[7] The TU Kaiserslautern is part of the Software-Cluster along with the Technische Universität Darmstadt, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Saarland University.

191 students matriculated in the winter semester 1970/1971 in the Faculties of Mathematics, Physics and Technology.

The official name of the university is Technische Universität Kaiserslautern according to the new law on Higher Education of the Land Rhineland Palatinate which came into force on 1 September 2003.

These are the 12 faculties in which the university is divided:[6] The integration of engineering and natural sciences is one of TU Kaiserslautern's main objectives.

Running, hockey, basketball and football can be played in the accompanying sports grounds.