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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1970
Total number of Students
21,938
Students at this campus
13,607
Semester contribution
249.54 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
4.1%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
17.1%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
37.9%
Humanities, Languages
0.1%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
39.4%
Other studies
1.3%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
32.5%
Master's degree
55.7%
Teacher qualification degree
5.8%
Pre-Bologna degrees
4.1%
Other types of degrees
1.8%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: Central library; Architecture/Regional and Environmental Planning/Civil Engineering departmental libraries; Biology; Chemistry; Electrical Engineering/Information Engineering; Computer Science; Mechanical Engineering/Economics; Maths/Physics, Social Sciences; Stock: 880,000 printed works; 130,000 digital stocks (mainly e-books, e-journals, database collections); Services: PC, individual workspaces, group workspaces (some of which bookable online), some library rooms with comfortable lounge areas; Scanning, printing, copying, collaborative presentation possibilities; Digital campus delivery service for journal articles from stock; Extensive range of e-books, e-journals, databases; Electronic key texts; DIN standards collection; Children's university reading corner; Document server; open access publication repository; Discovery system; University bibliography; Research data services; Comprehensive range of courses on information literacy (in-person and online)
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese.
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Students attending the institution can participate in almost all programmes of comparable university sports facilities, depending on the pricing system. In addition, there are in-depth partnerships in place with Saarland University in the field of outdoor sports. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Open to: All students, staff, guests. About 100 different sports, 60 of which are free of charge for students of the TU. Own gym (approx. 30 sports, 2000 square metres, courses, tower, sauna, squash, and much more). Outdoor sports (approx. 30 activities/year: Snow/water sports, mountain biking, climbing), university’s own snow instructor teams (40 instructors + 5 German Ski Association ski instructors) and climbing (modular training, partnership with German Climbing Association (DAV)). Internal competitions (e.g. UNI League, Beach League) and national competitions. Events: Summer ball, parties, and much more. Approx. 100 student assistants, approx. 300 instructors, university’s own basic/advanced training, licences from professional associations. Sports: We have 100 types of sport.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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