TUM was one of the first universities in Germany to be awarded the title of University of Excellence. Furthermore, it regularly ranks among the top European universities in international rankings. It comprises 15 faculties with specializations in engineering, natural and life sciences, business administration, and social sciences. In keeping with its international focus, the university regularly offers new English-language master’s programs. The university employs 612 professors, has research funding of €378.6 million, and in 2017, its faculty and alumni included 17 Nobel laureates.
According to university statistics, the number of students in the winter semester of 2020/2021 was over 45,000, of which 34% were international students. The proportion of women among the total number of students enrolled in the university’s various colleges and departments was 36%.
The TUM Talent Factory supports all young TUM researchers and postdoctoral researchers who wish to conduct a research project at the Technical University of Munich by organizing the following events and programs:
The Technical University of Munich awards scholarships to international students who cannot afford their studies. These scholarships are funded by the Bavarian state government and have a budget. The scholarship amounts range from €500 to €1,500 per semester. They are generally subject to certain conditions, including proof of low parental income and good academic performance. Further information and the scholarship conditions can be found here.
The Alumni and Global Affairs Office supports international postdocs, visiting professors, and TUM hosts with all the formalities surrounding their move to Munich and offers assistance for a smooth integration into academic life. The TUM Accommodation Service also assists international researchers in finding suitable accommodation in Munich. The Center for Seniors, Families, and Children also offers family counseling.
The Technology Transfer Office, the Research and Inventions Office, and the Technology Transfer Department at TUM support the corporate citizenship efforts of the business community together with university scientists. New ideas and inventions developed at the university form the core of social progress and technological change. These inventions and innovations are marketed through targeted partners to create a new product or service, or to further develop an existing product or process. All of this takes place within the framework of TUM’s patent policy. The TUM Patent and Licensing Office markets new technologies across industries. It negotiates contracts (confidentiality agreements, substitutions, licensing and acquisition agreements, etc.) on behalf of TUM. The TUM Patent and Licensing Office welcomes discussions with potential interested parties.
The digital information revolution is transforming societies, economies, and even science and its paths to knowledge. Researchers at the Munich Institute for Data Science are working to anticipate, support, and shape this transformation. The institute is the central interface of the Technical University of Munich and an innovation center for solving and answering new questions in the fields of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
The Munich School of Engineering investigates the interaction between engineering and natural sciences and conducts research into technologies in the fields of environment, climate, energy, raw materials, mobility, and infrastructure. The MSE’s interdisciplinary research focus is on energy and sustainability, with a focus on renewable energies, electromobility, power generation, energy storage, power plant technology, and energy efficiency in buildings.
The Munich School of Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary research center where researchers from medicine, natural sciences, and engineering come together to develop new methods for diagnosing and treating diseases and to develop improved technologies to compensate for physical disabilities.
Research at the Munich School of Bioengineering focuses on four research areas:
As an integrative research center of the Technical University of Munich, the TUM Campus Straubing strives to achieve sustainable change in the supply of raw materials and energy in all areas of life through interdisciplinary research.
The center’s core research areas are bioeconomy, the circular economy, the development of new and innovative high-performance material technologies, and the active use and economic evaluation of bio-based and other renewable raw materials. Furthermore, the center supports innovations in the bioeconomy by developing new business models, products, and technologies and bringing them to market maturity.
Focus areas are:
The Institute for Advanced Studies (TUM-IAS) serves as a leading institute for international cutting-edge research and, as part of its strategy “TUM: The Entrepreneurial University,” has contributed to the university’s development into one of Germany’s leading academic institutions.
The institute promotes research in all areas of natural sciences, applied sciences, life sciences, medicine, and engineering. To this end, it awards scholarships to outstanding researchers and offers them the opportunity to conduct high-level interdisciplinary research at TUM. It provides them with the necessary time and financial support to explore and develop new research areas and establish intensive international collaborations..
In addition to its collaboration with industry, the Institute for Advanced Study offers scholarships in various categories. The institute aims to attract academic talent at both the upper and lower levels of its career, including students from the Technical University of Munich and from around the world, as well as researchers from industry.
