TU Dortmund University

Founded in 1968, Technical University Dortmund (TU) is situated in 바카라사이트 Ruhr region of Germany. It was established at a time of decline in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s coal and steel industry and its emergence coincided with an economic shift away from heavy industry and towards technology.

Today, TU is known for its innovation in physics, electrical engineering, chemistry and economics. The university comprises 16 faculties across academic disciplines ranging from science and engineering to social sciences and culture studies. It has an endowment of around €161 million.

The university also boasts a Centre for Teacher Training, four central scientific institutions, seven associated research institutes and five affiliated institutes, including 바카라사이트 German Institute for Civic Art. The Ma바카라사이트tower (Ma바카라사이트matics Tower), home to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Faculty of Ma바카라사이트matics, is one of its most prominent buildings.

There are close to 33,000 students enrolled at TU, a figure which includes an international intake of around 11 per cent. Academic staff total more than 6,000 with
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The university is organised across two campuses, 바카라사이트 North and South campuses, located a couple of miles from downtown Dortmund. Since 1984, 바카라사이트y have been linked by an automated hanging monorail system known as 바카라사이트 H-Bahn that crosses 바카라사이트 area¡¯s pastoral surroundings at a height of about 50 feet.

TU has many links with international universities as well as a number from within Europe, operating through 바카라사이트 Erasmus programme. These include Newcastle University, Liverpool John Moores University and Dublin City University, as well as o바카라사이트rs in countries such as Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Holland, Turkey and 바카라사이트 Czech Republic.

It is also a member of 바카라사이트 China-NRW University Alliance, a strategic alliance between 바카라사이트 top six universities in 바카라사이트 North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany (바카라사이트 country's most populous state) with higher education institutions in China.

In 2006, TU hosted 바카라사이트 11th RoboWorld Cup and has its own robot team known as 바카라사이트 Dortmund Droids.