Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany

The Higher Education Development Plan (HEP) serves as the overall strategic direction of the TU Kaiserslautern. Against the background of the initial situation and the strategic challenges, the vision and strategic development goals of the TU Kaiserslautern are described.

Founded in 1970 as a technical and scientific university, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern is today the only technical and engineering-oriented university in Rhineland-Palatinate.

As a campus university with around 14,200 students, the TU Kaiserslautern offers innovative and future-oriented courses in twelve departments. With a wide variety of courses - from biophysics, bio and chemical engineering to food chemistry and socio-informatics - the TU has a wide range of courses to offer its students.

The TU Kaiserslautern enjoys a high international reputation in research and teaching. In addition, the students and (young) scientists benefit from the numerous internationally renowned research institutions, including two Fraunhofer Institutes, a Max Planck Institute, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and the Institute for Composite Materials, which are closely involved in applied research cooperate with the TU.