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Technical University of Munich
Technische Universität München

Image:TUM-logo.png
Motto At home in Bavaria, successful in the world
Established 1868
Type Public
President Wolfgang A. Herrmann
Faculty 4,000
Students 20,000
Location Munich, Germany
Website http://www.tum.de

Munich University of Technology, or Technical University of Munich (TUM) (in German: Technische Universität München, TUM), is a major German university located in Munich (and the towns of Garching and Freising outside of Munich).

In October 2006, TUM won the title 'Elite University', after the announcement of the results of the Germany-wide Excellence Initiative for promoting top university research and education.

It is considered one of the top universities of Europe.

Munich's other major university is the University of Munich, also an 'Elite University'.

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[edit] History

  • 1868 King Ludwig II founded a 'Polytechnic School' reorganized like a university.
  • 1877 Awarded the designation 'Technical University'
  • 1901 Granted the right to award doctorates
  • 1902 Approval of the election of the Principal by the teaching staff
  • 1930 Integration of the College of Agriculture and Brewing in Weihenstephan
  • 1942 Christian Probst, Hans Scholl, and Sophie Sholl, of "The White Rose," were arrested and killed by a Nazi Group
  • 1957 Given the status of a 'public legal body'
  • 1958 Research Reactor Munich (FRM), Garching officially assigned to the TH München
  • 1970 Renamed 'Technische Universität München'
  • 2000 Establishment of Weihenstephan Science Centre for Life & Food Sciences, Land Use and Environment (WZW) belonging to the TUM
  • 2002 The German Institute of Science and Technology founded in Singapore
  • 2004 Official opening of TUM's Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Neutron Research Source, the world first research neutron source, on March 2.

[edit] Campuses

Audimax at main campus in downtown Munich on a Saturday evening.
Audimax at main campus in downtown Munich on a Saturday evening.

The TUM, like many German universities, is a "no campus" university. University buildings are spread over four main and several minor locations:

[edit] Organisation

Faculty building for mathematics, computer science and information systems in Garching.
Faculty building for mathematics, computer science and information systems in Garching.

[edit] TUM Extended Board of Management

The Extended Board of Management advises the Executive Board of Management and assists in discharging its duties. Alongside the Chief Executives (President, Chancellor, Vice Presidents), it consists of the Department Deans, the Speaker for the Central Scientific Institutions and the Speaker for the Deans of Studies.

[edit] TUM Supervisory Board

The TUM Supervisory Board is the TUM's monitoring body and 'steering' committee comprising the members of the Senate and the External University Council. The External University Council comprises eight high-ranking representatives from the fields of science, culture, industry and politics. Current members include:

[edit] Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee, or 'Kuratorium', consists of up to 15 high-ranking persons from industry, culture and politics who support, advise and sponsor the Technische Universität in the public domain. Current Members include:

[edit] Students

Currently TUM has approx. 20,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs of which 3,700 are foreign students.

[edit] Faculty

TUM has 500 professors, academic staff is 4,000, non-academic 5,500.

The TUM is divided into 12 departments:

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering and Surveying
  • Architecture
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Informatics (Computer Science)
  • Weihenstephan Center for Life and Food Science
  • Medicine with the university hospital "Rechts der Isar"
  • Sports Science

[edit] Research

TUM features a strong, characteristic profile in the fields of Science and Engineering. Alongside the traditional key areas addressed by Technical Universities, powerful links have been also established with the Life Sciences, ranging from Nutrition and Food Sciences, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics to Medicine. Much of its innovative research and teaching has emerged from collaborations between the disciplines.

[edit] Corporate Research Centers

[edit] Research Projects

[edit] Nobel Laureates

[edit] Famous TUM Personalities

[edit] Partnerships

TUM's first spin-off is the German Institute of Science and Technology, GIST, in Singapore (together with National University of Singapore).

TUM has currently over 130 international partnerships, among them MIT, Stanford University, University of Illinois, Cornell University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Ecole Centrale Paris,...

TUM is also a partner of LAOTSE, an international network for student and senior lecturers among leading European and Asian universities.

TUM is also a member of the TIME network (Top Industrial Managers for Europe).

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 48°08′53″N, 11°34′05″E

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