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Technical University of Munich

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A bird's-eye view of the main campus of TU Munich, showing the university buildings and surrounding area.

Technical University of Munich

The Technical University of Munich, often called TUM, is a big school in Munich, Germany. It helps people learn about cool things like engineering, technology, medicine, and many types of science.

People have been learning at TUM since 1868, when a king named Ludwig II of Bavaria started it. Today, TUM has many places where students can study, like in Garching, Freising, and even far away in Singapore.

TUM is very famous because it is one of the best schools in Europe. Many smart people and inventors studied or worked there. Some of them even won big prizes called Nobel Prizes for their amazing discoveries!

Students at TUM enjoy many fun activities. They can play sports at a huge sports center, join music groups, or visit big festivals held on campus. Learning at TUM is an adventure full of new ideas and friends from all over the world.

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A view of the Garching Research Center near Munich, showing modern buildings and green spaces.
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti wearing a spacesuit, ready for space exploration.
The historic building of Munich Polytechnic School from 1869.
Lecture hall at the Technical University of Munich in 1909
The Forschungsreaktor München I (FRM I), a research reactor building on the campus of the Technical University of Munich.
Aerial view of the TU Munich research campus in Garching.
Inside view of a university building with a fun mathematical sculpture and slides designed for visitors.
The main entrance of Technische Universität München, a university in Germany.
Lecture hall at Technische Universität München
An aerial view of the TU Munich research campus in Garching, Germany.
Portrait of Carl von Linde, a German scientist known for his work in refrigeration and cryogenics.
An old building at the University of Technology Munich.
Portrait of Heinrich Wieland, a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1927.

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