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In an increasingly interconnected world, developing international skills is more critical than ever. For almost 30 years, the TUMexchange program has offered TUM students the opportunity to gain valuable professional and cultural insights at renowned… [read more]

In this episode of "NewIn," we meet Katharina Anders, the newly appointed Professor of Remote Sensing Applications. She is researching the link between geomorphological processes and climate change. To achieve this, she incorporates the element of… [read more]

When children hungry for knowledge fill the lecture hall and professors make their research exciting and understandable to them: it's KinderUni in Munich again – the university for children. It will be hosted by the Technical University this fall and… [read more]

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Heinz Ulbrich, Ordinarius am Lehrstuhl Angewandte Mechanik im Ruhestand seit 01.10.2012, ist am 01.09.2024 in Prien am Chiemsee im Alter von 79 Jahren verstorben. [read more]

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presents its degree programs in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering. They combine expertise in civil, environmental and geo-engineering sciences. Sustainable solutions for the… [read more]

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: This time, we are talking to Prof. Dr. Sabine Ardey, Professorship for Test and Simulation for Gas Turbines. [read more]

In this episode of the TUM Graduate School "Welcome To My Lab" series, Renata Mwinome Kuutiero, a doctoral candidate at the Chair of Architecture and Timber Construction of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, walks us through her research on… [read more]

National and international water policy must adapt to ongoing, accelerated changes in the global water cycle and respond to them quickly and comprehensively. This is the key message of the WBGU report 'Water in a heated world', which Prof. Jörg… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has achieved its highest ever position in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. It has improved again, moving up four positions to 26th place in the world. This once again puts it at the top in the… [read more]

TUM Alumna Sandra Gebhart was the first woman in the Munich Fire Department and today leads a large team there. Since her studies, she has known how important the diversity of the group and the skills of everyone are for successful teamwork [read more]

Science is exciting and interests people - the Open House at the Garching Research Campus proved this more than impressively. Thousands of visitors did not want to miss the opportunity to take a look inside otherwise closed laboratories and research… [read more]

Get an up-close look at mainframes and quantum computers, take a tour with the EDGAR autonomous car or immerse yourself in the energy supply of the future: the Garching Research Campus is opening its doors to the public from 10 am to 5 pm on October… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is establishing a new collaboration and innovation site at Munich Airport. Covering approximately 20,400 square meters within the LabCampus, the innovation hub at Munich Airport, the "TUM Convergence Center"… [read more]

The world's biggest folk festival as an ultimate test for artificial intelligence: for the first time, an autonomous vehicle is tackling the particularly heavy traffic around the Munich Oktoberfest. Under the leadership of the Technical University of… [read more]

Annette Lietz was awarded the best metallographer in Germany at the "Materialographie 2024" Conference in Berlin. [read more]

At the Digital Concrete Conference 2024, international scientists met to discuss research findings, challenges and new technologies relating to 3D-printing in the construction industry and their requirements for materials and processes. [read more]

In 2023, TUM completed its restructuring from faculties to schools. In this podcast episode, we take a look at the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) to find out how this change worked and what opportunities and challenges it brought with it. … [read more]

Anlässlich des europäischen Leuchtturmprojekts "Creating NEBourhoods Together" besuchte die Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission, Ursula von der Leyen, vergangene Woche den Münchner Stadtteil Neuperlach. Seit Oktober 2022 werden dort im Sinne des… [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]

For a few weeks, streets in Munich's Südliche Au and Walchenseeplatz districts were transformed into temporary green and recreational areas. In the summer of 2023, this triggered numerous public discussions about the future of urban traffic and the… [read more]

Since 2014, researchers from the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) have been regularly examining the striking summit of the Hochvogel, through which a fissure has been running for more than a hundred years. And it is getting bigger… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has made Prof. Georg Nemetschek, TUM alumnus and founder of the Nemetschek Group, an Honorary Senator. With this award, TUM recognizes the outstanding life's work of the visionary entrepreneur who has… [read more]

Prof. Philipp Reiss, Professorship of Lunar and Planetary Exploration, won an ERC Starting Grant. His project VOLARIS will investigate the volatile dynamics and regolith interactions on solar system bodies. [read more]

Nestled between Wallgau and Vorderriß, the Isarwinkel is a breathtaking landscape where the turquoise Isar river leaps over white gravel banks, carving its path through the valley. This picturesque setting, often called “Bavarian Canada”, is the… [read more]

The Moon is dusty and bare. Our beloved home planet Earth is around 360,000 km away, the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and there is an absolute absence of air. How do you colonize and cultivate such an environment? 42… [read more]

What does it feel like to be an astronaut, piloting a lunar rover, moving around in a bulky spacesuit and conducting scientific experiments? Ilyasse Taame joined five students from all over the world to find out: The student crew spent two weeks on a… [read more]

Dr. Olga Popovych and Prof. Christian Grosse, Chair of Non-destructive Testing of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, visited the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG) in Ukraine in August and investigated… [read more]

Why is it important to have more representation across all university layers? "Promoting representation from a young age, particularly for women, is essential for breaking down stereotypes and barriers. Especially enjoyable are our 3D printing… [read more]

He is a passionate advocate of Building Information Modeling, or BIM for short: the German Construction Industry Association Zentralverband Deutsches Baugewerbe (ZDB) has now awarded Prof. André Borrmann from the TUM School of Engineering and Design… [read more]

In future, algae will supply humans in space with oxygen and food. Prof Gisela Detrell and her team at the TUM School of Engineering and Design are researching the development of Life Support Systems (LSS) for future space missions. [read more]