Technische Universität München

TUM -- the Entrepreneurial University - is one of the top three Universities in Germany. It has been awarded the status of an Elite University by the German Science Council and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. As one of the most innovative institutions of higher education in Germany, TUM is dedicated to generating and communicating highly specialised research and to providing excellent academic education. TUM has academic staff comprising over 480 professors and 4000 researchers. It also enjoys the unique distinction of having 6 Nobel Prize winners. At present, TUM offers 75 different academic programmes, spanning 13 faculties for about 20000 students. TUM has institutionalised links to 160 foreign partner universities all over the world and is steadily extending international exchange of students, teaching staff and ideas. As a technical university, TUM has very strong links to industry. Through research co-operation and top graduates, TUM contributes effectively to the global success of some of Germany's most important companies, e.g. Siemens and BMW. For more information: www.tum.de