Technical University of Munich

The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; German: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. It is the only other technical university in Bavaria besides University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN). Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the university now has additional campuses in Garching, Freising, Heilbronn, Straubing, Ottobrunn, and Singapore, with the Garching campus being its largest. The university is organized into seven schools, and is supported by numerous research centers. It is one of the largest universities in Germany, with 51,954 students and an annual budget of €2,171.0 million including the university hospital.

Type

University of technology, University of Excellence, Public research university

Founded

1868

Students

44,000

Also known as

TU Munich, TU München, Technical University Munich, Technische Universität München