Facts & Figures 2017/18

Technical University of Munich

TUM at a GlanceThe Technical University of Munich (TUM) ranks among Europe’s most innovative universities – an achievement powered by its distinctive character as “the entrepreneurial university”.

Science beyond boundaries. TUM’s broad spectrum of subjects is unmatched across Europe, spanning engineering, the natural and life sciences, medicine, economics and social sciences. The university leverages this enormous potential by intensively and intelligently ­linking­the­different­disciplines.­This­inspires­modern­fields­of­research­extending from bioengineering to machine intelligence.

Understanding society. Responsibly shaping technological change means addressing today’s social, political and ethical issues. This is why TUM has established its own social science institutes and networked these with its core disciplines more closely than any other technical university in Europe.

Opportunities for talent. TUM offers amazing opportunities at every level­of­study­and­research­–­starting­with­the­first­semester­right­through to professorship. It invests more than other universities in the professional development of individual talent.

From lab to market. No other German university produces as many start-up founders as TUM – the result of a support infrastructure unri-valled in Europe. More and more companies are establishing roots on campus. Worldwide, TUM builds long-term research partnerships with the most innovative global players.

Preparing tissue samples for examination in the nano-computertomographic scanner

Departments • Architecture • Chemistry • Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering • Electrical and Computer Engineering • Informatics • Mathematics • Mechanical Engineering • Physics • Sport and Health Sciences • TUM School of Education • TUM School of Governance • TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan • TUM School of Management • TUM School of Medicine

Integrative Research Centers Scientists from various departments do research and teach in interdisciplinary­fields­at­these­centers. • Munich Center for Technology in Society • Munich School of BioEngineering • Munich School of Engineering • Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence • TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability • TUM Institute for Advanced Study

SitesDepartments and Integrative Research Centers Munich

Historic campus in the heart of the city

GarchingHigh-tech laboratories on TUM‘s largest campus

Freising-WeihenstephanModern life sciences in a traditional location

StraubingBiotechnology with renewable resources

HeilbronnEconomics in the „Hidden Champions“ region

Singapore First campus of a German university abroad

The clock tower, landmark of TUM, in front of Munich’s Church of Our Lady.

Africa10 partner universitiesAsia61 partner universities

Australia & New Zealand13 partner universities

North America23 partner universitiesCentral and South America21 partner universities

Europe32 partner universitiesand 323 Erasmus partnerships

2 4 3

5 16

7

TUM International

2 EuroTech Universities Alliance (Brussels) • Technical University of Denmark – DTU

• École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL

• Eindhoven University of Technology – TU/e

• Technical University of Munich – TUM

3 TUM Office Beijing4 TUM Office Cairo5 TUM Office Mumbai6 TUM Office San Francisco7 TUM Office São Paulo

TUM Branches

TUM Campus

1 TUM Asia, Singapore

Data as of April 1, 2018

Programsamong theseBachelorMasterEnglish-language programs

Programs at TUM Asia in Singapore

Studentsamong theseWomenfrom abroadamong theseChinaAustriaIndiaTurkeyItaly

Graduates 2017

Members of Alumni Network

Studies Staff

172

45103

42

7

40.841

35 %27 %

1.407799777746632

9.149

67.599

Professorsamong theseWomenfrom abroadon Tenure Track

New appointments 2017among thesefrom institutions abroad

Research and teaching staff(including university hospital)among theseWomenfrom abroad

Other staff(not-including university hospital)among theseWomen

545

18 %17 %

75

25

32 %

6.459

35 %21 %

3.276

60 %

Data as of Dec. 1, 2017, unless otherwise statedStudents evaluate plant experiments using a drone.

Research & Technology Transfer

Total budget 2016(including university hospital)fromState of BavariaRevenueRaised external funds

Raised external fundsfromDFGGerman Federal GovernmentPrivate enterpriseOther private donorsEUState of BavariaFoundationsFounders of endowed professorships

Budget

1,407.3 M euros

630.8 M euros472.8 M euros303.8 M euros

303.8 M euros

91.0 M euros57.0 M euros47.3 M euros32.5 M euros30.4 M euros

24.8 M euros12.1 M euros

8.8 M euros

Publications in scientific­journals­2017 (Source: Scopus database)

Doctorates 2017

Participation in DFG Collaborative Research Centers (SFBs)among theseSFBs with TUM spokespersons

European Research Council Grants 2017

Patents­first­filed­in­2017

Spin-off companies 2017

7.013

1.078

26

7

18

71

68

Data as of April 1, 2018, unless otherwise stated

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Inventions, Discoveries, Successes

1868 King Ludwig II founds the Polytechnic School Munich as a catalyst for industrialization.

1879 Carl­von­Linde­is­the­first­professor to found his own company, in order to market his­inventions­in­the­field­of­cooling technology – the birth of both the refrigerator and Linde AG.

1893 Prototype of Rudolf Diesel‘s self-igniting engine. The idea came to Diesel while he was a student at the Technical University.

1928 Hans Fischer reproduces the red blood pigment hemin in a test tube. (Nobel Prize 1930)

1956 PERM, the fastest computer in the world

1957 Germany‘s­first­research­reactor­

1985 Robert Huber decodes photosynthesis. (Nobel Prize 1988)

2000 World‘s­first­minimally­invasive­heart valve operation

2002 TUM­Asia­in­Singapore,­the­first­campus of a German university abroad

2006 & 2012 TUM is recognized as a University of Excellence.

2008 World‘s­first­transplant­ of two arms

2014 Mapping of the human proteome

2016 More than 40,000 students – TUM’s size has doubled within 15 years.

17 Nobel laureates have conducted research or studied at TUM.

TUM in Rankings

Global University Employability Ranking (Times Higher Education)

Europe’s Most Innovative Universities (Reuters)

QS World University Ranking best German universityin natural sciencesin engineering sciences

THE World University Ranking (Times Higher Education)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)

German Startup Monitor

Rank 8

Rank 4

Rank 64

Rank 18Rank 24

Rank 41

Rank 50

Rank 1

Publications: 2017

In the Catalysis Research Center

Contact

Technical University of MunichArcisstrasse 21 80333 Munich, Germany www.tum.de

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Publishing DetailsPublisher: Technical University of Munich (TUM)Editorial work: Corporate Communications Center / TUMTranslation: Capella & McGrath, Cohen Language Services, MunichPhotos: Uli Benz, Astrid Eckert, Andreas Heddergott / TUMLayout: ediundsepp Gestaltungsgesellschaft, Munichprinted by: Walch, AugsburgApril 2018

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