Technische Universität Berlin

About Technische Universität Berlin

Technische Universität Berlin is a public-law corporation pursuant to §§ 1 and 2 of the Berlin Higher Education Act and a member of the excellence network Berlin University Alliance. Around 41,000 people from about 150 countries work, research and study at the university. TU Berlin offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs across seven faculties and one central institute, including Faculty V – Transportation and Machine Systems with institutes for machine tools and factory operations, aerospace as well as land and maritime transport. In addition to study and teaching, the university is engaged in knowledge and technology transfer: the Center for Intellectual Property supports patenting and cooperation with commercial enterprises, while the Centre for Entrepreneurship with the EINS start-up center promotes spin-offs. Through its Vocational Training Service Unit, TU Berlin provides in-house training with around 90 apprentices in 13 occupations. The central campus is located in Berlin's Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district; further sites are located in Wedding, Schöneberg and Dahlem/Steglitz-Zehlendorf, plus international offices in Brussels, Cairo, São Paulo and New York.

Site

Berlin

Processes

Study and teaching (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate), Research (Key Application Areas), Knowledge and technology transfer, Technology offers & patenting (Center for Intellectual Property), Entrepreneurship / start-up support (Centre for Entrepreneurship, EINS start-up center), Cooperation between science and industry, Continuing education/certificate programs, In-house vocational training (approx. 90 apprentices in 13 occupations)

Certificates

Systemakkreditierung, audit familiengerechte hochschule (mit Prädikat), TOTAL E-QUALITY Prädikat (6. Verleihung, Juli 2025), Professorinnenprogramm 2030 (positiv begutachtet), Partnerhochschule des Spitzensports, System accreditation (Accreditation Council), TOTAL E-QUALITY award, audit family-friendly university (with award)

Founded

1946

Employees

approx. 41,000

Industries

Science and higher education, Technology/industry cooperations, Start-ups/entrepreneurship

1. 01

   Study and teaching

2. 02

   Research (Key Application Areas)

3. 03

   Knowledge and technology transfer

4. 04

   Patenting and cooperation with industry

5. 05

   Entrepreneurship and spin-offs

Locations

Berlin – Central Campus

DE

Central campus with main building, Straße des 17. Juni 135

Berlin – Further Sites

DE

Sites in the districts of Wedding, Schöneberg, Dahlem/Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Berlin – Vocational Training Service Unit

DE

In-house vocational training, Salzufer 17-19

Brussels

BE

International office

Cairo

EG

International office

São Paulo

BR

International office

New York

US

International office

Services

Inside the production

Quality and Certificates

The quality management system for study and teaching has been system-accredited since July 2021; system reaccreditation is required by 30.09.2027.

History

1. 1770

   Founding of the Royal Mining Academy in Berlin (predecessor institution)

2. 1799

   Founding of the Royal Building Academy in Berlin

3. 1821

   Opening of the Royal Trade Academy in Berlin

4. 1879

   Merger of the Building and Trade Academies into the Royal Technical University of Berlin

5. 1899

   Conferral of the right to award doctorates on the technical universities of Prussia

6. 1916

   Integration of the Mining Academy into the Royal Technical University

7. 1946

   Reopening as Technische Universität Berlin on 9 April – Germany's first technical university

8. 1958

   Laying of the foundation stone for the northern grounds of TU Berlin

9. 2002

   Founding of the Faculty of Transportation and Machine Systems through the merger of departments

10. 2019

    Launch of the Berlin University Alliance under the Excellence Strategy

11. 2021

    System accreditation of the quality management system

12. 2026

    80th anniversary of TU Berlin; launch of the NEXTTUB strategy process