Establishment of the Dr Erich Krüger Foundation
The Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation was established on 14 December 2006 by the Munich entrepreneur Peter Krüger.
With the "Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation", the TU Bergakademie Freiberg received the largest endowment of a state university in Germany.
Information about the Foundation
Contact us
Marianna Klescinska
Contact person for foundation matters
Akademiestraße 6, Room 1.14
09599 Freiberg
Marianna [dot] Klescinska [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Marianna[dot]Klescinska[at]zuv[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
+49 3731 39-3316
Purpose of the foundation
The foundation's statutes specify the tasks for which the foundation funds are to be used. Paragraph 2 states: The purpose of the foundation is primarily the promotion of practical and application-oriented science and research at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. The aim is to promote research results that can be implemented in the Free State of Saxony, preferably in Freiberg, produced here and sold from here.
The purpose of the foundation is also the establishment and operation of a geosciences collection in the KRÜGERHAUS.
The "Dr Erich Krüger Foundation" is "non-expendable" according to its statutes.
Board of Trustees
The Executive Board decides on the use of the foundation's funds at the suggestion of the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. This concerns the measures to maintain the foundation capital on the one hand, and investments in research on the other. In the latter case, the Executive Board decides on the recommendation of the Rectorate of TU Bergakademie Freiberg. To this end, the Rectorate collects and reviews the proposals received from the university and proposes individual projects.
The members of the Foundation's Board of Directors:
- Mrs Dr h. c. Erika Krüger (Chairwoman)
- Mr Prof Dr Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht
- Mr Prof Dr Klaus Michael Groll
- Mr Fritz Lütke-Uhlenbrock
The activities of the foundation
Krueger Research College
- 1st Krüger Research College: Freiberger High-Pressure Research Centre FHZ
- 2nd Krüger Research College: Bio-Hydrometallurgical Centre for Strategic Elements BHMZ,
was officially opened on 8 May 2013 in the presence of the founder, Mrs Erika Krüger.
Krüger Colloquium
The Krüger Colloquium is an event organised by the Graduate and Research Academy (GraFA) of TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Renowned personalities from science, society and politics speak here, taking a stand on current topics and reporting on their work. The choice of topics is based on the profile lines of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg - geo, materials, energy and environment - and on current economic and socio-political issues.
Krügerhaus
The Krügerhaus is the headquarters of the Dr Erich Krüger Foundation and exhibition venue for the Mineralogical Collection Germany.
Folder on the Mineralogical Collection (PDF)
Support for young scientists
- Support for the German Scholarship
- Support for doctoral students with a "Krüger Scholarship" as part of research in the 2nd Krüger Research College. Krüger Research College
Research infrastructure
- Acquisition of large-scale equipment
Inauguration of the Krügerhörsaal
To mark the 100th birthday of the founder Dr Peter Krüger, the lecture theatre in the Dietrich-von-Freiberg Building, Prüferstraße, was named Krüger-Hörsaal, Dr Peter and Dr Erika Krüger on 14 May 2024.
