Research and Science at TU Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern University of Technology (TU Kaiserslautern) has a strong focus on science and research. The aim is to promote research excellence by fostering the work of its scientists and creating the optimal starting conditions for junior researchers to achieve top performances.

Excellence in Research

TU Kaiserslautern competed successfully in the first phase of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments with the concept of a Center for Advanced Spin Engineering (CASE) Cluster of Excellence. Now in the final application round, CASE is competing for an award with existing Clusters of Excellence.

As one of the winners of the first phase, the Graduate School for Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ) received funding for the next five years of approximately eleven million euros. In collaboration with Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, TU Kaiserslautern has submitted a request for the continuation of the program.

Targeted funding

In the context of the research initiative of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the university hopes to set up additional collaborative programs and provide the best possible working conditions for junior researchers as well as support special individual projects. By supporting selective fields of research and research centers, the initiative facilitates the bundling of competencies and the realization of innovative research projects.

Successful Cooperation

The ongoing projects at the university based on coordinated external research contribute greatly towards establishing a distinct university profile. The joint ventures with well known partners help the university to establish additional, modern infrastructure and to better position itself nationally and internationally as a center of scientific and academic excellence.