The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is one of the largest research and educations institution in Germany, resulting from a merger of the university and the research center of the city of Karlsruhe. The university, also known as Fridericiana, was founded in 1825. In 2009, it merged with the former national nuclear research center founded in 1956 as the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe . One of nine German Excellence Universities, the KIT is one of the leading universities in science and engineering in Europe, ranking 7th overall in terms of citation impact. The University of Karlsruhe was... founded as Polytechnische Schule, a polytechnical school, on 7 October 1825. It was modeled upon the École polytechnique in Paris. In 1865, Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden raised the school to the status of a Hochschule, an institution of higher education. Since 1902 the university has also been known as the Fridericiana in his honour.
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| Location: | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
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| School type: | Public university |
| Total enrollment: | 20,771 |