Event overview
Come and experience the diversity of our events: lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, and exchange formats, both on-site and digitally. Here are some of the highlights.
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4/29
TUM Sustainability Day
Wed 4/29/2026
Garching
We invite you to experience the diversity of our sustainability topics at Sustainability Day 2026!
Current events
4/27
Info-Event: Doctoral Research Collaborations in India
Mon 4/27/2026, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Garching
Exchange for doctoral candidates on research perspectives in India. Register until 16 April!
4/27
Just a matter of the head? How hair negotiates identities
Mon 4/27/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
München
Come to Juliane Au's German-language lecture at the Kunsthalle MUC on the creative game of evolution.
4/28
Late Arrivals Infosession
Tue 4/28/2026, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Online
Have you been admitted to a degree program shortly before or after the start of the semester? Ask your questions!
4/28
TUM goes Kammerspiele: Wokey Wokey
Tue 4/28/2026, 6:30 pm
München
Experience an evening at the theater with an exclusive look behind the scenes (in English).
4/28
The smallest sensor in the world: a defect in the diamond
Tue 4/28/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
München
Join Prof. Dominik Bucher’s lecture and learn more about the technologies of the future.
4/29
TUM Life Science Talks: Decoding cellular systems
Wed 4/29/2026, 10:15 am – 12:00 pm
Freising
Benefit from the interdisciplinary exchange at Prof. Fabian Theis’s lecture!
4/29
Noise Awareness Day: Artificial intelligence for hearing
Wed 4/29/2026, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
München
Experience virtual acoustics and learn how to improve cochlear implants and audio devices.
4/29
TUM Sustainability Day
Wed 4/29/2026
Garching
We invite you to experience the diversity of our sustainability topics at Sustainability Day 2026!
4/29
TUM Speakers Series: Sara Nuru and Samantha Cristoforetti
Wed 4/29/2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Garching
Join an evening with Sara Nuru and Samantha Cristoforetti on Sustainability Day - get your ticket now!
4/30
Opening of the StudiTUM House at TUM University Hospital
Thu 4/30/2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
München
The StudiTUM House at TUM University Hospital is opening: a new place for students to learn and connect.
4/30
Open lecture on "Illusions – like Swan Lake"
Thu 4/30/2026, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
München
Join us for a German-language lecture on Swan Lake, John Neumeier's ballet and an excursion to the performance
5/4–8
European Union Week
Mon 4 – Fri 5/8/2026
Online, München
Visit the action week and attend the lecture by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall on May 4.
5/4
Excursion: "Illusions – like Swan Lake"
Mon 5/4/2026, 7:30 pm – 10:45 pm
München
Take part in the student excursion to the ballet "Illusions – like Swan Lake" with tickets for €10.
5/5
Virtual TUM Postdoc Day
Tue 5/5/2026, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online
Register and get to know all TUM offers for postdocs!
5/5
Career Lounge: Engineers in automation and intelligence
Tue 5/5/2026, 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm
München
Come to our networking event especially for international master's students in engineering. Register now!
5/6
The Power of Plants for the Menopausal Years
Wed 5/6/2026, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Online
Register now for this keynote speech and learn more about herbal therapy approaches and effects.
5/6–8
maiTUM
Wed 6 – Fri 5/8/2026
München
Celebrate with us into May - at the maiTUM festival full of music, enjoyment and a good atmosphere!
5/6
Listening to manga, seeing music?
Wed 5/6/2026, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
München
Manga workshop followed by a screening of *crypt_* for students – register now!
5/6
TUM Campus Run
Wed 5/6/2026, 5:00 pm
Garching
For the 12th time, we invite you to run together at TUM's biggest sporting event!
5/7
Book reading with Jo Failer
Thu 5/7/2026, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
München
Join for a free reading (in German) with bestselling author Jo Failer on Alzheimer's disease – register now!
5/7
Local climate and environment action
Thu 5/7/2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Heilbronn
Join the debate of the TUM Europe Dialogue Series, which brings together voices on local climate initiatives.
5/9
Spotlight on optimizing care in coronary and valvular heart disease
Sat 5/9/2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
München
Listen to experts presenting the latest research findings and innovative techniques. Register now!
5/10
Munich reads – from burned books
Sun 5/10/2026
München
Commemoration of the book burning by the Nazis in 1933. Come and take a stand against forgetting.
5/11
Kick-off event of the climate research network bayklif2
Mon 5/11/2026, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
München
Look forward to impulses on the compatibility of climate protection and economic efficiency. Register now!
5/12
IKOM Life Science
Tue 5/12/2026
Freising
Connect with companies and actively shape your career at the life sciences career forum.
5/18–10/18
TUM tanzt!
Mon 5/18/2026 – Sun 10/18/2026
München, Garching, Freising
TUM tanzt! returns for its second edition in 2026, featuring plenty of opportunities to participate, discuss,
5/21
TUM Student Talk: Food & nutrition programs
Thu 5/21/2026, 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Online
Get authentic insights into our degree programs and ask students your questions live.
5/27
IKOM Start-up
Wed 5/27/2026, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Garching
Get in touch with young companies and start-up teams - explore career opportunities at start-ups!
6/8
Presidential Student Lunch Freising
Mon 6/8/2026, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Freising
Apply by May 18 and talk to President Thomas F. Hofmann about your ideas.
6/8
TUMUT – The Food of the Future
Mon 6/8/2026, 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm
München
Experience an evening blending science and culinary innovation at the Pinakothek der Moderne (in German).
6/8
Blonde as light
Mon 6/8/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
München
Learn more about the cultural history of hair in Ralf Junkerjürgen's German-language lecture. Register now!
6/9
TUM Career Day Weihenstephan
Tue 6/9/2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Freising, Online
CV checks, professional application photos & co. - a whole day for a successful career!
6/10
Agricultural Entrepreneur Day
Wed 6/10/2026, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Freising
Join us at the career fair for students of agricultural or horticultural sciences.
6/11
What satellites reveal about forests
Thu 6/11/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Freising
Come to Cornelius Senf's lecture as part of TUM@Freising and join in the discussion!
6/15
TUM goes Kammerspiele: Eurydike und Orpheus
Mon 6/15/2026, 6:30 pm
München
Experience an evening at the theater with an exclusive look behind the scenes (in English). Register now!
6/17
The Menopausal Years – Fully Woman? Fully Myself? Fully Transformed?
Wed 6/17/2026, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Online
Keynote speech about identity and perspectives as a working woman in the menopause. Register now!
6/19
Dance performance "Tänze fast vergessener Geister"
Fri 6/19/2026, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
München
Learn more about queer memory culture at a contemporary dance performance by PATHOS Theater!
6/21
Promenade Concerts with the Munich Philharmonic
Sun 6/21/2026, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
München
Enjoy three concerts at three venues in Munich's Maxvorstadt — with exclusive free tickets for students.
6/22–25
IKOM
Mon 22 – Thu 6/25/2026
Garching
Actively shape your career trajectory - through internships, theses or one-to-one meetings with companies!
7/6
Presidential Staff Lunch Munich city campus
Mon 7/6/2026, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
München
President Thomas F. Hofmann invites our employees to come and talk to him. Apply by 6/15/2026!
7/6
What hair and hair roots reveal about our psyche
Mon 7/6/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
München
Learn more about the connection between hair and health at a lecture at the Kunsthalle MUC.
7/14
TUM Career Day Munich
Tue 7/14/2026, 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
München, Online
CV checks, professional application photos & co. - a whole day for a successful career!
7/16
Forest and forest management in (involuntary) change
Thu 7/16/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Freising
Come to Axel Göttlein's lecture as part of TUM@Freising and join the discussion!
7/23
13th MEP Energy Colloquium
Thu 7/23/2026, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Garching
Take part in the interdisciplinary exchange on energy research. Register by July 20.
9/7
Hair as a stage
Mon 9/7/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
München
Alina Gales speaks at the Kunsthalle MUC about digital power and how algorithms distort role models.
9/29
Sustainable material use of tree bark
Tue 9/29/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Freising
Come to Michaela Eder's lecture at TUM@Freising and join the discussion!
10/3
Open House Research Campus Garching
Sat 10/3/2026, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Garching
Come to Garching and experience science up close in lectures, hands-on activities and guided tours.
10/29
Networks in bioinformatics
Thu 10/29/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Freising
Come to Markus List's lecture at TUM@Freising and join the discussion!
11/18
Vernissage of the exhibition "Air Conditioned"
Wed 11/18/2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
München
We invite you to the opening of the exhibition on architecture between comfort and climate change.
11/19–4/4
Exhibition "Air Conditioned"
Thu 11/19/2026 – Sun 4/4/2027
München
Visit our architecture museum's exhibition on architecture between comfort and climate change.
11/24
The Fat Whisperer returns
Tue 11/24/2026, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Freising
Come to Alexander Bartelt's lecture at TUM@Freising and join the discussion!
Dates and events of our schools
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