The
Technische Universität Berlin, known as
TU Berlin for short and unofficially as the
Technical University of Berlin or
Berlin Institute of Technology, is a research university located in
Berlin,
Germany and one of the largest and most prestigious research and education institutions in Germany. The university was founded in 1879. It has the highest proportion of foreign students out of universities in Germany, with 20.9% in the summer semester of 2007, roughly 5,598 students. The university alumni and professor list include
National Academies elections, two
National Medal of Science laureates and ten
Nobel Prize winners.