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Prof. Werner Lang is new TUM Vice President Sustainable Transformation

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has anchored the topic of Sustainability in university leadership to ensure robust realization of its Sustainable Futures Strategy. Werner Lang, TUM Professor…

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MAIV-Preis 2023 verliehen

Der diesjährige Förderpreis des Münchener Architekten- und Ingenieur-Verein e.V. mit dem Titel „WoodCycle“ wurde an interdisziplinäre Teams von Studierenden der Masterstudiengänge Architektur und…

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TUM ED announces new Master´s degree in Risk and Safety

The new Master of Science in Risk and Safety prepares you for a career as a risk and safety expert. Do you want to work towards safer technologies and a safer environment? Are you interested in…

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Combining elite-level soccer with university studies

About the privilege of turning one's favourite sport into a career, training routines and making sacrifices in student life: Maria Luisa Grohs, 21, is studying mechanical engineering at the Technical…

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Financial support and postponed exams

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Board of Management has announced a number of various relief measures. Thus an emergency relief…

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Appointment with… Professor Christoph Goebel

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: This time we are talking to Prof. Christoph Goebel, who has been appointed full…

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Autonomous driving: Software makes more ethically differentiated decisions

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed autonomous driving software which distributes risk on the street in a fair manner. The algorithm contained in the software is…

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ED networking event on the topic of "Sustainability"

On January 25, 2023, the series of ED research networking events continued. At the invitation of Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Birgit Vogel-Heuser and Prof. Dr. Stefan Winter, Department Head of Civil and…

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Promotionspreis für Fabian Wenner

Dr.-Ing. Fabian Wenner wurde für seine Dissertation "Interrelations between Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development. The Case of High-Speed Rail Stations" mit dem Promotionspreis 2022 der…

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"Shape follows function": Starting point for a career in wood technology

Franziska Seeber studied Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Currently she works as a research assistant at the Professorship of Wood Technology, Department of Materials…

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New open access journal ing.grid for data management in engineering sciences

In cooperation with the Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, the new journal ing.grid on data management in engineering was created. For the first…

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Aerospace student experiences weightlessness during parabolic flight

Michaela Benthaus had dreamed of becoming an astronaut since she was a young girl. Then came the accident that changed her life completely. In December the aerospace student experienced zero gravity…

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Classroom instead of lecture hall: students educate pupils

Getting children as young as primary school age interested in technology: this is the goal of the project "Ran an die Ingenieurwissenschaften", which is offered by the Chair of Structural Mechanics at…

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Appointment with... Professor Jan Torgersen

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: In conversation with Prof. Dr. techn. Jan Torgersen, who was appointed as full…

Projects, Diversity |

Diversity Q&A Series – Part 5

Why am I active in the Diversity Team of the TUM School of Engineering and Design? "The world is diverse. We have to mimic this diversity also in our TUM teams to achieve equality for all." Anne…

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Measuring the world more precisely

The German Research Foundation (DFG) funds a new research group, led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and starting January 1, 2023, that will focus on measuring the world more precisely.…

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Merry Christmas

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a happy new year!

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Digitale Lehrformate – Gekommen um zu bleiben

Plötzlich fand alles online statt: In der Pandemie ist eine Vielzahl an digitalen Lehrformaten entstanden, die inzwischen die Präsenzlehre ergänzen – an der TUM ist so das Studium vielfältiger und…

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The optimization of resources of cultural heritage buildings

The climate and energy crises require more sustainability in the operation of cultural heritage buildings as well as in the construction of new museums, libraries, archives and storage facilities. The…

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Ecolopes to promote urban bio-diversity: Building with an ecological envelope

Nature in city environs has a positive effect on people's well-being. At the same time biological diversity in urban areas continues to shrink, for example because of increasing building density. In…

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Workshop for PhD students about digital process twins

On 7th December 2022, for the first time PhD students from four different departments of ED met on the initiative of Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Birgit Vogel-Heuser and Prof. Dr. Katrin Wudy.

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TUM Sustainability Award 2022 für Prof. Werner Lang

Auf der Jahresfeier Dies Academicus der Technischen Universität München (TUM) wurde Prof. Werner Lang am 01.12.2022 der diesjährige TUM Sustainability Award verliehen. Im vollbesetzten Audimax erhielt…

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Appointment with… Professor Jeannette Kuo

“Appointment with...” is a series of interviews introducing new professors at the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED): A conversation with Prof. Jeannette Kuo, holder of the Professorship of…

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Report on the Networking Event "Research Data Management"

Research data management (RDM) will soon accompany all processes related to generation, processing, sharing and publication of data. Already today, RDM processes must be described, when applying for…

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Delegation from Taiwan visits TUM School of Engineering and Design

A delegation of scientists from Taiwan visited the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the TUM School of Engineering and Design to explore potential collaborations. Prof. Bengler welcomed the…

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All daily needs within 15 minutes

In sustainable cities, everything needs to be easily accessible, ideally within 15 minutes by bicycle or on foot. The start-up Plan4Better offers a planning software that can help make this happen.

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TUM researcher receives „Young Scientist Award 2022” at the Geothermal Congress

Research associate Dr.-Ing. Georg Stockinger was honored with the Young Scientist Award for his dissertation project entitled "Fracturing in Deep Borehole" at the European Geothermal Congress 2022,…

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HopfON wins first prize in TUM IDEAward

Architecture student Marlene Stechl and civil engineering student Thomas Rojas Sonderegger won first prize in TUM IDEAward for developing sustainable building materials made from hops.

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Diversity Q&A Series – Part 4

What is your approach to understanding the perspectives of colleagues from different backgrounds? „Openness to everyone, listening first, thinking second, acting third. Understanding that teams with…