Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg

Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg   (University)
Formation	1978
Type	• Public • technical • research
Mohammed Atta studied here

The Hamburg University of Technology is a research university in Germany. The university was founded in 1978 and in 1982/83 lecturing followed. Around 100 senior lecturers/professors and 1,475 members of staff (673 scientists, including externally funded researchers) work at the TUHH.

It is located in Harburg, a district in the south of Hamburg.

Research focus

The university's research focuses on the following areas:

• Integrated biotechnology and process technology
• Climate-friendly energy and environmental technology
• Regeneration, implants and medical technology
• Buildings in and on the water
• Maritime systems
• Self-organizing mobile sensor and radio data networks
• Aeronautical engineering
• Product-oriented material development

The award of research funds by the German Research Foundation (DFG) has made it possible to set up four special research areas, four research groups and four graduate colleges at university.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Description
Mohamed Atta	1 September 1968	11 September 2001	Egypt	One of the 19 hijackers blamed for 9-11.
Mounir el-Motassadeq	3 April 1974		Morocco

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