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Our upcoming event highlights
5/20
Doctoral Research Collaborations in Latin America
Tue 5/20/2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Garching
Join our info session on research stays in Latin America – insights and experiences await!
5/21
Study abroad opportunities at TUM’s flagship partners
Wed 5/21/2025, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Garching
Would you like to spend a semester abroad? Find out more about TUMexchange - register now!
5/22
Lecture: The future of the US healthcare system
Thu 5/22/2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Munich
Learn more about the background to US healthcare policy - register now!
5/22
MCQST lecture series: Laser physics and quantum optics
Thu 5/22/2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Munich
Immerse yourself in the fascinating history of modern optics. Register now!
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Understanding the essential foundations of life
We explore which fundamental forces and mechanisms shaped the universe and how its galaxies, stars and planets developed - and how life originated.
Read moreMaintaining health and targeting diseases
How will we treat serious illnesses in the future and how can we make reliable diagnoses more quickly? We address these questions with the latest technologies and methods.
Read moreShaping a sustainable living environment
We combine all our expertise to slow down climate change and create sustainable places to live and work.
Read moreCreating new materials and manufacturing technologies
High-precision sensors on a quantum basis and new systems for storing energy - we develop digital manufacturing technologies and sustainable process engineering.
Read morePioneering digital transformation for a secure future
We develop secure digital technologies that make life and work easier. Our goal is to find solutions to questions of digital change and to constantly drive them forward.
Read moreResponsible research and innovation in service of society
The technological progress that we help to shape should benefit people and society in the sense of "human-centered engineering".
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