Materials research in Dresden is gaining international importance: "In the 'QS World University Ranking by Subject 2019' published today, TU Dresden has jumped into the top 30 in the 'Materials Science' category of the listed universities managed,” the university informed.
MIT at the top, people from Aachen are the best German materials scientists
Specifically, the Dresden materials scientists made it to rank 50 in the world. As in many other disciplines, the “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” (MIT) ranks first there. The best German university in this sector is RWTH Aachen University.
New materials are regarded as technology drivers
"New innovative materials are one of the most important technology drivers and are indispensable for solving current challenges in the areas of mobility, energy supply, urbanization and medicine," emphasized Prof. Gianaurelio Cuniberti, who heads the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at the TU Dresden. "The strong network between the university and research institutes in Dresden raises Dresden's materials research to a top level worldwide. In this way, our students can be involved in top-class research projects at an early stage and have easy access to subject-related internships and student jobs. Theory quickly becomes practice.”
University plans new center
Materials research and materials science are traditionally well represented in technology-oriented Dresden. More recently, the university and the non-university institutes have also built up greater expertise in nanotechnology, lightweight construction, additive manufacturing and other related disciplines. An application for excellence funding failed in autumn 2018. In the meantime, however, the Free State and the university have decided to set up the "Center for Materiomik Dresden" (DCM) on their own. The DCM, which costs 90 million euros, is to be built on the main campus and the previously scattered materials scientists will be concentrated on around 10,000 square meters.
Background to the QS ranking
For the international university list "QS World University Ranking", the educational company "QS Quacquarelli Symonds" compares over 1200 universities from 78 countries. Several indicators go into the ranking, including academic reputation, reputation as an employer and how often articles by academics at the respective university are cited.
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Materials research in Dresden is gaining international importance: "In the 'QS World University Ranking by Subject 2019' published today, TU Dresden has jumped into the top 30 in the 'Materials Science' category of the listed universities managed,” the university informed.
MIT at the top, people from Aachen are the best German materials scientists
Specifically, the Dresden materials scientists made it to rank 50 in the world. As in many other disciplines, the “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” (MIT) ranks first there. The best German university in this sector is RWTH Aachen University.
New materials are regarded as technology drivers
"New innovative materials are one of the most important technology drivers and are indispensable for solving current challenges in the areas of mobility, energy supply, urbanization and medicine," emphasized Prof. Gianaurelio Cuniberti, who heads the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at the TU Dresden. "The strong network between the university and research institutes in Dresden raises Dresden's materials research to a top level worldwide. In this way, our students can be involved in top-class research projects at an early stage and have easy access to subject-related internships and student jobs. Theory quickly becomes practice.”
University plans new center
Materials research and materials science are traditionally well represented in technology-oriented Dresden. More recently, the university and the non-university institutes have also built up greater expertise in nanotechnology, lightweight construction, additive manufacturing and other related disciplines. An application for excellence funding failed in autumn 2018. In the meantime, however, the Free State and the university have decided to set up the "Center for Materiomik Dresden" (DCM) on their own. The DCM, which costs 90 million euros, is to be built on the main campus and the previously scattered materials scientists will be concentrated on around 10,000 square meters.
Background to the QS ranking
For the international university list "QS World University Ranking", the educational company "QS Quacquarelli Symonds" compares over 1200 universities from 78 countries. Several indicators go into the ranking, including academic reputation, reputation as an employer and how often articles by academics at the respective university are cited.
(translated automatically from German)
