TUMstudinews: The Newsletter for Students

Effective climate protection: "Fridays for Future" has reached Munich as well. Hundreds of young people have been taking to the streets every Friday since January – a school strike to demand. TUM student Ramona Wüst is the political spokeswoman of Fridays for Future in Munich.

Car sharing, bike sharing, pedelecs, and electric scooters – we are witnessing fundamental changes of individual mobility in the city. However, a common problem remains: where to park one's vehicle? Together with TUM, the city of Munich is now testing "Flexparken", an approach to flexible/shared parking.

"Truth and Lies" is the overall theme of the year 2017/II of the TUM Junge Akademie – and young researchers have been working on their contribution to the project topic for 20 months. Shortly before the final phase, TUMstudinews talked to participant Sabrina Schwarzmeier about her project: policy advice by students.

Who will sit the coveted iron throne? Shortly before the beginning of the last season of the Game of Thrones series, TUM students have embarked on an unusual scientific mission.

The University Library has purchased a license for the Human Anatomy Atlas by Visible Body®. The interactive atlas contains over 6,000 anatomical structures of the human body in the form of 3D models that can be rotated, zoomed, and dissected.

Following a thorough makeover, the Branch Library Medicine will be reopened on May 23, 2019.

A bicycle stand, a teaching concept, or digital tools for your course of studies… there are no limits to your creativity in the scope of the Academicus 2019 ideas competition.

Martin Frank, the duo Beier & Hang, and the comedian Micha Marx will be taking part in the charity cabaret event in the Audimax on May 22, 2019 (starting at 8 pm), with which the Studentenwerk München aims to support the association Studentenhilfe München e.V.

The TUM's Dragon Boat Race on the Olympic Lake will take place again soon – for the 10th time. Students and professors of the two major universities in Munich will be measuring their strength in paddling on July 12, 2019.

A green city, the city as a natural space, mega-cities, infrastructure, (sustainable) mobility, urban history and traditions… take part in the photo competition of the International Center 2019 by submitting your visual impressions of all facets of urban life – at home and abroad.