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TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann (left) and NTU President Prof. Ho Teck Hua agree on the flagship partnership in Singapore.
7/24/2024
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Global network is growing

TUM and NTU Singapore sign flagship partnership

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) have set up a flagship partnership. The agreement strengthens TUM's cooperation with NTU and its global network in Southeast Asia.

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7/22/2024
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NewIn: Helge Stein

"Radically accelerate the way we do research"

In this episode of NewIn, we meet Prof. Helge Stein. He develops new materials for catalysis and rechargeable batteries, and aims to connect and accelerate research in the lab using machine learning, artificial intelligence and robotics.

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Prof Stephan Krusche is supported in his lectures by chatbot Iris
7/17/2024
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AI to assist students

Chatbot Iris offers individual support

How can a chatbot support students in lectures and with assigned exercises? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the chatbot Iris, which offers computer science students personalized assistance with programming assignments. A study has now confirmed the chatbot’s success: Iris improves the understanding of programming concepts and represents a valuable complement to human tutors.

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View of the Olympiapark from above.
7/5/2024
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QS Best Student Cities Ranking for studying abroad

Munich rated fourth-best university city in the world

Outstanding quality of life, cosmopolitan environment and excellent job opportunities for graduates: In the latest edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking, Munich placed fourth in the world.

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People in Raitenhaslach at an Event of the TUM Graduate School.
7/3/2024
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Science & Study Center Raitenhaslach

The place where ideas fly

At the Science & Study Center Raitenhaslach, TUM promotes the creative exchange of students and researchers from all disciplines – a report from a visit to the site.

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Professor Allister Loder
6/26/2024
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NewIn: Allister Loder

“We don’t want to get rid of the car”

As a professor of mobility policy, Allister Loder is studying a topic of great current interest – but one that stirs up strong emotions. In the new issue of NewIn, he explains how an engineer ended up working in the social sciences, what Munich could learn from London, and how he plans to learn more about people’s everyday mobility needs.

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6/12/2024
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TUM Sustainability Day 2024 at the Garching Research Campus

"A grand festival of sustainability"

Sustainability is not a buzzword at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) but a serious mission. With the TUM Sustainable Futures Strategy 2030, the university set itself the goal a year and a half ago of integrating sustainability more deeply into its work and structure and also getting students and employees on board. The TUM Sustainability Day 2024 at the Garching research campus showed that this works.

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6/11/2024
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Visit of UQ President Deborah Terry to TUM

TUM and University of Queensland expand flagship partnership

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia further deepen their flagship partnership, which has existed since 2021. During the visit of a UQ delegation led by President Prof. Deborah Terry to Munich, several agreements were signed, primarily on student exchanges.

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TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, Professor of Computer Science Prof. Manfred Broy, Friedrich L. Bauer's widow Hildegard Bauer, sculptor Ubbo Enninga, donor Ernst Denert, TUM President Emeritus Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann and Prof. Markus Schwaiger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, next to the bust of Friedrich L. Bauer.
6/10/2024
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Father of informatics in Germany

TUM commemorates Prof. Friedrich L. Bauer

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is marking the centenary of the birth of Prof. Friedrich L. Bauer, who held the university’s first informatics chair. A bust has now been officially unveiled outside the lecture hall named in his honor in the building of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology in Garching. Prof. Bauer made decisive contributions toward establishing informatics as a scientific field. With ALGOL 60, he also laid the foundations for modern programming languages.

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Biophsics researchers in a TUM laboratory.
6/5/2024
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Jumping up nine places in the QS Rankings

TUM ranks 28th worldwide

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has moved up to the 28th spot in the QS World University Rankings. This makes it the best German university in the renowned ranking for a decade and further extends its lead.

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