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Technische Universität Berlin

University of technology · Berlin

UniversityFounded 1946
Technische Universität Berlin campus
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About

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first German university to adopt the name Technische Universität (meaning 'university of technology'). The university alumni and staff includes several US National Academies members, two National Medal of Science laureates, the creator of the first fully functional programmable (electromechanical) computer, Konrad Zuse, and ten Nobel Prize laureates.

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Key facts

Type
University of technology, University of Excellence, Public research university
Founded
1946
Students
34,842
Also known as
Berlin Inst Tech, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin Technical University, TU Berlin