Mon, 2011-11-07 19:23 — Carl Benz Academy… Carl Benz was born in 1844 in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, a son of an engine driver. Despite the limited means of his family, his mother insisted upon providing him with a good technical education. Being a diligent student, Benz passed the entrance exam to study mechanical engineering at […]
University Of Karlsruhe The University of Karlsruhe, which is also known as Fridericiana, was established in 1825, and is located in Karlsruhe, Germany. The university started as a polytechnic school. Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden raised the status from school to a university in 1865. It was renamed as Institute of Technology in 1885 […]
Leading German and U.S. experts discussed best practice examples of university-industry relations and their impact on regional development at the German Center for Research and Innovation on November 7, 2012. In the U.S., Albany and Pittsburgh are examples of regions in which the economy has turned around as a result of successful university-industry collaboration. According […]
German engineers have a reputation for having more practical backgrounds than their American counterparts, but does that translate into more-fulfilling careers? Germany has always been synonymous with engineering. It is well known for its technical universities, internships that are practical and immersive, and perhaps most important, a culture and an economy that rewards engineering skills […]
In 2004, Germany was the market leader in twenty-one out of thirty-one branches of the entire world’s engineering industry! At the time it represented a quarter of the entire world market. Although most of the German engineering industry is dominated by small and medium sized businesses, that doesn’t at all hinder its success. In more […]
As part of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , the Carl Benz School of Engineering offers quality German university education in the form of an undergraduate mechanical engineering degree program for English-speaking students from around the world. Carl Benz School students benefit from the mentor system that is tailored to meet their specific needs. […]