TU Clausthal, with origins from 1775 (mining academy), is a public technical university specializing in energy and raw materials, materials science, process engineering, and informatics.
Address: Adolph-Roemer-Straße 2A, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Niedersachsen, Germany
Energy & Raw Materials Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical & Process Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Historic university with a strong focus on resource engineering and materials science. Located in the Harz Mountains.
Research:
Sustainable energy systems and resource management, Advanced materials and metallurgy, Petroleum and geothermal engineering, Process engineering and circular economy, Digitalization for resources and energy.
Famous Alumnis:
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Trebra
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique expertise in resource engineering, materials science, and energy, strong research focus in these areas.
Cons
Highly specialized, located in a smaller town in the Harz Mountains.
Best For
Technical university specializing in energy, raw materials, materials science, and process engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg is the closest domestic counterpart for geotechnics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
- Both schools build their programmes around geotechnics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and Universität Hohenheim is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and agriculture as well.
- Both schools build their programmes around transportations, nanotechnologies and optics, and Technische Universität Ilmenau is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the transportations, quality and geotechnics focus of this university but want another option nearby, Technische Universität Hamburg fits well: it covers metrology and logistics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 7,500 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Among national alternatives, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg stands out for its focus on transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For geotechnics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics outside the home country, Akita University in Japan is a natural reference; it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In Japan, Muroran Institute of Technology teaches much the same core subjects, transportations, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Czestochowa University of Technology stands out as a comparable school for transportations, quality and geotechnics; it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For transportations, quality and geotechnics outside the home country, IMT Nord Europe in France is a natural reference; it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here and covers logistics and aerospace as well.
- For transportations, quality and geotechnics outside the home country, Koszalin University of Technology in Poland is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Circular Economy, Energy, Engineering, Materials, Process, Renewable Energy, Resource-Efficient Products, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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