Founded in 1765, Freiburg University of Technology is the earliest mining university in the world. Many world-famous scientists have studied in Frejborg University of Technology, such as alexander von humboldt, Abraham Gottlob Werner and Clemens Winkler. Chemical elements indium (discovered by Ferdinand and Theodore in 1863) and germanium (discovered by Clemens Winkler in 1886).
Departmental setup
* * * There are 6 colleges offering about 27 university courses in total.
These six colleges are:
Mathematics and Informatics (1 Department)
Chemistry and Physics (Part II)
Geology, Geoengineering and Mining (Series 3)
Mechanical Manufacturing and Energy Power Engineering (Quaternary)
Materials Science and Technology (Department 5)
Economics (Sixth Department)
international cooperation
Freiburg University of Technology has exchanges and contacts with about 42 schools around the world. The following are some famous institutions:
Aachen University of Technology (Germany)
Kloster University of Technology (Germany)
Dorado Mining School (USA)
Krakow Metallurgical Research Institute (Poland)
Moscow University of Mining and Technology (Russia)
Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)
China Geo University (Wuhan) (China)