Welcome to Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Delegation

Welcome to Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

• Delegation

• from

• Thailand

• 29 March 2007

But first.....

• ...a few words about the beautiful city of Karlsruhe ....

The City of Karlsruhe

The City

The northern-most Pyramid 49°01‘34‘‘ N

Between Downtown and Parks

Universität Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe The Beginnings

• L‘Ecole Polytechnique à Karlsruhe

Historical Development

• 1825 Founded as a Polytechnical School

• 1885 „Technische Hochschule“

• 1899 Right to award Doctoral Degrees

• 1902 Surname „Fridericiana“

• 1967 University by decision of the State

• Legislature

• 2006 Winner in the National Excellence Competition

Outstanding Personalities

• Heinrich Hertz (Electromagnetic Waves)

• Carl Benz, Emil Skoda (Automobile)

• Ferdinand Redtenbacher (Mechanical Engineering)

• Fritz Haber (Nobel prize in Chemistry)

• Eduard Meier (Periodic System of Elements)

• Otto Lehmann (Crystallizing Microscope, Liquid Crystals)

• Ferdinand Braun (Nobel Price in Physics, Cathod

• Ray Tube)

The Campus

• Located in the former Palace Gardens in a beautiful green setting

• Close to the city center

• covering approx. 67 ha (92 soccer fields)

• nice mix of modern and

• historical buildings

11 Departments

• Humanities and Social Sciences

Data, Facts and Figures (2006)

Cultural Activities

• University Symphonic Orchestra

• University Big Band

• Chamber Music Group

• 3 Choirs

• 9 Student Theatre Groups

Partner Agreements and Cooperation in Asia

• Thamassat University

• National University of Singapore

• National Taiwan University

• Yangoon Technological University

• Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

• Tsinghua University

• Tongji University Shanghai

• Shanghai Jiaotong University

• Shanghai International Studies University

• Beijing Institute of Technology

• Harbin Institute of Technology

• Nanjing University

• Yunnan University

Shaping the 21st century !

• Artificial Fertilizers

• Automobile

• Information and Communication Technology

• Television

• Liquid Crystals

• Crystallizing Microscope

• Bicycle

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• A Tradition of Excellence

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• October 13, 2006:

• Selected to be one of the three

• Excellent Research Universities in Germany

• On our way to 

University Administration

International Office

International Strategy

• Goal: to be attractive for top researchers and students

• www.uni-karlsruhe.de

• www.kit.edu

UNIVERSITÄT KARLSRUHE (TH)

• 1825 - 2006

Partner Agreements and Cooperation in Russia

• Ufa State Aviation University

• Tomsk Polytechnical University

• St. Peterburg State University

• Moscow Power Engineering Institute

• Kuban State University

• Kuban Institute of Technology

Founders

• Johann Gottfried TULLA

• Friedrich WEINBRENNER

• Y2K

• JFK

Joint Courses with Partners Abroad

Courses Abroad in German Language

• Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Technical

• University Sofia/ Bulgaria

Studies at Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

• Anybody with a secondary school graduation may study in Germany

• All requirements in the home country for admission are necessary (entrance examinations, restrictions on field of studies)

Studies at Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

• Basic information is available from

• the Internet at www.uni-karlsruhe.de

• the Akademische Auslandsamt (International Office) at

• Karlstrasse 42/44

• D-76133 Karlsruhe Germany

Studies at Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

• Get Information

• Check your (German) language abilities

• Calculate the cost

• Get Application Forms

• Fill in carefully, add copies of school/university documents

• Apply early: before January 15/ July 15

• Check Visa requirements for your country

International Partner Agreements

• Institut National de Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA)

• Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENSL)

• Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble

• Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)

• Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine Nancy (INPL)

• Ecole Nationale des Arts et Métiers Paris (ENSAM)

• University of California at Berkeley

• University of Wisconsin - Madison

• University of Reykjavik

• Technical University Budapest

• Technical University Danzig

• Ufa University of Aviation Technology

• Technion Haifa

• University of Technology Sydney

• National University of Singapore

• Kunming Institute of Technology

• Kyoto University

Sports

• Several sports fields and tennis courts

• 2 Gymnasiums

• Olympic size Indoor Pool

• 3 times Finalist in German University Bowl in American Football, twice champions

• 4 times National Champion in Ultimate Frisbee

• Home of the Ironman 1998 and of the Silver Medal Winner in Triathlon in the Olympic Games 2000

• more than 30 different sports offered from Aikido to Water polo and Windsurfing