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In the third episode of the video series “Shaping the Future – Female Engineers in Practice,” TUM alumna Carla Matthäus shares insights into her work as a self-employed energy consultant. [read more]

Sein Studium begann während der Corona-Pandemie – zunächst rein digital, später im ständigen Wechsel zwischen Online- und Präsenzformaten. Für Felix Jahn wurde damals deutlich, wie stark Räume Lernprozesse prägen. Heute absolviert er den Master in… [read more]

From the lecture hall to the skies: TUM Alumna Isa Held learned analytical thinking, technical curiosity, and the ability to understand complex systems at TUM. She needs these skills today in her everyday work as a pilot with the German Federal… [read more]

Merlin Pott, Absolvent der Landschaftsarchitektur an der Technischen Universität München (TUM), wurde für seine hervorragende Bachelor-Thesis "Hydrate Backnang. Wasser für die Stadt" mit dem Nachwuchspreis 2025 des Bundes Deutscher… [read more]

The Chair of Ergonomics is launching a new research project entitled “Work-Based Organizing (WBO): Work Practices at the Heart of Resilient Organizational Design.” The aim of the project is to make organizations more resilient, innovative, and… [read more]

Get exciting insights into studying at the Technical University of Munich with our video series “5 Questions @TUMED”, in which students from the TUM School of Engineering and Design tell us about their experiences during their studies. [read more]

During her Anna Boyksen Fellowship at the TUM Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Prof. Nathalie Bredella from the Leibniz University Hannover, hosted by Prof. Dietrich Erben at the Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design… [read more]

Prof. Michael Krautblatter, Professor for Landslide Research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), talks to DAV Magazine Panorama about current developments in alpine geohazards. For many years, he has been researching geological changes in… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBw M) are sending a strong signal for European security and defense capabilities and technological sovereignty: Together with industrial partners, start-ups, the… [read more]

Satellite data shows a 40 percent increase in sea level rise between 2010 and 2012. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) contributed to a study by the European Space Agency (ESA) that examined the loss of water on land, the warming… [read more]

Prof. Christian Grosse, head of the Chair of Non-Destructive Testing at the Technical University of Munich (THW), and his team are investigating the stability of buildings, and also supporting the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW). [read more]

In the second episode of the video series “Shaping the Future – Female Engineers Report from the Field”, Stefanie Gocht, research associate and lecturer at the Chair of Building Physics, talks about the diverse tasks in engineering and the… [read more]

TUM-Architekturstudent Florian Roth wurde für sein Engagement und seine gestalterische Qualität im Studium mit dem Senator Bernhard Borst Preis 2025 ausgezeichnet. [read more]

"Engineering" at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), represented by the disciplines of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, ranks 19th worldwide and first in Germany in the Rankings by Subject 2026 by the British magazine "Times Higher… [read more]

From the Greek Mediterranean to Bavarian quarry lakes, Dr. Philipp Sinn wants to bring renewable energies to the world with his company. The idea came to him while sailing, and he implemented it at TUM. To this day, the alumnus remains in close… [read more]

In the latest episode "Actually Rocket Science", the Student Council of Aerospace and Geodesy talks with Prof. Nikolaus Adams, Head of the Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. [read more]

The student club Horyzn at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has achieved a groundbreaking victory in the GoAERO Mission, a global competition to design the world’s first autonomy-enabled rescue aircraft. Out of more than 200 international… [read more]

We wish you a very Happy Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. [read more]

At the Dies Academicus, TUM is celebrating not only seven new Clusters of Excellence and top positions in international rankings, but also honoring Prof. Michael Krautblatter with the TUM Sustainability Award for his groundbreaking research on… [read more]

In a new video about the Computational Mechanics Master’s program at TUM School of Engineering and Design, Ainhoa shares her personal experience. She explains why she chose this interdisciplinary program, highlights the most exciting aspects of the… [read more]

Simay Berber, a master’s student in Aerospace at the Technical University of Munich and a working student at Airbus Helicopters in Augsburg, designed a Christmas tree made of recycled plastic using 3D printing for the Christmas market in Donauwörth’s… [read more]

Additive Manufacturing is far more than 3D printing – it is driving the next industrial revolution. At the Technical University of Munich (TUM), researchers are actively shaping this future. The chairs conducting research in the field of Additive… [read more]

Die neue Podcastreihe "16 Minuten" des SZ Instituts und ZUKUNFT NAHVERKEHR bietet Einblicke in aktuelle Mobilitätsfragen. Mit dabei sind zahlreiche Mitglieder der TUM School of Engineering and Design und des MCube Clusters, die ihre Forschung und… [read more]

What does it take to live like an astronaut on Mars? For Dr. Sydney Dolan, Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Chair of Spacecraft Systems at the Technical University of Munich, the answer came during an unforgettable week at the Mars Desert… [read more]

Die Technische Universität München (TUM) und die Branddirektion München starten eine langfristige Forschungskooperation an der Schnittstelle von vorbeugendem und abwehrendem Brandschutz. Im Fokus stehen praxisrelevante Themen wie die Brandbekämpfung… [read more]

Landschaftsarchitekt und Hochschullehrer Prof. Christoph Valentien ist am 02. Dezember 2025 im Alter von 86 Jahren verstorben. Von 1980 bis 2002 war er Ordinarius für Landschaftsarchitektur und Entwerfen an der Technischen Universität München (TUM). [read more]

What motivates students to volunteer their free time on top of their studies? Melis Güler and Jonas Süß are Deutschlandstipendium recipients who, through Talente Spenden e.V., create real social impact. Here, they share what drives them — and what… [read more]

With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide. The open data provides a crucial basis for climate research and the implementation of… [read more]

The successful manufacturer of tunnel boring machines, Dr.-Ing E.h. Martin Herrenknecht, will support climate research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the future. Through the TUM University Foundation, he is funding a five-year… [read more]

The TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) marked yesterday’s Orange Day – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – as part of the global UN "Orange the World" campaign, which runs from 25 November to 10 December and… [read more]