Your Start at TUM
From the first-years’ event via preliminary courses and buddy programs to campus tours and game nights: At TUM, there are numerous opportunities to get to know your studies and the university and to network with your fellow students.
Discover your TUM!
TUM offers comprehensive support to prospective und current students in every individual situation. You can find an overview of all services under Support & Advice.
For all general questions about studying at TUM and university life, the General Student Advising is at your disposal.
Specific questions about your degree program, the organization of your studies or examinations will be answered by the Departmental Student Advising. You can find your respective contact person via the search field in the right margin column.
Getting to know TUM
Introductory events, campus and library tours – make yourself familiar with the university.
President Thomas F. Hofmann warmly welcomes the youngest members of TUM to our university – with the first-years’ event “Welcome@TUM”.
What is a department or school and which are there at the TUM? How is the university organized and what role does the Dean play? Here you will find everything you need to know about your university.
With the interactive campus tours of ExploreTUM you can get to know TUM in a playful way.
These videos and virtual tours also provide a lively impression of the different campuses:
- Munich (German)
- Garching (German)
- Freising-Weihenstephan (German)
- Straubing (German)
- Heilbronn
ExploreTUM also offers campus guides (German) with which you can explore the university on your own.
At the virtual TUM Master’s Days prospective Master’s students have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services.
The University Library offers various services to support you from day one of your studies:
International Campus Life of the TUM Global & Alumni Office offers various events for primarily for international students, but the events are open to all TUM students: from excursions to the “Länderabend” to the Language Café. Find all offers here.
APSO, ASTA, ECTS, FPSO – our glossary on study and teaching will explain the most important terms and acronyms.