Facts and Figures
TUM is one of Europe's best universities. Since 1868 TUM has constantly performed at the vanguard of university rankings, with TUM members regularly earning renowned honors and awards. Discover the key to these successes.
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The university in figures
Awards and honors
Members of our university regularly receive prominent honors. TUM itself also awards renowned prizes.
Faculty
Our faculty includes around 700 professors, with the share of women among them constantly increasing.
History
The Polytechnic School Munich was founded in 1868. Discover the milestones on the School's journey to becoming today's TUM.
University of Excellence
TUM has been honored three times in a row as one of Germany's top universities. The goal: Top-class international performance.
Ranking positions
Vanguard positions Germany-wide, optimum study conditions, top grades from the corporate sector: TUM performs excellently in international ranking lists.
Redesigned Mechanical Engineering curricula, new Bachelor's and Master’s programs
New degree programs at TUM
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New Bachelor's programs
- As of winter semester the successful Bachelor’s program in Management and Technology (TUM-BWL) will also start at the TUM Heilbronn Campus, which opened in 2018. The curriculum combines economy and technology to optimally prepare graduates for work in technology companies. Students are trained for one semester in the new focus area of Digital Technologies at the TUM Engineering departments in Munich and Garching. (Teaching language: German, English, Application period: May 11 - July 15 for the winter semester)
- The new Bachelor’s program in Life Sciences Nutrition at the TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan focuses on how foodstuffs impact the human metabolism at the interface between Biochemistry, Medicine and Food Science. (Teaching language: German, Application period: May 11 - July 15 for the winter semester, November 1 – December 31 for the summer semester).
New Master's programs
- The Master’s program in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics provides a research-related education at the interface between Natural Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Medicine. Students receive an early introduction to current research on the highest international levels and to the development of new methods for better prevention, diagnostics and therapy. (Teaching language: English, information on application after approval by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Art)
- The Master’s program Matter to Life is intended for students interested in pursuing a career in science; successful completion of the Master's program guarantees the entry in the doctoral program at the Max Planck School Matter of Life. From Bioengineering to Cell Biophysics the curriculum covers research strategies from the widest possible range of disciplines in the rapidly evolving field of designing life-related processes and systems. (Teaching language: English, information on application after approval by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Art)
- The Joint Master’s program in Science and Technology of Materials is offered together with the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and teaches current materials manufacturing and materials characterization methodologies. Further treatment of the materials with regard to use in technical applications takes place at TUM. The materials are analyzed in particular with regard to their stability under actual conditions of use. (Teaching language: German, information on application after approval by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Art)
Redesigned Master's programs at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering has reconceived its Master's degree programs and oriented them more towards interdisciplinary future-oriented topics. In addition the curricula of the Department will in the future include more English-language modules: The Master's degree program in Aerospace has already been available completely in English and German since winter semester 2019/20. The Master's degree programs of the Department of Mechanical Engineering:
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Campus locations
Our university is no longer only present in Munich and Bavaria: We operate our own campus locations at sites on several continents.
Organization and governance
Committees, administration, scientific facilities: Our university's organizational structure.