Berlin, Germany
Studying at TU Berlin
TU Berlin is a university in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1946. It teaches around 33,990 students, and the UniBridgeEurope catalog lists 15 of its degree programmes, 1 of them taught in English, across bachelor's degrees and master's degrees.
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The institution at a glance
- 1946Founded80 years of history
- 33,990Studentscounted in 2025
- 347Professorshipsendowed chairs
- 15Programmes
- 4Bachelor's
- 11Master's
- 1 of 15Taught in English
- Varies by programmeTuition
- 4–6 semestersDuration
- BerlinCampus
Notable alumni
People who studied at TU Berlin and have a Wikipedia article.
- Ludwig WittgensteinAustrian philosopher and logician1889–1951
- Wernher von BraunGerman and later American aerospace engineer and space architect1912–1977
- Eugene Paul WignerHungarian-American physicist and mathematician1902–1995
- Fritz HaberGerman chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize1868–1934
- Dennis GaborNobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography1900–1979
- Albert SpeerGerman Nazi architect, Government Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany and convicted Nazi War Criminal1905–1981
- Ernst RuskaGerman physicist1906–1988
- Rudolf Ludwig MössbauerGerman nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics1929–2011
Networks & alliances
- arXiv
- TU9
- German Universities Excellence Initiative
- European University Association
- German Rectors' Conference
- Franco-German University
- Top International Managers in Engineering
- Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
- German University Sports Federation
- Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlin
- Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes
- Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities
- ORCID, Inc.
- German National Research Data Infrastructure
- Berlin University Alliance
- Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment
- ENHANCE Alliance
Institutional facts from Wikipedia· last checked Aug 28, 2026
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Campus & surroundings
TU Berlin is at 52.5244° N, 13.4105° E, in Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany. Explore the map to see the streets, transport links, shops and green space around the campus.
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Cost of living in Berlin
Estimates for the 2026 academic yearA student in Berlin should budget around 1.255 € a month. The heaviest line by far is rent: a room in a shared flat goes for about 650 €, and most land between 500 € and 850 €.
- Room in a shared flat usually 500 € – 850 €
- 650 €
- Food and groceries
- 250 €
- Student travel pass
- 40 €
- Health insurance
- 130 €
- Phone, internet, electricity
- 75 €
- Books, sport, going out
- 110 €
- Monthly total
- 1.255 €
Ranked 11 of 12 on cost among the cities we cover in Germany, cheapest first.
Cheapest on our list: Duisburg, at about 955 € a month. →What things cost here, against the EU
Across the whole shopping basket Germany sits at 109.1, where the EU average is 100 (2024).
EU average = 100
Consumer prices rose 2.3% over 2025.
Prices in Berlin
- Consumer prices +2.2% (2025)
- Net rents +2.9% (2025)
- Household electricity 0.44 € per kWh (2025)
Where these numbers come from
The monthly budget is our own estimate, compiled from what student unions, universities and national student services publish. Use it to plan with — it is not a quote.
The price levels, inflation and rent figures are published statistics: Eurostat purchasing power parities and, for German states, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Weather & climate in Berlin
2016–2025 averageSummers in Berlin average 25°C by day and 15°C at night; winters average 5°C and 0°C. The city gets around 1,617 hours of sunshine a year.
Summer
25°15°
daynight
Winter
5°0°
daynight
Sunshine
1,617
hours of sunshine a year
Warmest: AugustColdest: January124 days of rain a year · 607 mm
Weather data: Open-Meteo (ERA5). Sunshine hours estimated from cloud cover and daylight.
Registry record
Registered in the Research Organization Registry as Technische Universität Berlin — the open, global register research infrastructure uses to tell institutions apart.
Also known as
- TUB
- Berlin Institute of Technology
- Technical University of Berlin
- ROR ID
- 03v4gjf40
- Region
- State of Berlin
- Official website
- tu-berlin.de
Identifiers
- ISNI0000 0001 2292 8254
- WikidataQ51985
- Crossref Funder ID501100006764
- GRIDgrid.6734.6
Affiliated institutions
- Faculty or institute Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data
- Faculty or institute Daimler Center for Automotive Information Technology Innovations
- Faculty or institute Weizenbaum Institute
- Affiliated Berlin Mathematical School
- Affiliated Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change Era
- Affiliated TU9
Institution data from ROR (CC0)· last synced Aug 29, 2026