Press releases
Groundbreaking ceremony for "Ingeborg Pohl Children's Oasis at TUM"
TUM gets building by star architect Prof. Francis Kéré in tandem with Prof. Hermann Kaufmann
Munich is getting a new architectural jewel. The architect Francis Kéré, who has been awarded the Pritzker Prize, the "Nobel Prize for Architecture", in 2022, will realize his first project in the Bavarian capital. According to the plans of the TUM professor, a new children's daycare center is being built on Gabelsbergerstraße as a structural timber construction with an iconic folded slatted façade made of Corten steel, which unfolds a characteristic patina in earthy tones. For the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the new daycare center marks another milestone on its path to optimally combining studying and working at a top university with family and children.
Expansion of the flagship partnership with Tsinghua University
TUM strengthens strategic scientific cooperation in China
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is strengthening its cooperation with China in climate change, sustainability, and health research areas. During a trip to Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the flagship partner university Tsinghua. The TUM delegation also visited other universities, companies, and start-ups to expand its science-specific local expertise.
New Siemens Technology Center at TUM Campus Garching
Siemens opens its largest cooperation center worldwide at TUM
At the new Siemens Technology Center (STC) on the TUM Campus Garching, 150 TUM staff and researchers will work with more than 450 Siemens specialists on new solutions related to digital twins, the industrial internet of things, robotics and automation. Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, the CTO of Siemens Peter Körte and State Minister for Science and Arts Markus Blume were on hand to open the new research facility.
Top ranking for quality of degree programs
Number 5 in the world among Digital Leaders
TUM is among the best universities in the world for preparing students for the digital economy. In the latest Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, it ranks among the top five, alongside Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, MIT and the University of Oxford.
Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Certificates of Honor for Excellence in Teaching awarded
Award-winning didactics at TUM
Authentic, responsible, and courageous: lecturers have to bring their whole personality to bear to not only pass on course content to students but to enable them to immerse themselves in a fascinating world of knowledge. Around 6,000 teachers at the Technical University of Munich face this challenge daily. Eight of them have now received special recognition with the Prize for Excellence in Teaching from the Free State of Bavaria and the Certificate of Honor for Excellence in Teaching.
Genetic mechanisms uncovered
Boron deficiency: oilseed rape reacts as with infection and pest infestation
Boron deficiency has a devastating effect on oilseed rape and related plants. However, little is known about the underlying genetic mechanisms. A study shows that the response to persistent or short-term acute boron deficiency is similar to that to pests and infections. The results lay the foundation for breeding plants that can better cope with boron deficiency and for avoiding related yield losses.
Current status of 6G Future Lab Bavaria
Cutting-edge research on 6G at TUM
With the rollout of the 5G network still ongoing in Germany, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are already conducting fundamental research for the next mobile communications generation. In the 6G Future Lab Bavaria, the team is developing and testing fundamental mechanisms to make communications more efficient, resilient and secure for all segments of society. On Friday the researchers presented a status report following the first three years of the project to Bavarian minister of economic affairs Hubert Aiwanger.
EU funds cutting-edge research in medicine and natural sciences
Three ERC Advanced Grants for TUM researchers
More effective production of drugs, a way to repair human hearts, and new insights into the world of exotic particles: Research into these topics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will be funded with three highly endowed Advanced Grants of the European Research Council (ERC). Two further projects will be funded with Proof of Concept Grants.
Pioneering approach to conflicting goals
Hybrid intelligence can reconcile biodiversity and agriculture
Preserving biodiversity without reducing agricultural productivity: So far, these two goals could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between humans and the environment are difficult to capture using conventional methods. Thanks to new technology, a research team at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Hohenheim show a promising way to achieve both goals at the same time. The members of the team focus on further developing artificial intelligence in combination with collective human judgement: the use of hybrid intelligence.
QS World University Rankings by Subject
TUM among the top 25 in engineering and natural sciences
In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, TUM has improved to 19th place in engineering and 23rd place in natural sciences. TUM is also among the top 25 universities worldwide in the rankings for seven individual subjects. In eight other areas, it is one of the top 50 universities.