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TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann, Bavaria’s Minister of the Interior and Sports Joachim Herrmann, and Munich’s mayor Dominik Krause (from left)

7/21/2026

Munich, Bavaria, and TUM present plans for Olympics 20XX

Making the case for Munich's Olympic bid

Munich is set to bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games – following a decisive vote in a public referendum in fall 2025. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will decide this fall which city will represent Germany in the international bidding process. On July 21, representatives of Germany’s leading Olympic sports federations gathered at the Technical University of Munich’s Olympic Park campus to learn about the sports-related initiatives included in Munich’s bid concept.

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7/7/2026

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Handover of the Kinderoase at TUM

First permanent building in Europe by star architect and TUM Professor Francis Kéré

The first permanent building by star architect Prof. Francis Kéré in Europe is located at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). After just over two years of construction, the “Kinderoase at TUM” has been handed over In future, up to 60 children of TUM staff members will be cared for in the vertical kindergarten. Kéré was awarded the Pritzker Prize, also known as the “Nobel Prize for Architecture”, in 2022 and is a Professor of Architectural Design and Participation at TUM.

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Martin Langer, CEO of OroraTech, receives the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award from TUM Vice President Prof. Claudia Peus and Christian Körner, Head of TUM Entrepreneurship.

6/26/2026

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New record number of TUM spin-offs in 2025

Presidential Award for space start-up

The start-up OroraTech has been honored with the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award for developing a satellite system capable of detecting wildfires. The other finalists for this year’s award were DeepDrive, with a highly efficient electric motor, and Lio Technologies, with AI agents that streamline procurement in companies. The award was presented at TUM Entrepreneurship Day.

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6/19/2026

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Cooperation with Marienpark Berlin on resilience technologies

TUM expands its venturing activities to Berlin

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is expanding its network of locations to Berlin. The TUM Venture Labs for aerospace & defense and for software & AI will in future be represented at Marienpark, the Resilience Technology Campus in the south of Berlin, where they will support specialized startups.

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6/17/2026

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Strengthening Democracy in Europe

TUM launches Forum for Freedom and Democracy

Democracy is under significant pressure: according to recent studies, only 45 percent of Germans still trust democracy, down from 54 percent in 2023. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is responding to this concerning development by establishing the “Forum for Freedom and Democracy at TUM.” The initiative is designed to strengthen democratic education across generations and promote the values that underpin our free and open society.

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5/8/2026

Advisory and Supervisory Board of the Deutsches Museum TUM

TUM President Hofmann to Chair the Board of Trustees

The Deutsches Museum has a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, President of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is taking over the leadership of the museum's highest decision-making body. He had previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. After eight years, he succeeds Prof. Andreas Biagosch, who did not seek another term as required by the bylaws.

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TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann in conversation with exhibitors

4/30/2026

Reading time: 5 Min.

TUM Sustainability Day 2026

Shaping sustainability together

In times of global crises, sustainability sometimes falls out of the public spotlight. Yet it forms the basis for future life and is considered a central technological and transformation task. At this year's TUM Sustainability Day on the Garching campus, students, researchers, TUM employees and international partners showed how sustainability can be transferred from idea to practice through concrete solutions and concepts.

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President Entrepreneurship Sustainability Community

4/23/2026

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Anniversary of the Versuchsanstalt Obernach founded by Oskar von Miller

100 Years of Water Research at TUM

For 100 years, the Versuchsanstalt Obernach of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been dedicated to water research. Founded by science pioneer Oskar von Miller, the test facility focuses on advancing hydropower and, increasingly, on questions related to climate impact research and prevention for people and nature.

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TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann (left) and Ding Kuiling, President of SJTU

4/9/2026

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Strengthening German-Chinese collaboration

TUM expands cooperation with Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is expanding its collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as part of its excellence strategy TUM AGENDA 2030+. The focus areas include drone delivery services, high-performance materials and intelligent manufacturing technologies, as well as health science. On the occasion of SJTU's 130th anniversary celebrations, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann signed a corresponding agreement during a visit to Shanghai.

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3/19/2026

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New program for spin-offs from the social sciences

Research with greater impact

Not all ideas from the social sciences that have the potential to improve society make it into practice. Through the new Catalyst GER program, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will support research teams that aim to achieve sustainable societal impact through a spin-off or other forms of knowledge transfer.

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