Technical University of Munich
Profile
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) combines top-class facilities for cutting-edge research with unique learning opportunities for students. It is committed to finding solutions to the major challenges facing society as we move forward: Health & Nutrition • Energy & Natural Resources • Environment & Climate • Information & Communications • Mobility & Infrastructure. TUM thinks and acts with an entrepreneurial spirit. Its aim: to create lasting value for society. All this combines to make TUM one of Europe’s leading universities.
Competences & Capabilities
In line with its institutional strategy TUM. The Entrepreneurial University, is committed to address all aspects of the innovation triangle: education, innovation and business creation. TUM’s mission is to spearhead the education of top-talent and the development and marketing of new technologies, innovative solutions and services that support people in their right to a healthy diet and in their duty to improve nutrition, achieve food security and promote a sustainable bioeconomy.
Expertise related to the EIT Food Strategic Pillars
End-to-end coverage of the Agro-Food- Nutrition-Health chain: TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan (78 Profs.), ZIEL Institute for Food & Health (12 Profs.) TUM Dept. of Sports und Health Sciences Entrepreneurship and Business Management incl. Operations & Supply Chain, Management. Digitalization, Sensors, and Automation; Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Informatics, Dept. of Information & Communication Technologies; network partners: Center Digital Bavaria, Leibnitz Supercomputing Center (superMUC)
Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS). Interactions between science, technology, and society, understand TechnoSocieties and actively contribute to their positive development.
The TUM Media Relations team has offices on all three TUM campuses. It has considerable experience with EIT Health setting up communication channels. It is the first point of contact for journalists, employees and university associates. Outreach Partners in the region are:
- German Museum Munich (~1.5Mio visitors p.a.; “traveling exhibition”, “Digital German Museum“).
- Airport Munich GmbH (~130.000 travelers per day; demonstrators mounted at physical spaces (“FoodConnects Showroom”).
- The Competence Center Nutrition (KErn, subdepartment of the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry: regional exchange research-industry-educators.
TUM proactively encourages its members to found growth-oriented startups and support them with non-bureaucratic services until they achieve a strong foothold in their market.
- UnternehmerTUM: is one of Europe‘s leading entrepreneurship centers: 100staff, >40technology-based start-ups p.a., technology scouting, start-up incubation/ acceleration, start-up coaching, team matching & development, start-up financing.
- TUMentrepreneurship program for a proactive entrepreneurial support of students and scientist (12 staff members) and recognition of innovative talents.
- Incubators: GATE Garching on TUM’s Science & Engineering Campus Garching, Innovation & Start-up Center Biotechnology (IZB) on TUM’s Life Science Campus Weihenstephan.
Thematically relevant study programs: 11 BSc & 17 relevant MSc 3 MBA and advanced training courses, seminars and conferences. Wide experience in setting up Europe’s largest summer school for climate innovation and entrepreneurship (Climate KIC). Extra-curricular as well as add-on study programs to facilitate the growth and foundation of entrepreneurial ventures (CDTM). Divers formats (MBA and workshops) for professional and executive training by TUM School of Management. TUM publishes its own MOOCs on renowned US platforms. An ever-expanding MOOC offering enriches the university’s teaching repertoire. European Venture Programme for PhD student and Postdocs.