TUM – the Entrepreneurial University
TUM is one of the top three Universities in Germany. It has been awarded the status of an Elite University by the German Science Council and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. With the distinction of 13 Nobel Prize Laureates, 1 Pritzker Prize Laureate and 10 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Laureates to date among its distinguished alumni, TUM is a premier address in Europe.
As one of the most innovative institutions of higher education in Germany, TUM is dedicated to generating and communicating highly specialised research and to providing excellent academic education.
At present, TUM offers 75 different academic programmes, spanning 13 faculties with over 480 professors, 4000 researchers and more than 26000 students. TUM has institutionalised links to 160 foreign partner universities all over the world and is steadily extending international exchange of students, teaching staff and ideas.
As a technical university, TUM has very strong links to industry. Through research co-operation and top graduates, TUM contributes effectively to the global success of some of Germany's most important companies, e.g. Siemens and BMW.
For more information on TUM, visit www.tum.de