Chemnitz University of Technology

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Chemnitz University of Technology

Technische Universität Chemnitz
Type	Public
Established	1836/1986
Budget	€ 166.5 million (2019) [1]
Chancellor	Thomas Lang
President	Gerd Strohmeier
Academic staff	2,361[1]
Students	9,752[1]
Location	Chemnitz , Saxony , Germany 50°48′49″N 12°55′45″E / 50.81361°N 12.92917°E / 50.81361; 12.92917
Website	www.tu-chemnitz.de

Chemnitz University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Chemnitz) is a public university in Chemnitz, Germany. With over 9,000 students, it is the third largest university in Saxony.^[2] It was founded in 1836 as Königliche Gewerbschule (Royal Mercantile College) and was elevated to a Technische Hochschule, a university of technology, in 1963. With approximately 1,500 employees in science, engineering and management, Chemnitz University of Technology is among the most important employers in the region.