Freiberg University of Mining and Technology

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Established1765
RectorProf. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht
Total staff
2,040 (2021)
Students3,471 (WS 2022/23)
Location
Freiberg
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Germany
Websitehttps://tu-freiberg.de/en

The Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (abbreviation: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, TUBAF) is a public university of technology with 3,471 students in the city of Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. The university's focuses are exploration, mining & extraction, processing, and recycling of natural resources & scrap, as well as developing new materials and researching renewable energies. It is highly specialized and proficient in these fields.

Today, it is the oldest university of mining and metallurgy in the world.