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Astrophysics lab at TUM
10/9/2025
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Number 27 in THE rankings

TUM once again named best university in the EU

In the new rankings by Times Higher Education (THE), the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is ranked 27th, once again making it the best university in the European Union.

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A look over the shoulder of a student who is sitting at a PC and working with the OneTutor tool.
10/8/2025
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OneTutor startup supports students with AI-powered chat and quizzes

Successful study with AI

Asking for clarification during lectures and getting precise answers within seconds or being quizzed on the material on the go with questions tailored to individual needs: this is made possible by the startup OneTutor, established at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The digital study tool is already being used at 30 universities. In a pilot phase, students made intensive use of OneTutor and achieved better exam results than their fellow students who did not use the system.

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10/1/2025
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New TUM teaching building in Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen to go into operation in winter semester 2025

TUM Aerospace Campus grows rapidly

This is another milestone on the way to becoming the largest university campus for aerospace and geodesy in Europe: just in time for the new winter semester, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has spacious lecture and seminar rooms with room for around 2500 students at its Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen site. The new buildings were presented to the public on Wednesday.

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President Teaching Studies Campus news
9/24/2025
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Prototype workshop for students at the TUM Campus Garching

TUMorrow Factory creates space for big ideas

Pioneering ideas need space to develop - students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are being given a state-of-the-art workshop, the TUMorrow Factory, at the Garching campus to turn their avant-garde ideas into technical prototypes. The building is being financed for ten million euros thanks to the philanthropic commitment of far-sighted sponsors.

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9/9/2025

Podcast "We Are TUM"

A visit to the Campus Straubing

In this episode of our podcast "We Are TUM", we visit the Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability. Our guests are campus rector Volker Sieber, Entrepreneurship commissioner Claudia Doblinger, behavioural economist Stefan Goerg and alumna Maria Schießl.

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Teaching Studies Research Entrepreneurship Sustainability Community
9/2/2025
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Bavarian Ministries of Science and Economic Affairs provide 4.475 million euros

The Technical University of Munich establishes a center for AI chips

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is establishing an education, training, and research center for AI chip design. “Here, students and researchers will learn how AI chips are designed and developed using advanced technologies,” says Hussam Amrouch, head of the center and professor of AI processor design. The key partner is TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. The Bavarian state government is supporting the center with 4.475 million euros.

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Portrait von Dr. Florian Lindemann
8/28/2025
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E-learning project in the TUM Ideas Competition 2025/26

How a platform is transforming mathematics education

Mathematics is part of everyday study life for almost all TUM students – they take around 30,000 math exams each year. A new e-learning platform is set to make learning easier in the future. The project is funded through the 2025/26 Ideas Competition, with which TUM supports innovative teaching formats. In this interview, project leader Dr. Florian Lindemann from the Department of Mathematics explains the idea behind the platform.

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Prof. Annette Diefenthaler, Executive Director of the Munich Design Institute, and President Prof. Thomas Hofmann.
7/31/2025
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Interview with President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann and Prof. Annette Diefenthaler

"Making innovations trustworthy and socially acceptable"

As an Integrative Research Institute, the Munich Design Institute (MDI) brings together various academic disciplines and incorporates perspectives from the public through design and design research. In this interview, President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann and Prof. Annette Diefenthaler, founding director of the MDI, discuss what design can achieve in the context of rapid social change and how society-centered research and innovation can succeed.

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7/10/2025
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NewIn: Stefan Guldin

New approaches to future nutrition

Stefan Guldin is the new Professor of Complex Soft Matter at the TUM School of Life Sciences and Scientific Co-Director of the Proteins4Singapore project. His research is located at the point where materials science and life sciences meet.

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TUM Magazine Studies Research Community
6/24/2025
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Podcast "We Are TUM"

What makes our innovation ecosystem so successful?

Entrepreneurial success stories begin at TUM. Over 20 start-ups that emerged from our university have developed into unicorns, reaching a market value of over one billion U.S. dollars. In the run-up to our Entrepreneurship Day on June 26, we explore the innovation ecosystem at our university. This episode of "We Are TUM" features Vice President Helmut Schönenberger, SUMM AI co-founder Flora Geske, Nicola Breugst, Professor of Entrepreneurial Behavior, and start-up consultant Florian Jäger.

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