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Welcome at TU Dresden

Welcome at TU Dresden. mission. Mission statement. Technische Universität Dresden is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Germany. Technische Universität Dresden holds a commanding position in research, greatly due to engineering and natural sciences.

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Welcome at TU Dresden

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  1. Welcome at TU Dresden

  2. mission Mission statement • Technische Universität Dresden is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Germany. • Technische Universität Dresden holds a commanding position in research, greatly due to engineering and natural sciences. • Technische Universität Dresden combines humanities, technical and natural science subjects and medicine, to form a highly efficient university at which nearly all subjects can be studied. TU Dresden

  3. historical The past • Studying in Dresden for the past 180 years • close connection between theory an practice • a sound co-operation between the various academic fields • after 1990 it was extended to include other subjects as well as the sciences TU Dresden

  4. overview Statistics • 4 Science areas • 14 faculties • 35,000 students • 8,000 employees • Total buget 500 mill. Euros, • Approx. 155 mill. Euros third-party-funded • (third-party funds for research and other specific projects) TU Dresden

  5. overview Science areas TU Dresden

  6. overview Key Aspects of TU Dresden‘s research profile • Information technology • Regenerative medicine and molecular bioengineering • Materials science, biomaterials and nanotechnology • Water, energy, environment • Population, infrastructure, transport TU Dresden

  7. overview Students according to sciences Medicine NaturalSciences Humanitiesand SocialSciences Engineering Sciences TU Dresden

  8. overview The campus - teaching • 14 faculties • approx. 1,800 teaching staff • three locations in and around Dresden • Lecture hall centre: • 7 lecture theatres • 10 seminar rooms • 1 art room • places for 3,574 participants TU Dresden

  9. overview The campus - research • 7 areas of specialist research • 12 endowed chairs • 7 graduate colleges • 4 research groups • 1 international graduate college TU Dresden

  10. overview The campus – the library • completed in 2002 • book museum including the Maya handwriting „Codex Dresdensis“ • about 8,9 mill. publications • non-reference: 420,000 volumes(extendable up to 850,000 volumes) • closed stack: 2.4 mill. volumes • 3,200 magazine titles in non-reference to order • inventory research: electronic and conventional TU Dresden

  11. studying Master Courses in English • Computational Logic • www.cl.inf.tu-dresden.de/compulog • Computational Engineering • wwwce.inf.tu-dresden.de • Molecular Bioengineering • www.biotec.tu-dresden.de • Nanobiophysics • www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/biophysics • Hydro Science and Engineering • www.tu-dresden.de/fghh/wasser.html • Tropical Forestry and Management • www.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter • Advanced computational and civil engineering structural studies • www.tu-dresden.de/biw/access/index.htm TU Dresden

  12. studying Living costs for students • Living in student accommodationor shared accommodation is possiblefrom 130 – 240 Euros a month • www.studentenwerk-dresden.de/wohnen • Total living costs about 600 Euros a month • http://tu-dresden.de/internationales TU Dresden

  13. studying Fees for studies • no tuition fees but a student service fee – at present169,70 Euros per semester • Already included is the semester ticket: • public transport in Dresden and surroundings,up to about 50 km TU Dresden

  14. studying Free time – social life • a colourful varied party and club scene with over 50 locations • changing cultural events including many museums, theatres and cinemas • including 91 libraries and archives • festivals from classical to modern throughout the year TU Dresden

  15. studying Free time - sport • in addition to the university sports centre (USZ), there are more than 300 sport clubs which include about 70 different kinds of indoor and outdoor sports • 2 large stadiums for football or American Football as well as many other sports places TU Dresden

  16. international Foreign relations Dresden TU Dresden

  17. international Statistics – foreign students TU Dresden

  18. international Country of origin – foreign students TU Dresden

  19. international The 5 largest groups of foreign students (WS 08/09) TU Dresden

  20. Dresden Dresden Dresden´s location TU Dresden

  21. Dresden Facts • capital of the federal state of Saxony with • more than 800 years of history • located in the border triangle between • Germany, Poland, Czech Republic • about 500.000 inhabitants • numerous open green spaces, parks andmeadows of the river Elbe • many museums, theatre, cinemas andmuch more • famous for its baroque architecture and • its art and cultural treasures • partnered with 12 other cities • 1 university, 6 higher education institutions TU Dresden

  22. Dresden Dresden TU Dresden

  23. Dresden Around Dresden – the Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) • 40 km from Dresden • extensive trails, national parks • popular climbing area with over1,100 peaks and 15,000differently graded routes • popular recreational area • open air theatre in Rathen(Felsenbühne – mountain theatre) www.saechsische-schweiz.de TU Dresden

  24. Dresden Around Dresden – the Königstein fortress • mentioned for the first time in 1241 in an official document as a fortress on the rock plateau • 1516-24 monastery • between 1563 and 1569 construction of the deepest well in Saxony – 15.5 m • conversion to a fortress from 1589 • used for military purposes until 1955 • a museum from 1955 TU Dresden

  25. Dresden Around Dresden – Meissen • about 25 km from Dresden • over 1000 years old • castle and gothic cathedral dominate the city skyline • famous for its Meissen Porcelain • www.meissen.de TU Dresden

  26. Dresden Around Dresden – some more tips • In close proximity: • Pillnitz Castle • The Erzgebirge (Ore mountains) • The Silberstrasse (silver road) • A little further away: • Prague/CZ • Berlin • Leipzig • Wroclaw/PL TU Dresden

  27. Thank you for your attention! TU Dresden

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