Archives of TU Dresden

Welcoming the 13th intake!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step. We were welcomed in the MSc Cartography program. The Welcoming Week took place from October 9 to 16, 2023 at the main campus of the Techncal Uni...

Hiking in the Eastern Ore Mountains

On the Day of Prayer and Repentance – a public holiday which is held in Saxony only – a small group of seven students withstood the cold fall weather and hiked along the Eastern Ore mounta...

Welcome 12th intake!

The Welcoming Week 2022 took place between 10 – 17th October at the main TUM campus in Munich. Altogether 20 students from 16 different countries enrolled this year. Our newcomers had a very busy...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2022

Between September 26th and October 5th 2022, the Alpine Cartography Field School (ACFS) took place in Ramsau/Dachstein (Austria) already for the 11th time since the start of the International Cartogra...

Social Activities after the semester start at TUD

Hiking in the Saxon Switzerland NP The Saxon Switzerland National Park (Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz) is only a 45-minute train ride away from Dresden main station and was the location of the firs...

Welcome 11th intake!

The Welcoming Week 2021 took place between 11 – 18th October at the main TUM campus in Munich. It was finally possible to celebrate it as an on-site event after we followed all the safety regulati...

Welcome 10th intake!

A new student intake started the Cartography Master programme. Of course, we imagined something completely different to celebrate and welcome our anniversary intake, but we are glad that we could orga...

Cartography student life during COVID-19 outbreak

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the universities closed their classrooms and labs for a while. But despite this time of uncertainty, we carry on and we have started a new exciting semester in a differen...

Discovering Dresden and Saxony

During their semester in Dresden we offer our students a selection of social events to gain some insight into local characteristics that are a bit off the beaten track. This year, a trip to the Saxon ...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2018

In early October, 23 students of the Cartography M.Sc. programme and three students of the TU Dresden Master programme Geoinformation Technologies made their way towards the small mountain village of ...

Welcome 8th intake!

A new student intake started the Cartography Master programme. This year we are proud and happy to welcome 30 students from 19 different countries! The sun was shining the whole welcoming week and the...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2017

With a record participation of 21 students of the Master programme “Cartography” and 10 students of the TUD Master programme “Geoinformation Technologies” this year’s Alpine Cartography Fiel...

Welcome new students of the 7th intake

On the 9th of October the 7th intake started the Cartography Master programme. This year, a whole welcoming week was organized and we think it was the first highlight of their studies for the new grou...
Alpine Field School 2015

Alpine Cartography Field School 2016

25 students of the TUD Master programmes “Cartography” and “Geoinformation Technologies” originating from eleven countries can look back on nine days in an alpine, partly high-alpine terrain. ...

Master’s thesis presentation of Ethan Oleson

On September 14, Ethan Oleson, student of the 3rd intake, presented his Master thesis about “Generation of a high-quality physiographic map as a base for nature conservation and land planning...

Ethan Oleson spending research time in Tanzania

Our student Ethan Oleson visited Tanzania during his research for the Master’s thesis with the topic “Generation of a high-quality physiographic map as a base for nature conservation and l...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2015

The Alpine Field School 2015 had been successfully accomplished by our international students. The nine days of intensive training were part of the module Georelief and Cartography – Morphogenetic a...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2014

The 3rd intake of the Cartography M.Sc. Master Programme went to the Alps within the Alpine Cartography Field School 2014. The nine days of intensive training were part of the module Georelief and Car...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2013

The Alpine Cartography School 2013 was one of the highlights of the Master Program, where students could experience mountain terrain and gain new knowledge about the morphological features and changin...

Students participating at ICC 2013 in Dresden

The 26th International Cartographic Conference took place in Dresden from 25th until 30th of August 2013. Cartography M.Sc. students of the 1st intake had the chance to present their Master’s th...

Alpine Cartography Field School 2012

The students of the 1st intake participated in the Alpine Cartography Field School. It was the first time to be in high mountains for most of the students, but the teamwork and solid geographic knowle...