"Kontakt-online" - The alumni magazine of TU Dresden - Ten years of excellence
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Alumni Relations Office
November 11, 2022
 

Alumni magazine „Kontakt-online“
In November 2012, TUD began receiving funding as a University of Excellence – a milestone in the university's history. TUD has since become increasingly interdisciplinary and international. The scope of this magazine issue ranges from the Clusters of Excellence and the DRESDEN-concept research alliance to the high-caliber emerging fields. Plus: TU Dresden has been a member of Santander Universities for many years. This means that alumni can also take advantage of scholarships for continuing education – two of which are presented here. One particular highlight: scholarships for a five-day stay in Valencia, Spain.
 
An excellent milestone

TUD Clusters of Excellence

Research fields and alliances

This and that

 

An excellent milestone

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The Dresden Spirit

Ten years ago, TU Dresden became a University of Excellence. This initiated dynamic change and a boost of innovation. To mark this anniversary, we have created a film that showcases passionate TUD experts on the search for knowledge for life.
 
 
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10 years of Excellence: TU Dresden on course to become a world-leading university

November 2012 marks a milestone in TU Dresden's history: Ten years ago this month, the university began receiving funding as one of the eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. This Excellence status has initiated a dynamic change process at TUD. The university has become even more interdisciplinary and international, attracting outstanding researchers from all over the world. Consequently, TU Dresden can consolidate its place among the best German universities and draw closer to world-class status. “Excellence is not only the driving force for exceptional research into unknown scientific territory – it is the overall catalyst for innovation,” says Rector Prof. Ursula Staudinger, “It shapes our whole university and the world beyond in many different ways.”
 
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TUD Clusters of Excellence

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When humans and machines interact

Learning to play piano using sensor gloves, solving problems with a virtual reality headset or getting a robot to knead bread dough – these are all examples that illustrate what is or will be possible in the future.
 
» Visit the CeTI Cluster of Excellence
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Understanding life down to the smallest detail

Physics of Life (PoL) investigates fundamental questions and topics of cell biology and developmental biology.
 
» Visit the PoL Cluster of Excellence
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Shaping the future, atom by atom

Quantum physics is complex and abstract. What do a topological coffee table, a cookie jar analogy, hairy donuts and a half-dead cat have to do with it? They give insight into the fundamental research on this technology.
 
» Visit the ct.qmat Cluster of Excellence
 

Research fields and alliances

Paving our way to the top with emerging research

How is a Cluster of Excellence born? In 2019, TU Dresden identified a number of promising fields of research as part of its Excellence Proposal “TUD 2028 – Synergies and Beyond.”
 
» Emerging fields at TUD

DRESDEN-concept – Science and Innovation Campus

DRESDEN-concept is the research alliance of excellence uniting TU Dresden with local non-university research and cultural institutions. It currently comprises 36 partner institutions.
 
» Visit DRESDEN-concept
 

This and that

TUD job portal: search and find

Did you know that many employers specifically search for TUD alumni? In the TUD job portal, you can find a range of job advertisements from companies and public authorities that apply specifically to you. Or are you an employer who is looking for TUD alumni? As a network member, you may have a chance at a “free ticket” for posting a job vacancy in the job portal free of charge (limited number).
 
» Visit “Stellenticket”

Vacancies at TU Dresden

Job vacancies for alumni are open to recent graduates as well as those looking for a traineeship. Click to find out more.
 
» View the job vacancies
           

Santander Scholarship courses for TUD alumni

TU Dresden has been a member of Santander Universities for many years. This has enabled the university to benefit from a wide range of funding opportunities, including various continuing education courses for TUD alumni. One current opportunity worth highlighting is a scholarship for a five-day stay in Valencia.
 
 
» View the courses
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From TUD TV

Christina Wenzel is a librarian at the Saxon State and University Library (SLUB) in Dresden. In this episode she takes viewers on a journey into the SLUB universe. The SLUB hosts a broad range of online courses, tutorials and personal consultations at the TextLab (in German only).
 
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Visit us on Facebook

More content for your perusal: new studies, current projects and job vacancies.
 
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Susann Mayer
Alumni Relations Officer and Editor of the Alumni Magazine
Directorate Strategy and Communication
01062 Dresden (postal address)
Tel: +49 351 463-36278
Web: tu-dresden.de/absolventen

 
 
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