Honorary Senators
The TUM confers the title of Honorary Senator on persons who have distinguished themselves through longstanding commitment to the future development of the university. Honorary senators receive the rights of membership of the university.

Since 1978, the title has been conferred on the following persons:
2021
Entrepreneur and benefactor
Dipl.-Ing. Prithwis Basu was appointed honorary senator of the Technical University (TUM) in 2021.
Entrepreneur and benefactor
Dr. Farhad Farassat was appointed honorary senator of the Technical University (TUM) in 2021.