The winners of the TUM Future Learning Initiative 2025

11/26/2025
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“To really boost promising projects related to study and teaching at our university” – that’s how TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann described the mission of the TUM Future Learning Initiative 2025. Dozens of proposals were submitted, and four projects particularly impressed the jury. They focus on AI-based solutions for exam preparation and study organization, automatic recording of lectures, and combating poverty among women in old age starting already during their studies.

Five years ago, TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann launched the TUM Future Learning Initiative to create a forum for the entire community to not only develop ideas for improving teaching and learning but also put them into practice. In 2025, the competition entered its third round. A distinguished jury of representatives from teaching, administration, and TUM’s Student Representation has selected the winners of the TUM Future Learning Initiative 2025. Thanks to Freunde der TUM – Association of Alumni and Friends, these projects can now be implemented.

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MomenTUM

Daily lectures, looming project deadlines, exam prep, and still trying to find time for sports and social life – everyday challenges for students. With “MomenTUM,” students Martin Münsing and Eric Jacob aim to develop an AI-based tool that creates personalized weekly schedules, aligning lectures, tutorials, and study sessions with individual learning goals, deadlines, and social activities. And if an unexpected appointment pops up, the tool automatically adjusts the plan.

Professor Digital Twin

“Individualized and flexible learning – with the best of the best.” That’s how Matthias Baume envisions his project. With “Professor Digital Twin,” the ProLehre | Media and Didactics team member plans to develop, implement, and evaluate a personal digital twin of a lecturer. This will help to advance our understanding of individualized, time- and location-independent teaching and learning, while also identifying and assessing potential risks of such applications.

TUM meets ZONTA

What does poverty in old age have to do with student life? More than one might think. Women are disproportionately affected by poverty in old age – and prevention starts early. With “TUM meets ZONTA,” the TUM Gender Equality Office team around Daniela Schwarz, together with the women’s network initiative ZONTA, aims to create innovative and creative teaching and learning formats to empower female students and support them in achieving financial independence.

TUM.live

Automatic recording and streaming of lectures without lecturers having to deal with technical settings or students waiting for video uploads – that’s what the TUM.live platform already delivers in some lecture halls. With the TUM Future Learning Initiative funding, Huge Melder, who is studying Informatics at TUM, can now scale the project, equip more rooms with the necessary technology, and further develop the backend infrastructure with the support of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology.

Freunde der TUM – Association of Alumni and Friends has provided a total of €20,000 for the competition, enabling the winners to turn their ideas into reality – making teaching even more digital, more flexible, and more socially engaged.

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