University of Technology Nuremberg
{{rough translation|date=May 2024}}
{{Short description|The New University of Technology Nuremberg}}
{{Expand German|Technische Universität Nürnberg|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox university
| name = University of Technology Nuremberg
| native_name = {{lang|de|Technische Universität Nürnberg}}
| native_name_lang = de
| established = {{start date and age|2021}}
| type = Public
| affiliation =
| president = Alexander Martin (mathematician)
| academic_staff = 7
| administrative_staff = 106
| students = 20
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| doctoral =
| other =
| address = Ulmenstraße 52i
| city = Nuremberg
| state = Bavaria
| province = Middle_Franconia
| country = Germany
| campus = Urban
| website = {{URL|https://www.utn.de/en/|utn.de}}
}}
The University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) (German: {{lang|de|Technische Universität Nürnberg}}) was founded on January 1st 2021, which makes it the first new foundation of a public university in Bavaria since 1978.{{cite web | url=https://idw-online.de/en/news827309 | title=University of Technology Nuremberg appoints Sage of Economy Veronika Grimm }}
History
On January 1, 2021, Markus Zanner took up office as Chancellor of the University of Technology Nuremberg.{{cite web | url=https://www.tu-n.org/ueber/gruendungspraesidium/ | title=Gründungspräsidium der TU Nürnberg }}
In February 2021, Hans Jürgen Prömel was named founding president to take office on March 1, 2021, initially for a term of five years.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-02-21 |date=2021-02-11 |publisher=Technical University of Nuremberg |title=Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Prömel becomes founding president of the new Technical University of Nuremberg |url=https://www.tu-n.org/2021/02/11/prof-dr-hans-juergen-proemel-wird-gruendungspraesident-der-neuen-technischen-universitaet-nuernberg/}}
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on the construction site in August 2021{{cite web |access-date=2023-06-01 |date=2021-09-03 |language=de-de |title=Technical University of Nuremberg (TUN): the groundbreaking ceremony for the project of the century |url=https://www.metropolregionnuernberg.de/aktuelles/news/technische-universitaet-nuernberg-tun-der-spatenstich-fuer-das-jahrhundertprojekt}}
The first building, the so-called Cube One, will be occupied by 2024. The foundation stone for the construction was laid in October 2022.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |date=2022-11-18 |language=de |title=New Nuremberg University of Technology: Laying of the foundation stone for the first building |url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/neue-tu-nuernberg-grundsteinlegenigung-fuer-erstes-gebaeude,TNYZzDk}}
A sustainability concept is integrated into the design of all buildings on the campus from the outset. Since October 2021, the name of the first campus street has also been determined following a resolution by the Nuremberg City Council. It is named after the astrophysicist and mechanical engineer Luise Herzberg.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |author=epd |language=de |title=Road to the university gets name of Jewish researcher {{!}} Sunday paper - 360 degrees Protestant |url=https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/epd/strasse-zur-universitaet-bekommen-names-of-jewish-researcher}}
In December 2021, the University of Technology Nuremberg signed a cooperation agreement with the Nürnberg Institute of Technology. The Nürnberg Institute of Technology will build a modular building for health science courses on the campus of the UTN.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |author=Redaktion Neumarkt TV |date=2021-12-16 |language=de-DE |publisher=Neumarkt TV |title=Modular Construction on Campus |url=https://www.neumarkt-tv.de/kurz-und-wichtig/modulbau-am-campus/}}
On January 1, 2022, Isa Jahnke began her duties as founding vice president for studies, teaching and international affairs. As an expert in digital didactics, she also holds the professorship “Information Science & Learning Technologies”.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |title=Digital expert Isa Jahnke: "Germany is lagging ten years behind" |url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/digital-expertin-isa-jahnke-germany-lags-ten-years-behind-1.12186713}}
Since April 1st 2023 Alexander Martin is Founding Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |date=2023-04-04 |language=de |title=Technical University of Nuremberg: UTN expands founding board |url=https://www.marktspiegel.de/nuernberg/c-lokales/utn-baut-gruendungspraesidium-aus_a95584}}
At the beginning of 2022, the University of Technology Nuremberg established the first department. Since February 1, 2022, the founding chair has been the Leibniz Prize holder Wolfram Burgard.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |language=de |title=Top people for the Technical University of Nuremberg |url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/top-leute-fur-die-technische-universitat-nurnberg-1.11720561}}
He will build the engineering department and set an initial focus at the UTN with the areas of artificial intelligence and robotics. The second department Liberal Arts and Sciences has been run since April 1, 2023 by the knowledge historian and Leibniz Prize winner Gyburg Uhlmann.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |title=Nuremberg University of Technology brings renowned knowledge historian to Franconia as second founding chair |url=https://idw-online.de/de/news811254}}
Teaching started in winter semester 2023/2024 with the English-language master's program “AI and Robotics”.{{cite web |accessdate=2023-06-01 |title=Apply now: New University of Nuremberg starts its first degree program |url=https://www.nn.de/region/jetzt-bewerben-neue-uni-nurnberg-startet-ersten-studium-1.13236970}}
Criticism
= Double offers in the region =
Criticism comes from the German Science and Humanities Council as it still sees a "need for clarification", because the new university creates double structures in the immediate vicinity of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Nürnberg Institute of Technology{{cite web| language=de|date=2020-02-03|accessdate=2023-02-25|title=New university with a model character: On the founding concept of the Nuremberg University of Technology|url=https://www.wissenschaftsrat.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/PM_2020/pm_0220.html}}
= Demolition of the reloading halls =
The old reloading halls at Nuremberg's former South Station were demolished instead of being integrated into the Technical University based on the concept originally proposed.{{cite web |accessdate=2019-01-17 |language=de |title=nordbayern.de: Paris model: This is what Nuremberg's reloading halls could look like, April 25th 2018 |url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/pariser-vorbild-so-konnten-nurnbergs-umladehallen-ausgehen-1.7514484}} Nuremberg's Stadtbild-Initiative (Cityscape Initiative) made allegations, among other things of “vandalism”.{{cite web |accessdate=2019-01-17 |language=de |title=Stadtbild-Initiative Nürnberg: Press release on the demolition of the reloading halls at the Südbahnhof, June 20, 2018 |url=http://stadtbild-initiative-nuernberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PM-Abriss-Umladehallen_180620.pdf}}
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