Delegation visits Tehran with Bavarian State Minister Aigner

TUM strengthens ties to Iran

During a delegation visit to Iran's capital led by Bavarian State Minister Ilse Aigner, President Wolfgang A. Herrmann reached an agreement on continuing TUM's cooperation with the University of Tehran, which has been running since 2004. In concert with the Sharif University of Technology, emphasis will be placed on water, wastewater, and energy technologies, among others, in the recently agreed-upon German Water Alliance. In addition, the TUM School of Management will coordinate an executive master's program for managers who are already working in technical enterprises.

TUM can build on a strong alumni association in Iran, which has been established for decades. Many alumni today are active in influential business positions in their homeland and want to engage the research strengths of TUM, particularly in the engineering sector. Focus areas are computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology, food technology, and civil engineering (above all hydraulic engineering, construction, and underground engineering), as well as satellite communications.

State Minister Ilse Aigner traveled to Tehran with a delegation of more than 100 industry representatives in order to revitalize and broaden relationships with Bavarian corporations.