Technical University of Munich
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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 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Campuses
The TUM is, like many German universities, no campus university. University buildings are spread over three main locations:
- Main campus in downtown Munich
- Garching (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering...), complete with an on-campus General Electric Company facility
- Weihenstephan (Center of Life and Food Science)
- Hospital "Rechts der Isar" (Medicine)
Organisation
The TUM is divided into 12 departments:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Business Administration
- Civil Engineering and Surveying
- Architecture
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Informatics (Computer Science)
- Weihenstephan Center of Life and Food Science
- Medicine with the university hospital "Rechts der Isar"
- Sports Science
Students
Currently TUM has aprox. 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.History
TUM was founded by King Ludwig II in 1868.TUM features the world's first research neutron source FRM-II. It went into service on March 2, 2004.
Nobel Laureates
- 1985 Klaus von Klitzing, Physics ("Quantum-Hall-Effect")
- 1973 Ernst Otto Fischer, Chemistry ("Sandwich Complexes")
- 1961 Rudolf L. Mößbauer, Physics ("Mößbauer-Effect")
- 1930 Hans Fischer, Chemistry
Famous TUM Personalities
- Rudolf Diesel
- Walther Hewel
- Willy Messerschmitt
- Rudolf Bayer
- Heinz Maier-Leibniz
- Carl von Linde
- Oskar von Miller
- Claudius Dornier
- Robert Huber
- Rudolf Mößbauer
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 international partnerships with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore, Illinois Institute of Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Ecole Centrale Paris, and many more.
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 Mangers for Europe).
See also
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