University News: History

• History

  A tradition for more than 81 years: The Chains of Office of the University Presidents

  The first Chain of Office was donated to the Staatliche Akademie für Technik in 1936 – since 1986 the third Chain of Office is in use at the Chemnitz University of Technology

• History

  100 Years of Women Studying in Chemnitz

  Where just three women began, today more than 5,089 women are enrolled - various grants and promotions have helped to increase the representation of women at the TU Chemnitz

• History

  How Cold is it on Saxony’s Highest Mountain?

  A weather forecast has been compiled at the weather station on top of the Fichtelberg three times per day for 100 years now – thanks to a graduate of a forerunner of the TU Chemnitz