University of Stuttgart

The University of Stuttgart is a public research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany with programs in civil, mechanical, industrial and electrical engineering, among others, and a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the nine oldest German institutes of technology. From 1770 to 1794 the Karlsschule was the first university in Stuttgart; the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, founded in 1818 and Stuttgart's oldest still existing university, is not related to the University of Stuttgart except for some joint activities. The University of Stuttgart celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2004.