Abdul Alzuabi has arrived – in Germany, in Berlin, at Technische Universität Berlin. In 2016, he took part in the In(2)TU Berlin program for refugees. Just four years later, he has completed his master’s degree in Civil Engineering and is about to start his professional career.

Crossing the desert in a pickup truck, camping under the stars, and a look at the most highly developed optical instrument in the world, located 2600 meters above sea level in Chile: All this was part of six students’ experience participating in the module “Astronomy and Astrobiology in the Atacama Desert”.

Kaunas, Mexico City or Santa Barbara: Approximately 20 TU Berlin students are part of a campaign titled “weltweit studieren - ERLEBE ES”. As correspondents, they offer a look at student life abroad and share valuable tips for other students, taking the fear out of the adventure of a semester abroad.

“El Gouna is a unique pilot project not previously attempted by any other university,” says Christina Stahlbock. The managing director wishes to raise awareness of the potential of TU Berlin’s satellite campus on the Red Sea.

In a new strategy paper, TU Berlin has committed its support for work with the Global South. Six cooperative research projects have already been awarded funding.

His idea caught on immediately: In September 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron called for the creation of at least 20 European universities by 2024. TU Berlin aims to be one of them. Together with six European partner universities, it is taking part in the second call of the European Commission’s “European Universities Initiative”.