The research concentrates on the focal points of material engineering, environmental research and environmental protection engineering, energy technology, traffic engineering and vehicle engineering (automotive as well as aeronautic), combustion research, production engineering, microsystems and nano-technology, process engineering, information and communication technology, culture theory as well as value questions of the human-technology interaction, social research and management, architecture, constructive civil engineering and city planning.
From the trade school to high-tech smithy – Future from tradition
The Universität Stuttgart is situated in the middle of a highly dynamic economic region which radiates worldwide, a region that has distinguished itself in the fields of mobility, information technology, production and manufacturing engineering as well as bio-science. The Stuttgart academic institution, which celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2004, was founded in 1829 at the beginning of the industrial period in Europe. The cooperation between subjects of the technical sciences, natural sciences and liberal arts has always counted towards the strengths of Universität Stuttgart. With these matters, it has developed itself into a modern, performance-oriented university with a comprehensive canon of subjects and a focal point in engineering and natural sciences. The maxim is not “career qualification” alone, but “technology, knowledge and education for the people” is the selected motto for Universität Stuttgart. 20,000 students are currently registered at the university; yearly, about 1,800 graduates begin their professional career. Almost 5,000 staff members work in over 140 departments at 10 faculties and the central institution.
