Mechanical / Materials / Process Engineering, Department
Fakultät für Maschinenbau
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Fakultät für Maschinenbau
Reichenhainer Straße 70
D-09126 Chemnitz
Telephone: +49 371 531-23000
https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/index.html.en
TU Chemnitz
Department on the internet
Reichenhainer Straße 70
D-09126 Chemnitz
Telephone: +49 371 531-23000
https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/index.html.en
TU Chemnitz
Department on the internet
Degree courses with details
- Human – Environment – Technology (BSc)
- Hydrogen Technologies (M.Sc.)
- Sustainable Energy Supply Technology (MSc)
- Production Management (extra occupational) (MBA)
- Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.)
- Mechanical Engineering (D)
- Medical Engineering (B.Sc.)
- Sports Engineering (B.Sc.)
- Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Advanced Manufacturing (M.Sc.)
- Automotive Production and Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Medical Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Sports Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Sustainable Textile Technologies and Outdoor Equipment (MSc)
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Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
10/16 points
International orientation
- Outgoing students
1.0%
Job market- and career-orientation
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners
1.4%
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's
1.4%
- Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment
55.4%
- Master theses in cooperation with work environment
53.6%
Research
- Third party funds per academic
350,100 €
- Doctorates per professor
1.2
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
very good staff-student ratio; excellently equipped test areas and workshops are available for project and thesis work; simple options for switching between degree courses within the faculty at the transition between Bachelor's/Master's degree courses; Mentoring programme for all Bachelor's degree courses and Diploma degree degree courses; Bridge courses for mathematics and basic subjects before the start of studies (Bachelor's degree course); Acquisition of additional qualifications, e.g. welding specialist, quality manager junior, occupational safety specialist; Excursions to industry companies relevant to the degree programme are integrated into the course
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
very good staff-student ratio; excellently equipped test areas and workshops are available for project and thesis work; Easy to transfer between degree courses within the faculty; Mentoring programme for all Master's degree courses; Acquisition of additional qualifications, e.g. welding specialist, quality manager junior, occupational safety specialist; Excursions to industry companies relevant to the degree programme are integrated into the course
Special features regarding the international orientation
Double degree programmes possible in some degree courses. Numerous global collaborations via Erasmus+/PROMOS
Special features regarding the equipment
Special equipment, particularly in the fields of machine tools, metal forming, production and manufacturing engineering, lightweight construction, plastics processing, technical textiles, composite material and materials technologies, as well as specialised analysis technologies
Special features regarding research activities
The first and only Federal Cluster of Excellence in Germany in the field of lightweight construction research (MERGE – Technology fusion of multifunctional lightweight construction structures); Income from research projects is above the German national average
Other special features
Many insights into industry in teaching and research through excellent networking among professorships. As research assistants, students can earn money to finance their studies, network and apply the knowledge they have learned from the courses; Regular company presentations and recruiting events on campus, e.g. TUCconnect
Further information on research activities
Further information about study entry phase
Website of the Student Council
online-application
Environmental Engineering
Facts
- Total number of students at the department
20
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
20
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
no data
- Support in studies
no data
- Digital teaching elements
no data
- Practical orientation in teaching
no data
- Courses offered
no data
- Study organisation
no data
- Transition to Master's studies
no data
- Research orientation
no data
- Support for stays abroad
no data
- Overall study situation
no data
- Return rate of the questionnaires
6
Mechanical Engineering
Facts
- Total number of students at the department
710
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
450
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Learning and working spaces
no data
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Digital teaching elements
- Introduction to scientific work
no data
- Offers for career orientation
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
no data
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Laboratories
no data
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
21
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Digital teaching elements
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Transition to Master's studies
- Research orientation
- Support for stays abroad
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
57
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Groups
green
yellow
red
not specified
Acronyms
(S) = Students' judgements
(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
EnvE = Environmental Engineering
ME = Mechanical Engineering
Units
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Thousand Euro
Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education