ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi pˈæst ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə wˈɛst dʒˈɜːmən stˈeɪt ʌv lˈoʊɚ sˈæksəni, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd tˈɛknɪʃ hˈɑːtʃʃuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ænd tˈɛknɪʃ jˈuːnɪvɚsˌɪɾɛt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
After World War II, the academy passed under the authority of the West German state of Lower Saxony, it was renamed Technische Hochschule in 1966 and Technische Universität in 1968.