Presidential Lunches
At the Presidential Lunches, students, staff and professors exchange ideas with President Thomas F. Hofmann and contribute their ideas and wishes.

Your chance to meet the president
Do you work or study at TUM and want to shape the university’s future? President Thomas F. Hofmann invites you to join him at the Presidential Lunches and share ideas that will benefit the entire university. The lunches with students and all employees are an expression of our lived culture of appreciation and open exchange.
We offer three formats of the Presidential Lunches. Please apply in good time for the dates listed below.
- Presidential Student Lunch - for students
- Presidential Staff Lunch - for employees
- Presidential Faculty Lunch - for professors
Recording of the new format TUM Dialogue, 11/18/2024 (TUM members only)
Presidential Student Lunch - for students
In 2025, students will once again have the opportunity to participate in the Presidential Student Lunches at various sites. You will find details below:
- Please apply for the Presidential Student Lunch in Garching by March 11th, 2025
- Participants: maximum of ten students
- Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- The discussion will take place in English
- Please apply for the Presidental Student Lunch in Straubing by July 2nd, 2025
- Participants: maximum of ten students
- Time: from 12:00 (noon) to 2:00 pm
- The conversation will be held in English
- Please apply for the Presidential Student Lunch in Munich by October 29th, 2025
- Participants: maximum of ten students
- Time: from 12:00 (noon) to 2:00 pm
- The conversation will be held in English
Presidential Staff Lunch - for employees
In 2025, employees will once again have the possibility to take part in the Presidential Lunch format at various of our sites. This year, Staff Lunches will be held in Garching and Heilbronn. Please find the details below:
- Please apply for the Presidential Staff Lunch in Munich by April 2nd, 2025
- Participants: maximum of 10
- Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- The discussion will take place in German
- Please apply for the Presidential Staff Lunch in Heilbronn by September 23rd, 2025
- Participants: max. ten employees
- Time: from 1 pm to 2.30 pm
- The conversation will be held in German
Presidential Faculty Lunch - for professors
In 2025, the professors at TUM will once again have the opportunity to take part in the Presidential Faculty Lunch – this time, at the sites of Munich and Garching. Please find the details below:
- Please apply for Presidential Faculty Lunch in Munich by April 17th, 2025
- Participants: maximum of 10
- Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
- The discussion will take place in German and English, respectively
- Please apply for Presidential Faculty Lunch by September 3rd, 2025
- Participants: max. ten employees
- Time: from 12 pm to 2 pm
- The conversation will be held in German and English, respectively
Our staff are the DNA of our university. For that reason it is important to me as the president of TUM to listen to them and show them the respect that is due to them.
President
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Contact
Technical University of Munich
Strategy and Excellence Development
Arcisstr. 21
80333 Munich
presidential-lunch @tum.de