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 |