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{{Short description|Public research university in Munich, Germany}}
{{Infobox University
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| name = Technical University of Munich
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| native_name = Technische Universität München
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| president = Wolfgang A. Herrmann
| type = Public
| name = Technical University of Munich
| native_name = {{lang|de|Technische Universität München}}
| established = [[1868]]
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| city = [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|]] [[Munich]]
| image = Logo of the Technical University of Munich.svg
| state = [[Bavaria]]
| country = [[Germany]]
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| staff = 7,356 (395 Professors; 4,160 Academic) <ref name="tum_data" />
| motto = The Entrepreneurial University
| students = 21,608 <ref name="tum_data" />
| established = {{start date and age|1868}}
| doctoral = 729 <ref name="tum_data" />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| affiliations= [[German Universities Excellence Initiative]]
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| website = [http://www.tum.de www.tum.de]
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| endowment =
| budget = €1,839.2 million <small>(2022)</small><ref name="tum_data"/>
* University: €1,047.7 million
* Hospital: €791.5 million
| president = [[Thomas Hofmann]]<br /><small>([[List of presidents of the Technical University of Munich|list of presidents]])</small>
| academic_staff = 666 professors<br/>7,883 <small>(other academic staff)</small><ref name="tum_data"/>
| administrative_staff = 3,502 <small>(without university hospital)</small><ref name="tum_data"/>
| students = 52,580 <small>(WS 2023–24)</small><ref name="tum_data"/>
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| address = Arcisstraße 21
| city = [[Munich]]
| state = [[Bavaria]]
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| postalcode = 80333
| country = [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]]
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| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
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| logo = TU Muenchen Logo.svg
| founder = [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]]
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| colors = {{color box|#0075BB}} Blue, {{color box|white}} White
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'''Technische Universität München''' ('''TUM''', ''technical university of Munich''<ref>Accoring to official policy, in publications of university members the name "Technische Universität München" shall not be translated</ref>) is a research university with campuses in [[Munich]], [[Garching]], and [[Weihenstephan]].
The '''Technical University of Munich''' ('''TUM''' or '''TU Munich'''; {{langx|de|Technische Universität München}}) is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. It specializes in [[engineering]], [[technology]], [[medicine]], and [[applied science|applied]] and [[natural science]]s.


Established in 1868 by King [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]], the university now has additional campuses in [[Garching]], [[Freising]], [[Heilbronn]], [[Straubing]], and [[Singapore]], with the [[Campus Garching|Garching campus]] being its largest. The university is organized into seven schools, and is supported by numerous research centers. It is one of the largest universities in Germany, with 52,580 students and an annual budget of €1,839.2 million including the [[Rechts der Isar Hospital|university hospital]].<ref name="tum_data"/>
TUM is among the highest acclaimed universities in Germany, producing several Nobel Laureates including [[Gerhard Ertl]] who in 2007 received the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].<ref name="elite">{{cite news | author= DW New York | title=Germany Chooses Munich, Karlsruhe as Elite Universities | url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2203600,00.html | work=Deutsche Welle | date=13 October 2006 | accessdate=2006-10-14}}</ref><ref name="elite1">{{cite press release | url=http://www.dfg.de/en/news/press_releases/2006/press_release_2006_54.html | title=Decisions on the First Round of the Excellence Initiative Announced | publisher=Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | date=13 October 2006 | accessdate=2006-10-14}}</ref>

A ''University of Excellence'' under the [[German Universities Excellence Initiative]],<ref name="Excellence">{{Cite web|url= https://www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/2019/PM_ExStra_engl.html|title= Final decisions in the German Excellence Strategy |website=Wissenschaftsrat.de}}</ref> TUM is among the leading universities in the [[European Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TUM ist beste Universität in Deutschland und EU |url=https://www.tum.de/aktuelles/alle-meldungen/pressemitteilungen/details/tum-ist-beste-universitaet-in-deutschland-und-eu |access-date=1 July 2020 |website=www.tum.de |language=en}}</ref> Its researchers and alumni include 18 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] laureates and 24 [[Leibniz Prize]] winners.<ref name="tum_data">{{cite web|title=TUM in figures|url=https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/facts-and-figures/tum-in-figures/|publisher=Technische Universität München|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
[[Image:Technische Universitaet Muenchen-1.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Main campus entrance at Gabelsberger Street, Munich]]
[[File:Polytechnische Schule Muenchen.jpg|thumb|The new building of the ''Polytechnische Schule München'' in 1869]]

In 1868, King [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]] founded the ''Polytechnische Schule München'' with [[Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind]] as founding director. The new school had its premises at Arcisstraße, where it is still located today. At that time, around 350 students were supervised by 24 professors and 21 lecturers. The institution was divided into six departments: The "General Department" ([[mathematics]], [[natural science]]s, [[humanities]], [[law]] and [[economics]]), the "Engineering Department" ([[civil engineering]] and [[surveying]]), the "Building Construction Department" ([[architecture]]), the "Mechanical-Technical Department" ([[mechanical engineering]]), the "Chemical-Technical Department" ([[chemistry]]), and the "Agricultural Department".

In 1877, the ''Polytechnische Schule München'' became the ''Technische Hochschule München'' (TH München), and in 1901 it was granted the right to award [[doctorate]]s. With an average of 2,600 to 2,800 students, the TH München was Germany's largest [[Institute of technology|technical university]], ahead of the [[Technical University of Berlin|TH Berlin]]. In 1970 the institution was renamed ''Technische Universität München''.

=== 20th century ===
[[File:University of Technology Munich building old.jpg|thumb|left|The main building of the ''Technische Hochschule München'' in 1909]]
[[File:TUM Chemistry 1909.jpg|thumb|Lecture hall in the former [[TUM Department of Chemistry|Institute of Chemistry]] in 1909. An early version of the [[periodic table]] can be seen on the wall.]]

In 1906, [[Anna Boyksen]] became the first female student to enroll in [[TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering|electrical engineering]], after the Bavarian government had allowed women to study at technical universities in the [[German Empire]].
[[Martha Schneider-Bürger]] became the first German female [[civil engineer]] to graduate from the university in 1927.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stiglat|first=Klaus|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53848171|title=Bauingenieure und ihr Werk|date=2004|publisher=Ernst & Sohn|isbn=3-433-01665-8|location=Berlin|oclc=53848171}}</ref>

In 1913, [[Jonathan Zenneck]] became director of the newly created [[TUM Department of Physics|Physics Institute]].

During the [[Weimar Republic]], the TH München faced the challenge of limited resources and was drawn into radical political conflicts during the [[German Revolution of 1918–1919|November Revolution]], the [[Great Depression]], and the [[Adolf Hitler's rise to power|rise of Adolf Hitler]]. Two of the 16 Nazis killed in [[Beer Hall Putsch|Hitler's failed coup attempt]] in 1923 were students at the university. The [[National Socialist German Students' League]] became the strongest faction in the [[General Students' Committee]] in 1930, and Jewish and politically unpopular professors were terrorized by the young students.<ref name=SZ>{{Cite web |last=Wetzel |first=Jakob |title=TU München: Forschung im Dienst der Nazis |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/tu-muenchen-forschung-nationalsozialismus-1.3984355 |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Süddeutsche.de |date=20 May 2018 |language=de}}</ref>

After Hitler took power, the TH was soon [[Gleichschaltung|aligned]] and a "Führer rector" was appointed, with the deans directly responsible to him. The [[Führerprinzip]] was also imposed on universities, resulting in a significant restriction of the autonomy of the TH München. In 1933, the newly enacted [[Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service]] led to the dismissal of staff deemed "non-[[Aryan]]" or married to "non-Aryans," as well as politically "undesirable" professors. [[Jewish]] students lost their rights and were banned from enrolling after 1938.

The university was deeply involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime. For instance, Heinz Henseler, a professor in charge of animal breeding at the university, headed a new "Colonial Science Seminar" from 1940. The seminar focused on exploring how to "Germanize" the landscapes of Poland and Russia for [[Generalplan Ost|future colonization]] and settlement during the war. The entire Faculty of Agriculture was influenced by the ideology of [[blood and soil]], and agricultural scientists had no qualms about using forced laborers and prisoners of war on university experimental farms. Henseler repeatedly asked his former student and SS chief [[Heinrich Himmler]] for additional land and led several excursions to the SS herb garden on the grounds of the [[Dachau concentration camp]] with his students.<ref name=SZ/>

During [[World War II]], the TH München conducted extensive research in armaments to support the war effort. Notable professors during this time included aircraft designer [[Willy Messerschmitt]] and physicist [[Walther Meissner]]. Despite the war, high-level basic research continued to be conducted in some institutes, as some professors, staff members, and students dared to disobey and resist. [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel laureate]] [[Hans Fischer]] protected Jewish students from Nazi persecution. He committed suicide shortly before the end of the war.<ref>Pabst, p. 321–350</ref>

=== Post World War II ===
[[File:Atomei - Forschungsreaktor München I (FRM I).JPG|thumb|The [[research reactor]] ''FRM I'', nicknamed the ''atomic egg'', has become a landmark of the city of [[Garching bei München|Garching]], even being featured in its coat of arms.]]
During the war, 80 percent of the university's facilities in Munich had been [[Bombing of Munich in World War II|destroyed]]. Under these difficult conditions, teaching resumed in April 1946.

In 1956, the construction of a [[research reactor]] in [[Garching bei München|Garching]] was the beginning of the Garching campus. In 1969, the [[TUM Department of Physics|physics department]] building was opened there, followed in 1977 by new buildings for the [[TUM Department of Chemistry|chemistry]], [[TUM School of Life Sciences|biology]] and [[TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering|geoscience]] departments.

Between 1868 and 1870 the architect [[Arnold Zenetti]] oversaw the construction of several hospital buildings which are today attached to the Munich universities or form part of the TUM campus.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Architecture Under King Ludwig II: Palaces and Factories |date=2018 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH |editor1=Andres Lepik |editor2=Katrin Bäumler |isbn=9783035616538 |pages=30-31}}</ref> In 1967, a [[TUM School of Medicine]] was founded with campuses in the buildings of ''[[Rechts der Isar Hospital]]''. By 1968, the so called TH München comprised six faculties, 8,400 students, and 5,700 staff. In 1972, the [[Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage]], a 45-hectare sports center, was built on the grounds of the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].

In 1970, the TH München was renamed to its present name ''Technische Universität München''. When the Bavarian Higher Education Act came into force in 1974, the six faculties were replaced by eleven departments. In 1992, the field of [[computer science]] was established as an independent [[TUM Department of Informatics|Department of Informatics]], having previously been part of the [[TUM Department of Mathematics|Department of Mathematics]] since 1967.

=== 21st century ===
[[File:Garching-Forschungszentrum.jpg|thumb|The TUM campus in [[Garching bei München|Garching]] with the [[TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering|Department of Mechanical Engineering]] to right]]

In 2002, [[TUM Asia]] was founded in Singapore, in cooperation with the [[Nanyang Technological University]] and the [[National University of Singapore]]. It was the first time that a German university had established a subsidiary abroad.

The [[TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences|Department of Sport and Health Sciences]] and the [[TUM School of Management|School of Management]] were established in 2002. The [[Weihenstephan]] departments were combined into the "Weihenstephan Centre of Life and Food Sciences" (WZW), which would later become the [[TUM School of Life Sciences|School of Life Sciences]]. With the establishment of the [[TUM School of Education|School of Education]] in 2009, the [[TUM School of Governance|School of Governance]] in 2016, the [[TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy|Department of Aerospace and Geodesy]] in 2018, the [[TUM School of Natural Sciences|School of Natural Sciences]] in 2023, the university comprises 7 schools and 29 research departments.

Since the inception of the [[German Universities Excellence Initiative]] in 2006, TUM has won every round of evaluation and the title ''University of Excellence''.<ref name="Excellence" />


As part of its ''Agenda 2030'', the 15 schools and departments were consolidated into seven schools by 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TUM Agenda 2030: Innovation durch Talente, Exzellenz und Verantwortung |url=https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1657206/1657206.pdf |website=Technische Universität München}}</ref>
*1868 [[King Ludwig II]] founded a 'Polytechnic School' reorganized like a university.
*1877 Awarded the designation 'Technische Hochschule'.
*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.
*1949-1954: Reconstruction of the main building of the Technische Universität by [[Robert Vorhoelzer]] after WWII. Construction of a new administrational building and library.
*1957 Given the status of a 'public legal body'.
*1958 Research Reactor Munich (FRM), Garching officially assigned to the TH München.
*1967 Establishment of a faculty of medicine
*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 [[Forschungsreaktor München II]], a leading [[neutron source]], on March 2.


== Campuses ==
== Campuses ==
TUM's academic faculties are divided amongst numerous campuses.
[[Image:München - TU München (Luftbild).jpg|right|220px|thumb|Munich downtown main campus aerial view]]
The TUM, like many German universities, is a "no campus" university. However, with new expansion planned in Garching, more and more departments will be placed into the new buildings in Garching. The Garching campus, unlike the downtown area, is set up more like a traditional "quadrangle" style campus with a large grouping of buildings. At the moment, university buildings are spread over four main and several minor locations:
* Main campus in downtown [[Munich]]
* [[Garching]] (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering...), complete with an on-campus [[General Electric|General Electric Company]] facility
* [[Weihenstephan]] (Center for Life and Food Science)
* Hospital "Rechts der Isar" (Medicine), [[Munich]] {{-}}


== Organisation ==
=== Munich ===
[[File:München - TU München (Luftbild).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the main building (dark brown) in downtown Munich (2007)]]
====TUM Extended Board of Management====
The historic Main Campus (''Stammgelände'') is located in [[Maxvorstadt]], the central borough of Munich. Today, the departments of [[TUM Department of Architecture|Architecture]], [[TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering|Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering]], [[TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering|Electrical and Computer Engineering]] and the Schools of [[TUM School of Management|Management]], [[TUM School of Governance|Governance]], [[TUM School of Education|Education]] are located here.
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.


The [[TUM School of Medicine]] is located at the site of its [[Teaching hospital|university hospital]], the [[Rechts der Isar Hospital]], in the district of [[Haidhausen (Munich)|Haidhausen]].
====TUM Supervisory Board====


The [[TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences]] is located in the [[Olympiapark (Munich)|Olympiapark]], the former site of the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].
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:
*[[Roland Berger]], Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
*[[Richard R. Ernst]], Nobel Laureate
*[[Susanne Klatten]], Member of the Supervisory Board, [[Altana]], [[BMW AG]]
*[[Klaus Kleinfeld]], CEO, [[Alcoa Inc.]], former [[Siemens AG]]
*[[Bernd Pischetsrieder]], CEO & Chairman of the Board, [[Volkswagen AG]]
*[[Henning Schulte-Noelle]], Chairman of the Supervisory Board, [[Allianz AG]]


====Advisory Committee====
=== Garching ===
{{Main|Campus Garching}}
[[Image:TU München - Auditorium Maximum außen.jpg|thumb|Werner-von-Siemens Auditorium Maximum at main campus in downtown [[Munich]].]]
[[File:110716031-TUM.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of the TUM campus in Garching (2011)]]
[[File:MI-Gebäude der TU München Magistrale2.JPG|thumb|Interior of the faculty building for the Departments of [[TUM Department of Mathematics|Mathematics]] and [[TUM Department of Informatics|Informatics]]]]
The campus in [[Garching bei München|Garching]], located around 10&nbsp;km north of Munich, has grown to become the largest TUM campus. In the last decades, the departments of [[TUM Department of Physics|Physics]], [[TUM Department of Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering|Mechanical Engineering]], [[TUM Department of Informatics|Informatics]] and [[TUM Department of Mathematics|Mathematics]] have all relocated from their former buildings in the Main Campus. They have since been joined by numerous research institutes, including the [[Max Planck Society|Max Planck Institutes]] for [[Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics|Plasma Physics]], [[Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics|Astrophysics]], [[Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics|Extraterrestrial Physics]] and [[Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics|Quantum Optics]], the [[Forschungsreaktor München II]] (FRM II), the headquarters of the [[European Southern Observatory]] (ESO), and the [[Leibniz Supercomputing Centre]], one of the fastest [[supercomputer]]s in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Das Garchinger Hochschul- und Forschungszentrum |url=https://www.garching.de/Hochschul_+und+Forschungszentrum.html|access-date=2020-12-22|website=garching.de|language=de}}</ref>


A landmark of the Garching campus is the [[Oskar von Miller Tower]], a [[Meteorology|meteorological]] measurement tower with a height of 62 m. The Garching campus is connected to [[Munich]] by the [[Bundesautobahn 9|Autobahn]] and the [[Munich U-Bahn]]. It has its own [[TUM Fire Department|fire department]].
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:
*[[Manfred Bischoff]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, [[EADS]]
*[[Henning Kagemann]], CEO, [[SAP AG]]
*[[Christian Ude]], Mayor of Munich
*[[Stefan Vilsmeier]], Chairman of the Board, [http://www.brainlab.com/scripts/website_english.asp BrainLab AG]
*[[Angelika Niebler]], [[Member of the European Parliament]]
*[[Hildegund Holzheid]], Former President of the Bavarian Constitutional Court
*[[Edeltraud Böhm-Amtmann]], Principal of the Bavarian delegation to the [[European Union|EU]]


== Students ==
=== Weihenstephan ===
The third TUM campus is located 35&nbsp;km north of Munich in [[Weihenstephan]], [[Freising]]. It hosts the [[TUM School of Life Sciences|School of Life Sciences]].
Currently TUM has approx. 21,600 students in undergraduate and graduate programs of which 3,700 are foreign students.


== Faculty ==
=== Other locations ===
Additional TUM facilities are located in [[Ottobrunn]] ([[TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy|Department of Aerospace and Geodesy]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Department of Aerospace, Aeronautics and Geodesy|url=https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/34956/|date=2018-09-21|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref> [[Straubing]],<ref>{{Cite web|title="Straubing in der ersten Liga"|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/straubing-in-der-ersten-liga|access-date=2020-12-22|date=2017-07-20|website=[[Bayerischer Rundfunk]]|language=de}}</ref> [[Heilbronn]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mega-endowment for TUM Campus Heilbronn|url=https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/34471/|date=2018-02-07|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref> and [[Singapore]].
[[Image:Tech Univ Munich, Location Garching.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Technical University of Munich, Location [[Garching]], a suburb of [[Munich]] ]]
[[Image:Dcp 0629.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Faculty Building for Math and Computer Science in [[Garching]] ]]
[[Image:050322-tumuenchen-parabeln.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Interior of the Faculty Building for Math and Computer Science]]


=== TUM Asia ===
TUM has 395 professors, 4,160 academic and 2,801 non-academic staff. <ref name="tum_data"> {{cite web | url=http://portal.mytum.de/cop/tum_in_zahlen/tum_in_zahlen_2006 | title=TUM Facts 2006 (TUM Figures) | publisher=Technische Universität München | accessdate=2007-11-18}}</ref>
{{Main|TUM Asia}}
TUM operates a subsidiary in [[Singapore]]. In 2001, the ''German Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) – TUM Asia'' was founded in partnership with the [[National University of Singapore]] and the [[Nanyang Technological University]], offering a range of [[Master of Science|Master's]] programs. In 2010, TUM Asia started offering bachelor's degrees in collaboration with the [[Singapore Institute of Technology]].


In 2010, TUM and the [[Nanyang Technological University]] founded ''TUMCREATE'', a research platform for the improvement of [[Transport in Singapore|Singapore's public transportation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About TUMCREATE|url=https://www.tum-create.edu.sg/about/about-tum-create|access-date=2020-12-22|website=TUM CREATE}}</ref>
The TUM is divided into 12 departments:
* Architecture
* Business Administration
* Chemistry
* Civil Engineering and Surveying
*


== Academics ==
* Informatics (Computer Science)
[[File:TU München GO-2.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the Main Campus in Munich]]
* Mathematics
[[File:TUM Audimax.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Werner von Siemens]] Auditorium Maximum'' on the Main Campus]]
* Mechanical Engineering
* Medicine with the university hospital "Rechts der Isar"
* Physics
* Sports Science
* Weihenstephan Center for Life and Food Science


=== Schools and departments ===
== Academic reputation ==
As a [[Technische Hochschule|technical university]], the university specializes in [[engineering]], [[technology]], [[medicine]], and the [[applied science|applied]] and [[natural sciences]]. Compared to a ''Volluniversität'' (a universal university), it lacks the ''[[Geisteswissenschaft]]en'', including [[law]] and many branches of the [[social science]]s.
=== Subject ranking among top German universities ===
TUM is highly ranked by [[DAAD]] on the subject-specific ranking system, in which, universities are shown in alphabetical order in ranking groups (Top Group, Middle Group, Final Group or Not Ranked). The best universities concerning a certain subfield, are found in Top Group; while the worst ones lie in Final Group. Generally, two to four universities are in Top Group.<ref name="rankings">{{cite web | url=http://www.daad.de/deutschland/hochschulen/hochschulranking/06543.en.html?module=Hochschule&do=show&id=34 | title=Top German Universities Subject Rankings 2007 | publisher=Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) | accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref>


As of 2023, the Technical University of Munich is organized into seven schools and 29 departments:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organizational Structure|url=https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/organization/|access-date=2022-10-19|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref>
;Subject
* Architecture (top)
* Biochemistry (no info)
* Biology (middle)
* Business Administration (top)
* Business Computing (not ranked)
* Chemistry (top)
* Civil Engineering (top)
* Computer Science (top)
* Electrical and Information Engineering (top)
* Food Chemistry (no info)
* Geoscience (top)
* Human Medicine (middle)
* Mathematics (top)
* Mechanical Engineering (top)
* Physics (top)
* Process- and Chemical-Engineering (top)


{| class="wikitable sortable"
== Research ==
!Schools
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.
!Students
!Female
!International
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology]] (CIT)
** Department of Mathematics
** Department of Computer Engineering
** Department of Computer Science
** Department of Electrical Engineering
{{Tree list/end}}
|15,092
|22.2%
|55.1%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Engineering and Design]] (ED)
** Department of Aerospace & Geodesy
** Department of Architecture
** Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
** Department of Energy & Process Engineering
** Department of Engineering Physics & Computation
** Department of Materials Engineering
** Department of Mechanical Engineering
** Department of Mobility Systems Engineering
{{Tree list/end}}
|13,285
|29.6%
|45.1%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Natural Sciences]] (NAT)
** Department of Biosciences
** Department of Chemistry
** Department of Physics
{{Tree list/end}}
|4,950
|35.7%
|39.3%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Life Sciences]] (LS)
** Department of Molecular Life Sciences
** Department of Life Science Systems
** Department of Life Science Engineering
{{Tree list/end}}
|4,884
|57.6%
|33.6%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Medicine and Health]] (MED)
** Department Clinical Medicine
** Department Preclinical Medicine
** Department Health and Sport Sciences
{{Tree list/end}}
|4,393
|54.6%
|17.0%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Management]] (MGT)
** Department of Economics & Policy
** Department of Finance & Accounting
** Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
** Department of Marketing, Strategy & Leadership
** Department of Operations & Technology
{{Tree list/end}}
|6,977
|39.7%
|53.2%
|-
|
{{Tree list}}
* [[TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology]] (SOT)
** Department of Educational Sciences
** Department of Science, Technology and Society
** Department of Governance
{{Tree list/end}}
|2,201
|57.7%
|25.0%
|-
|TUM Campus Straubing
|798
|45.0%
|65.3%
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Other institutions include the [[Rechts der Isar Hospital]], the TUM Graduate School and the [[Munich School of Politics and Public Policy]].
==Major award laureates==
=== Nobel Prize ===
*1927 [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], Chemistry
*1929 [[Thomas Mann]], Literature
*1930 [[Hans Fischer]], Chemistry
*1961 [[Rudolf L. Mößbauer]], Physics ("Mößbauer-Effect")
*1964 [[Feodor Lynen]], Medicine or Physiology
*1964 [[Konrad Emil Bloch]], Medicine or Physiology
*1972 [[John Robert Schrieffer]], Physics
*1973 [[Ernst Otto Fischer]], Chemistry ("Sandwich Complexes")
*1985 [[Klaus von Klitzing]], Physics ("Quantum-Hall-Effect")
*1986 [[Ernst Ruska]], Physics ("Electron Microscope")
*1987 [[Karl Alexander Müller]], Physics
*1988 [[Johann Deisenhofer]], Chemistry
*1988 [[Robert Huber]], Chemistry
*1989 [[Wolfgang Paul]], Physics ("ion trap")
*1991 [[Erwin Neher]], Medicine or Physiology
*1991 [[Richard Robert Ernst]], Chemistry
*2001 [[Karl Barry Sharpless]], Chemistry
*2001 [[Ryoji Noyori]], Chemistry
*2001 [[Wolfgang Ketterle]], Physics
*2007 [[Gerhard Ertl]], Chemistry


The [[TUM School of Management]] is [[Triple accreditation|triple accredited]] by the [[European Quality Improvement System]] (EQUIS), the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]] (AACSB) and the [[Association of MBAs]] (AMBA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=EQUIS Accredited Schools |url=https://www.efmdglobal.org/accreditations/business-schools/equis/equis-accredited-schools/ |access-date=24 December 2020 |website=[[European Quality Improvement System]] |date=20 September 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AACSB-Accredited Business Schools |url=https://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accredited-schools?F_Country=Germany |access-date=24 December 2020 |website=[[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Accredited Schools |url=https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/accredited-schools/ |access-date=24 December 2020 |website=[[Association of MBAs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Pritzker Prize ===
#1986 [[Gottfried Böhm]] - [[Pritzker Architecture Prize|Architecture]]


=== Research ===
=== [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize]] ===
[[File:110910032-TUM.jpg|thumb|TUM has operated two [[research reactor]]s on its [[Campus Garching|Garching campus]], the egg-shaped FRM I from 1957 to 2000 and the [[Forschungsreaktor München II|FRM II]] (with the curved roof) since 2004.]]
#2001 [[Arthur Konnerth]] - Neurophysiology
The Technical University of Munich is one of the most research-focused universities in Europe. This claim is supported by relevant rankings, such as the funding ranking of the [[German Research Foundation]] and the research ranking of the [[Centre for Higher Education]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.dfg.de/sites/foerderatlas2018/download/dfg_foerderatlas_2018.pdf|title=Förderatlas 2018|publisher=[[Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft]]|year=2018}}</ref>
#1997 [[Jean Karen Gregory]] - Materials Science
#1997 [[Ernst Mayr (Computer Scientist)| Ernst Mayr]] - Computer Science
#1995 [[Gerhard Hirzinger]] - Computer Science
#1994 [[Manfred Broy]] - Computer Science
#1991 [[Karl-Heinz Hoffmann]] - Applied Mathematics
#1989 [[Joachim Milberg]] - Production Technology, Mechanical Engineering
#1987 [[Gerhard Abstreiter]] - Semiconductor Physics
#1987 [[Wolfgang A. Herrmann]] - Anorganic Chemistry
#1987 [[Hubert Schmidbaur]] - Anorganic Chemistry
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=== Notable alumni ===
*[[Werner Dollinger]] - Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications (1966-1969, 1982-1987)
*[[Albert Probst]] - Government Secretary of the [[Federal Ministry for Education and Research]] (1982-1991)
*[[Josef Miller]] - Bavarian Stateminister for Agriculture and Forestry (1998- )
*[[Hans Eisenmann]] - Bavarian Stateminister for Agriculture and Forestry (1969-1987)
*[[Heinz Maier-Leibniz]] - Physicist, President of the [[Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft]] (German Research Foundation)
*[[Walther Keßler]] - Physicist, President of the [[Munich University of Applied Sciences]]
*[[Josef A. Nossek]] - President of the [[VDE]] (''German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies'') (2007- )
*[[Kurt Mehlhorn]] - former Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Computer Science (1968-1971)
*[[Alexander M. Bradshaw]] - Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Plasma Physics
*[[Wolfgang Knoll]] - Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Polymer Research
*[[Rudolf Amann]] - Director and Scientific Member at the [[Max Planck Institute]] for Marine Microbiology
*[[Ignacio Cirac]] - Managing Director of the [[Max Planck Institute]] for Quantum Optics
*[[Gerhard Rempe]] - Director of the [[Max Planck Institute]] for Quantum Optics
*[[Wolfgang Hollik]] - Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Physics
*[[Wolfgang Hillebrandt]] - Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Astrophysics
*[[Günther Hasinger]] - Director of the [[Max-Planck Institute]] for Extraterrestrial Physics
*[[Walther Meißner]] - Physicist, former President of the [[Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities]], former Director of the [[Walther-Meißner-Institute]] for Low Temperature Research
*[[Rudolf Gross]] - Director of the [[Walther-Meißner-Institute]] for Low Temperature Research
*[[Thomas Elsaesser]] - Director at the [[Max-Born-Institut]] for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy in Berlin, [[Rudolf Kaiser Prize]] (1991), Otto Klung Award in Physics (1995)
*[[Heiner Ryssel]] - Director of the [[Fraunhofer Institute]] of Integrated Circuits in Erlangen, Electrical Engineer, Winner of the [[Wilhelm Exner Medal]] of Austria (1998)
*[[Ernst von Siemens]] - Telecommunications Industrialist, former President and [[CEO]] of the [[Siemens AG]](1956-1968), founder of the [[Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation]]
*[[Horst Langer]] - Chairman des ''Boards of Director'' and [[CEO]] of the ''Siemens Corporation'' in [[New York City|New York]]
*[[Heinrich von Pierer]] - former [[CEO]] of the [[Siemens AG]] (1992-2005)
*[[Karlheinz Kaske]] - former [[CEO]] of the [[Siemens AG]] (1982-1991)
*[[Thomas Ganswindt]] - former Member of the Central Management Board of the [[Siemens AG]], former President and [[CEO]] of the ''Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group'', President and [[CEO]] of the [[Elster Group]], Mechanical Engineer
*[[Susanne Klatten]] - Industrialist ([[BMW AG]], [[Altana]])
*[[Norbert Reithofer]] - [[CEO]] of the [[BMW AG]] (2006- )
*[[Joachim Milberg]] - former [[CEO]] of the [[BMW AG]] (1999-2002), Mechanical Engineer, Winner of the [[Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Medal]] (2004)
*[[Bernd Pischetsrieder]] - former [[CEO]] of the [[BMW AG]] (1993-1999), former CEO of the [[Volkswagen]] (2002-2006), Chairman of the [[Scania AB]] (2002-2007)
*[[Eberhard von Kuenheim]] - former [[CEO]] of the [[BMW AG]] (1970-1993)
*[[Hans-Peter Keitel]] - CEO of the [[Hochtief]] (1992- )
*[[Wolfgang Ziebart]] - [[CEO]] of the [[Infineon Technologies AG]] (2004- )
*[[Wolfgang Reitzle]] - [[CEO]] of the [[Linde AG]] (2003- )
*[[Rudolf Gröger]] - [[CEO]] of the [[Telefónica O2]] (Germany)
*[[Randolf Rodenstock]] - [[CEO]] of the [[Rodenstock GmbH]]
*[[Thomas Bauer]] - [[CEO]] of the [[Bauer AG]]
*[[Henning Kagermann]] - Physicist, [[CEO]] of the [[SAP AG]]
*[[Konrad Henkel]] - Industrialist, Chemist, former CEO of the [[Henkel-Konzerns]]
*[[Friedrich Schadeberg]] - Industrialist ([[Krombacher Brauerei]])
*[[Ernst Denert]] - Industrialist ([[sd&m]])
*[[Horst Wildemann]] - Industrialist, Logician
*[[Claudius Dornier]] - Airplane Builder, Founder of [[Dornier GmbH]]
*[[Leo König]] - Brewer, Founder of the [[König-Brauerei]]
*[[Bernd Brügge]] - Board Member of the [[Center for Digital Technology and Management]] ([[CDTM]])
*[[Walther Hewel]] - Diplomat
*[[Rudolf Diesel]] - Inventor of the [[diesel engine]]
*[[Hans Sauer]] - Inventor
*[[Heinrich Hertz]] - Physicist, Mechanician for whom the hertz, an [[SI]] unit, is named
*[[Ludwig Prandtl]] - Physicist, Father of [[Fluid mechanics]]
*[[Ulrich Grigull]] - Professor for Thermodynamics, Winner of the [[Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Medal]] (1978)
*[[Gerhard Abstreiter]] - Physicist, Winner of the [[Walter-Schottky Prize]] (1986), the [[Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize]] (1987) and the [[Max-Born Award]] (1998), Fellow of [[American Physical Society]] (1992),
*[[Jens Biegert]] - Physicist, Winner of the [[Allen Prize]] (2004)
*[[Peter Armbruster]] - Physicist, Winner of the [[Stern-Gerlach Medal]] awarded by the [[Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft]] (1997), Winner of the [[Nuclear Chemistry Award]] awarded by the [[American Chemical Society]] (1997)
*[[Ulrich Walter]] - Physicist/Engineer, a former [[DFVLR]] Astronaut
*[[Erasmus Kittler]] - Physicist, Pioneer of Electrical Engineering
*[[Ernst Ruska]] - Electrical Engineer, Inventor of the [[electron microscope]]
*[[Hermann Föttinger]] - excellent Specialist for Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering concerning [[shipbuilding]] and [[fluidics]], Inventor
*[[Ulrich Walter]] - Physicist, Astronaut
*[[Heinrich Georg Barkhausen]] - Physicist
*[[Joachim Bublath]] - Physicist
*[[Wolfgang Gläser]] - Physicist
*[[Wolfgang Götze]] - Physicist
*[[Franz von Soxhlet]] - Agricultural Chemist, Inventor of the [[Soxhlet extractor]]
*[[Raphael David Levine]] - Chemist, Winner of the [[Wolf Prize]] in Chemistry
*[[Ali Müfit Bahadır]] - Chemist
*[[Matthias Tamm]] - Chemist, Professor
*[[August Föppl]] - Engineer, Father of [[Föppl-Klammer theory]]
*[[Liesel Beckmann]] - Engineer-Economist, Lady Professor, the first female Administer of an Institute of Business Administration in Germany
*[[Rudolf Bayer]] - Computer Scientist, Inventor of two data sorting structures: [[B-tree]] and [[UB-tree]]
*[[Friedrich Ludwig Bauer]] - Computer Scientist, known for [[numerical analysis]] ([[Bauer-Fike theorem]])
*[[Manfred Broy]] - Computer Scientist
*[[Wilhelm Nußelt]] - Mechanical Engineer, Winner of the [[Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Medal]] (1951)
*[[Willy Messerschmitt]] - Mechanical Engineer, Aircraft Designer and Manufacturer
*[[Carl von Linde]] - Mechanical Engineer who developed [[refrigeration]] and gas separation technologies
*[[Theodor Ganzenmüller]] - Mechanical Engineer
*[[Erich Wintermantel]] - Mechanical Engineer, Physician
*[[Felix Klein]] - Mathematician, known for his work in [[group theory]], [[function theory]] and [[non-Euclidean geometry]]
*[[Walther von Dyck]] - Mathematician ([[Dyck language]])
*[[Adolf Hurwitz]] - Mathematician
*[[Roland Bulirsch]] - Mathematician
*[[Sebastian Finsterwalder]] - Mathematician, Geometer
*[[Konrad Königsberger]] - Mathematician
*[[Friedrich Ratzel]] - [[Geographer]] and [[Ethnographer]], notable for coining the term [[Lebensraum]] ("living space")
*[[Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind]] - Geometrician, Engineer
*[[Holger Magel]] - Geometrician
*[[Klaus Pfeffer]] - Physician, Immunologist
*[[Karl Otto Stetter]] - Microbiologist and Authority on astrobiology
*[[Walter Gropius]] - Architect, Founder of the [[Bauhaus]]
*[[Helmut Jahn]] - Architect, Designer of dozens of major buildings throughout the world
*[[Theodor Fischer]] - Architect, Teacher of [[Erich Mendelsohn]], [[Ernst May]], [[Paul Bonatz]], [[Bruno Taut]], [[German Bestelmeyer]], [[Hugo Häring]], [[JJP Oud]] and [[Paul Schmitthenner]]
*[[Erich Mendelsohn]] - Architect, known for his [[expressionist]] buildings in the [[1920s]]
*[[Ernst May]] - Architect, City Planner
*[[Paul Bonatz]] - Architect, University Lecturer
*[[German Bestelmeyer]] - Architect, University Lecturer
*[[Heinrich Tessenow]] - Architect, Professor, and Urban Planner active in the Weimar era.
*[[Karl Graf von Spreti]] - Architect, Politician, Diplomat
*[[Albert Speer]] - Architect, Author
*[[Roland Rainer]] - Austrian Architect
*[[Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg]] - Aviatrix
*[[Juliane C. Wilmanns]] - Historian for Medicine
*[[Josef Adolf Schmoll genannt Eisenwerth]] - Historian for Art
*[[Josef H. Reichholf]] - Zoologist, Biologist of Evolution, Ecologist
*[[Rüdiger Finsterwalder]] - Mapmaker
*[[Dieter Hanitzsch]] - Caricaturist
*[[Ella Briggs]] - Architect
*[[Stephan Braunfels]] - Architect
*[[Martin Elsaesser]] - Architect
*[[Gustav Gsaenger]] - Architect
*[[Uwe Kiessler]] - Architect
*[[Ernst Maria Lang]] - Architect
*[[Otto Meitinger]] - Architect
*[[Herbert Rimpl]] - Architect
*[[Friedrich von Thiersch]] - Architect
*[[Paul Thiersch]] - Architect
*[[August Thiersch]] - Architect
*[[Lois Welzenbacher]] - Architect
*[[Gunter Henn]] - Architect, Civil Engineer, Professor
*[[Oskar von Miller]] - Civil Engineer, Founder of the [[Deutsches Museum]] ([[German Museum]])
*[[Ulrich Finsterwalder]] - Civil Engineer, Winner of the [[Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Medal]] (1956)
*[[Hubert Rüsch]] - Civil Engineer, Winner of the [[Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Medal]] (1972)
*[[Heinrich Gottfried Gerber]] - Civil Engineer, Invertor of the [[Cantilever bridge]]
*[[Franz Kreuter]] - Civil Engineer
*[[Franz Jakob Kreuter]] - Civil Engineer
*[[Fritz Todt]] - Civil Engineer
*[[Manfred Bandmann]] - Civil Engineer
*[[Fritz Eichbauer]] - Civil Engineer -->


Under the [[German Universities Excellence Initiative]], TUM has obtained funding for multiple research clusters, including ''e-conversion'' ([[energy technology]]), ''MCQST'' ([[quantum mechanics]]), ''ORIGINS'' ([[astrophysics]], [[biophysics]] and [[particle physics]]), and ''SYNERGY'' ([[neurology]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clusters of Excellence – Exzellenzstrategie|url=https://www.exzellenz.tum.de/en/clusters-of-excellence/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich}}</ref>
==Partnerships==
TUM's first spin-off is the [[German Institute of Science and Technology]] (GIST), in Singapore (together with [[National University of Singapore]] and [[Nanyang Technological University]]).


In addition to the schools and departments, TUM has set up numerous [[Research institute|research centers]] with external cooperation partners.<ref name="Research centers">{{Cite web|title=Research Centers|url=https://www.tum.de/en/research/research-centers/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref>
TUM has currently over 130 international partnerships, among them [[MIT]], [[Stanford University]], [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]], [[Cornell University]], [[National University of Singapore]], [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]], [[Tsinghua University]], [[University of Tokyo]], [[École Centrale Paris]], [[TU Eindhoven]], [[Technical University of Denmark]], [[Technical University of Vienna]], [[University of Melbourne]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]], [[Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology]], ...


Integrative research centers (IRCs) combine research with teaching.<ref name="Research centers"/> They include the [[TUM Institute for Advanced Study]] (TUM-IAS), the [[Munich Center for Technology in Society]] (MCTS), the Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), the Munich School of Engineering (MSE), the Munich School of BioEngineering (MSB), and the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM).
TUM is also a partner of [[LAOTSE]], an international network for student and senior lecturers among leading European and Asian universities.


Corporate research centers (CRCs) carry out research independently of the schools and departments, cooperating with industry partners for application-driven research.<ref name="Research centers"/> They include the research reactor [[FRM II]], the Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), the Catalysis Research Center (CRC), the center for translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), the [[Walter Schottky Institute]] (WSI), the Hans Eisenmann-Zentrum for Agricultural Science, and the Institute for Food & Health (ZIEL).
TUM is also a member of the [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]] network ([[Top Industrial Managers for Europe]]).


== References ==
=== Partnerships ===
TUM has over 160 international partnerships, ranging from joint research activities to international study programs. Partners include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Partner Universities |url=https://tum.moveon4.de/publisher/4/eng |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=Technical University of Munich}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}
* Europe: [[ETH Zurich]], [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne|EPFL]], [[ENSEA]], [[École Centrale Paris]], [[TU Eindhoven]], [[Technical University of Denmark]], [[Technical University of Vienna]], [[Norwegian University of Life Sciences|NMBU]]
* United States: [[MIT]], [[Stanford University]], [[Northwestern University]], [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]], [[Cornell University]], [[University of Texas at Austin]], [[Georgia Tech]]
* Asia: [[National University of Singapore]], [[Multimedia University]], [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]], [[Huazhong University of Science and Technology]], [[Tsinghua University]], [[University of Tokyo]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]], [[Amrita University]], [[Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology]],
* Australia: [[Australian National University]], [[University of Melbourne]], [[RMIT University]].


Through the [[Erasmus+]] program and its international [[student exchange program]] TUMexchange, students can complete exchange semesters at partner universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study abroad |url=https://www.international.tum.de/en/go-international/study/ |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=TUM Global & Alumni Office}}</ref>
==See also==

*[[Education in Germany]]
=== Rankings and reputation ===
*[[List of universities in Germany]]
{{Infobox Germany university rankings
| QS = 28
| QS_change = Rise
| QS_N = 1
| QS_N_change = Same position
| QS_year = 2025
| QS_ref = <ref name="QS">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2025|title=QS World University Rankings 2025|access-date=6 June 2024|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]}}</ref>
| THE = 26
| THE_change = Rise
| THE_N = 1
| THE_N_change = Same position
| THE_year = 2025
| THE_ref = <ref name="THE">{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings 2024|access-date=27 September 2023|website=[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]|date=27 September 2023 }}</ref>
| ARWU = 47
| ARWU_change = Rise
| ARWU_N = 2
| ARWU_N_change = Same position
| ARWU_year = 2024
| ARWU_ref = <ref name="ARWU">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024|title=2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities|website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>
| QS_EU = 11
| QS_EU_change = New entry
| QS_EU_N = 1
| QS_EU_N_change = New entry
| QS_EU_year = 2024
| QS_EU_ref = <ref name="QS_Europe">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/europe-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]|access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref>
| THE_Employability = 13
| THE_Employability_change = Fall
| THE_Employability_N = 1
| THE_Employability_N_change = Same position
| THE_Employability_year = 2023
| THE_Employability_ref = <ref name="THE Employability">{{Cite web|date=2023-11-23|title=Best universities for graduate jobs: Global University Employability Ranking 2023|language=en|website=[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking|access-date=2024-08-17}}</ref>
| QS_Subject1_title = Engineering and Technology
| QS_Subject1 = 19
| QS_Subject1_N = 1
| QS_Subject1_year = 2024
| QS_Subject1_ref = <ref name="QSSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2024|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024|access-date=10 April 2024|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]}}</ref>
| THE_Subject1_title = Engineering
| THE_Subject1 = 22
| THE_Subject1_N = 1
| THE_Subject1_year = 2024
| THE_Subject1_ref = <ref name="THESubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|title=World University Rankings by subject|access-date=27 October 2023|website=[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]}}</ref>
| QS_Subject2_title = Natural Science
| QS_Subject2 = 23
| QS_Subject2_N = 1
| QS_Subject2_year = 2024
| QS_Subject2_ref = <ref name="QSSubject"/>
| THE_Subject2_title = Physical Sciences
| THE_Subject2 = 22
| THE_Subject2_N = 1
| THE_Subject2_year = 2024
| THE_Subject2_ref = <ref name="THESubject"/>
| QS_Subject3_title = Life Sciences and Medicine
| QS_Subject3 = 77
| QS_Subject3_N = 3
| QS_Subject3_year = 2024
| QS_Subject3_ref = <ref name="QSSubject"/>
| THE_Subject3_title = Life Sciences
| THE_Subject3 = 33
| THE_Subject3_N = 2
| THE_Subject3_year = 2024
| THE_Subject3_ref = <ref name="THESubject"/>
| QS_Subject4_title = Computer Science and Information Systems
| QS_Subject4 = 31
| QS_Subject4_N = 1
| QS_Subject4_year = 2024
| QS_Subject4_ref = <ref name="QSSubject"/>
| THE_Subject4_title = Computer Science
| THE_Subject4 = 15
| THE_Subject4_N = 1
| THE_Subject4_year = 2024
| THE_Subject4_ref = <ref name="THESubject"/>
}}

==== Overall rankings ====
TUM is ranked 28th worldwide (first in Germany) in the [[QS World University Rankings]] 2025,<ref name="QS" /> 26th worldwide (first in Germany) in the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] 2025,<ref name="THE" /> and 47th worldwide (second in Germany) in the [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] 2024.<ref name="ARWU" /> TUM ranked 11th in Europe in the 2024 QS Europe rankings.<ref name="QS_Europe"/> In the 2023 [[Nature Index]] of academic institutions, TUM ranked 59th worldwide and first in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 tables: Institutions – academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2023/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education's Global University Employability Ranking, graduates from TUM were ranked 13th globally and first in Germany.<ref name="THE Employability"/> The same year, TUM held the 28th position globally (also first in Germany) in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Reputation Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/reputation-ranking |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}</ref> In the QS World University Sustainability Ranking 2023, TUM was ranked 109th overall and first in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QS Sustainability University Rankings 2023 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/sustainability-rankings/2023 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=[[QS World University Rankings]]}}</ref> In the Times Higher Education's Impact Rankings 2024 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure), TUM tied for first place worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Impact Rankings 2024: industry, innovation, and infrastructure |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings/industry-innovation-and-infrastructure}}</ref> In [[Reuters]]' 2019 [[Reuters - The World's Most Innovative Universities|European Most Innovative University]] ranking, TUM ranked 7th.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-30 |title=Reuters Top 100: Europe's Most Innovative Universities 2019 announced |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/rpbtop1002019-idUSKCN1S60PA |access-date=2020-12-28 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

==== Subject rankings ====
In the QS World Rankings, TUM is placed 49th overall<ref name="QS" /> and is the highest ranked German university in engineering and technology (19th), natural sciences (23rd), and computer science (31st).<ref name="QSSubject" /> In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, TUM ranks 27th in business and economics, 22nd in the physical sciences, 22nd in engineering and technology, and 15th in computer science, and is the highest ranked German university in these areas.<ref name="THESubject" /> TUM is also ranked first in Germany in several subject areas by ARWU, including computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, food science, biotechnology, environmental engineering, medical technology, management, and transportation science.<ref name="ARWUSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2023|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023|website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]}}</ref>

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! N/A
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|-
| Engineering – Chemical
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| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Computer Science and Information Systems
| data-sort-value="31" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;31}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
| data-sort-value="35" | {{Center|1={{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;=35}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Electrical and Electronic
| data-sort-value="19" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;19}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Mechanical
| data-sort-value="21" | {{Center|1={{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;=21}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
! {{Left|Life Sciences & Medicine}}
! data-sort-value="77" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;77
! data-sort-value="3" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;3
|-
| Agriculture and Forestry
| data-sort-value="44" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;44}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;3}}
|-
| Anatomy and Physiology
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2–4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2–4}}
|-
| Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="46" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=46}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;3}}
|-
| Medicine
| data-sort-value="72" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=72}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;3}}
|-
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology
| data-sort-value="88" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=88}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
|-
! {{Left|Natural Sciences}}
! data-sort-value="23" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;23
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;20}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Earth and Marine Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1–7}}
|-
| Environmental Sciences
| data-sort-value="66" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=66}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Geology
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="7–13" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;7–13}}
|-
| Geophysics
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1–7}}
|-
| Materials Sciences
| data-sort-value="23" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=23}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="47" | {{Center|1={{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;=47}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Physics and Astronomy
| data-sort-value="18" | {{Center|1={{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;=18}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Social Sciences & Management}}
! data-sort-value="149" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=149
! data-sort-value="5" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5
|-
| Accounting and Finance
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="3–6" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;3–6}}
|-
| Business and Management Studies
| data-sort-value="80" | {{Center|1={{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;=80}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Economics and Econometrics
| data-sort-value="111" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;111}}
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;5}}
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| Education and Training
| data-sort-value="83" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=83}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Politics
| data-sort-value="201–250" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;201–250}}
| data-sort-value="9–11" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;9–11}}
|-
| Sociology
| data-sort-value="301–350" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;301–350}}
| data-sort-value="16–19" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;16–19}}
|-
| Statistics and Operational Research
| data-sort-value="23" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;23}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE]] World University Rankings by Subject 2024<ref name="THESubject" />
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
| Arts & humanities
| data-sort-value="126–150" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;126–150}}
| data-sort-value="12–14" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;12–14}}
|-
| Business & economics
| data-sort-value="27" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;27}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Clinical & health
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;65}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
|-
| Computer science
| data-sort-value="15" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;15}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Education
| data-sort-value="50" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;50}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Engineering
| data-sort-value="22" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;22}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Life sciences
| data-sort-value="33" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;=33}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Physical sciences
| data-sort-value="22" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;22}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU]] Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023<ref name="ARWUSubject" />
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
! colspan="3" | Natural Sciences
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="4–5" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;4–5}}
|-
| Physics
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="5–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–7}}
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1–4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–4}}
|-
| Earth Sciences
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="5–10" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;5–10}}
|-
| Geography
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="2–4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2–4}}
|-
| Ecology
| data-sort-value="47" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;47}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
|-
| Atmospheric Science
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="13–22" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;13–22}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Engineering
|-
| Mechanical Engineering
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="2–4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2–4}}
|-
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering
| data-sort-value="22" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;22}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Automation & Control
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Telecommunication Engineering
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="4–5" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;4–5}}
|-
| Instruments Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Biomedical Engineering
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Computer Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Civil Engineering
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="2–3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2–3}}
|-
| Chemical Engineering
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="3–4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;3–4}}
|-
| Materials Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="3–5" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;3–5}}
|-
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="3–5" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;3–5}}
|-
| Energy Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="3–6" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;3–6}}
|-
| Environmental Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="18" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;18}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Water Resources
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1–3" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1–3}}
|-
| Food Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Biotechnology
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;40}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Aerospace Engineering
| data-sort-value="36" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;36}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Transportation Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Remote Sensing
| data-sort-value="6" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;6}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Life Sciences
|-
| Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="5–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–7}}
|-
| Human Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="5–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–7}}
|-
| Agricultural Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="2–4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2–4}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Medical Sciences
|-
| Clinical Medicine
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="5–7" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–7}}
|-
| Public Health
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="5–6" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–6}}
|-
| Medical Technology
| data-sort-value="9" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;9}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="5–8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–8}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Social Sciences
|-
| Economics
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="5–8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–8}}
|-
| Statistics
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;51–75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Political Sciences
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="5–8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5–8}}
|-
| Education
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="2–4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2–4}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="20–25" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;20–25}}
|-
| Business Administration
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="2–3" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2–3}}
|-
| Management
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Public Administration
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="4–6" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;4–6}}
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

== Student life ==
As of winter semester 2023/24, 52,580 students are enrolled at TUM, of whom 36% are [[Female education in STEM|female]] and 45% are [[international student]]s.<ref name="tum_data" />

=== Student initiatives ===
Various initiatives are run by students, including [[TEDx]]TUM, the ''TUM Speaker Series'' (past speakers having included [[Ban Ki-moon]], [[Tony Blair]], [[Bill Gates]], [[Sam Altman]] and [[Eric Schmidt]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=TUM Speakers Series|url=https://speakersseries.de/en/|access-date=2020-12-23|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''IKOM'', a career fair.<ref name="Campus life"/>

A notable student group is the [[WARR (TUM)|Workgroup for Rocketry and Space Flight]] (WARR), which won all [[SpaceX]] [[Hyperloop pod competition]]s in 2017 through 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/germanys-warr-team-wins-spacexs-hyperloop-ii-race-201-mph-pod-run/ |title=Germany's WARR team wins SpaceX's Hyperloop II race with 201-mph pod run |first=Alan |last=Boyle |work=GeekWire |location=US |date=27 August 2017 |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925021152/https://www.geekwire.com/2017/germanys-warr-team-wins-spacexs-hyperloop-ii-race-201-mph-pod-run/ |archive-date=25 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=verge20180722>{{cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/22/17601280/warr-hyperloop-pod-competition-spacex-elon-musk |title=WARR Hyperloop pod hits 284 mph to win SpaceX competition |date=18 July 2018 |work=The Verge |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171135/https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/22/17601280/warr-hyperloop-pod-competition-spacex-elon-musk |archive-date=29 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/21/team-tum-wins-spacex-hyperloop-pod-competition-with-record-288-mph-top-speed/|title=Team TUM wins SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition with record 288 mph top speed|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref>
In 2021, [[TUM Boring]], won the [[Not-a-Boring Competition|tunnel-boring competition]] sponsored by [[The Boring Company]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref name=intengineering20210923>{{cite news |title=Musk's Boring Company Announces Not-a-Boring Competition Winner |url=https://interestingengineering.com/musks-boring-company-announces-not-a-boring-competition-winner |last=Paleja|first=Ameya |work=Interesting Engineering |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=26 September 2021 }}</ref> In 2023, a team from the university won second place at the [[Indy Autonomous Challenge]], a autonomous racecar competition in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Süddeutsche |title=Messe: TU München belegt erneut zweiten Platz bei Roboterauto-Rennen |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/messe-rennwagen-autonomes-fahren-1.5728382 |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Süddeutsche.de |date=8 January 2023 |language=de}}</ref>

=== Student government ===
The Student Council is the main body for university-wide student representation. It elects the General Student Committee ([[AStA]]), which represents the professional, economic and social interests of the students, by the Bavarian Higher Education Act. Each school or department will also have a separate Departmental Student Council.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Every year, university elections are held to elect student representatives in the Senate, the university's highest academic authority, and in the faculty councils.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University elections on July 28, 2020|url=https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/36115/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref>

=== Events ===
The Student Council organizes a number of annual festivals and events. ''TUNIX'' and ''GARNIX'' are week-long open air festivals held every summer. ''TUNIX'' is held at the [[Königsplatz, Munich|Königsplatz]] near the Munich campus, while ''GARNIX'' is held at the Garching campus. ''GLÜHNIX'' is a [[christmas market]] held in front of the Department of Mechanical Engineering every December. ''MaiTUM'' is a Bavarian [[Maifest]], held at the Main Campus in May each year.<ref name="Campus life"/><ref name="Veranstaltungen">{{Cite web|title=Unsere Veranstaltungen – Studentische Vertretung|url=https://www.sv.tum.de/unsere-veranstaltungen/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich Student Council|language=de}}</ref>

=== Campus life ===
The [[Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage]] (ZHS) is the largest university sports facility in Germany, offering hundreds of different sports programs.<ref name="Campus life">{{Cite web|title=Campus life|url=https://www.tum.de/en/studies/campus-life/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Technical University of Munich|language=en}}</ref>

Music ensembles at TUM include the TUM Chamber Orchestra, the TUM [[Jazz band|Jazz Band]], the TUM [[Choir]], and the ''Symphonisches Ensemble München'', a full-size [[symphony orchestra]].<ref name="Campus life"/>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Heinrich Wieland.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], professor at TUM from 1913 to 1921, won the 1927 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].]]
[[File:Carl von Linde 1868.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Carl von Linde]], lecturer at the TH Munich, discovered the [[Hampson–Linde cycle|refrigeration cycle]] that led to the development of the modern [[refrigerator]].]]

=== Nobel Prize laureates ===
17 [[Nobel Prize]] winners have studied, taught or researched at the TUM:
* 1927 – [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], Chemistry ([[bile acid]]s)
* 1929 – [[Thomas Mann]], Literature (''[[Buddenbrooks]]'')
* 1930 – [[Hans Fischer]], Chemistry (constitution and synthesis of [[haemin]] and [[chlorophyll]])
* 1961 – [[Rudolf L. Mößbauer]], Physics ([[Mößbauer effect]])
* 1964 – [[Konrad Emil Bloch]], Physiology or Medicine (mechanism and [[Cholesterol Reduction|regulation]] of the [[cholesterol]] and [[fatty acid metabolism]])
* 1973 – [[Ernst Otto Fischer]], Chemistry ([[sandwich complex]]es)
* 1985 – [[Klaus von Klitzing]], Physics ([[quantum Hall effect]])
* 1986 – [[Ernst Ruska]], Physics ([[electron microscope]])
* 1988 – [[Johann Deisenhofer]] and [[Robert Huber]], Chemistry (crystal structure of an [[integral membrane protein]])
* 1989 – [[Wolfgang Paul]], Physics ([[ion trap]])
* 1991 – [[Erwin Neher]], Physiology or Medicine (function of single [[ion channel]]s in cells)
* 2001 – [[Wolfgang Ketterle]], Physics ([[Bose–Einstein condensate|Bose-Einstein condensation]] in dilute gases of [[Alkali metal|alkali]] atoms)
* 2007 – [[Gerhard Ertl]], Chemistry (chemical processes on solid [[Surface science|surfaces]])
* 2016 – [[Ben Feringa|Bernard L. Feringa]] ([[TUM Institute for Advanced Study|TUM-IAS]] fellow), Chemistry ([[molecular machine]])
* 2017 – [[Joachim Frank]], Chemistry ([[cryo-electron microscopy]])
* 2022 – [[Anton Zeilinger]], Physics ([[Quantum information science]])

=== Scientists ===
* [[Friedrich L. Bauer]], computer scientist, known for the [[Stack (abstract data type)|stack]] data structure
* [[Rudolf Bayer]], computer scientist, known for the [[B-tree]] and [[Red–black tree]]
* [[Rudolf Diesel]], engineer, inventor of the [[Diesel engine]]
* [[Claude Dornier]], airplane designer
* [[Emil Erlenmeyer]], chemist, known for the [[Erlenmeyer flask]]
* [[Asta Hampe]], engineer, statistician and economist
* [[Carl von Linde]], engineer, discoverer of the [[Hampson–Linde cycle|refrigeration cycle]]
* [[Heinz Maier-Leibnitz]], physicist
* [[Walther Meissner]], physicist, known for the [[Meissner effect]]
* [[Willy Messerschmitt]], aircraft designer, known for the [[Messerschmitt]] fighters
* [[Oskar von Miller]], engineer, founder of the [[Deutsches Museum]]
* [[Erich Rieger]], astrophysicist, discoverer of the [[Erich Rieger#Rieger periodicities|Rieger periodicities]] that permeate the [[Solar System]]

== See also ==
* [[Education in Germany]]
* [[List of universities in Germany]]
* [[List of forestry universities and colleges]]

== Notes and references ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book|last=Pabst|first=Martin|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/645055557|title=Technische Universität München: die Geschichte eines Wissenschaftsunternehmens|date=2006|publisher=Metropol|isbn=978-3-938690-34-5|location=Berlin|oclc=645055557|language=de}}
* {{Cite book|last=Wengenroth|first=Ulrich|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/243765003|title=Technische Universität München - Annäherungen an ihre Geschichte|isbn=978-3-929391-03-9|date=1993|publisher=Technische Universität München|oclc=243765003|language=de}}


== External links ==
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* [http://www.tum.de Official site]
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de|en}}
* [http://www.med.tu-muenchen.de Klinikum Rechts der Isar]
* [http://www.frm2.tum.de Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II)]


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"TUM" redirects here. For other uses, see TUM (disambiguation).
Technical University of Munich
Technische Universität München
MottoThe Entrepreneurial University
TypePublic
Established1868; 157 years ago (1868)
FounderLudwig II of Bavaria
Academic affiliation
Budget€1,839.2 million (2022)[1]
  • University: €1,047.7 million
  • Hospital: €791.5 million
PresidentThomas Hofmann
(list of presidents)
Academic staff
666 professors
7,883 (other academic staff)[1]
Administrative staff
3,502 (without university hospital)[1]
Students52,580 (WS 2023–24)[1]
Address
Arcisstraße 21
,
Munich
,
Bavaria
,
80333
,
Germany

48°08′56″N 11°34′01″E / 48.149°N 11.567°E / 48.149; 11.567 48°08′53″N 11°34′05″E / 48.14806°N 11.56806°E / 48.14806; 11.56806
CampusUrban
Colors  Blue,   White
Websitetum.de

The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; German: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences.

Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the university now has additional campuses in Garching, Freising, Heilbronn, Straubing, and Singapore, with the Garching campus being its largest. The university is organized into seven schools, and is supported by numerous research centers. It is one of the largest universities in Germany, with 52,580 students and an annual budget of €1,839.2 million including the university hospital.[1]

A University of Excellence under the German Universities Excellence Initiative,[2] TUM is among the leading universities in the European Union.[3] Its researchers and alumni include 18 Nobel laureates and 24 Leibniz Prize winners.[1]

History

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19th century

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The new building of the Polytechnische Schule München in 1869

In 1868, King Ludwig II of Bavaria founded the Polytechnische Schule München with Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind as founding director. The new school had its premises at Arcisstraße, where it is still located today. At that time, around 350 students were supervised by 24 professors and 21 lecturers. The institution was divided into six departments: The "General Department" (mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, law and economics), the "Engineering Department" (civil engineering and surveying), the "Building Construction Department" (architecture), the "Mechanical-Technical Department" (mechanical engineering), the "Chemical-Technical Department" (chemistry), and the "Agricultural Department".

In 1877, the Polytechnische Schule München became the Technische Hochschule München (TH München), and in 1901 it was granted the right to award doctorates. With an average of 2,600 to 2,800 students, the TH München was Germany's largest technical university, ahead of the TH Berlin. In 1970 the institution was renamed Technische Universität München.

20th century

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The main building of the Technische Hochschule München in 1909
Lecture hall in the former Institute of Chemistry in 1909. An early version of the periodic table can be seen on the wall.

In 1906, Anna Boyksen became the first female student to enroll in electrical engineering, after the Bavarian government had allowed women to study at technical universities in the German Empire. Martha Schneider-Bürger became the first German female civil engineer to graduate from the university in 1927.[4]

In 1913, Jonathan Zenneck became director of the newly created Physics Institute.

During the Weimar Republic, the TH München faced the challenge of limited resources and was drawn into radical political conflicts during the November Revolution, the Great Depression, and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Two of the 16 Nazis killed in Hitler's failed coup attempt in 1923 were students at the university. The National Socialist German Students' League became the strongest faction in the General Students' Committee in 1930, and Jewish and politically unpopular professors were terrorized by the young students.[5]

After Hitler took power, the TH was soon aligned and a "Führer rector" was appointed, with the deans directly responsible to him. The Führerprinzip was also imposed on universities, resulting in a significant restriction of the autonomy of the TH München. In 1933, the newly enacted Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service led to the dismissal of staff deemed "non-Aryan" or married to "non-Aryans," as well as politically "undesirable" professors. Jewish students lost their rights and were banned from enrolling after 1938.

The university was deeply involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime. For instance, Heinz Henseler, a professor in charge of animal breeding at the university, headed a new "Colonial Science Seminar" from 1940. The seminar focused on exploring how to "Germanize" the landscapes of Poland and Russia for future colonization and settlement during the war. The entire Faculty of Agriculture was influenced by the ideology of blood and soil, and agricultural scientists had no qualms about using forced laborers and prisoners of war on university experimental farms. Henseler repeatedly asked his former student and SS chief Heinrich Himmler for additional land and led several excursions to the SS herb garden on the grounds of the Dachau concentration camp with his students.[5]

During World War II, the TH München conducted extensive research in armaments to support the war effort. Notable professors during this time included aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt and physicist Walther Meissner. Despite the war, high-level basic research continued to be conducted in some institutes, as some professors, staff members, and students dared to disobey and resist. Nobel laureate Hans Fischer protected Jewish students from Nazi persecution. He committed suicide shortly before the end of the war.[6]

Post World War II

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The research reactor FRM I, nicknamed the atomic egg, has become a landmark of the city of Garching, even being featured in its coat of arms.

During the war, 80 percent of the university's facilities in Munich had been destroyed. Under these difficult conditions, teaching resumed in April 1946.

In 1956, the construction of a research reactor in Garching was the beginning of the Garching campus. In 1969, the physics department building was opened there, followed in 1977 by new buildings for the chemistry, biology and geoscience departments.

Between 1868 and 1870 the architect Arnold Zenetti oversaw the construction of several hospital buildings which are today attached to the Munich universities or form part of the TUM campus.[7] In 1967, a TUM School of Medicine was founded with campuses in the buildings of Rechts der Isar Hospital. By 1968, the so called TH München comprised six faculties, 8,400 students, and 5,700 staff. In 1972, the Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage, a 45-hectare sports center, was built on the grounds of the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In 1970, the TH München was renamed to its present name Technische Universität München. When the Bavarian Higher Education Act came into force in 1974, the six faculties were replaced by eleven departments. In 1992, the field of computer science was established as an independent Department of Informatics, having previously been part of the Department of Mathematics since 1967.

21st century

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The TUM campus in Garching with the Department of Mechanical Engineering to right

In 2002, TUM Asia was founded in Singapore, in cooperation with the Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore. It was the first time that a German university had established a subsidiary abroad.

The Department of Sport and Health Sciences and the School of Management were established in 2002. The Weihenstephan departments were combined into the "Weihenstephan Centre of Life and Food Sciences" (WZW), which would later become the School of Life Sciences. With the establishment of the School of Education in 2009, the School of Governance in 2016, the Department of Aerospace and Geodesy in 2018, the School of Natural Sciences in 2023, the university comprises 7 schools and 29 research departments.

Since the inception of the German Universities Excellence Initiative in 2006, TUM has won every round of evaluation and the title University of Excellence.[2]

As part of its Agenda 2030, the 15 schools and departments were consolidated into seven schools by 2023.[8]

Campuses

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TUM's academic faculties are divided amongst numerous campuses.

Munich

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Aerial view of the main building (dark brown) in downtown Munich (2007)

The historic Main Campus (Stammgelände) is located in Maxvorstadt, the central borough of Munich. Today, the departments of Architecture, Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Schools of Management, Governance, Education are located here.

The TUM School of Medicine is located at the site of its university hospital, the Rechts der Isar Hospital, in the district of Haidhausen.

The TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences is located in the Olympiapark, the former site of the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Garching

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Main article: Campus Garching
Aerial view of the TUM campus in Garching (2011)
Interior of the faculty building for the Departments of Mathematics and Informatics

The campus in Garching, located around 10 km north of Munich, has grown to become the largest TUM campus. In the last decades, the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Mathematics have all relocated from their former buildings in the Main Campus. They have since been joined by numerous research institutes, including the Max Planck Institutes for Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, Extraterrestrial Physics and Quantum Optics, the Forschungsreaktor München II (FRM II), the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, one of the fastest supercomputers in Europe.[9]

A landmark of the Garching campus is the Oskar von Miller Tower, a meteorological measurement tower with a height of 62 m. The Garching campus is connected to Munich by the Autobahn and the Munich U-Bahn. It has its own fire department.

Weihenstephan

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The third TUM campus is located 35 km north of Munich in Weihenstephan, Freising. It hosts the School of Life Sciences.

Other locations

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Additional TUM facilities are located in Ottobrunn (Department of Aerospace and Geodesy),[10] Straubing,[11] Heilbronn,[12] and Singapore.

TUM Asia

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Main article: TUM Asia

TUM operates a subsidiary in Singapore. In 2001, the German Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) – TUM Asia was founded in partnership with the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University, offering a range of Master's programs. In 2010, TUM Asia started offering bachelor's degrees in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Technology.

In 2010, TUM and the Nanyang Technological University founded TUMCREATE, a research platform for the improvement of Singapore's public transportation.[13]

Academics

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Entrance to the Main Campus in Munich
The Werner von Siemens Auditorium Maximum on the Main Campus

Schools and departments

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As a technical university, the university specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and the applied and natural sciences. Compared to a Volluniversität (a universal university), it lacks the Geisteswissenschaften, including law and many branches of the social sciences.

As of 2023, the Technical University of Munich is organized into seven schools and 29 departments:[14]

Schools Students Female International
15,092 22.2% 55.1%
  • TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED)
    • Department of Aerospace & Geodesy
    • Department of Architecture
    • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    • Department of Energy & Process Engineering
    • Department of Engineering Physics & Computation
    • Department of Materials Engineering
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Department of Mobility Systems Engineering
 13,285 29.6% 45.1%
4,950 35.7% 39.3%
  • TUM School of Life Sciences (LS)
    • Department of Molecular Life Sciences
    • Department of Life Science Systems
    • Department of Life Science Engineering
 4,884 57.6% 33.6%
4,393 54.6% 17.0%
  • TUM School of Management (MGT)
    • Department of Economics & Policy
    • Department of Finance & Accounting
    • Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    • Department of Marketing, Strategy & Leadership
    • Department of Operations & Technology
 6,977 39.7% 53.2%
2,201 57.7% 25.0%
TUM Campus Straubing 798 45.0% 65.3%

Other institutions include the Rechts der Isar Hospital, the TUM Graduate School and the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy.

The TUM School of Management is triple accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[15][16][17]

Research

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TUM has operated two research reactors on its Garching campus, the egg-shaped FRM I from 1957 to 2000 and the FRM II (with the curved roof) since 2004.

The Technical University of Munich is one of the most research-focused universities in Europe. This claim is supported by relevant rankings, such as the funding ranking of the German Research Foundation and the research ranking of the Centre for Higher Education.[18]

Under the German Universities Excellence Initiative, TUM has obtained funding for multiple research clusters, including e-conversion (energy technology), MCQST (quantum mechanics), ORIGINS (astrophysics, biophysics and particle physics), and SYNERGY (neurology).[19]

In addition to the schools and departments, TUM has set up numerous research centers with external cooperation partners.[20]

Integrative research centers (IRCs) combine research with teaching.[20] They include the TUM Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS), the Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), the Munich School of Engineering (MSE), the Munich School of BioEngineering (MSB), and the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM).

Corporate research centers (CRCs) carry out research independently of the schools and departments, cooperating with industry partners for application-driven research.[20] They include the research reactor FRM II, the Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), the Catalysis Research Center (CRC), the center for translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), the Walter Schottky Institute (WSI), the Hans Eisenmann-Zentrum for Agricultural Science, and the Institute for Food & Health (ZIEL).

Partnerships

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TUM has over 160 international partnerships, ranging from joint research activities to international study programs. Partners include:[21]

Through the Erasmus+ program and its international student exchange program TUMexchange, students can complete exchange semesters at partner universities.[22]

Rankings and reputation

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University rankings
Overall – Global & National
QS World 2025[23] Rise 28 Same position 1
THE World 2025[24] Rise 26 Same position 1
ARWU World 2024[25] Rise 47 Same position 2
QS Europe 2024[26] New entry 11 New entry 1
QS Employability[citation needed]
THE Employability 2023[27] Fall 13 Same position 1
By subject – Global & National
QS Engineering and Technology 2024[28] 19 1
THE Engineering 2024[29] 22 1
ARWU [citation needed]
QS Natural Science 2024[28] 23 1
THE Physical Sciences 2024[29] 22 1
ARWU [citation needed]
QS Life Sciences and Medicine 2024[28] 77 3
THE Life Sciences 2024[29] 33 2
ARWU [citation needed]
QS Computer Science and Information Systems 2024[28] 31 1
THE Computer Science 2024[29] 15 1
ARWU [citation needed]

Overall rankings

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TUM is ranked 28th worldwide (first in Germany) in the QS World University Rankings 2025,[23] 26th worldwide (first in Germany) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025,[24] and 47th worldwide (second in Germany) in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024.[25] TUM ranked 11th in Europe in the 2024 QS Europe rankings.[26] In the 2023 Nature Index of academic institutions, TUM ranked 59th worldwide and first in Germany.[30]

In the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education's Global University Employability Ranking, graduates from TUM were ranked 13th globally and first in Germany.[27] The same year, TUM held the 28th position globally (also first in Germany) in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.[31] In the QS World University Sustainability Ranking 2023, TUM was ranked 109th overall and first in Germany.[32] In the Times Higher Education's Impact Rankings 2024 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure), TUM tied for first place worldwide.[33] In Reuters' 2019 European Most Innovative University ranking, TUM ranked 7th.[34]

Subject rankings

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In the QS World Rankings, TUM is placed 49th overall[23] and is the highest ranked German university in engineering and technology (19th), natural sciences (23rd), and computer science (31st).[28] In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, TUM ranks 27th in business and economics, 22nd in the physical sciences, 22nd in engineering and technology, and 15th in computer science, and is the highest ranked German university in these areas.[29] TUM is also ranked first in Germany in several subject areas by ARWU, including computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, food science, biotechnology, environmental engineering, medical technology, management, and transportation science.[35]

Student life

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As of winter semester 2023/24, 52,580 students are enrolled at TUM, of whom 36% are female and 45% are international students.[1]

Student initiatives

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Various initiatives are run by students, including TEDxTUM, the TUM Speaker Series (past speakers having included Ban Ki-moon, Tony Blair, Bill Gates, Sam Altman and Eric Schmidt),[36] and IKOM, a career fair.[37]

A notable student group is the Workgroup for Rocketry and Space Flight (WARR), which won all SpaceX Hyperloop pod competitions in 2017 through 2019.[38][39][40] In 2021, TUM Boring, won the tunnel-boring competition sponsored by The Boring Company in Las Vegas, Nevada.[41] In 2023, a team from the university won second place at the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a autonomous racecar competition in Las Vegas.[42]

Student government

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The Student Council is the main body for university-wide student representation. It elects the General Student Committee (AStA), which represents the professional, economic and social interests of the students, by the Bavarian Higher Education Act. Each school or department will also have a separate Departmental Student Council.[citation needed]

Every year, university elections are held to elect student representatives in the Senate, the university's highest academic authority, and in the faculty councils.[43]

Events

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The Student Council organizes a number of annual festivals and events. TUNIX and GARNIX are week-long open air festivals held every summer. TUNIX is held at the Königsplatz near the Munich campus, while GARNIX is held at the Garching campus. GLÜHNIX is a christmas market held in front of the Department of Mechanical Engineering every December. MaiTUM is a Bavarian Maifest, held at the Main Campus in May each year.[37][44]

Campus life

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The Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage (ZHS) is the largest university sports facility in Germany, offering hundreds of different sports programs.[37]

Music ensembles at TUM include the TUM Chamber Orchestra, the TUM Jazz Band, the TUM Choir, and the Symphonisches Ensemble München, a full-size symphony orchestra.[37]

Notable people

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Heinrich Otto Wieland, professor at TUM from 1913 to 1921, won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Carl von Linde, lecturer at the TH Munich, discovered the refrigeration cycle that led to the development of the modern refrigerator.

Nobel Prize laureates

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17 Nobel Prize winners have studied, taught or researched at the TUM:

Scientists

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "TUM in figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Final decisions in the German Excellence Strategy". Wissenschaftsrat.de.
  3. ^ "TUM ist beste Universität in Deutschland und EU". www.tum.de. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ Stiglat, Klaus (2004). Bauingenieure und ihr Werk. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn. ISBN 3-433-01665-8. OCLC 53848171.
  5. ^ a b Wetzel, Jakob (20 May 2018). "TU München: Forschung im Dienst der Nazis". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ Pabst, p. 321–350
  7. ^ Andres Lepik; Katrin Bäumler, eds. (2018). The Architecture Under King Ludwig II: Palaces and Factories. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9783035616538.
  8. ^ "TUM Agenda 2030: Innovation durch Talente, Exzellenz und Verantwortung" (PDF). Technische Universität München.
  9. ^ "Das Garchinger Hochschul- und Forschungszentrum". garching.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  10. ^ "New Department of Aerospace, Aeronautics and Geodesy". Technical University of Munich. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. ^ ""Straubing in der ersten Liga"". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Mega-endowment for TUM Campus Heilbronn". Technical University of Munich. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. ^ "About TUMCREATE". TUM CREATE. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Organizational Structure". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  15. ^ "EQUIS Accredited Schools". European Quality Improvement System. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. ^ "AACSB-Accredited Business Schools". Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Accredited Schools". Association of MBAs. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. ^ Förderatlas 2018 (PDF). Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. 2018.
  19. ^ "Clusters of Excellence – Exzellenzstrategie". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Research Centers". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  21. ^ "International Partner Universities". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Study abroad". TUM Global & Alumni Office. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "QS World University Rankings 2025". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  25. ^ a b "2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  26. ^ a b "QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  27. ^ a b "Best universities for graduate jobs: Global University Employability Ranking 2023". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  28. ^ a b c d e f "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  29. ^ a b c d e f "World University Rankings by subject". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  30. ^ "2023 tables: Institutions – academic | Annual tables | Nature Index". Nature. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  31. ^ "World Reputation Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  32. ^ "QS Sustainability University Rankings 2023". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Impact Rankings 2024: industry, innovation, and infrastructure".
  34. ^ "Reuters Top 100: Europe's Most Innovative Universities 2019 announced". Reuters. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  35. ^ a b "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023". Academic Ranking of World Universities.
  36. ^ "TUM Speakers Series". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  37. ^ a b c d "Campus life". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  38. ^ Boyle, Alan (27 August 2017). "Germany's WARR team wins SpaceX's Hyperloop II race with 201-mph pod run". GeekWire. US. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  39. ^ "WARR Hyperloop pod hits 284 mph to win SpaceX competition". The Verge. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  40. ^ "Team TUM wins SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition with record 288 mph top speed". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  41. ^ Paleja, Ameya (23 September 2021). "Musk's Boring Company Announces Not-a-Boring Competition Winner". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  42. ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (8 January 2023). "Messe: TU München belegt erneut zweiten Platz bei Roboterauto-Rennen". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  43. ^ "University elections on July 28, 2020". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  44. ^ "Unsere Veranstaltungen – Studentische Vertretung". Technical University of Munich Student Council (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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