æz ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈaɪnɪŋ ɐkˈædəmi, tˌiːjˈuː klˈɔːsθəl ɪz wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪn dʒˈɜːməni bᵻsˌaɪdz tˌiːjˈuː fɹˈeɪbɜːɡ ænd ˌɑːɹdˌʌbəljˌuːtˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˈɑːtʃən ðæt ˈɔfɚz stˈʌdi pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ɪnðə fˈiːldz ʌv mˈɛɾəlz, mˈaɪnɪŋ, ænd pətɹˈoʊliːəm ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
As a former mining academy, TU Clausthal is one of three universities in Germany (besides TU Freiberg and RWTH Aachen) that offers study programs in the fields of metals, mining, and petroleum engineering.