Karlsruhe Institute of Technology company history timeline

1825

The University of Karlsruhe was founded as a polytechnical school (Polytechnische Schule) on 7 October 1825.

Universität Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe University) goes back to the Polytechnical School established in 1825.

1832

After its substantial reform, it developed to a model institute from 1832.

1870

From 1870, this type of polytechnical school was also established in Prussia.

1966

A central computer laboratory was founded in 1966.

1984

On 2 August 1984, the university received Germany's first email.

1985

The Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research) was founded at the university in 1985.

2006

The university also cooperated extensively with the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Research Centre), and this relationship was formalised on 6 April 2006 when Professor Horst Hippler and Doctor Dieter Ertmann from the University of Karlsruhe, and Professor Manfred Popp and Assistant Jur.

50 years after the foundation of Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe and 181 years after the foundation of Universität Karlsruhe, both institutions were successful in the Excellence Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States 2006.

2008

In February 2008, the merger of the university and the research centre to form KIT was agreed by the state of Baden-Württemberg and Germany's federal government.

2009

KIT was formally established on 1 October 2009.

2022

September 2022 (EU), 3 days left (Non-EU)

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