The University of Aachen is a world-famous German public university with an excellent reputation internationally and is the largest technical university in Germany.
The University of Aachen was founded in 1870 and is considered one of the best engineering universities in the world. It is one of the three largest universities in Federal Germany in the field of engineering. There is a great focus in the university on engineering sciences, especially the drilling and exploration industry.
One of the university’s most important achievements is that it has developed the first wind tunnel and the first particle accelerator in the world. Among the university’s priorities is scientific research at the level of several disciplines. Among the university’s goals is also its endeavor to be the best technical university in Germany and one of the best 5 European technical universities.
In 2020, Aachen University is ranked 99th in the world by the Times Higher Education, and 138th in the QS World University Rankings.
Note that QS ranked the university 18th in the world in mechanical engineering and 34th in the world in electrical and electronic engineering.
The university includes 9 faculties
- Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences.
- civil engineering.
- Mechanical engineering.
- Geological resources and materials science.
- Electrical engineering and information technology.
- Philosophy (actually includes disciplines of humanities).
- economic science.
- Human Medicine.