Technical University of Braunschweig

Technical University of Braunschweig

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Former names	Collegium Carolinum
Motto	Nec aspera terrent
Motto in English	They are not terrified of the rough things
Type	Public
Established	1745; 279 years ago (1745)
Founder	Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Academic affiliation	TU9, CESAER, PEGASUS
Budget	€ 393 million[1]
President	Angela Ittel [de]
Academic staff	2,060 and 242 professors[1]
Total staff	3,795[1]
Students	19,981[2]
Doctoral students	2,223[1]
Location	Braunschweig , Lower Saxony , Germany 52°16′25″N 10°31′47″E / 52.27361°N 10.52972°E / 52.27361; 10.52972
Website	tu-braunschweig.de

The Technical University of Braunschweig (German: Technische Universität Braunschweig, unofficially University of Braunschweig – Institute of Technology), commonly referred to as TU Braunschweig, is the oldest Technische Universität ^[de] (comparable to an institute of technology in the American system) in Germany. It was founded in 1745 as Collegium Carolinum^[3] and is a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the most renowned and largest German institutes of technology. It is commonly ranked among the top universities for engineering in Germany. TU Braunschweig's research profile is very interdisciplinary, but with a focus on aeronautics, vehicle engineering including autonomous driving and electric mobility, manufacturing, life sciences, and metrology. Research is conducted in close collaboration with external organizations such as the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, several Fraunhofer Institutes, and Germany's national metrology institute (PTB), among many others. As one of very few research institutions of its type in the world, the university has its own research airport.