The University of Kaiserslautern is one of four universities in the federal state of Rhineland -Palatinate. In the winter semester 2011/12 studied 13,725 students in more than 65 courses (with approximately 42 subjects ) there.

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History

The university was founded in 1969 as part of the twin University Trier- Kaiserslautern, to give new impetus to the marginal town. 1970, the teaching was recorded with 191 students. Became the first president of the experimental physicist Helmut Ehrhardt, who remained in office until 1981. Settled was the university in the premises of the former teacher training college, but in 1971 was above the town on the edge of the Palatinate Forest started the construction of a new university campus, which has grown until today more and more. 1975 Double University has been disconnected due to the rapid growth, since then the University of Kaiserslautern independently and the only university in Rhineland -Palatinate with scientific and technical orientation.

With the change in the Rhineland- Palatinate Higher Education Act of September 1, 2003, the technical and scientific orientation of the university was taken into account and they renamed the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

In 1992, the central scientific institution Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education was established at the university. The facility has become one of the leading providers of postgraduate distance learning in Germany. The distance learning programs offered contact graduates and are created while working. In the winter semester 2009/2010 the Fernstudienzentrum lists about 3,700 remote students from all over Germany and its neighboring countries and overseas. A total of about 12,510 students are enrolled at the TU (as of winter semester 2010 /11).

Divisions

At the University of 65 courses (42 subjects ) are offered in 12 departments, 18 of them as distance learning courses (as of 2013). A special feature is the early introduction to the mathematics and physics program, which is intended primarily for students or fresh-baked graduates. The so-called "early entry via distance learning " are now available for the fan electrical and mechanical engineering. On 31 October 2007 the separation of the Department of ARUBI was resolved into three separate departments by the Senate, which was completed on 1 February 2011.

  • Architecture Architecture ( Diploma)
  • Civil Engineering (Diploma )
  • Civil Engineering ( Bachelor teaching at vocational schools )
  • Facility Management ( Bachelor)
  • Wood Technology (Bachelor teaching at vocational schools )
  • Postgraduate Structural fire protection and safety technology ( distance learning)
  • Biology (Bachelor / Master teaching at secondary schools, undergraduate teaching at secondary schools )
  • BioSciences (Master)
  • Life Sciences ( Bachelor)
  • Chemistry ( Diploma, Bachelor / Master teaching at secondary schools, undergraduate teaching at secondary schools )
  • Food Chemistry ( State Examination )
  • Toxicology ( Master)
  • Business Chemistry (Diploma)
  • Electrical Engineering (Diploma, Bachelor teaching at vocational schools )
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bachelor, Master)
  • Media and Communication Technology (Bachelor, Master)
  • Early entry students of Electrical Engineering ( distance learning)
  • Early entry department of Information technology ( distance learning)
  • Information Technology ( Diploma)
  • Applied computer science (Bachelor, Master)
  • Computer science (Bachelor, Master, Bachelor teaching at secondary schools, undergraduate teaching at secondary schools )
  • Socio computer science (Bachelor, Master)
  • Technical computer science (Bachelor teaching at vocational schools )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( Bachelor)
  • Engineering in applied computer science (Bachelor)
  • Engineering with Business Administration ( Bachelor)
  • Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology ( Bachelor)
  • General Engineering (Master)
  • Biochemical Engineering (Master)
  • Computational Engineering (Master)
  • Design and Manufacturing ( Master)
  • Automotive Engineering (Master)
  • Plastics technology and fiber plastic composites (Master)
  • Material and Manufacturing Engineering (Master)
  • Process and Energy Engineering (Master )
  • Commercial Vehicle Technology (Master)
  • Early entry into the engineering studies ( distance education, Diploma and Bachelor)
  • Mechanical and Process Engineering Study mechanical engineering ( diploma )
  • Study of mechatronics (Diploma)
  • Study in Process Engineering (Diploma)
  • German - French double degree in the integrated study program " Mechanical Engineering - Ingénieur conception et fabrication de machines " in association with the Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs de Metz ( ENIM )
  • In the integrated study program " Energy Management / combustion engines - Ingénieur en Energetique et propulsion "
  • In the integrated course " Production and materials technology - Ingénieur en Mécanique - Conception of the systèmes mecaniques " in association with the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées ( INSA ) in Rouen.
  • Early entry into the study of mathematics ( distance learning)
  • Mathematics international ( Master)
  • Mathematics (Bachelor, Master, Diploma, Bachelor and Master teaching at secondary schools, Bachelor and Master teaching at secondary schools )
  • Project Studies in Advanced Technologies ( Certificate )
  • Industrial Mathematics (Diploma, Master)
  • Business Mathematics (Diploma, Master)
  • Biophysics ( Diploma)
  • Early entry into the study of physics ( distance learning)
  • Physics ( diploma, bachelor and master teaching at secondary schools, Bachelor and Master teaching at secondary schools )
  • Spatial Planning ( Bachelor)
  • Spatial and Environmental Planning ( Diploma)
  • Teaching Geography (Bachelor)
  • Urban and Regional Development ( Master)
  • Environmental Planning and Law ( Master)
  • Geography (bachelor and master teacher at high school, bachelor's and master teaching at secondary school plus)
  • Integrative social science (Bachelor, Master)
  • Social Studies (bachelor and master teaching at secondary schools, Bachelor and Master teaching at secondary schools or junior high school plus)
  • Sports (bachelor and master teaching at secondary schools, Bachelor and Master teaching at secondary schools or junior high school plus)
  • Business Administration with technical qualification Study Civil Engineering (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study Electrical Engineering ( Bachelor, Master)
  • Study computer science (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study in Process Engineering (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study of Chemistry (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study Electrical Engineering ( Bachelor, Master)
  • Study computer science (Bachelor, Master)
  • Study Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor, Master)
  • Degree Course in Environmental and Process Technology (Bachelor, Master)

Research priorities

The practical orientation of the TU and the intensive cooperation with industrial companies led to the establishment of a number of research institutes and university near companies. The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Technical and Industrial Mathematics work closely with the university and now have an international reputation. The Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques has a field office for THz measurement technology and systems on campus. At the TU the patent information center is located, which is a recognized partner of the German Patent and Trademark Office in Rhineland -Palatinate and supports the practical application of research results.

Two other research centers have been established in mid-2008 at the University of Kaiserslautern, which aim to large, coordinated research projects, such as collaborative research centers set up. The State Research Center Optics and Material Sciences ( Optimas ) and the Research Center of Mathematical and Computational Modelling " (CM ) ². Optimas deals with the topics of light, spin and matter, and supervised the construction of the Technical University in an interdisciplinary environment of photonics, spintronics, molecular and magnetic functional materials and nanostructures. The "Center of Mathematical and Computational Modelling" (CM ) ² operates in the fields of development, application and improvement of mathematical models in engineering.

Other renowned research areas are listed below:

  • Advanced Materials Engineering ( AME)
  • Ambient Systems - Technologies and Applications ( AmSys )
  • Membrane Transport: From Molecular Principles to Physiological Relevance ( membrane transport)
  • Nanostructured Catalysts for at Efficient Use of Raw Materials ( NanoKat )
  • Sustainable Construction ( Sustainable Resource Conservation in Civil Engineering, Urbanism and Economy - RESCUE )
  • Composite components with thermoplastic and thermoset plastics as well as function-optimized fiber and particle reinforcements for applications in the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, power engineering, construction, sports and leisure equipment, and medical
  • Country's technology focus: Center for Commercial Vehicle Technology ( ZNT )
  • Country focus: Region and City

Rankings

In particular, the Department of Mathematics was much talked about in the recent past by top rankings in various university rankings. The University now enjoys a reputation as a " Mecca of mathematics students." Further evidence of the high reputation of the Mathematics Department is to be seen in the CHE special evaluation " Diverse Excellence 2012" in which the department belongs in all categories to the top group.

In October 2009, four pilot departments of the University at the competition excellence in teaching were able to prevail against 107 other universities and win a prize of 1 million euros. The concept of TU Kaiserslautern provides a number of smaller projects, such as lecture or an eight-week pre- bachelor's program to first-year students ( freshmen ) facilitate the bachelor program. An important component of the concept is the involvement of students as partners, as already done very successfully in the pilot departments.

Furthermore, the courses in physics, engineering, computer science, industrial engineering and electrical engineering gained numerous top 10 rankings in recent years. Thus, the study Industrial Engineering obtained in 2010, the fourth and the following year in fifth place in the university ranking of Business Week.

Famous people with links to the University of Kaiserslautern

Professors

  • Rolf Arnold, educator
  • Karsten Berns, computer scientists, roboticists
  • Hans Corsten, economists
  • Wolfgang Demtröder, physicists
  • Andreas Dengel, IT Professional, Scientific Director at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
  • Dietmar Eifler, materials scientists
  • Henning Fouckhardt, physicists
  • Jürgen Franke, mathematician
  • Willi Freeden, mathematicians
  • Eckhard Friauf, biologist
  • Gert- Martin Greuel, mathematician, former director of the Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach, editor of the Zentralblatt für Mathematik
  • Horst W. Hamacher, mathematician
  • Hans Hasse, engineering
  • Theo Harder, computer
  • Reiner Hartenstein, computer
  • Michael von Hauff, economists
  • Dieter- Heinz Hellmann, engineering
  • Burkard Hillebrands, physicists
  • Reinhold Hölscher, economists
  • Klaus Country Fried, a political scientist
  • Peter Liggesmeyer, computer
  • Gerd Maurer, engineering
  • Heiner Müller- Merbach, economists
  • Gerhard Pfister, mathematicians
  • Manfred Regitz, chemists
  • Dieter Rombach, computer
  • Eberhard shock, mathematicians
  • Albert Speer Jr., city planners
  • Heinrich Wolfgang von Weizsäcker, mathematicians
  • Siegfried Wendt, engineer
  • Dieter Prätzel - Wolters, mathematician, director of the Fraunhofer ITWM

Alumni - known faculty and staff

Graduates

  • Fauzi Bowo ( born 1948 ), Indonesian politicians

Works of art

On campus, several works of art are distributed. The most famous of them is the gate of science. This used the last few years new logo of the University of Kaiserslautern was modeled.

There are in the book trade a paper sculpture guide (ISBN 978-3-941438-77-4 ). The online edition " sculptures at the University of Kaiserslautern " can be downloaded on the internet. The gallery was founded in 1988 in the TU shows annually three to four art exhibitions by renowned artists. In order for the University of Kaiserslautern Germany is one of the few universities that regularly presents contemporary art in a non-profit gallery.

Logo

The new logo of the University of Kaiserslautern

Halls of Residence

The students work Kaiserslautern offers over 1,000 dormitory rooms.

Others

Science Alliance Kaiserslautern e.V.

The Science Alliance Kaiserslautern eV is an association of eleven internationally renowned academic and research facilities in Kaiserslautern. The Science Alliance advertises students, researchers and partners from business, government and industry disciplines to offer a comprehensive network that enables innovative solutions, taking into account each of the latest technologies and procedures.

Members of the Science Alliance, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI ), the Institute of Biotechnology and Drug Research ( IBWF eV), the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE ), the Institute for surface and Thin Film analysis (IFOS ) GmbH, the Institute for Technology and Work (ITA ) eV, the Fraunhofer Institute for Technical and Industrial Mathematics ( ITWM ), the Institute for Composite Materials (IVW ), the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems ( MPI SWS), the Commercial Vehicle Cluster (CVC ) and the Western Palatinate - Klinikum GmbH ( CHP ). Through their successful work in recent years, they have the excellent reputation of Kaiserslautern as study, research and technology center with well founded.

LinuxTag

The University of Kaiserslautern was in the early days of the Linux host and organizer of the day. From 1996 to 1999, he was initially held in Foyer42/Audimax, then moved to the cafeteria and moved to the fair because of the growing international popularity from 2000 to Stuttgart.

Knoppix

Klaus Knopper, the developer of the eponymous free GNU / Linux distribution " Knoppix ", had an office in the basement of the data center.

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