Research at Technische Universität München

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The Technische Universität München is one of the most research-focussed universities in Germany and Europe. This claim is supported by relevant rankings, such as the DFG-Förderranking (DFG Funding Rankings) or the research rankings of the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE – Center for Higher Education Development). TUM was one of three universities which were successful in obtaining funding in all three funding lines from the Excellence Initiative in 2006. Along with the IGSSE Graduate School and TUM’s participation in five Clusters of Excellence, of which TUM is the spokesperson, the strategic plan "TUM. The Entrepreneurial University” is also being developed. In addition, TUM takes part in 26 special research areas, of which TUM is the spokesperson in ten. In the seventh European Union Research Framework Program, TUM coordinates thus far seven projects and also received a Starting Independent Researcher Grant and an Advanced Investigator Grant.

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. Economics, Sports Science, and Educational Research round out TUM’s spectrum. These fields of study are unique in Europe and allow us to tackle complex research topics in an interdisciplinary way through exceptional methods.

As a result of newer and more modern scientific challenges, new research institutes were launched in the past months, among them the Bayerische Kompetenzentrum für Biotechnologie (Bavarian Center of Expertise in Biotechnology) or the Zentralinstitut für Katalyseforschung (Central Institute for Catalysis Research). These institutes are currently in the development phase.
Through close collaboration with business and industry, TUM provided important contributions to Bavaria’s development from an agricultural land to a center of high-level technology. Even today, successful research collaborations with companies – among them Siemens, BMW, and Audi – contribute to expediting the transfer of knowledge and technology into the economy. More than 30 percent of TUM’s third party funding stems from third party sources such as these. Approximately 600 new research collaborations occur annually.

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