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Brief history of TU Dresden

Foundation of the Electrotechnical
Königlich Sächsische Institute, the Institutes of Automotive
Royal Polytechnic School training Technische Hochschule Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
in mechanical engineering, civil (Royal Saxon Technical Science as well as Metrology and
engineering and chemistry University) Exchange Engineering
1851 1890 by 1924

Royal Saxon Polytechnic,
Founding of the 281 students; expansion After the destruction
Technische Bildungs- of technical and scientific of the Second World
anstalt in Dresden; education through the Women are War, teaching begins
technician and establishment of a general officially allowed with 450 students
mechanic training for department with humanities to study at the initially in three
local industry chairs TH Dresden faculties
1828 1871 1907/08 1946

1838 1883 1923 1961
Start of engineer- Introduction of the Integration of the TU Dresden:
ing training Diplom examination Dresden-Strehlen Nine faculties provide
Pedagogical Institute education in 159
into the General institutes. 10,768
Department students are enrolled
in direct study
programs and 5,266
in distance learning
programs
1865 1900 1928

Teacher training for mathematics The university is granted the right 2,705 students are
and natural sciences; profiling of to award doctorates. enrolled. The teaching
the departments 1,007 students, of which 232 are staff includes 63 full
foreigners, are enrolled professors, 17 honorary
professors and 24
Privatdozent

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