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Innovation is our tradition
The Universität Stuttgart is a research-intensive university with an engineering and science focus, as well as out-
standing departments in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics. The Universität Stuttgart has esta blished
itself as an internationally renowned center for research and training. Its high standards of academic training,
particularly in the natural and engineering sciences, are attested to by the fact that Professor Gerhard Ertl, a Stutt-
gart alumnus, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2007. Moreover, the high quality of research at
the Universität Stuttgart has just been rewarded in the second part of the joint federal and state Program of
Excellence initiative. A cluster of excellence in the field of simulation technology as well as a graduate school in
advanced manufacturing engineering have been selected for funding by the German Research Foundation.
The university's joint projects with a number of institutes of both the Fraunhofer and Max Planck Society, the
German Aerospace Center and many other research institutions make the Universität Stuttgart a driving force in
technological innovation in one of Europe's most dynamic high-tech regions.
Facts and figures (2007)
Some of our unique aspects
over 20,000 students
over 5,000 international students from more than
SOFIA Research Aircraft
100 countries
7 Masters programs taught in English
The Universität Stuttgart is the German operational head-
3 Erasmus Mundus study programs
quarter of this joint US-German project between NASA and
over 60 courses of study
the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The Stratosphere Ob-
4,600 staff (including 260 Full Professors) servatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a converted
140 institutes in 10 faculties Boeing 747 SP used by scientists to observe the develop-
ment of stars and solar systems. The technology at the
heart of the aircraft is a high-performance 2.7-metre di-
A research university ameter mirror telescope maintained and operated by the
Universität Stuttgart.
Leslie Sams, Currently the Universität Stuttgart is structured according
North Carolina (USA)
to academic disciplines. Its ten faculties provide a wide The High Performance Computing Center HLRS
As a student in Stuttgart,
range of study programs in Engineering, Natural Sciences, The HLRS is home to Europe's fastest vector computer. Its
I appreciate both the
Social Sciences and the Humanities. 12.7 TFLOPS of computing power are used to solve com-
theoretical base of my studies
plex tasks in cooperation with industry.
and my familiarity with the
The faculties
research interests and
Architecture and Urban Planning
Wind Tunnel
projects of my professors. The
Civil and Environmental Engineering
independence students have
The Universität Stuttgart's wind tunnel is among the
Chemistry
to structure their studies Geo- and Biosciences
world's most modern high-performance facilities of its kind.
makes it possible to take Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and
It is used to conduct realistic simulations of the aerody-
advantage of opportunities Information Technology
namic and aeroacoustic properties of vehicles at speeds of
outside the university and to
Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy up to 250 km/h.
gather experience, for
Mechanical Engineering
example, in important
Mathematics and Physics
International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies
research institutions and
Humanities
This center for advanced study has established its reputa-
industries. Not to be forgotten:
Management, Economics and Social Sciences
tion as an international research forum in the fields of cul-
for a city of its size, Stuttgart tural theory, risk governance and theory of technology.
offers a great range of leisure
The university constantly strives to react to the dynamics of
activities: art, music, festivals,
change in the knowledge society. It ensures that, when-
sports, parks, and a central
ever required, its research and teaching activities have an in-
International profile
location in Europe. terdisciplinary focus, and makes use of the latest teaching
technology (such as e-learning, blended learning, and vir-
Life at the university has a clear international profile. A wide
tual classrooms). The work of selected research centers
range of partnerships, interinstitutional agreements and ex-
and training groups extends beyond the traditional limits of
change programs with universities throughout the world,
individual faculties, conducting teaching and research
place Stuttgart at the heart of a global network.
within a flexible framework in pioneering fields of study.
Research centers such as the High Performance Compu-
International Graduate Schools and PhD Programs
ting Center, the Institute for Visualisation and Interactive
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (English)
Systems, the Center for Systems Biology, or the Aerospace Advanced Solid State Science (English)
Center have set milestones in the ongoing development of Comparing Democratic Societies in Europe / CODESE
vital cutting-edge technologies.
(German, English and French)
Environment Water/ ENWAT PhD Program (English)
Key interdisciplinary fields
Simulation Technology (English)
Modeling and simulation technology
New materials
Complex systems and communication
Technology concepts and technology assessment
Sustainable energy resources and the environment
Mobility
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Design and technology of sustainable habitats
Further information is available at
www.uni-stuttgart.de
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