Freiberg University of Mining and Technology

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Established1765
RectorProf. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht
Total staff
2,040 (2021)[1]
Students3,471 (WS 2022/23)[1]
Location
Freiberg
,
Germany
Websitehttps://tu-freiberg.de/en

The Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (abbreviation: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, TUBAF) is a public university of technology with 3,471 students[2] in the city of Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. The university's focuses are exploration, mining & extraction, processing, and recycling of natural resources & scrap, as well as developing new materials and researching renewable energies. It is highly specialized and proficient in these fields.

Today, it is the oldest university of mining and metallurgy in the world.

  1. ^ a b , Daten, Fakten: Statistische Angaben Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine – Website der TU Freiberg, retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Kennzahlen und Rankings | TU Bergakademie Freiberg". tu-freiberg.de. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-10-27.