An International Bilateral Cooperation: Broadening, Deepening, Continuation Our Profile • Founded in 1877 • 26.500 students (appr. 4.600 international) • Medium-sized university with an emphasis on engineering sciences, full range of natural sciences and selected humanities and social sciences • Member of the TU9 network of German Institutes of Technology TU Darmstadt – A leading university of technology in Germany International Strategy – Our Main Goals • Facilitating high-quality exchange abroad for at least 30% of our graduates • Recruiting highly qualified Masters‘ students from abroad • Developing Strategic Partnerships • Improving the international recruitment of outstanding doctoral candidates • Higher international visibility of our research activities www.tu-darmstadt.de/tongji Strategic Partnership TU Darmstadt, Germany – Tongji University, Shanghai, China „Realization of a Partnership“: Participants of the TU Darmstadt-Day 2017 at Tongji University Corresponding measures: History • Long-standing partnership since the 1930‘s • General agreement to promote science in research and teaching was signed in 1980 • 2012: Tongji University officially became a strategic partner • Since 2013 this strategic partnership is supported by DAAD in the program “Strategic Partnerships and Thematic Networks” with means from Federal Ministry of Education and Research • 2014: Opening of the Liaison Office at Tongji University Strategic Goals of the Partnership 2) Deepening • Quality improvement • Recruitment of high-skilled students and graduates for master and doctoral studies • Double degree & Joint research labs 3) Continuation • Building and institutionalising cooperation structures • Ensuring the continuation of cooperations • Acquiring third-party-funding • Industry collaboration 1) Broadening • Perpetuating established cooperations • Promoting new cooperations • Increase of the students‘ exchange rate » Governmental Level » Strategy Dialogue » Staff Exchange » Liaison Office » Academic Advisory Board » Study and Teaching Level » Student Exchange » Faculty Exchange, esp. Tongji Visiting Chair » Double-Degree Programs » Joint summer and winter schools » Research Collaboration » Joint Research Labs » Joint conferences and workshops » Joint/Double-PhD Programs » Joint Publications » Outreach » Industry Collaboration » Alumni Initiatives » Public Relations Activities Contact Dr. Jana Freihöfer (Director International Relations & Mobility) [email protected] +49 6151 16 -24055 Pia Schmitt (Coordinator Strategic Partnership) [email protected] +49 6151 16- 24058 Isabelle Harbrecht (Head of TU Darmstadt Liaison Office) [email protected] +86 186 1636 8443 Managing Office Companies Academic Advisory Board Represen- tative of the Partnership Represen- tative of the Partnership • Joint projects • Faculty exchange • Staff exchange • Double DegreePrograms • Student exchange » Departments » Faculties » Staff » Students » Alumni » Departments » Faculties » Staff » Students » Alumni International Office President President TU Da. Liaison Office International Office TU President Prömel & Tongji President Zhong Zhihua