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Leuven
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Leuven or Louvain is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels, the municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighboring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the 10th largest municipality in Belgium and the fourth in Flanders with more than 100,244 inhabitants, Leuven is home to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the largest and oldest university of the Low Countries and the oldest Catholic university still in existence. The related university hospital of UZ Leuven, is one of the largest hospitals in Europe, the city is also known for being the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the worlds largest brewer and one of the five largest consumer-goods companies in the world. The earliest mention of Leuven is from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia, according to a legend the citys red and white arms depict the blood-stained shores of the river Dyle after this battle. Situated beside this river, and near to the stronghold of the Dukes of Brabant, a token of its former importance as a centre of cloth manufacture is shown in that ordinary linen cloth is known in late-14th-century and 15th-century texts as lewyn. In the 15th century a new era began with the founding of what is now the largest and oldest university in the Low Countries. In the 18th century the brewery Den Horen flourished, Leuven has several times been besieged or occupied by foreign armies, these include the Battle of Leuven, Siege of Leuven and Battle of Leuven. Both world wars in the 20th century inflicted major damage upon the city, upon Germanys entry into World War I, the town was heavily damaged by rampaging soldiers. In all, about 300 civilians lost their lives, the university library was also destroyed on 25 August 1914, using petrol and incendiary pastilles. 230,000 volumes were lost in the destruction, including Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts, a collection of 750 medieval manuscripts, and more than 1,000 incunabula. The destruction of the library shocked the world, with the Daily Chronicle describing it as war not only against civilians and it was rebuilt after the war, and much of the collection was replaced. Great Britain and the United States were major providers of material for the replenishment of the collection. In World War II, after the start of the German offensive, Leuven formed part of the British Expeditionary Forces front line and was defended by units of the 3rd Division and Belgian troops. From 14 to 16 May 1940, the German Army Group B assaulted the city with heavy air, the British withdrew their forces to the River Senne on the night of 16 May and the town was occupied the next day. The new university building was set on fire by shelling on 16 May. Given the presence of the KULeuven, an important European institution for research and education. There are several biotech and ICT companies, Gasthuisberg, the hospital and research centre
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Universiteit Gent
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Ghent University is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands, after the Belgian revolution of 1830, the newly formed Belgian state began to administer the university. In 1930, it became the first Dutch-speaking university in Belgium—French having been the language up to that point. In 1991, the university was granted autonomy and changed its name from State University of Ghent to its current designation. It is one of the largest Flemish universities, consisting of 41,000 students and 9,000 staff members, the current rector is Anne De Paepe. Ghent consistently rates among the top universities not only in Belgium, the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Ghent at 62nd. While U. S. News & World Report Ranked Ghent 98 globally in the 2017 rankings, the university in Ghent was opened on 9 October 1817, with JC van Rotterdam serving as the first rector. In the first year, it had 190 students and 16 professors, the original four faculties consisted of Humanities, Law, Medicine and Science, and the language of instruction was Latin. The university was founded by King William I as part of a policy to stem the intellectual and academic lag in the part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After peaking at a student population of 414, the number of students declined quickly following the Belgian Revolution, at this time, the Faculties of Humanities and Science were broken from the university, but they were restored five years later, in 1835. Ghent University played a big role in the foundation of organic chemistry. Friedrich August Kekulé unraveled the structure of benzene at Ghent and Adolf von Baeyer, in 1882, Sidonie Verhelst became the first female student at the university. French became the language of instruction, taking the place of Latin, in 1903, the Flemish politician Lodewijk De Raet led a successful campaign to begin instruction in Dutch, and the first courses were begun in 1906. During World War I, the occupying German administration conducted Flamenpolitik, a Flemish Institute, commonly known as Von Bissing University, was founded in 1916 but was disestablished after the war and French language was fully reinstated. In 1923, Cabinet Minister Pierre Nolf put forward a motion to establish the university as a Dutch-speaking university. August Vermeylen served as the first rector of a Dutch-language university in Belgium, in the Second World War, the German administration of the university attempted to create a German orientation, removing faculty members and installing loyal activists. However, the university became the point for many resistance members as the war progressed. After the war, the university became a larger institution
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Universiteit van Aalborg
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Aalborg University is a Danish university located mainly in Aalborg, Denmark with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg and Copenhagen. Aalborg University was established in 1974 under Aalborg University Center, today, Aalborg University is the fifth largest university in Denmark based on the number of enrolled students. In Aalborg, the university is located on the main campus in the eastern part of the city. Currently, Aalborg University has approximately 21,606 students and 3,479 employees, in 2011, Aalborg University experienced the largest increase in applicants in Denmark, as the number of new students increased by 31 per cent. At its establishment in 1974, AUC had a Faculty of Humanities, a Faculty of Social Science, in 1994, AUC changed name to Aalborg University. The Surveying and Mapping programme still exists at Aalborg University and is offered both in Aalborg and at the department in Copenhagen. Aalborg Universitys roots can be traced back to e. g, since its establishment in 1974, AAU has been characterised by a problem-based and project-oriented teaching method. The rector is appointed by the university board, the rector in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of rector, deans, hence the university has no faculty governance. Aalborg University has five faculties with a number of departments, schools, centres, the librarys primary mission is to support research and education at Aalborg University by providing appropriate information and documentation. The University Library is geographically located at Langagervej 2 in Aalborg, Aalborg Universitys largest campus is situated in the Eastern part of the city of Aalborg. Located on campus is the fitness centre UniFitness as well as some restaurants, other divisions of AAUs campus in Aalborg can be found various places in the city centre. Aalborg University Esbjerg is the name of the Esbjerg department of Aalborg University, Aalborg University Esbjerg offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and courses mainly in engineering sciences. Aalborg University Esbjerg is located at Niels Bohrs Road 8, Aalborg University Copenhagen is the name of Aalborg Universitys department in Copenhagen. Aalborg University Copenhagen offers 8 undergraduate and 21 postgraduate programmes and courses, Aalborg University Copenhagen is currently located at A. C. Meyers Vænge 15 in southwest Copenhagen. AAU conducts research within all faculties, AAU has established centres for telecommunication at Birla Institute of Technology in India, at Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia, and at the University of Rome. Furthermore, AAU has established a centre for health technology at Xian Jiaotong University in China. AAU has conducted experiments in the field of CubeSat technology
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Technische Universiteit Berlijn
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The Technische Universität Berlin, known as TU Berlin and unofficially as the Technical University of Berlin, is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1879 and became one of the most prestigious institutions in Europe. It has one of the highest proportions of students in Germany. It belongs to the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education, the TU Berlin is home of two innovation centers designated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The university is known for its highly ranked engineering programmes, especially in engineering and engineering management. The university alumni and professor list include US National Academies members, the TH Charlottenburg was named after the borough of its location in Charlottenburg just outside Berlin. Beforehand, the college had been, however, for several decades under the auspices of the Frederick William University. After Charlottenburgs absorption into Greater Berlin in 1920 and Germany being turned into Weimar Republic, in 1927, the Department of Geodesy of the Agricultural College of Berlin was incorporated into the TH Berlin. The shell construction remained unfinished after the outbreak of World War II and after Beckers suicide in 1940, the north section of the main building of the university was destroyed during a bombing raid in November 1943. Due to the fighting at the end of the Second World War. Planning for the re-opening of the school began on June, 2nd 1945, once the acting rectorship led by Gustav Ludwig Hertz and Max Volmer was appointed. As both Hertz and Volmer remained in exile in the Soviet Union for some time to come, since 2009 the TU Berlin houses two Knowledge and Innovation Communities designated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The TU Berlin covers 604,000 m², distributed over various locations in Berlin, the main campus is located in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The seven schools of the university have some 33,933 students enrolled in 90 subjects, El Gouna campus, Technische Universität Berlin has established a satellite campus in Egypt to act as a scientific and academic field office. The nonprofit public-private partnership aims to offer services provided by Technische Universität Berlin at the campus in El Gouna on the Red Sea, in addition there are 2,651 student assistants and 126 trainees. International student mobility is applicable through ERASMUS programme or through Top Industrial Managers for Europe network, the new common main library of Technische Universität Berlin and of the Berlin University of the Arts was opened in 2004 and holds about 2.9 million volumes. The library building was sponsored partially by Volkswagen and is named officially University Library of the TU Berlin, a source of confusion to many, the letters above the main entrance only state Volkswagen Bibliothek – without any mentioning of the universities. Bruno Ahrends, architect Steffen Ahrends, architect Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect, head of Higher Technical School in Sofia, wilhelm Cauer, mathematician, essential contributions to the design of filters
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Technische Universiteit Dresden
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The name Technische Universität Dresden has only been used since 1961, the history of the university, however, goes back nearly 200 years to 1828. The university is a member of TU9, a consortium of the nine leading German Institutes of Technology, the university is one of eleven German universities which succeeded in the Excellence Initiative in 2012, thus getting the title of a University of Excellence. The TU Dresden succeeded in all three rounds of the German Universities Excellence Initiative, in 1828, with emerging industrialization, the Saxon Technical School was founded to educate skilled workers in technological subjects such as mechanics, mechanical engineering and ship construction. In 1871, the year the German Empire was founded, the institute was renamed the Royal Saxon Polytechnic Institute, at that time, subjects not connected with technology, such as history and languages, were introduced. By the end of the 19th century the institute had developed into a university covering all disciplines, in 1961 it was given its present name, the Dresden University of Technology. Upon German reunification in 1990, the university had already integrated the College of Forestry, formerly the Royal Saxony Academy of Forestry, some faculties were newly founded, the faculties of Information Technology, Law, Education and Economics. With 4,390 students the Faculty of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences is the second-largest faculty at the university and it is composed of 5 departments, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology. The departments are all located on the main campus, in 2006, a new research building for the biology department opened. The Faculty of Architecture comprises 6 departments, currently, there are 1,410 students enrolled. The Faculty of Civil Engineering is structured into 11 departments and it is the oldest and smallest of the faculties. There are currently 800 students enrolled, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is organized into 13 departments. The faculty is the heart of the so-called Silicon Saxony in Dresden, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences has 2,914 students. The faculty is located on the campus, except for the Forestry department which is located in Tharandt. The Forestry department is the oldest of its kind in Germany and its history goes back to the foundation of the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry in 1816. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering comprises 19 departments and has 5,731 students and it is the largest faculty at TUD. The Faculty of Economics comprises five departments, Business Education Studies, Business Management, Economics, Management Information Systems, the Faculty of Education, located East of the main campus, has 2,075 students. The Faculty of Languages, Literature and Culture is structured into five departments, American Studies, English Studies, German Studies, Philology, Romance Languages, there are 3,215 students at this faculty. The Faculty of Law is going to close in the few years
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Technische Universiteit München
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The Technical University of Munich is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihenstephan. It is a member of TU9, a society of the largest and most notable German institutes of technology. TUMs alumni include 13 Nobel laureates,18 Leibniz Prizewinners and 10 IEEE Fellow Members, timeline 1868 University founded by King Ludwig II. 1877 Awarded the designation Königlich Bayerische Technische Hochschule München,1901 Granted the right to award doctorates. 1902 Approval of the election of the Principal by the teaching staff,1930 Integration of the College of Agriculture and Brewing in Weihenstephan. 1949–1954, Reconstruction of the building of the Technische Universität by Robert Vorhoelzer after WWII. Construction of a new building and library. 1957 Given the status of a ‘public legal body’,1958 Research Reactor Munich, Garching officially assigned to the TH München. 1967 Establishment of a faculty of medicine 1970 Renamed to ‘Technische Universität München’,2004 Official opening of Forschungsreaktor München II, a leading neutron source, on March 2. Even to the present day, it is still the state university dedicated to technology. Numerous excellent TUM professors have secured their place in the history of technology, many important scientists, architects, the prerequisites for an academic training in engineering were created at the start of the 19th century when the advancement of technology on the basis of exact sciences commenced. There were also calls for a university for all studies in Bavaria. The polytechnic schools set up in Augsburg, Munich and Nuremberg, instead, an advanced engineering course was established at the Polytechnic School Munich in 1840, which was the forerunner of what was later to become the Technische Hochschule München. In 1868, King Ludwig II founded the newly structured Polytechnische Schule München and it was allowed to call itself Königlich Bayerische Technische Hochschule München as from the academic year 1877–78. The first Principal was the former Head of the Engineering Course, in the year of its foundation, the college took up residence in the new building in Arcisstrasse, which was designed by Gottfried v. Neureuther. In those days, more than 350 students were taught by 24 professors and 21 lecturers, the college was divided into five sections, I. Department VI. was added in 1872, with an average of about 2,600 to 2,800 students, the TH München ranked ahead of the TH Berlin as the largest German technical college for a while. The first female undergraduate matriculated in architecture in 1905, after the Bavarian government officially allowed women to study at a college in the German Reich
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Universiteit van Stuttgart
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The University of Stuttgart is a university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties and it is one of the top nine leading technical universities in Germany with highly ranked programs in civil, mechanical, industrial and electrical engineering. The academic tradition of the University of Stuttgart goes back to its probably most famous student, Gottlieb Daimler. These four universities, in combination with RWTH Aachen are the top five universities of the aforementioned TU9, from 1770 to 1794, the Karlsschule was the first university in Stuttgart. Located in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, it has since 1818 been the University of Hohenheim and is not related to the University of Stuttgart, what is now the University of Stuttgart was founded in 1829, and celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2004. Because of the importance of the technical sciences and instruction in these fields. In 1900 it was awarded the right to grant doctoral degrees in the technical disciplines, the development of the courses of study at the Technical College of Stuttgart led to its renaming in 1967 to the present-day Universität Stuttgart. With this change of name came along a built-up of new fields, such as history of science and technology and the sciences. Since the end of the 1950s, a part of the university has located in the suburb of Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Most technical subjects are located in Vaihingen, while the humanities, the sciences, architecture. As of 2014, University of Stuttgart is ranked 85th in the world in the field of Engineering & Technology according to QS World University Rankings
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Technische Universiteit Tallinn
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Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology is the only technical university in Estonia. TUT, in the city of Tallinn, is the nation’s leading academic institution in engineering, business. TUT has colleges in Tallinn, Tartu, Kuressaare and Kohtla-Järve, despite the similar names, Tallinn University and Tallinn University of Technology are separate institutions. In the early century, Estonia recognised an urgent need for locally trained engineering specialists. Until then, young people from Estonia had received their specialist education in St. Petersburg, on 17 September 1918, the Estonian Engineering Society opened an Estonian-based engineering school named Special Engineering Courses. That date has been recognised as the date of the Tallinn University of Technology. Programmes were offered in mechanical, electrical, civil and hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding, in 1919, the school became the private Tallinn College of Engineering, which in 1920 was declared a state institution. Teachers efforts to develop an Estonian terminology for science and technology proved fruitful, in 1923, the first engineering graduation theses were defended in Estonia. In the same year, a laboratory of materials testing opened for research work. By the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was granted university status, the institute had two faculties, civil and mechanical engineering and chemistry and mining. In 1938, the name Tallinn Technical University was effective, in 1940 the Faculty of Economics, in 1958 the Faculty of Power Engineering and in 1965 the Faculty of Control Engineering were founded. After 2003 the university was known in English as the Tallinn University of Technology, in 2014 an agreement for merger of the Estonian Maritime Academy with TUT was signed. On 16 November 2016, TUT and the Estonian Information Technology College signed a merger agreement, since 1 August 2017, the IT College will become a part of TUT. Tallinn University of Technology is a modern, international university teaching the newest knowledge and skills necessary for today’s international, there are over 30 fully accredited international degree programmes that are available fully in English. The cooperation and exchange programmes with world´s top universities provides TUT students chance to study a semester or a year abroad, gallen University, University of Southern Denmark and other renowned academic institutions. The university offers over 30 degree programmes in English,4 Bachelor programmes,17 Master programmes and 10 PhD programmes, the Vice President and former President of the Estonian Academy of Science, Jüri Engelbrecht, is also a member of TUT. The cooperation, especially with European universities is more focused for curricula development, project cooperation, in Europe, student and staff mobility is mainly organised under Erasmus programme. A selection of university-wide partnerships, Tallinn University of Technology 6-min
