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==History==
The University of Karlsruhe was founded as a ''Polytechnische Schule'' (polytechnical school) on [[October 7]], [[1825]] having as an example the [[École polytechnique]] in Paris. As such it is the first Technical University or Technische Hochschule (TH) in Germany. In [[1865]] [[Grand Duke]] [[Rulers of Baden|Frederick I of Baden]] (German: ''Friedrich'') raised the school to the status of ''[[Hochschule]]'' (
On [[April 6]], [[2006]] the contract for the foundation of the [[Karlsruhe Institute of Technology]] (KIT) was signed by Prof. [[Horst Hippler]] and Dr. Dieter Ertmann from the [[University of Karlsruhe]] and Prof. Manfred Popp and Ass.jur. Sigurd Lettow from [[Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe]]. The name was given after the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), the leading US technical [[university]].
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