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The Technical University of Berlin (TUB, TU Berlin, German: Technische Universität Berlin) is located in Berlin in Germany. It was founded in 1879 and has about 29,816 students. The TU Berlin is one of the largest technical universities in Germany. It also has a high proportion of foreign students, with 20% in the Summer Semester 2005, roughly 6,000 students.
History The TU Berlin was formed in 1879 under the name Royal Technical College of Charlottenburg (later Berlin) by merging the preexisting Building Academy (established in 1799) and the Vocational Academy (est. 1829). Since 1916 it has included the former Mining Academy, which was founded in 1770. It was closed after World War II on April 20, 1945 and reestablished on April 9, 1946 under its current name. Campus The TU Berlin covers ca. 600,000 m², distributed over various locations in western Berlin. The main campus is located in the borough of Charlottenburg. The seven faculties have some 29,500 students enrolled in more than 50 subjects (8 Jun 2005). Organization Since April 4, 2005, the TU Berlin is divided into the following faculties: Students With nearly 30,000 students, the TU Berlin is one of Germany's largest technical universities. It also holds the record of highest percentage of students from other countries—about 20%. Faculty and staff There are 6,721 people working at the university: 319 professors, 1,832 postgraduate researchers, and 2,089 personnel working in the administration, the workshops, and the central facilities. In addition there are 1,803 student assistants and 161 trainees (January 2006). Library The new common main library of the Technical University of Berlin and of the Berlin University of the Arts was opened in 2004. The library building was sponsored by Volkswagen and is named Volkswagen Library. All former 17 libraries of the Technical University of Berlin and of the nearby University of the Arts were merged into the new library. Noted alumni and professors (Including those of the Academies mentioned under History) See also Other Universities of Berlin: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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