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University of Stuttgart
Universität Stuttgart
Established 1829
Type: Public
Rector: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Ressel
Faculty: 10
Staff: 5,000
Students: 19,702
Location Stuttgart, Germany
Website: www.uni-stuttgart.de/

The University of Stuttgart (German Universität Stuttgart) is a university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized in 10 faculties.

It is one of the leading technical universities in Germany with highly ranked programs in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.

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Lecture Hall V38.01
Lecture Hall V38.01
Student Residences in Vaihingen
Student Residences in Vaihingen
Keplerstraße 11 ("K1", right) and 17 ("K2", left) in the city center
Keplerstraße 11 ("K1", right) and 17 ("K2", left) in the city center

From 1770 to 1794, the Karlsschule had been the first university in Stuttgart. Since 1818, Stuttgart oldest university, located in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, is the University of Hohenheim, it is not related to the University of Stuttgart, apart from some cooperations.

What is now Universität Stuttgart was founded in 1829, and celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2004. Because of the increasing importance of the technical sciences and the associated studies of the students, from 1876 the university was known as the Technical College. This was awarded the promotional rights for the technical disciplines in 1900. The development of the courses of study at the Technical College of Stuttgart led to its renaming in 1967 as the present-day "Universität Stuttgart".

Since the end of the 1950's, a part of the university has been located in the suburb of Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Most technical subjects (computer science, engineering, etc.) are located in Vaihingen, while social sciences, architecture, and similar topics are still located in the city center campus.

The university is divided into 10 faculties:

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Coordinates: 48°46′54″N, 9°10′31″E

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