History
Technische Universität Darmstadt is a treasure house of achievement and innovative power – the result of more than 140 years of human ingenuity in all its variety leaving its mark day after day.
Education
In its Principles of Study and Teaching, TU Darmstadt underscores the significance of academic excellence and personality orientation, its culture of openness and the ‘studyability’ of its courses. It regularly honours good teaching with generously endowed awards (Athene Award for Good Teaching, E-Teaching Award).Digital Media in TeachingTU Darmstadt is one of the group of German universities that makes comprehensive and exemplary use of digital media in teaching.Quality Assurance and DevelopmentTeaching at TU Darmstadt is subject to a comprehensive internal and external quality assurance and development programme.
Research
The thematic research priorities of TU Darmstadt are defined by six profile areas. The profile areas represent nationally and internationally visible core competencies and shape the specific profile of the university.
Career
More than 4,900 employees work, research and teach at TU Darmstadt. We provide support to our staff so that they are able to apply their knowledge and individual expertise to their range of duties and to develop their skills effectively.
Short Courses
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
246 29
2023
275 -6
2022
269
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
251 50
2023
301
2022
301
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
401
2022
401 100
2021
501
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
615 -62
2022
553
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
- Forum for Interdisciplinary Research (FiF)
- University and State Library Darmstadt (ULB)
- University IT-Service and Computing Centre (HRZ)
- University Sports Centre (USZ)
- Language Resource Centre (SPZ)
- Academic Bridging Courses (Studienkolleg)
- Centre for Educational Development (HDA)
Housing services
Everything concerned with accommodation for incoming exchange students is centrally managed by the Housing Services for Exchange Students. It offers special assistance to international students and exchange students in finding adequate accommodation. This service includes an Accommodation Guide (with links to private and public dormitories, hotels and boarding houses), guidelines for searching accommodation on the private market and assistance with housing contracts, negotiations with landlords or moving into a student dormitory.
Library services
SAE Digital Library availableThe database includes more than 225,000 technical papers, standards, reports, books and magazines about mobility.About 50,000 documents edited by SAE can be downloaded directly as pdf.Available in full text are
- 45,000 technical papers since 1998
- 5,500 papers from SAE journals since 1998
- more than 170 e-books by SAE since 1990
Medical services
In Germany health insurance is mandatory.Therefore you should take care of registering for a suitable health insurance in time. The insurance scheme and the health insurance provider that is right for you depends amongst other on your status (employee vs. scholarship holder) and your income.
Their programs are fully accredited by the German Accreditation Council, and you can expect the level of quality that granted the Darmstadt University of Technology its world-wide reputation of excellence in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.