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News from TUM
News, research results and events: everything that enthuses people at our university.
Our upcoming event highlights
Wed 4/29/2026
Garching
We invite you to experience the diversity of our sustainability topics at Sustainability Day 2026!
Wed 4/29/2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Garching
Join an evening with Sara Nuru and Samantha Cristoforetti on Sustainability Day - get your ticket now!
Thu 4/30/2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Munich
The StudiTUM House at TUM University Hospital is opening: a new place for students to learn and connect.
Mon 4 – Fri 5/8/2026
Munich, Online
Visit the action week and attend the lecture by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall on May 4.
What drives us: President Thomas F. Hofmann about TUM
Research and innovations for society, innovative teaching and continuing education: This is how we shape a sustainable future, relying on the intelligence of the entire university and working closely with global partners to do so.
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ERC Grants for cutting-edge research
Our research goals
Understanding the essential foundations of life
We explore which fundamental forces and mechanisms shaped the universe and how its galaxies, stars and planets developed - and how life originated.
Maintaining health and targeting diseases
How will we treat serious illnesses in the future and how can we make reliable diagnoses more quickly? We address these questions with the latest technologies and methods.
Shaping a sustainable living environment
We combine all our expertise to slow down climate change and create sustainable places to live and work.
Creating new materials and manufacturing technologies
High-precision sensors on a quantum basis and new systems for storing energy - we develop digital manufacturing technologies and sustainable process engineering.
Pioneering digital transformation for a secure future
We develop secure digital technologies that make life and work easier. Our goal is to find solutions to questions of digital change and to constantly drive them forward.
Responsible research and innovation in service of society
The technological progress that we help to shape should benefit people and society in the sense of "human-centered engineering".
"When I completed my master’s, I was even more interested in technology"
Isa Held, police helicopter pilot
Your life-long education partner
The TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning offers evidence-based, future-oriented and sustainable continuing education throughout your career.
Schools and research centers
Our schools and research centers are connected across disciplines.
Podcast We are TUM
In our podcast series, we talk with the people that make up our university.
Discover the TUMshop
Find merchandising items, conference materials and products in the corporate design online or on site.
Stay connected
Benefit from our worldwide network, make contacts and stay connected with your Alma Mater!
Giving
Support research, innovation and teaching at one of the best technical universities in Europe. Show social responsibility and help nurture talent.