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4/20/2026
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Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras receive Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching with expertise and personality

The unity of research and teaching is what defines universities. And it is the combination of academic excellence, didactic skill, and personal commitment that defines good teaching. This is exemplified by TUM lecturers Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras, who have now been honored with the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Teaching Studies Community
4/1/2026

Podcast "We are TUM"

A look inside the School of Medicine and Health

In this episode of "We are TUM", we take a closer look at the TUM School of Medicine and Health, which was founded in 2023 as part of our university’s structural reform. Founding Dean Stephanie E. Combs shares insights into how the School was established and how it is developing. We are also joined by Orkan Okan and doctoral researcher Helena Engel. Orkan Okan explains the role of prevention and health literacy in society and healthcare, while Helena Engel offers insights into her work at the interface between science and elite sport.

Teaching Studies Research Community
3/11/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

Responsible Engine of Innovation for Society

TUM Recognized as University of Excellence for the Fourth Consecutive Time

For the fourth consecutive time, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has earned the designation "University of Excellence." This was announced by the Science Council (WR), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Federal Ministry of Research on Wednesday evening in Bonn. In its new TUM Agenda 2030+, the university places its responsibility as an engine of innovation for the well-being of humanity at the center of its strategy.

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The three students of the “RollsRoICE” team together with two additional individuals on stage at the final of the Digital Future Challenge 2026, presenting their certificates to the audience.
2/18/2026
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TUM team achieves third place at the Digital Future Challenge 2026

Technologically innovative and ethically responsible

How can digital innovation be combined with social responsibility? With this guiding question, more than 280 students from 30 universities launched into the sixth Digital Future Challenge of Initiative D21 and the Deloitte Foundation. This year’s competition focused on concrete use cases involving robotics and AI agents. The TUM team “RollsRoICE” made it to the final and convinced the jury, ultimately achieving third place.

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Group photo of the winners of the TUM Future Learning Initiative 2025 on the roof terrace of the Vorhoelzer Forum.
11/26/2025
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Digital twins, smart scheduling, real-time streaming, and learning formats to combat women’s poverty

The winners of the TUM Future Learning Initiative 2025

“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.

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Minister of Science Markus Blume with Prof. Pretschner and the founders of OneTutor.
11/18/2025
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The use of AI in lectures and exercises

Using AI tools to shape the future of higher education teaching

AI-supported teaching methods are becoming increasingly common in lectures and tutorials. During the visit by Bavarian Minister of Science Markus Blume to the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the focus was on various tools developed at Bavarian universities. In addition, the initial results of the research project “AIffectiveness in Education” were presented. Using OneTutor, an AI tutor software developed at TUM, the project investigates how effectively AI systems can support learning.

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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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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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9/2/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

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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