Clausthal University of Technology was founded in 1775 and elevated to the status of a mining academy in 1864. It rapidly achieved an international reputation. Thus, in the mid-19th century, one-half of its students came from North and South America, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
Nowadays research and education at CUT concentrate on materials sciences, mechanical engineering, process engineering, information engineering, as well as studies which expressly combine the economic, engineering and natural sciences to form a well-balanced qualification profile for new professional fields. CUT has a clear-cut structure, which is well suited for interdisciplinary research.
For example a European Graduate College in the field of polymers is conducted jointly by the Universities of Göttingen, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and Clausthal, thus providing an opportunity to perform early research work in an international team. One Collaborative Research Center is devoted to metallic materials: “Manufacture from Sheet Metal”. Another research group is dedicated to the field of “Material-Specific Simulation of Thermal Processes in Production Engineering”. The Information Engineering Center supports the application of computer science in the engineering disciplines. Mathematicians at the Universities of Göttingen and Clausthal cooperate in a research group on number theory. An independent research department, the Clausthaler Umwelttechnik-Institut (CUTEC, Institute of Environmental & Energy Engineering), is specialized in the field of environmental engineering and cooperates with the University in teaching and research.
This competency has repeatedly been confirmed by leading positions in rankings which appraise research and education at German universities. With a share of 39 % for students and doctoral candidates from other countries, Clausthal University of Technology also occupies a leading position in the international field among German universities. A joint program between LUH and CUT gives you a wide range of different options in engineering. Both universities have different research foci, which range from nanotechnology to petroleum engineering. Name it and you will find it among our areas of expertise.
General information on CUT: http://www.tu-clausthal.de/Welcome.php.en
Faculties: http://www.tu-clausthal.de/fakultaeten/Welcome.shtml.en
Energie-Forschungszentrum Niedersachsen (Energy Research Centre): http://www.efzn.de