Why BerlIn - Global Production Engineering - TU Berlin
Why BerlIn - Global Production Engineering - TU Berlin
Why BerlIn - Global Production Engineering - TU Berlin
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why berlin ?<br />
16<br />
Professor Kutzler, you‘ve been the president<br />
of the <strong>Berlin</strong> Institute of Technology (<strong>TU</strong>) for<br />
6 years. As the capital of Germany, <strong>Berlin</strong><br />
offers not only quite rich cultural attractions,<br />
but also outstanding opportunities to students.<br />
What is it that makes <strong>Berlin</strong> such an<br />
attractive location for a university?<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong>‘s academics and research advantages<br />
are rooted in the infinitely vast scientific<br />
landscape that exists here: three universities<br />
and over 60 research institutes. This makes<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong> not only one of the strongest scientific<br />
centers in Europe, but also a place where you<br />
can prove the dictum that learning springs<br />
directly from ongoing research. We have 111<br />
collaboration agreements with universities<br />
in 66 countries, 6000 foreign students at our<br />
universities, and we are glad they‘re here.<br />
The <strong>TU</strong> <strong>Berlin</strong> itself has joint courses of study<br />
with Chinese, Korean, Polish, and French<br />
universities, and has also set up graduation<br />
programs for very good doctoral candidates<br />
under the Initiative for Excellence. However,<br />
it‘s important that we do not forget to integrate<br />
students into our community beyond<br />
the basic course offerings, for example with<br />
selective language classes and contact opportunities,<br />
something GPE (<strong>Global</strong> <strong>Production</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong>) has done since its founding.<br />
The <strong>TU</strong> <strong>Berlin</strong> has therefore already positioned<br />
itself internationally and is busy<br />
expanding its connections. Do you also see<br />
risks there?<br />
I can‘t see any disadvantages to being an<br />
international university. Moreover, I don‘t<br />
see anything new here at all; rather it‘s<br />
something that has been inherent in science<br />
as long as it‘s been around. Science cannot<br />
spring from a single mind - it arises in dialogue,<br />
its prime element. That‘s why science is<br />
not just nationally or regionally limited; it can<br />
act regionally and help regionally, but science<br />
must be international.<br />
People seek to study abroad not just because<br />
of the academics being offered, but also<br />
in order to get to know a country better.<br />
Do you think people gain lasting personal<br />
benefits from that?
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