Projects and Portraits

Last week, the doors of the listed combined heat and power station at the courtyard of our campus opened for the first time since 15 years. [read more]

The first passenger trips are starting on the Technical University of Munich's (TUM) Hyperloop test track. The 24-meter-long experimental tube at the TUM Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen campus near Munich is Europe's first full-scale Hyperloop test segment;… [read more]

What future uses can be imagined for the former combined heat and power station on the TUM Munich campus? Urban design students will present their ideas on a special action day on July 20. Along with a chance to tour the building, the program will… [read more]

What made you decide to join the Diversity Board at the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) - why is it important to you? "Emphasizing diversity is very important to me, as it helps us to act more tolerant with respect and understanding, it… [read more]

Aerospace start-up wins award [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 something about their experiences during their studies. In… [read more]

Our researchers are responsible for two long-term projects, the "KI.FABRIK" and the "German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future" (GFA), in which they are shaping the future working world, together with international partners from industry… [read more]

Increased use of air-space is essential in the mobility of the future – at least according to the major players in the drone industry. During an expert conference held at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), guests from science, business and… [read more]

What do you think are the biggest challenges in an increasingly diverse academic community?  “Diversity in academia can lead to communication challenges, as people of different languages or backgrounds may have difficulty understanding each other,… [read more]

Zum 22. Mal wurden die Preise im Wettbewerb „Auf IT gebaut – Bauberufe mit Zukunft“ auf der BAU 2023 in München verliehen. Drei der elf ausgezeichneten Arbeiten sind an der TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) entstanden. [read more]

Flavia Klinger is a student in the Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She grew up in Brazil and came to Germany to study Engineering Science for her Bachelor's degree. In her Master's thesis at… [read more]

Würdigung für den Pavillon 333: Der als TUM DesignBuild Projekt entstandene Vermittlungs- Veranstaltungsraum wurde mit dem Sonderpreis des Bayerischen Holzbaupreises 2022 ausgezeichnet. [read more]

The new summer semester began on Monday for over 50,000 students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The official kick-off featured a lecture attended by Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann and… [read more]

Flying wind turbines - what sounds like a fantastic science fiction future is being realized by a Munich-based startup. Kitekraft builds flying wind turbines that are a combination of drone and kite. These generate sustainable wind energy that uses… [read more]

Being a role model for sustainable social change – that is the goal of TUM. Prof. Werner Lang, the new Vice President Sustainable Transformation, is key figure in these efforts. Here the sustainable building expert talks about how he found his… [read more]

Erneuter Sieg für TUM Boring beim der „Not A Boring Competition“ in den USA. Bereits zum zweiten Mal traten am Wochenende internationale Studierenden-Teams mit ihren selbstgebauten Tunnelbohrmaschinen gegeneinander an. Neben der hohen… [read more]

Whether visiting a museum, strolling through the city or traveling - we use all our senses for orientation. But how do people with impairments, disabilities and disadvantages navigate? How can individual mobility and social participation be enabled… [read more]

Southeastern Bavaria's 'Chemical Triangle' region will be the future home to research on the climate-neutral transformation of Germany's entire chemical industry. The main focus will be on the use of hydrogen as an energy source and as a raw material… [read more]

Could the houses, bridges and train stations of the future be pro- duced in 3D printers? Additive manufacturing has already made inroads into the construction sector. The digitally controlled pro- cess of applying layer upon layer of material… [read more]

Since March 2023, dissertations can be admitted to the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) that consist of a combination of a doctoral thesis and another medium. This new "media-dissertation" is particularly interesting for scientists in the… [read more]