{"name":"Karlsruher Institut für Technologie","slug":"karlsruher-institut-fur-technologie-dcc6acda","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/karlsruher-institut-fur-technologie-dcc6acda","country":"Germany","country_code":"DE","city":"Karlsruhe","type":"Public","founded":2009,"website":"http://www.kit.edu/","summary":"KIT was formed on 1 October 2009 by merging the University of Karlsruhe, founded as a polytechnic school in 1825 on the model of the Paris École polytechnique, with the Karlsruhe Research Center, founded as a nuclear research center in 1956. It is both a state university and a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. In 1984 the university received Germany's first email.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=98","detail":"QS 2026","source":"https://www.econ.muni.cz/do/econ/soubory/oddeleni/ozs/admissions/2026_QS_World_University_Rankings_1.2__For_qs.com__11.2025.pdf"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://www.econ.muni.cz/do/econ/soubory/oddeleni/ozs/admissions/2026_QS_World_University_Rankings_1.2__For_qs.com__11.2025.pdf"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.kit.edu/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/04t3en479"},{"label":"Official data: 23,083 students (WS 2025/26); 2009 merger of 1825 university and 1956 research center","url":"https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/data.php"},{"label":"Polytechnic origins, Helmholtz status, 1984 first email (Wikipedia cross-check)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}