More benefit from lectures, reworking sustainable knowledge and effective learning plans – TUM wants to offer its students support for these tasks. The university teaching team "ProLehre Lernkompetenzförderung" offers a wide range of courses and workshops. 

Beginning mid-May, some important transportation lines to campus Garching will be closed partially or completely due to construction work: The subway-line U6 in northern Munich will not operate between Studentenstadt and Kieferngarten for several months.

TUM is improving the accessibility of its three sites in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihenstephan. As of now, there is a car-sharing offer for campus Munich and campus Garching. In June 2013, Freising-Weihenstephan will follow.

Gertie is sad. The blue lamp leans back and hangs its head. A light object that shows feelings? It's possible: Lamp Gertie can express four different emotions by the movement of its body. It was developed by TUM student Fabian Gerlinghaus. This fall, he wants to found a company and develop the prototype so that it can be produced in series.

The Virtual University of Bavaria (vhb) offers almost 300 courses in the summer semester of 2013. For students, the offer is free of charge. Students in advanced training can make use of the services by paying a fee.

Are you looking for an apartment or do you have a room to let out? Visit the TUM Housing Service.

The semester has begun and the first courses have started. The exams are still far away – but in the end, time often gets too short to be well-prepared. This can be changed: Practice yourself in self- and time management, a wise approach towards managing your own motivation and staying focused.

Any requests, suggestions, criticism – as students often have? At TUM, there has now been an appropriate single point of contact for one year: the Feedback Management of the SSZ. It was built up by Nina Grote, who handles every request personally. Feedback Management – what does that mean exactly? What concerns do the students have? And how can they be helped? Nina Grote in an interview.

I'm new and in my first semester, how do I find my way around? What will I do after my bachelor thesis? How do I find the right job? There a many questions that arise during a course of studies. Coaching can help. TUM offers a special group coaching for female TUM students, lead by Anja Quindeau. Verena Meinecke spoke to her.

Would you like to be able to learn whenever it suits you? TUM University Library now offers its new training program as eCourses.