Nobel Prize laureate Peter Debye received a degree in electrical engineering.
Furthermore Bodo von Borries, Professor of Electrical Engineering was a co-inventor of electron microscope.
Several projects are assisted by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the European Union.
[4] In the past, it included endowed chairs from Ericsson and Philips.
The research activities of the faculty are organized according to the following four fields:[5] The following Degrees are awarded in electrical engineering and industrial engineering: Study programs had to be changed due to the Bologna Process which started in 1999.