Study in Ilmenau

uniinternational www.tu-ilmenau.de Study in Germany Study in Ilmenau 1 Ilmenau University of Technology 2 Contents 5 Preface 6 The Ilmenau University of Technology 6 Profile of the University 10 The town of Ilmenau and its environs 12 Degree Structure 12 Faculties 14 Degree Courses 14 BSc (Bachelor of Science), BA (Bachelor of Arts) courses 15 MSc (Master of Science), MA ( Master of Arts) courses 16 Reading for a doctorate 18 Admission Requirements for the various courses of study at the University 18 Admission of school-leavers onto Bachelor´s courses 21 Admission to the Master´s courses for graduates of universities outside Germany 21 Admission to read for the doctorate 24 Postgraduate training opportunities at the Ilmenau University of Technology 26 Useful information 26 Grant aid to students from abroad 26 Entering Germany 28 Services provided by the Student Guild (Studentenwerk) 29 The cost of living in Ilmenau 29 The „we4you“ network, leisure activities 31 Health and health insurance 32 To get to Ilmenau 3 4 Preface You are probably reading this booklet be- with the assurance that, here, the content cause you are perhaps about to make a vital is of the best. To weigh up the “feel good” decision, perhaps the most vital decision in factor, too, read about what there is to do your lifetime so far. You are thinking about in your spare time and all the ways of find- taking a degree in Germany and are perhaps ing friends here at the Ilmenau University of spoilt for choice. There is good education to Technology. be had at many universities and of those, Interested? There is much more information many teach the subjects in which you are on the web at www.tu-ilmenau.de interested. To reach your decision, you need to check out all the factors affecting whether a particular university will be the best choice for you personally and academically – and thus, also, in career terms. With this booklet, we at the Ilmenau University of Technology invite you to explore this university in the hills, where engineering has always been Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. outstanding and is now flanked by a range Dr. h. c. Prof. h. c. of related subjects. Peter Scharff (Professor Peter Scharff) Rector, Ilmenau University of Technology In this booklet you can read about Ilme- nau’s unique features and how you can be Staff will gladly answer any questions sent by enabled to take your first or second degree email to [email protected] 5 Ilmenau University of Technology Profile of the University before it became the trend in other places. Ilmenau graduates rarely experience delay The training of engineers in Ilmenau is built in finding jobs when they have got their de- on a long and excellent tradition. The original gree, and the University is rightly proud of institution was the Thüringisches Technikum, the fact. It is a state-funded higher education founded in 1894. It became the Hochschule establishment, with about 6,500 students für Elektrotechnik in 1953. Ten years later at the last count. There are still no tuition it was elevated to Technische Hochschule fees to pay. It must, however, be said that Ilmenau, reflecting the broader range of all students in Germany are required to pay degree subjects offered and their academic a “Semester contribution”. What this com- standard. Accorded the status of University prises in Ilmenau is the costs of using the in 1992, the Technische Universität Ilmenau services of the Thüringen Student Guild, the became, paradoxically, one of Germany’s expenses incurred in the student representa- newest Universities under its new title. tive system and a season ticket for the train between Ilmenau and Erfurt. At the time of Its strong feature is the interdisciplinary ap- writing, the “semester contribution” is for proach to both research and teaching. Aca- the first semester 137,40 € and for all fol- demics have been working from the first in lowings 122,40 € (there are two semesters close and rigorous co-operation both across per academic year). their subject divides and across the bound- ary between university and industry. Here The University upholds high standards, both interdisciplinary work was well established in terms of academic content and in the fa- 6 cilities offered to students. Indeed, the com- It is a real trademark of the University that it bination at Ilmenau of a friendly, personal relies upon interdisciplinary work across fac- academic setting with pleasant social con- ulty boundaries, and brings together many ditions has long been a trademark of this skills thereby. This approach has made it pos- university. If you are a student from abroad, sible to establish highly competitive research you will find there is a care and mentor sys- activities: tem already in place for you. It makes it easier for you to adjust to the timetable and other • Nano-engineering aspects of university life here, so that you • Precision engineering, instrumentation and lose no academic ground on arrival. measurement Without research, a university is dead. Here • Technical and biomedical prosthetic systems the research is the foundation of teaching, • Drive technology, energy and environmental postgraduate studies and academic develop- engineering ment of the next generation of scientists. • Digital media technology The University occupies a leading position • Mobile communications both nationally and internationally in a number of areas of research, pure and ap- plied. 7 A particularly interesting feature of these One of the best-known is Professor Karlheinz clusters is the fact that they are open to the Brandenburg (Photo), the inventor of MP3. scientific working groups of other universi- His research has represented a great propor- ties or extramural research centres and in- tion of Germany’s share in the international dustrial companies. science behind innovative digital media. Many of the research projects are being pur- Professor Gerd Jäger, who is another re- sued by individuals or groups called “Nach- searcher at Ilmenau University of Technol- wuchsforscher” in German: these are spe- ogy of international renown, is a leader in cially designated fast-track researchers from the field of positioning and measurement the new generation of scientists, who have machinery in the nanometre range and has indicated the high value they set on our Uni- received accolades from the DFG, the Ger- versity’s work by coming here. One example man Research Council. is the MacroNano Innovation Development Centre with its two groups of next-generation researchers, one into Microfluidics and Bio-Sensors and the other into Functionalised Peripherics. There are renowned academics teaching and researching at Ilmenau University of Tech- nology. 8 9 Humboldt Building The town of Ilmenau and its environs used as a training facility by Olympic aspirants but available also to anyone challenged by The triangle formed by Weimar, Ilmenau and sledging, whether for its sheer pleasure or Eisenach within Germany is of both histori- its high arts. cal and cultural significance. The names of Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Bach and Luther are Ilmenau has its own cinema and concert hall forever linked with this beautiful landscape. (also used as a theatre), though the majority Ilmenau is a market town situated in the pic- of cultural events of interest to students are turesque valley of the Ilm on the norther- to be found on campus in the many sports ly side of the Thüringer Wald (our wooded and social clubs and student societies. section of the mid-German hills). The area is well patronised by tourists. People come on The nearest biggish city is Erfurt, capital of holiday to this area for rest and recreation or Thüringen. A train ticket to take students the- in active pursuit of walking and other sum- re at any time is included in the “semester mer and winter sports. The spruce forests are contribution”, and the journey is not a long interlaced by a network of walking routes. one. Erfurt is a city of considerable beauty. When they are snow-clad in winter, the paths It has an inviting medieval town centre, an are made into tracks ideal for the relaxing ac- opera house, many shopping opportunities tivity of cross-country skiing. Oberhof, 20 km and after your stroll among these there are into the hills from Ilmenau, is a winter sports pubs and restaurants of every style from the resort where many Olympic medallists have classic to the alternative. trained. In Ilmenau itself, there is a luge run 10 07 Ilmenau town centre 11 Degree structure European Universities met at Bologna to esta- Besides the consecutive Master’s courses, Il- blish the structure now also adopted by Ilme- menau also offers (so far) four Master’s cour- nau: a two-tier scheme in which the Master’s ses which are seperate but related to the type follows the Bachelor’s degree. The usual set of preceding Bachelor’s degree. time to complete the degree of Master of Sci- ence or Master of Arts here is ten semesters in all (at two per year). Faculties In the first stage, one comes as an undergra- The Ilmenau University of Technology has five duate to read for the Bachelor of Science or of Faculties: Arts. For some subjects, this takes six semesters, for others, seven. With the Bachelor’s Electrical Engineering and Information degree, it is possible to leave university and Technology start work, for the BSc is the initial professi- Computer Science and Automation onal qualification. It is also possible to con- Mechanical Engineering tinue at university without a break, working Mathematics and Natural Science towards the Master of Science or Master of Economic Sciences Arts, which will take either four or three semesters.

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