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The historic Technische Universität Berlin is one of Germany's largest and most internationally renowned technical universities. Located in Germany's capital city – at the heart of Europe – outstanding achievements in research and teaching, imparting skills to excellent graduates, and a modern service-oriented administration characterize TU Berlin. Our seven Faculties' range of services serves to forge a unique link between the natural and technical sciences on the one hand and the planning, economics and social sciences and humanities on the other. This is indeed a significant achievement for any technical university. Internationalization is a fundamental principle of all scientific activities. The university's internationalization strategy adheres to the concept of strategic partnerships with top-notch universities abroad. These include TU Warsaw, NTNU Trondheim, TU Vienna, TU St. Petersburg, POLIMI Milan, and - since 2017 - the University of Technology Sydney. These partnerships serve to encourage broad-based cooperation and to promote diverse joint activities in research and teaching. A further building block consists of strategic cooperation with scientific institutions in the three target regions of Eastern Europe, South-East Asia, and South America. TU Berlin currently offers 26 dual-degree programs in conjunction with partner universities in England, France, Poland, China, Russia, and Chile and 17 English-language Master's programs. International students from more than 130 countries make up about 20 percent of the student body. In the Alexander von Humboldt Ranking, TU Berlin currently ranks second among all technical universities. Other statistics further underscore the university's international approach: TU professors alone were involved in 1500 cross-border cooperation projects between 2009 and 2011. In 2012, around 120 international science agreements were in force at the central university level. Family-friendly, equal opportunity, and workplace health policies ensure a sustainable and attractive university. TU Berlin has earned the European seal of approval as a "family-friendly university" and is multiple recipients of the Total E-Quality Award for promoting equal career opportunities for men and women. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has already twice awarded us the highest rating for reconciling work and family life. We are the most highly rated university in Germany in the nationwide CEWS ranking of equal opportunity aspects. A Dual Career Service, a Family Support Center, a TU-DOC Office, and a School Outreach Center are practical examples of the modern instruments provided by TU Berlin to attract and actively serve its members. Promoting good health and fitness is also a critical university task. Eight hundred sports courses alone are offered each semester. Moreover, with its Olympic Athletic Center (Olympiastützpunkt Berlin), TU Berlin is a partner university in top athletics. We also actively support students involved in high-performance sports, whose participation in the Olympic Games, world, or European championships demonstrates this university support program's successes. Students, Scholars, and guests have access to one of Germany's most modern science libraries with its three million items in various media and 30 000 square meters of floor space. One thousand three hundred work stations in various forms, campus-wide wi-fi, 300 computer workstations, several meeting rooms, multimedia workstations, and a lounge area are used intensely by as many as 3100 visitors every day. In 2013, TU Berlin initiated a vision of its future. With broad support from all status groups, the university adopted a strategy for future university priorities up to the year 2020. These ranged from establishing a new culture of teaching and learning and further developing quality management systems to promoting diversity in career paths, reinvigorating existing structures, and developing modern campus management approaches. The City of Berlin itself is another significant benefit of studying and working at our university: TU Berlin is a vital component of one of the world's most enjoyable metropolitan cities. Few other regions can boast such highly concentrated scientific and research activities as the "City on the Spree." Around 200 000 people worldwide teach conduct research, work, and study at Berlin's four universities, Chari-té – University Medical Center Berlin, seven universities of applied sciences, three art academies, 18 private universities, and more than 60 research institutions. Important national research organizations such as the Fraunhofer Society, Helmholtz Association, Leibniz Association, and Max Planck Society maintain several institutes here and eight research facilities of federal ministries. In the area of higher education alone, Berlin invests around 1.5 billion euros each year. But the city has much more to offer. The TU Berlin has adopted several reforms over the past few years to help strengthen its competitive edge by adopting both a seven-school approach and a new fundamental organizational strategy that features an innovative university administration and committee structure. This process is now applied to all university endeavors - especially as state funds continue to dwindle and competition between universities increases. To further sharpen our focus, we are also taking advantage of the generational change-over of professional staff. In the context of the "Bologna Accords," the TU Berlin introduced an integrated Bachelor and Master's degree program. New and forward-looking educational opportunities are taking shape, some of which are unique in all of Germany. Moreover, a comprehensive approach to quality assurance in terms of the course content will guarantee the highest possible level of Bachelor's and Master's programs. In the future, comprehensive quality management needs to be anchored in the core principle of good university governance. Several university administration reform projects are currently being implemented: these range from facility management to structuring of information and communications technologies to delegating responsibilities to the faculties in managing their equipment and personnel budgets. The aim is to optimize all of the university's science-support processes to achieve excellence in research and teaching. Moreover, several renovation activities are planned to give the university a whole new "look" in just a few years. View full university

Founded as Bochum's first mining school in 1816, the Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA) stands for competencies in engineering for more than 200 years. Today, with future-oriented emphases like Mineral Resources Engineering and Post-mining, Material Efficiency, Product Development and Production, Smart Energy, or Energy Efficiency, the THGA connects its traditional know-how with a modern focus. Companies are very interested in THGA graduates because of their special practical and theoretical education. As a private, state-approved university of applied sciences, the THGA has close relations with the industry and international partners. The THGA is open: International students are welcome at our campus! Currently, we have students from more than 30 different countries studying at the TGA. Nevertheless, everyone knows everyone at our small, familiar university. We do not have overcrowded lecture-halls but small learning groups. International students can study all subjects the THGA is offering. Almost all of our subjects can be studied full-time or part-time – by the way: without tuition fees. Since 1816 the TH Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) has a unique position under the wide range of universities in Germany. Its unique features are represented with its specific culture of almost 200 years of tradition and its unique profile: The THGA stands for outstanding practice-oriented engineering education. The THGA promotes a kind teaching and learning culture. It also stands for openness for young people impartially from their origin. The variety of study courses is flexible, which helps students to organize their studies individually. The THGA has perfect esteem. Its students and alumni and partners in the economy, science, society, and national and international partners appreciate the university's reputation. The THGA is leading in the field of raw material science in Germany. It works with well-known universities all around the world on the same level. "Think global, act locally "– with this slogan, the THGA identifies itself with the Ruhr area, especially with Bochum. The THGA works dedicatedly together with other local universities in the network of UniverCity Bochum and participates in the structural change of the city and region. On the one hand, we have a high request for engineers, and on the other hand, we have a growing number of young students at the TGA. Considering these requirements, the THGA has a bright future perspective and is carrying out this way. You can only be admitted to a Bachelor's degree program if your high school diploma entitles you to attend a university of applied science (Fachhochschulreife) or a research university ("Allgemeine Hochschulreife") and you have completed a six weeks internship before enrolling. Applicants for Master's degree programs must have a German Diplom or Bachelor's degree. The final admission decisions are made based on the student's overall grade point average. Applicants may have to take qualification tests for specific fields and programs. International applicants must provide proof of a university degree that is equivalent to the German Bachelor's. International applicants must present transcripts and other documents that prove that they are entitled to attend a university in their home country. This entitlement is equivalent to the German Fachhochschulreife. Alternatively, they can present (a) documents that show that they have passed the tests granting them the Fachhochschulreife, or (b) foreign documents recognized by the Ministry of Education that show they have obtained the Fachhochschulreife or the Allgemeine Hochschulreife. Chinese applicants must also present the certificate granted by the Academic Testing Center (Akademische Prüfstelle – APS) of the German Embassy in Beijing. Moroccan applicants must attend a one-year college preparatory program (Studienkolleg). Alternatively, they can present a general or technical baccalauréat along with documents showing that they completed one year of studies in Morocco in a degree program similar to the one they are applying for The three main pillars of the TH are raw-materials, energy, and the environment. Those pillars contain significant challenges for the future of the region, but as well as for national and global development. Our current main priorities divert from those pillars: Raw materials and Post-mining Industrial production techniques and material-efficiency Smart Energy and energy-efficiency The TH provides the university development plan that the research priorities are going to be developed further in their field of competences of the TH in the next years. Next to the main priorities, the TH is also dealing with a lot of other research topics. From designing machines and equipment to developing mechatronic systems to utilizing renewable energy, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Material Sciences explores a wide range of subjects. Interdisciplinary projects at the Faculty look at programmable logic controllers for simulating materials handling processes in factories. Or analyzing chassis and quality management programs for the automotive industry. TH Georg Agricola tackles issues relating to climate change in its energy development program. From biofuels to wind turbines and solar energy, it fosters a sustainable energy mix and cleans energy supplies with renewable power production processes. The applied material sciences research the properties, safety characteristics, and quality of materials and develop products using renewable materials. In their research, they look at both the financial issues and the technical aspects. View full university