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Start of the semester at Campus Weihenstephan

8/12/2026

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"We Are TUM" Podcast

A visit to the Science and Study Center Raitenhaslach

A former Cistercian monastery has become an international hub for science and dialogue: In this episode, we visit the TUM Science and Study Center in Raitenhaslach and speak with Wolfgang A. Herrmann. TUM's long-time president is one of the key pioneers behind the Science and Study Center. We also meet Elina Weinmann, the center’s executive director as well as Hans Steindl and Florian Schneider, the city of Burghausen's former and current mayors.

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Campus news Community

8/7/2026

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Progress in sustainability

TUM publishes its second Sustainable Futures Report

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has published its second sustainability report, providing an interim assessment of its progress. The university has made particular progress in reducing emissions from purchased energy. TUM has also advanced its sustainability efforts in research and teaching: 50 percent of its professorships now address sustainability-related topics.

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Campus news Sustainability

8/6/2026

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Festive Graduation Ceremony at TUM Asia's Singapore Campus

The Class of 2026 Ready to Take Responsibility in the World

At the TUM Campus Singapore, more than 1,000 young people were studying this year. And 271 of them just completed their studies and received their degree scrolls from members of the faculty. It was a dignified graduation ceremony with everyone dressed festively in academic caps and gowns.

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Children set off at the start of the race during the School Sports Festival

7/27/2026

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School Sports Festival at the TUM Campus at the Olympic Park

Elementary school children embrace the Olympic spirit

Around 350 elementary school children from across Bavaria spent an active morning on the TUM campus in Munich’s Olympic Park. The School Sports Festival marked the opening of Bavaria’s 2026 School Sports Week, with Bavaria’s Minister of Education Anna Stolz and Minister of Science Markus Blume joining representatives of TUM, the Bavarian State Sports Association, the Bavarian Sports Youth organization, and Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the launch.

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TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann, Bavaria’s Minister of the Interior and Sports Joachim Herrmann, and Munich’s mayor Dominik Krause (from left)

7/21/2026

Munich, Bavaria, and TUM present plans for Olympics 20XX

Making the case for Munich's Olympic bid

Munich is set to bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games – following a decisive vote in a public referendum in fall 2025. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will decide this fall which city will represent Germany in the international bidding process. On July 21, representatives of Germany’s leading Olympic sports federations gathered at the Technical University of Munich’s Olympic Park campus to learn about the sports-related initiatives included in Munich’s bid concept.

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TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, Prof. Reinhold R. Geilsdörfer, Chairman and CEO of DSS and Prof. Ali Sunyaev, Vice President of TUM Campus Heilbronn

7/20/2026

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The Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports specialization in the master's program in Information Engineering

TUM Campus Heilbronn strengthens its expertise in chip design

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSS) have signed a funding agreement for a new specialization in chip design within the existing master’s program in Information Engineering. Over the course of six years, the DSS will fund the necessary personnel, organizational, and technical resources at the TUM Campus Heilbronn. The program is scheduled to begin in the 2026/27 winter semester.

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President Studies Campus news Artificial Intelligence

7/7/2026

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Handover of the Kinderoase at TUM

First permanent building in Europe by star architect and TUM Professor Francis Kéré

The first permanent building by star architect Prof. Francis Kéré in Europe is located at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). After just over two years of construction, the “Kinderoase at TUM” has been handed over In future, up to 60 children of TUM staff members will be cared for in the vertical kindergarten. Kéré was awarded the Pritzker Prize, also known as the “Nobel Prize for Architecture”, in 2022 and is a Professor of Architectural Design and Participation at TUM.

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President Campus news Community Public Engagement

6/29/2026

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Learning Days 2026 at TUM

“AI is fundamentally changing the way we work”

TUM is enables its employees to navigate everyday life with artificial intelligence. From July 8 to 10, 2026, employees can familiarize themselves with tools and techniques or deepen their knowledge during the Learning Days. Dr. Kristin Knipfer and her team from the TUM Institute for Lifelong Learning organized the Learning Days.

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Campus news Artificial Intelligence Community

5/22/2026

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New program for members of supervisory and executive boards

TUM launches Board Academy

What is the current state of development of key technologies, and how do they impact the economy? TUM is launching a new qualification program for members of supervisory boards and executive boards. At the Board Academy of the TUM Institute for Lifelong Learning, participants learn about the latest research in tech labs and analyze its implications for the business world together with leading scientists. The program formats also provide ample opportunity for open discussion.

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Campus news Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence

Ein Gebäude mit vielen Fenstern und Glasfassade ist zu sehen. Im Vordergrund stehen viele Menschentrauben vor dem Gebäude, geschart um Stehtische und junge Bäume. An der Fassade hängen die Flaggen Deutschlands, Bayerns, der TUM und der Stadt Freising.

5/18/2026

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Fight against multidrug-resistant pathogens

TUM opens Center for Infection Prevention

About 1.3 million people worldwide die each year from infections because treatments are no longer effective. This number could rise to up to 10 million by 2050. With the new Center for Infection Prevention (ZIP), the TUM has opened an interdisciplinary research building. Its goal is to control resistant pathogens without antibiotics and minimize their spread. The German federal government and the Free State of Bavaria have supported the construction of the ZIP with nearly 60 million Euros.

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