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Munich University of Technology, or Technical University of Munich (TUM) (German: Technische Universität München, TUM), is a major German university, located in Munich (and the towns of Garching and Weihenstephan out of Munich). Munich's other major university is the Munich University.
History Campuses The TUM is, like many German universities, no campus university. University buildings are spread over four main and several minor locations: Organisation TUM Extended Board of Management The Extended Board of Management advises the Executive Board of Management and assists in discharging its duties. Alongside the Chief Executives (President, Chancellor, Vice Presidents), it consists of the Department Deans, the Speaker for the Central Scientific Institutions and the Speaker for the Deans of Studies. TUM Supervisory Board The TUM Supervisory Board is the TUM's monitoring body and 'steering' committee comprising the members of the Senate and the External University Council. The External University Council comprises eight high-ranking representatives from the fields of science, culture, industry and politics. Current members include: Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee, or 'Kuratorium', consists of up to 15 high-ranking persons from industry, culture and politics who support, advise and sponsor the Technische Universität in the public domain. Current Members include: Students Currently TUM has approx. 20,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs of which 3,700 are foreign students. Faculty TUM has 500 professors, academic staff is 4,000, non-academic 5,500. The TUM is divided into 12 departments: Research TUM features a strong, characteristic profile in the fields of Science and Engineering. Alongside the traditional key areas addressed by Technical Universities, powerful links have been also established with the Life Sciences, ranging from Nutrition and Food Sciences, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics to Medicine. Much of its innovative research and teaching has emerged from collaborations between the disciplines. Corporate Research Centers Research Projects Nobel Laureates Famous TUM Personalities Partnerships TUM's first spin-off is the German Institute of Science and Technology, GIST, in Singapore (together with National University of Singapore). TUM has currently over 130 international partnerships, among them MIT, Stanford University, Cornell University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore, Illinois Institute of Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Ecole Centrale Paris,... TUM is also a partner of LAOTSE, an international network for student and senior lecturers among leading European and Asian universities. TUM is also a member of the TIME network (Top Industrial Managers for Europe). See also | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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