Campus Charlottenburg is a science and innovation campus in Berlin's City West district, centred around the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) and the Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK). The campus initiative aims to strengthen the connection between academic research, startup culture, and established industries in one of Berlin's most dynamic urban areas.
The campus encompasses a cluster of universities, research institutions, and innovation spaces in the Charlottenburg district, creating an urban innovation ecosystem that differs from Berlin's other science parks by being deeply integrated into a dense, mixed-use city neighbourhood rather than located on a peripheral campus. This urban embeddedness makes it a living laboratory for how innovation districts can function within established city centres.
TU Berlin's engineering, computer science, and planning faculties provide a strong research base relevant to smart city technologies, including urban planning, transport systems, energy engineering, and information technology. The campus hosts various startup support programmes and co-working spaces that connect academic research with entrepreneurial activity.
The Campus Charlottenburg initiative reflects a broader trend in European cities of recognising that universities and their surrounding neighbourhoods can function as innovation districts without requiring greenfield development. By leveraging existing urban infrastructure and academic institutions, the campus model demonstrates how knowledge-based economic development can be integrated into established city centres.
The initiative contributes to Berlin's polycentric innovation landscape, complementing other major science and technology locations such as Adlershof, Buch, and the EUREF-Campus by offering a distinct model of university-centred urban innovation in a central city location.