• 7/18/2019
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TUM honors Singapore partner

Golden Ring of Honor for former President Tony Tan

The former President of the Republic of Singapore, Dr. Tony Tan, was presented with TUM’s Golden Ring of Honor by TUM President Wolfgang A. Herrmann during a visit by a TUM delegation to Singapore. The Technical University of Munich bestowed the honor in recognition of “the long-standing close ties with our friend, inspirational promoter of science and founder of the National Research Foundation”.

Wolfgang A. Herrmann shows Tony Tan around TUM during a visit in 2012. Andreas Heddergott / TUM
Wolfgang A. Herrmann shows Tony Tan around TUM during a visit in 2012.

Dr. Tony Tan was a strong supporter of TUM’s campus in Singapore from the outset and as such has played a major role in the success of TUM Asia Pte. Ltd. since its foundation in 2002, according to Herrmann.

Dr. Tan held the office of President of the Republic of Singapore from 2011 to 2017 after serving in various ministries from 1995 to 2005 as Deputy Prime Minister. A graduate of mathematics and economics from the National University of Singapore, MIT and the University of Adelaide, Dr. Tan set up the CREATE joint research platform during his Chairmanship of the National Research Foundation (NRF). From 2010 onwards, he won numerous top international universities over to the CREATE platform (including MIT, Berkeley, ETH Zurich, TUM, Hebrew University, and Technion).

In Singapore, TUM Asia offers accredited Bachelor and Master degree programs. The research programs, currently supported by around 80 doctoral candidates, are organized within TUM CREATE. The research topics are mainly technical in nature with a focus on e-mobility for megacities, integrated traffic systems and smart logistics.

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