[2] It was founded in 1836 as Königliche Gewerbschule (Royal Mercantile College) and was elevated to a Technische Hochschule, a university of technology, in 1963.

With approximately 1,500 employees in science, engineering and management, Chemnitz University of Technology is among the most important employers in the region.

The tradition of science in this region goes back to the 16th century when Georg Agricola (1494–1555), a famous German scholar of minerals, served as the city's mayor.

[3] An existing Fabrikzeichenschule (Factory Mark School) in Chemnitz was affiliated to the Gewerbeschule at the time of its founding, but it was separated from the Gewerbschule for budgetary reasons in 1858.

In September of the same year, the Saxon state government made the decision to end elementary school teacher training in Chemnitz.

[8] Chemnitz University of Technology successfully participated in both rounds of the Female Professors Program, which is funded by the federal and state governments.

There are currently four parts of the university: The campus at Straße der Nationen 62 is in the center of Chemnitz across from the bus station.

[18] This includes the buildings at Straße der Nationen 62 (the Böttcher Building), Bahnhofstraße 8 (Patent Information Center), Carolastraße 8 (Department of Human Resources, Department of Budget and Economics), and the Alte Aktienspinnerei (University Library and University Archives).

[19] Böttcher was a professor of mechanics and for many years the director of the Royal Higher Industrial School in Chemnitz.

The building, which was equipped according to the most modern standards and in which 612 students were taught at the time, had 105 rooms with a total area of 6,613 square meters.

[22] In 1986, a sculpture of Böttcher by the Karl-Marx-Stadt artist Frank Diettrich was also unveiled in front of the Senate Hall on the second floor in the central part of the building.

Pictured are: At the height of the former assembly hall windows, two 2.25 meter tall statues can be seen on the sides of the central section.

[24] The architect Friedrich Theodor Roschig designed the building entirely of iron and stone due to the fire hazard posed by wood.

Beginning in June 2020, the previous three library locations, their stacks and the university archive were combined in the Alte Aktienspinnerei building.

[28] It contains a total of 2,576 seats in 4 lecture halls and 14 seminar rooms and is commonly called the Orangerie because of its orange color.

The walls in the interior are in red, sienna, and yellow as well as blue tones and create the building's unique atmosphere.

It is also home to numerous seating areas, recreational facilities, as well as the Chemnitz University of Technology's Unishop and a snack bar operated by the Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau.

[35] The Audimax also hosts the traditional Christmas Lecture[36] as well as the Children's University Chemnitz[37] and the Senior Citizens' College.

[39] It consists of 187 stelae made of fully galvanized steel tubing on a base area of 16 square meters.

In a building totalling 4,640 square meters, novel energy- and resource-saving materials and production processes are developed and analyzed.

The total construction costs were around 27 million euros, financed by funds from the European Regional Development Fund for improving the infrastructure at universities for research with an application-oriented focus, as well as by tax revenues based on the budget passed by the Saxon state parliament.

[47] This manufacturing complex combines the processing of plastic- and metal-based materials using the basic technologies of forming and injection molding.

The hall complex of the technology center, where research has been carried out since August 2015, was expanded with a state-of-the-art laboratory in October 2020.

The Free State of Saxony invested around 14.5 million euros in this project, with the largest part coming from the European Regional Development Fund.

The research building with about 3,800 square meters of usable floor space was designed as a solid reinforced concrete skeleton structure with load-bearing wall panels and ceilings to enable vibration-free measurements.

As vibration protection for the sensitive laboratory equipment, the complex rests on a reinforced concrete floor slab around 1.60 meters thick.

These areas were designed by Dresden artist Patricia Westerholz, who won the Kunst am Bau competition with her work "layers and structures.

[58] In winter term 2013/2014 about 2,500 young people started their bachelor's or master's degree studies at TU Chemnitz.

These initiatives are complemented by additional collaborative research areas funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) which develop intelligent materials and energy-efficient production technologies.

Within the key research area 'Smart Systems and Materials', scientists at TU Chemnitz are also involved in the Federal Cluster of Excellence 'Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden' (cfAED).