University of Kaiserslautern
…always at the fore!
Centrally located
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History
 1970: Foundation of the twin Universities of Trier and Kaiserslautern
 1st September, 2003: Renaming to Kaiserslautern University of
Technology
 The only technology and science oriented University in RhinelandPalatinate
 Germany’s second largest University for distance learning
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Locational advantages
 Attractive variety of courses of studies and
disciplines
 Excellent quality of research and study
 1 of the 6 winners in the “Excellence in Higher Education” competition
 Together with the institutes IESE, ITWM, DKFI and ITA double winners of
the world-class research clusters by the German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research
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Locational advantages
 Reputable research centers located directly on campus
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Data, figures, facts
 12 departments with more than 100 study programs
 ca. 14,500 students
 around 2,200 employees (incl. Profs and research assistants)
 Land area: 36 ha (ca. 94 acres)
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Departments
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Architecture
Biology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
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Departments
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Mathematics
Mechanical and Process Engineering
Physics
Social Sciences
Urban and Environmental Planning
Economics and School of Management
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State Research Centers
 (CM)² – Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling
 OPTIMAS – Centre for Optics and Material Sciences
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State Research Units
 Advanced Materials Engineering (AME) – Development and use of new
materials
 Ambient Systems (AmSys) – Technologies and Applications
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State Research Units
 BioComp – Complex Data Analysis in Life Sciences and Biotechnology
 Nanostructured Catalysts (NanoKat) - A more efficient use of raw
materials
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State Research Units
 HiPerCon – High Performance Composite Constructions
 Center for Commercial Vehicle Technology (ZNT) – Interdisciplinary
research and technology transfer
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Priority research Fields With High Potential
 Cognitive Science
 Coordination of Value Co-Creation Service Networks (CoVaCo)
 Wood-Engineering – Center for Wood Architecture and Wood
constructational materials
 Region and City
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Collaborative Research Centres
 SFB/TRR 49 "Condensed Matter Systems with Variable Many-Body
Interactions" (since 2007)
 SFB/TRR 88 "Kooperative Effekte in homo- und heterometallischen
Komplexen (3MET)" (since 2011)
 SFB/TRR 175 "The Green Hub - Der Chloroplast als Zentrum der
Akklimatisierung bei Pflanzen" (since 2016)
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Collaborative Research Centres
 SFB/TRR 185 "OSCAR- Open System Control of Atomic and Photonic
Matter" (since 2016)
 SFB 926 "Bauteiloberflächen: Morphologie auf der Mikroskala" (since
2011)
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International Research Units (DFG/JST)
 FOR 967 "Functions and mechanisms of ribosomal tunnel exit ligands"
(since 2008)
 FOR 1061 "Dynamic storage functions of plant vacuoles" (since 2008)
 FOR 1464 "Advanced spintronic materials and transport phenomena"
(since 2010)
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Research Training Groups
 GRK 1932 "Stochastic Models for Innovations in the Engineering
Sciences" (since 2014)
 Ph.D. program in Information Technology (since 2003)
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International Research Training Groups
 IRTG 1830 (int. Research Training Group) "Complex Membrane Proteins
in Cellular Development and Disease" (since 2012)
 IRTG 2057 „Physical Modeling for Virtual Manufacturing Systems and
Processes“ (since 2014)
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DFG Priority Programmes
 SPP 1337 "Aktive Mikrooptik” (since 2008, cooperation)
 SPP 1391 "Ultrafast Nanooptics" (since 2009)
 SPP 1489 "Algorithmic and Experimental Methods in Algebra, Geometry
and Number Theory" (since 2010)
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DFG Priority Programmes
 SPP 1538 "Spin Caloric Transport (SpinCaT)" (since 2011, cooperation)
 SPP 1608 „Ultrafast and temporally precise information processing:
normal and dysfunctional hearing“
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Fraunhofer - Institutes
 Fraunhofer Institute for
Experimental Software
Engineering (IESE)
 Fraunhofer Institute for
Industrial Mathematics
(ITWM)
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Institutes
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German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Institute for Surface and Thin Film Analysis (IFOS)
Institute for Composite Materials (IVW)
Research Institute for Technology and Work (ITA)
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Institutes
 Institute for Biotechnology
and Drug Research
(IBWF)
 Max-Planck-Institute for
Software-Systems (MPI)
 Science Alliance
Kaiserslautern e.V
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Service facilities
 Foundation Office TU and FH
 Centre for Distance Learning and Further Education (ZFUW)
 Day nursery (KiTa)
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Service facilities
 Student Union
 Innovational Management GmbH (IMG)
 KIT (Information and Technology Transfer Office)
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Service facilities
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eTeaching Service Center (eTSC)
Nano Structuring Center (NSC)
Patent Information Centre (PIZ)
Technology Transfer
Uni-Shop (VKB e.V.)
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