The Technische Universität Ilmenau (Ilmenau University of Technology, TU Ilmenau) is a German public research university located in Ilmenau, Thuringia, in the heart of Germany. It was established in 1894 and comprises five academic divisions (faculties) with roughly 4,900 pupils. Technology (including computer science), mathematics, the natural sciences, business, and media are the main topics of teaching and study in these subjects.
Degrees in technology, science, economics, and media are available at TU Ilmenau. These all fall under the umbrella of the more contemporary interdisciplinary media subjects, which include technology, economics, law, and social studies. In Ilmenau, the University is the largest employer. It is one of Thuringia's four universities, along with the Universities of Erfurt, Weimar's Bauhaus University, and Jena's Friedrich Schiller University. It is currently Thuringia's most significant scientific hub, and close ties to the TU Ilmenau exist.
1,700 of the 4,900 students (2021/22) are international students, representing over 100 different countries. The courses students take lead to Bachelor's and/or master's degrees, and the topics covered usually come from a variety of fields within the broad categories of engineering, math and science, and economics and social studies. The Technische Universität Ilmenau works to expand the number of international students and, as a result, promotes cultural education as a crucial component of the increasingly demanded level of global competency.
The Ilmenau Technological Development Area is actively promoted both economically and scientifically by the Technische Universität Ilmenau. Additionally, it aspires to develop a strong reputation on a national and international level. The university fosters the worldwide interchange of its students and partners on the basis of programs created for this aim, considering educational export as one of its primary missions.