The Historical Origin of German Technical Universities and Their Path to Promotion
The development of German higher education in the 19th century was guided by rationalism and utilitarianism.Unlike the traditional university shaped by rationalism,the higher technical school which was formed in the mid-19th century under the influence of util-itarianism was fundamentally designed to develop practical technologies and cultivate engi-neers and technicians in order to meet the needs of industrial production.Evolving from low-er-level technical schools and polytechnics,higher technical schools were transformed into technical universities only after the Second World War.From its emergence to maturity,higher technical education has shown a vein of alternating development that favors practice and theory,a process of deepening the role of technical education in nurturing personalities and spirits of human beings and a result of competition,mutual reference and stimulation a-mong nations.
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