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Timeline 1878 - 1922: Sleepless nights and perseverance lead to success

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United Secondary and Vocational School Vocational School Polytechnical School Polytechnic Royal College of Technology College of Technology Universität Stuttgart

1839 - 1883 Hermann Fehling
Senior teacher of Chemistry and Technology – Professor from 1867 onwards
1878 - 1922 Carl Julius (von) Bach
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
1879 50th Anniversary
Six-day celebration, inauguration of a new building
1882 Electrical Engineering Section established
1882 First large-scale acquisition of third-party funding
Establishment of the Materials Testing Institute with the help of a donation of 10,000 marks from the surplus from the State Trade Exhibition
1884 - 1899 Expansion of general subjects
In the wake of the recession, a two-year course for candidates from the higher ranks of the railway, post and telegraph services is founded to fill lecture theatres; introduction of courses in Economics and Law
1885 Post-Doctoral Examination Regulations Enacted
1890 Renamed Stuttgart Royal College of Technology
1895 - 1914 Expansion and new sites
Economic upturn allows new buildings to be built for the Chemistry and Electrical Engineering institutes; new buildings for the Materials Testing Institute and the Engineering Laboratory are built in Stuttgart-Berg due to a lack of space on the original site
1900 Right to confer Dr.-Ing. doctorates
Right to confer Dr.-Ing. doctorates is awarded to colleges of technology after year-long disputes between universities, colleges of technology and state governments
1905 Women first allowed to enter higher education
Women are admitted to study at Stuttgart
1906 Seat in the Württemberg parliament
The Vice-Chancellor of the college is given a seat in the First Chamber, the parliament of Württemberg, thus placing the college on a par with the University of Tübingen
1909 Debate on the humanities, part 1
Debate in the state parliament on the future of the humanities at the College of Technology; decision is taken to maintain the humanities to guarantee study opportunities in the Stuttgart area
1911 Founding of a Chair for Airship Aviation, Aeronautic Engineering and Automotive Engineering
1912 Golden Chain of Office
Golden Chain of Office and title of "Magnificence" is awarded to the Vice-Chancellor of the college, thus placing it on a par with the University of Tübingen
1918 Renamed Stuttgart College of Technology
1921 Stuttgart Student Support Association
Merger of various support organisations into "Stuttgart Student Support Association", the predecessor of the Students' Association
1921 Democratisation of the college
Foundation of the General Student Board (AStA); new college constitution, including election of Vice-Chancellor by Full Professors, election of section heads by professors
1922 General Section receives right to confer PhD
General Section (Humanities) is also awarded the right to confer doctorates, thus placing the college on a par with the University of Tübingen

 

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