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Sponsors and scholarship holders of the Deutschlandstipendium at a reception in the festively lit building of the Departments of Mathematics and Informatics. Astrid Eckert
Researchers in one of TUM's robotics labs
1/21/2026

Times Higher Education Rankings

TUM in the top 20 in three subject areas

TUM is one of the world's top 20 universities in computer sciences, natural sciences and engineering. This is shown by the latest subject rankings published by the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE).

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TUM in Rankings Studies Research Community
A bright room with large glass windows, through which an outdoor structure is visible. In the background, several school pupils are seated around a large table, working together on projects or drawings. In the foreground, two pupils stand by a utility cart, handling materials. The space resembles a creative studio or workshop area, featuring open shelves, a whiteboard, and modern furnishings.
1/14/2026
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At GirlsLAB@TUM, school students discover their STEM talents

Girls get a taste of university life

Being creative, working cooperatively, and making connections: At ExploreTUM’s first GirlsLAB@TUM, female students in grades 9 to 11 from Bavarian partner schools were able to explore the university and learn about technology and science in a way that’s very different from the classroom. Along the way, some of them might even have discovered new perspectives for their own educational and career paths.

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Studies Community Public Engagement
12/19/2025
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Season's Greetings

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year

We would like to wish all of our university's students, staff, alumni, and friends happy holidays and a wonderful start to the new year. Thank you for accompanying us through a successful year 2025. We wish you and your families a healthy and happy 2026.

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Community
12/19/2025
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NewIn: Sabina Leonelli

“Every researcher is faced with philosophical questions”

Sabina Leonelli is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology and heads the Public Science Lab. In the new episode of “NewIn,” she explains why looking back at history can be helpful for science and technology development, how she wants to conduct research together with non-academics, and how the perception of philosophers in Germany differs from that in other countries.

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Studies Research Community Public Engagement
12/17/2025
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Participation in the TUM Industry Engagement Program

Tata Consultancy Services becomes a partner of TUM

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has become a new member of the Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) Industry Engagement Program (IEP). The partnership aims to promote innovation and next-generation talent. IEP is a platform to identify common interests between researchers and companies and tap into promising fields of innovation, while offering companies direct access to the TUM ecosystem, which is unique in Europe.

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Community
12/12/2025
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Liaison office opened in innovation hub Shenzhen

TUM strengthens strategic activities in China

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is expanding its activities in China. It has opened the TUM Shenzhen Liaison Office, addressing the highly innovative region of Shenzhen. This marks another milestone in the long-standing flagship partnership with Tsinghua University and its campuses in Beijing and Shenzhen. TUM already operate an official Office in Beijing. The new office is managed by TUM Asia, TUM’s subsidiary in Singapore.

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Group photo of DAAD Prize winner Nadine Abdelmalek (center) with Dr. Stephan Geifes (left) and Prof. Gerhard Müller (right), as well as her sister (2nd from left) and her mother (2nd from right).
12/11/2025
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TUM student Nadine Abdelmalek receives DAAD Prize 2025

“Our internationality is both an asset and a responsibility”

For more than 25 years, the DAAD Prize has honored international students who excel academically and demonstrate exceptional commitment to volunteer work. This year’s recipient at TUM: Nadine Abdelmalek. The Egyptian student not only helps organize around 40 annual events for TUM’s Student Representation, but has also been active in the mentoring program for German schools abroad and participates in the German Model United Nations.

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Studies Community Public Engagement
12/11/2025
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Most important German research award goes to TUM professor

Physicist Frank Pollmann receives Leibniz Prize

Prof. Frank Pollmann has been awarded the 2026 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. He conducts research at the Chair of Theoretical Solid State Physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and is receiving the prize for his outstanding scientific work in theoretical quantum physics. The German Research Foundation (DFG) endows the prize with up to 2.5 million euros, which will be used to improve research.

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President Research Community
12/10/2025

Podcast "We Are TUM"

Art and culture at our university

In this festive season episode, we explore art and culture at TUM. We are joined by Felix Mayer, conductor of the Advent Concerts and Artistic Director of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts; the artist Judith Neunhäuserer, presenting her installation 'Formation of a Quantum Henge' at the Garching campus; and Bastian Sinner, who recently performed with the TUM Jazz Band at our Dies Academicus.

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Campus news Community
Five people standing on a stage in front of a blue background at two bar tables, from left to right: Josef Fleischmann, Richard Emeder, Mareike Ufer, Ceyhun Aydin, and Robert Schmucker; Mr. Schmucker is speaking into a handheld microphone, facing the other four, and gesturing with his right hand.
12/8/2025
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Three generations of the TUM Student Club in conversation

“Anything that carries the WARR name has turned out well.”

Broadening horizons, advancing technology, and finding a community of like-minded people – that’s not rocket science. Yet, sometimes it is. At a ceremony honoring TUM alumni, former and current members of the Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Spaceflight (WARR) share how their work in the TUM Student Club has shaped and influenced them and their careers.

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