University of Karlsruhe Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
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Tagline	Forschungsuniversität (Research University)
Established	October 7, 1825
Type	Public
Rector	Horst Hippler
Faculty	276
Staff	3,642
Students	18,245
Location	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (49°00′34″N 8°24′42″E / 49.00944, 8.41167Coordinates: 49°00′34″N 8°24′42″E / 49.00944, 8.41167)
Address	Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Kaiserstraße 12 76131 Karlsruhe
Website	www.uni-karlsruhe.de

The Universität Karlsruhe (TH) (also called Fridericiana / University of Karlsruhe) recently merged with Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe to form the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). It is a mainly technical university in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany and is a leading research university. No natural science university in Germany receives more funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft than the Universität Karlsruhe (except in Biology where it is not under the TOP 20^[1]) ^[2]. However the university is not in the TOP20 in the subjects mathematics ^[3] in 2006. In the engineering sciences (except mechanical engineering where it is in the top10^[4]) the university is in the top three together with University of Stuttgart and the RWTH Aachen. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 290 pixelsFull resolution (1869 × 678 pixel, file size: 390 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Audimax am Forum der Fridericiana, Karlsruhe Photograph Tobias Helfrich, January 14th, 2005. ... A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe [in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft] (literally: Karlsruhe Research Centre [within the Helmholtz Association]) is a research institution based in Karlsruhe/BW, Germany. ... The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the name of a cooperation between the University of Karlsruhe and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (abbreviated DFG, German Research Foundation in English) is an important German research funding organization. ... The Universität Stuttgart is the University of Stuttgart. ... RWTH Aachen University is a large university located in Aachen (Germany). ...

With regard to research and teaching it is among the best German universities. This is demonstrated for example by the proportion of international students studying there, namely over twenty per cent. 6 tenth of a percent of all students receive grants from the German Studienstiftung (German National Academic Foundation) which only accepts the most talented. No other university with a focus on natural sciences and technology is more attractive for those sponsoring students. ^[5] The German National Academic Foundation or German National Merit Foundation (German: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, short: Studienstiftung) is an organisation to promote students of outstanding intellectual abilities and personality. ...

The faculty of chemistry belongs to "the cream of the crop in chemistry" in the world (in 1998).^[6]

History

Fridericiana founded 1825

The University of Karlsruhe was founded as a Polytechnische Schule (polytechnical school) on October 7, 1825 having as an example the École polytechnique in Paris. However, the school was more influenced by other German polytechnics like the ETH Zürich or the TU Wien. Although the school considers itself as the first technical university in Germany that is not true, because when the university was founded several technical universities and universitites offering technical subjects in Germany (e.g. TU Wien) and many other similar institutes / schools exist already. It also was not an university at this time. But one can say it is the first university in Germany within borders of 1945 that calls itself technical university. In 1865 Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden (German: Friedrich) raised the school to the status of Hochschule ("Institute/University"), and the university has also been known since 1902 as the Fridericiana in his honour. In 1885 the institution was renamed a Technische Hochschule (Institute of Technology), and in 1967 it became Universität (a full University). In 1899 all technical universities and therefore the University of Karlsruhe were granted the right to award doctorates (Dr. Ing.). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ETH Zurich (from its German name Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland. ... Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. ... Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... Baden is a region in Southwestern Germany, along the right bank of the Rhine. ... The education system in Germany has a long tradition of compulsory state schools. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Technische Hochschule (acronym TH) is, what a university of technology (i. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 6, 2006 the contract for the foundation of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was signed by Prof. Horst Hippler and Dr. Dieter Ertmann from the University of Karlsruhe and Prof. Manfred Popp and Ass.jur. Sigurd Lettow from Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. The name was given after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the leading US technical university. ^[7] is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the name of a cooperation between the University of Karlsruhe and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. ... Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe [in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft] (literally: Karlsruhe Research Centre [within the Helmholtz Association]) is a research institution based in Karlsruhe/BW, Germany. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

Admission and Education

The Universität Karlsruhe (TH) is not selective in its admission except for Industrial Engineering and Management. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

However, the actual selection process takes place in the Grundstudium (study period leading to a Vordiplom). Education at Universität Karlsruhe (TH) tends to be theoretically oriented with a high amount of mathematics involved throughout the courses. Diplom is an academic degree in Germany. ...

For WS 2007/08 the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) is going to introduce a general selection process for all courses.

Faculties

The university has 11 faculties:

1. Mathematics
2. Physics
3. Chemistry and Biology
4. Humanities and Social sciences
5. Architecture
6. Civil engineering, Geology and Ecological sciences
7. Mechanical engineering
8. Chemical and process engineering
9. Electrical engineering and Information technology
10. Computer Science
11. Economics

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Famous people and discoveries

• Ferdinand Redtenbacher (1809-1863), founder of mechanical engineering in Germany .
• Carl Benz (1844-1929), the inventor of the automobile, studied here and received an honorary Ph.D. in 1914.
• Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918) developed the cathode ray tube in 1897 which is widely used in today's televisions. In 1909 he received the Nobel Prize for it.
• Otto Lehmann (1855-1922), the "father" of liquid crystal research.
• Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894) discovered electromagnetic waves in 1887 which are the basis of radio. The SI unit of frequency, hertz is named after him.
• Fritz Haber (1868-1934) developed the high-pressure synthesis of ammonia in 1909 and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918.
• Wolfgang Gaede (1878-1945) founded vacuum technology.
• Wilhelm Nusselt (1882-1957) co-founded technical thermodynamics.
• Hermann Staudinger (1881-1965) won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953, for his discoveries in the field of macromolecular chemistry.
• Edward Teller (1908-2003) known as the father of the hydrogen bomb

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Famous students

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Presidents

• 1968 - 1983 Professor Dr. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Heinz Draheim
• 1983 - 1994 Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Kunle
• 1994 - 2002 Professor Dr. Sigmar Wittig
• 2002 - current Professor Dr. sc. tech. Horst Hippler^[8]

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References

1. ^ http://www.dfg.de/ranking/ranking2006/download/dfg_foerderranking_4_3.pdf
2. ^ Exzellent in Naturwissenschaften. 03.07.2003
3. ^ http://www.dfg.de/ranking/ranking2006/download/dfg_foerderranking_4_8.pdf
4. ^ http://www.dfg.de/ranking/ranking2006/download/dfg_foerderranking_4_10.pdf
5. ^ Die Eliteschmiede
6. ^ ScienceWatch: Chemistry Research. Institutions Ranked by Citations and Citation Impact. July/August 1998
7. ^ The strategy for the future
8. ^ Office of the President of Universität Fridericiana

External links

• University of Karlsruhe Homepage
  • Facts & Figures
  • Further Facts & Figures (PDF, 2004, German)