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Five years of Student Club Fair

The full diversity of student engagement

The TUM Student Club Fair launched in 2022 with 35 initiatives. For its fifth anniversary, 115 clubs, 130 exhibitors in...

11/3/2026 Reading time 3 min.

Community

Built for play

Interview with Francis Kéré on the Kinderoase at TUM

With the new Kinderoase, TUM Professor Francis Kéré demonstrates how sustainable timber construction and child-centered...

11/2/2026 Reading time 5 min.

Fünf Personen stehen neben einem Elektro-Lkw und einer Anzeigetafel, die Energieflüsse zwischen Photovoltaik, Stromnetz, Gebäude und Ladestationen darstellt.

Research

Electrification of freight transportation

Electric trucks as energy storage can cut energy costs

Batteries in electric trucks can also be used to store electricity for the depot or the public grid. This could help...

10/30/2026 Reading time 4 min.

TUM in Rankings

Global Employability Ranking

Graduates in demand worldwide

TUM has moved up to 12th place in the “Global University Employability Ranking.” This makes it the fourth-ranked university...

10/28/2026 Reading time 1 min.

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Our upcoming event highlights

11/7

TEDxTUM: Happy accidents

Sat 11/7/2026, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Munich

Experience inspiring talks on how mistakes, chance, and curiosity drive innovation.

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11/8

Application deadline TUM Asia Winter School

Sun 11/8/2026

Beijing, China

Learn from experts on smart cities and mobility. Apply now!

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11/9–13

Application deadline Presidential Staff Lunch

Mon 9 – Fri 11/13/2026

Online

Insights into AI, sustainability, teamwork, and other future skills for all TUM students. Just join in!

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11/9–13

Awareness week: Mental health in the digital age

Mon 9 – Fri 11/13/2026

Garching, Online

Mental health during your studies. Learn more and discover resources available both in person and online!

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What drives us: President Thomas F. Hofmann about TUM

Research and innovations for society, innovative teaching and continuing education: This is how we shape a sustainable future, relying on the intelligence of the entire university and working closely with global partners to do so.

TUM in figures

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ERC Grants for cutting-edge research

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Our research goals

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.

Maintaining 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.

Shaping a sustainable living environment

We combine all our expertise to slow down climate change and create sustainable places to live and work.

Creating 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.

Pioneering 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.