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The Technische Universität Dresden has its roots in the Royal Saxon Technical School that was founded in 1828. Today it is a university that unites the natural and engineering sciences with humanities, social sciences, and medicine. This wide range of disciplines, which is unique in Germany, brings the obligation for the university to promote interdisciplinarity and contribute to the integration of science and society. The Technische Universität Dresden had its roots in the Royal Saxon Technical School, founded in 1828. Today, it is a university that coalesces natural and engineering sciences with humanities and social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines, unique in Germany, obligates the university to promote interdisciplinarity and contribute to integrating science into society. The Technische Universität Dresden aims to balance professional and personal responsibilities and strives to ensure equal opportunity in all its employment practices. The members of the Technische Universität Dresden cultivate positive, trusting relationships in teaching, studies, and research. In this environment, different biographies and career aspirations are enabled to develop to their fullest potential. The Technische Universität Dresden maintains close relations with its alumni and supporters and invites them to stay involved in university activities. The Technische Universität Dresden promotes the international character of the university and its members and cross-border cooperation in research and teaching. The university engages in worldwide cooperation and is proud of its direct and close contacts with scientific institutions outside of the academic community, with companies and cultural institutions in Dresden. The Technische Universität Dresden combines tradition with innovation, thereby benefiting from the historic cultural landscape of the Free State of Saxony and the city of Dresden. As an active member of civil society, it contributes by pursuing knowledge and research transfer to enterprises' productivity and institutions of the region and beyond. Together with the university hospital, the Technische Universität Dresden, with its medical facilities, is a primary healthcare provider. The Technische Universität Dresden is committed to paying particular attention to environmental planning and protection. A stable diversity in research and teaching form the basis for the further successful development of the Technische Universität Dresden. As part of its core competencies, it promotes and develops its fields of excellence. Excellence is born out of the unity between outstanding research and passionate teaching. All disciplines represented at the university have their foundation in expertise, initiative spirit, creative curiosity, dedication to performance, communication, and the ability to cope with criticism. All members participate in the continuous process of researching by learning and learning by researching. The Technische Universität Dresden strives to ensure maximum efficiency and transparency in all decisions and administrative actions. The TU Dresden is one of eleven German Universities of Excellence since June 2012. This distinction confirms the potential of one of Germany's largest technical universities. But it is also an incentive and a guiding principle to stay and become even more "excellent". For this reason, TU Dresden is also participating in the follow-up program of the Excellence Initiative, which was agreed on in summer 2016 and named the "Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments". The Institutional Strategy is embedded in a long-term overall development plan, which the TU Dresden will use to change and further develop its strategies, structures, and organizational culture. It includes six action areas to which specific measures are allocated. The Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) is one of the largest "Technische Universitäten" in Germany and one of the leading and most dynamic universities in Germany. As a full-curriculum university with 18 faculties in five schools, it offers a wide variety of 122 disciplines and covers a broad research spectrum. Its focuses on Biomedicine, Bioengineering, Materials sciences, Information technology, Microelectronics, and Energy and Environment are considered exemplary in Germany and throughout Europe. Since 2012 TUD is officially one of the "Universities of Excellence." Its core elements are the "Institutional Strategy," the Clusters of Excellence "Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden" (cfaed), "Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), and the Graduate School "Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering" (DIGS-BB). About 36.000 students are enrolled at TUD – more than three times as many as in 1990 (11.220 students). Internationally, the TUD has earned a good reputation; about one-eighth of its students come from abroad. Today, about 5.000 scientists from 70 countries are working at the Technische Universität Dresden. TU Dresden's main campus is located south of the Dresden city center and can be easily reached by bus (bus lines 61, 66, 85) and by tram (tram lines 3 and ? or via the A17 highway (exit: "Dresden Südvorstadt"). The external university campuses are located in Tharandt (Department of Forest Sciences), in Dresden-Blasewitz (University Hospital and "Biocampus"), in Dresden-Johannstadt (Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology) and Pirna (Institute of Waste Management) and Zittau (IHI). View full university

The Palucca University is located in Dresden’s Strehlen district, adjacent to the Grosser Garten, a large city park. As of April 2007, the university campus comprises the main building on Basteiplatz, two villas at Tiergartenstrasse 78 and 80, and a modern building on the campus houses the secondary School, dance studios, the boarding school, library, physiotherapy center, and offices. Large glass areas give the modern architecture transparency and open it up to nature in its leafy surroundings, contributing to the university’s artistic climate. The concept reinforces our understanding of developing dance as an interdisciplinary art form. You can explore the campus with our virtual campus tour. The main building houses the secondary school, including the rector’s office, the cafeteria, the fitness room, the costume department, and two dance studios. The cafeteria is on the ground floor, which also has a garden terrace. The fitness room is open to our school and university students. It is equipped with modern training apparatus for regular holistic muscle training. Costumes, props, and stage shoes for the entire university repertoire are tailored and stored in our costume and tailoring department. The two-story villa contains offices and seminar rooms where dance theory and music are taught. This villa accommodates the library and archive as well as some theory rooms. Internet-enabled computer workstations are available to the students. Material relating to the history of the Palucca University of Dance is stored here in the university archive. The new building of the Palucca University was inaugurated in 2007; it contains nine dance studios. The two largest studios can be combined to form a theatre and used as a performance venue. The new building also houses an audio-visual studio with modern digital image and sound production technology. The Palucca University boarding school provides 75 places in 25 three-bedrooms. Each room accommodates two or three students and has an ensuite bathroom with a toilet, washbasin, and shower. A physiotherapy center for prophylactic and rehabilitation treatment is also located in this building. A unique tub is available for underwater jet massage. Palucca founded her School in Dresden in 1925. Initially, she offered lessons in her apartment before later moving to rented premises. During the Nazi period, she was not allowed to teach free dance from 1936 onwards, and her school was closed down in 1939. In July 1945, soon after the end of the war, Palucca reopened her School in Dresden. It was nationalized in 1949 and granted the status of a technical school for artistic dance. Palucca invented the subject “new artistic dance,” enabling her to continue incorporating her dance style into the school syllabus. In the Russian style, classical ballet dominated the teaching in the Palucca School’s new building, built in Dresden in 1957. After the peaceful revolution in the GDR, the School began to reflect on its traditions. A balanced education in the three pillars of Ballet, Contemporary Dance, and Improvisation became a permanent component of the School’s profile and is what sets it apart. In 1993 the Palucca Schule Dresden was accorded equal status with the Universities of the Arts. In 1999, with the coming into effect of the Free State of Saxony’s Law on Higher Education, the School became Germany’s first and so far only independent University of Dance. Extensive renovations and extensions started in 2004 and were completed with the new building extension, inaugurated in 2007. Since August 2006, Canadian-born Jason Beechey has been Rector of the School. In 2010 the university changed its name to the Palucca University of Dance Dresden. The curriculum rests on the three pillars of Ballet, Contemporary/Modern Dance, and Improvisation. The aim is to develop a common approach, breaking down the barriers between these techniques. The three pillars are developed over the whole period of study, with a full range of complementary subjects. Linking theory and practice enables the students to develop as autonomous, thinking creative artists who benefit from these techniques as the key to freedom. The ballet traditions are steeped in the hierarchy, involving highly standardized physical demands and a rigid structure in technique, both in choreographic processes and in mentality. The Palucca University initially gave purely Vaganova-based ballet training, as did many institutions in Eastern Europe. Today the focus is on developing an approach to ballet unique to Palucca University, based on complementary work including Contemporary/Modern Dance and Improvisation. The approach is dialogue-based, influenced by current demands and developments in today’s dance world. Movement principles such as suspension and release, using a spiral dynamic, and working with resistance are commonplace in ballet training. A full program of pointe work, pas de deux, and variations classes are included through all levels. Contemporary/Modern Dance represents a wide range of different techniques and styles which generally stem from dance works and techniques developed in the 20th century. The roots of Contemporary/Modern Dance at Palucca University are in Free Dance. As the dance scene has evolved, Contemporary/Modern Dance as now taught at the Palucca University reflects Humphrey/Limon and release-based techniques, which follow a very individual, mixed approach. This method is unique to the university. The international faculty is ideally suited to promoting this approach, which is in sync with current dance scene developments. TTI (Dance/Technique/Improvisation) is taught for the younger students, a combination of Contemporary/Modern Dance and Improvisation. Later these two areas are split into separate subjects and complemented by classes in floor work, repertoire, and partnering. Improvisation classes explore various sources of inspiration, including the dimensions of time, space, weight, and the environment. Big or small, fast or slow, dramatic or neutral, to cite a few examples, are elements upon which improvisation can be built to learn to express their personality. The Palucca curriculum explores various techniques through which students are encouraged to involve their whole body, mind, and spirit. TTI (Dance/Technique/Improvisation) is taught for the younger students, a combination of Contemporary/Modern Dance with Improvisation, which is later split into separate subjects. The students’ improvisational skills are also developed through composition, Laban Movement Analysis, Forsythe Improvisation Technologies, partnering, and contact improvisation jams. View full university

Dresden University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1992. It is the second-largest university in the capital of the state of Saxony. Engineering, economics, design, and 'green' disciplines constitute the four pillars of the 36 forward-looking diplomae, bachelor's, and master's degree programs in civil engineering/architecture, electrical engineering, informatics, product design, and machine engineering, and business administration are based on. These degree programs include several unique subjects to post-secondary education in Saxony, such as agriculture, horticulture, landscape planning and development, environmental monitoring and analysis, geoinformatics, and surveying well as geoinformatics and cartography. With eight faculties, approximately 170 professors, and more than 5,000 students, the university is large enough to successfully integrate the different disciplines and generate a high synergistic effect. On the other hand, it is still manageable enough to facilitate personal dialogue in individual courses. Dresden University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1992, and the institution has developed a significant engineering and economics profile that is complemented by artistic skill. The university possesses a regional and international focus and a broad range of practical experience-oriented programs combined with diverse experience in applied research projects. The programs are at the center of our activities at HTW Dresden. Instructional lectures in small groups, individual support, and a structured schedule enable the program to be completed within the regular period. Transfer of the required professional and methodical knowledge and social skills takes place based on scientific knowledge. The combination of career, studies, and family is equally important to students as it is to employees. The study programs at HTW Dresden may be completed alongside regular employment and fulfill our practice partners' requirements. A high degree of internship time within the curriculum and internships and theses at participating companies enable graduates to start their careers as quickly as possible. Varied professional development activities promote a lifelong love of learning. Personal bonds developed throughout the program are also fostered by the alumni network. At HTW Dresden, the unification of instruction and research and the transfer of knowledge from the results of current research are actively promoted. The research profile is application-oriented and interdisciplinary, corresponds with our core competence, and is continuously refined. The university is part of a network of companies, research, educational institutions, associations, and lobbyists. Cooperative promotional events help support the scientific achievements of future students. Quality assurance is one of HTW Dresden's most essential principles. A quality management system enables processes to be applied during lectures, research, and administration to be documented and improved and increases the transparency of decision-making procedures. HTW Dresden works according to the merit system, which stimulates motivation to work effectively, generates a feeling of solidarity between members and associates, and creates pride in what has been achieved. The university places value on equality and an environment conducive to social, cultural, and ecological harmony. It is dedicated to the concept of sustainability and all people's inclusion, independent of their social, ethnic, or religious origins. Each year, more than 100 students from our partner universities complete a one or two-semester stay at one of Dresden University of Applied Sciences' eight faculties as exchange students. Students attend lectures, work on projects at the university or companies in Dresden, or work on their program projects (e.g., diploma thesis, bachelor's thesis, master's thesis, dissertation). However, these stays certainly do not lead to graduation from the university. You may also study as an exchange student at Dresden University of Applied Sciences if a cooperation agreement exists between your home university and ours (university cooperation and Erasmus+ cooperation and double degree cooperation). A simplified application process is available for exchange students. In case you have questions about applying, please contact the international department or the Erasmus+ university coordinator at your home university. There are exciting offers available to pupils in the labs, seminar rooms, and lecture halls. The appropriate contact will process inquiries. All the information you need regarding studying is available under "Prospective Students." By university laws in Saxony, exceptionally gifted graduates from universities of applied science can be admitted to a cooperative doctoral program to complete their doctorate. The HTW Dresden is not currently authorized to offer doctoral studies, for which reasonable efforts are being made to facilitate cooperative doctoral study programs with other universities. The modalities must be coordinated with the corresponding Faculty. Each of the eight faculties of the HTW Dresden has a varied and expanding number of laboratories for teaching- and research purposes. Laboratory of the technical institute for automotive engineering: driver assistance test bench MFP 3000 deviation test. View full university

In 1764 the General Academy of Painting, Sculpture, Copperplate Engraving and Architecture was founded by the Elector, Friedrich Christian. This was the successor institution to the first Drawing and Painting School, which had been established in 1680. Numerous well-known artists taught here, including Canaletto, Giovanni Casanova, Caspar David Friedrich, and Gottfried Semper, ensuring that the Academy enjoyed international recognition. The teaching of Oskar Kokoschka and Otto Dix established a long-lasting painting tradition in Dresden. In 1950 the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts was merged with the State Academy of Applied Arts, the successor of the Royal Saxon School of Applied Arts, founded in 1875/76. Each year, nearly 600 students attend the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts to study Fine Art, Art Technology and Conservation Science, Restoration of Art and Cultural Assets, Stage Setting and Costume Design, Theatre Setting and Costume Design or KunstTherapie (a postgraduate course in art therapy). Courses take place in spacious studios, workshops, and seminar rooms at three locations. The Academy’s buildings on the Brühlsche Terrasse, Güntzstraße, and Pfotenhauerstraße have been comprehensively refurbished and now provide facilities which create an excellent study environment. These facilities include the Laboratory Theatre (a modern, practice-oriented stage test room) and the Octagon, a remarkable exhibition space used to study and present contemporary art. Founded in 1764 as a “Principal Academy of the Arts,” the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts is one of Europe’s oldest art academies. The archive department manages the Academy’s art collection and written records. Part of the art collection dates back to the 18th century. It contains former sets of teaching material, graphic aids, and the significant Anatomy Collection, which has been preserved almost entirely. The other section of the Academy’s art collection consists of a substantial volume of student-created art and photographic material dating from 1947 and 1989. The archive department also holds written records on the history of the Academy and a small number of files from the former Academy of Applied Art archives. Run as a reference library; this facility makes around 55,000 individual items and a total of 112 journal titles available to both Academy affiliates and interested outside visitors. Library users benefit from a regularly updated, well-structured media inventory focussing on the fields of art history, media art, painting/graphic art/sculpture, architecture, conservation, philosophy, costume design, and stage setting. Currently, under development, the media center provides technical equipment required for the use of new media. It keeps its own media collection, which essentially consists of artist résumés, art documentation, recordings of performances put on by performing arts classes, and documentation of in-house projects, conferences, and courses. When the Academy has first founded, the students used the Royal Library. It was only at the beginning of the nineteenth century that an independent Academy Library was established. In 1894, when the Academy moved into the new building on Brühlsche Terrasse, the Library comprised 4,400 volumes. On 13 February 1945, the Library was gutted by fire, and the whole of the modern book collection was lost. The historical collection had been removed and stored elsewhere and so survived intact. However, very little of the collection ever returned to the Academy, being transferred instead to the Central Arts Library of the State Art Collections in Dresden. In 1990, thanks to special funding, the relatively low stock was rapidly expanded. The Library was modernized to bring it in line with contemporary library standards by implementing a new cataloging system and computerization. Over almost 250 years, the Dresden Academy of Art has acquired an abundance of teaching materials, including the painting, graphic, costume, plaster cast, porcelain, and anatomy collection. As is often the case in similar old-established academies, many of these objects have acquired exceptional historical and museum value over the years. However, due to losses sustained during the war and other irreversible removals, the items that make up the individual collections have been significantly diminished or even completely lost. The majority of the so-called “Reception Pieces,” works of art (mostly paintings) donated to the Academy by each professor when they took up their posts and annually after that, have been given to the Dresden galleries. Of the remarkable Plaster Cast Collection, only a few large sculptures, busts, reliefs, and fragments remain. The Academy also retains very little of the Costume Collection, which once comprised over a thousand items. The Academy‘s Graphics Collection also lost several valuable pieces during the war and in the post-war period, some of them being transferred to other collections after the war. Apart from the remains of the historical collections, there are now more than 1,500 works from 1945 and 1989. Most of these are a final year and end-of-year pieces. Also, there is a fine graphics collection from the same period, which comprises around 6,000 items. Among the most valuable objects in the Archives are the 232 folios from the estate of the Academy professor, Gottfried Semper. In 1999 the architectural drawings were returned to the Academy. The collection initially numbered 1,201 folios but was severely devastated due to losses sustained during the war. In addition to these, the Archives also houses valuable architectural drawings by Constantin Lipsius. View full university