Linde cooperates with several German universities. We support individual projects as well as joint research and development projects.
Technical University of Munich, Germany
To commemorate The Linde Group’s 125th anniversary in 2004, Linde helped establish the Carl von Linde Academy by setting up a fund worth over eight million euros.
As a central, interdisciplinary scientific body at the TUM, the Academy gives young engineers, computer scientists and other natural scientists a solid base in intellectual, cultural and social studies to further their subsequent professional careers.
The Carl von Linde Academy extends the concept of an education beyond pure technical knowledge. It also aims to provide further training for mathematics and science teachers.
Professor Dr Klaus Mainzer became the new Scientific Director and Director of the Carl von Linde Academy in April 2009, taking up the newly founded Chair of Philosophy and Economic Theory.
www.cvl-a.tum.de
Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
In July 2005, The Linde Group entered a collaboration agreement with the Friedrich- Alexander University (FAU) of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
This joint project focuses on the use of ionic liquids in specific high-tech Linde applications, such as those that leverage hydrogen. Ionic liquids are a new class of substance with unique properties that can be individually designed for different applications.
The FAU Chairs of Reaction Engineering, Technical Thermodynamics and Manufacturing Technology are involved in this alliance with Linde. Three PhD students, whose work is partly supervised by Linde, are working on the project.
Linde’s financial support and involvement here is part of our commitment to training young scientists in high-tech research projects.
www.uni-erlangen.org
Technical University of Dresden, Germany
The Technical University of Dresden (TUD) is an equally important partner university.
With a history that goes as far back as 1828, to the Technical School of Dresden (Technische Bildungsanstalt Dresden), it is one of Germany’s oldest technical academic establishments.
Saxony’s largest university is particularly renowned for its close ties to industry and business, its pragmatic teaching style and its wide-ranging network of partnerships.
With its strong background in research, the TUD plays a key role in educating the engineers of tomorrow that are so crucial to Linde’s success.
The flow of knowledge and communication between the TUD and Linde is particularly intense in the chemical, gas and pharmaceutical production lines. Our engineers, for instance, regularly lecture at the university.
The partnership also includes financial support for individual projects as well as joint research and development projects.
www.tu-dresden.de
Collaboration with the Engineering Division
In 2008, the Engineering Division entered a collaboration agreement with Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
In the course of this partnership, we will be supporting a process engineering laboratory at the university and working on joint research topics that tie in closely with our business, such as the conversion of organic waste into biogas.
We will be supervising term papers and thesis projects and offering students practical placements at our company.
Our subsidiary Linde-KCA-Dresden is also involved in a dual study programme for field engineering at Dresden International University (DIU). This offers a combination of practical training and in-depth scientific knowledge, preparing students for future roles in the company.
After three and a half years, students simultaneously qualify as industrial mechanics and Bachelors of Engineering (BEng).
