TUM's worldwide network is made up of diverse strategic partnerships and alliances, each with an individual focus: Strategic networks with selected partners enable cross-border and innovative forms of cooperation, especially in Europe. Within the framework of flagship partnerships, TUM is deepening its often decades-long cooperation with leading universities worldwide in common areas of expertise. Moreover, our Global Strategic Alliances enable strategic collaborations in thematically more focused formats.
EuroTech
In 2006, TUM founded the EuroTech Universities Alliance together with DTU. Today, the alliance connects six of the best technical universities in Europe as a strategic partnership.
EuroTeQ
The EuroTeQ Engineering University emerged from the EuroTech Universities Alliance. The unique project combines the strengths of the partners for a joint European engineering education.
GFA
The German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future links TUM with the Institut Mines-Télécom. Besides joint research, education and innovation, it also promotes cooperation with industry partners.
Imperial College
TUM's strategic partner Imperial College London is linked to TUM through numerous research collaborations. For both sides, the partnership is also a commitment to global cooperation.
NTU
The flagship partnership with NTU aims to further strengthen the existing close collaboration in key areas such as AI, quantum technologies, sustainable agriculture, medicine, and additive manufacturing.
Tsinghua
Within the flagship partnership, the cooperation between TUM and Tsinghua, which has existed for almost 30 years, will be deepened in fields such as lifelong learning and entrepreneurship.
UQ
The partnership between The University of Queensland and TUM exemplifies an international relationship that enables knowledge exchange at the highest level despite great geographical distance.
KNUST
After many years of cooperation on future topics such as energy research, mobility and global health, KNUST and TUM have been linked by a close, sustainability-oriented, partnership since the end of 2018.
PoliMi
With the best technical university in Italy, TUM has established a strategic partnership for the promotion of talent and research cooperation starting at the end of 2022.
UNESP
Since 2022, TUM and UNESP have had a strategic partnership focusing on the bioeconomy. Other areas include Global Health, renewable energies, and environmental sciences.
European Talent Academy
The European Talent Academy is a joint initiative of TUM and our partners Imperial College London, and Politecnico di Milano. It supports young researchers in developing skills, building networks with the partners' colleagues, and learning about European research and funding.
The Academy program is organized at TUM by the TUM Brussels Office.
Global South Initiative
With this initiative, TUM aims to further expand its strategic international commitment and tackle global challenges by pooling and advancing innovative approaches and expertise with selected partners in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
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Memberships
ATHENS | Network of 24 leading European Universities offering intensive short courses in Science and Engineering to their students
German-French Academy for the Industry for the Future | Cooperation project of TUM and Institut Mine-Télécom
EAIE | Non-profit organisation whose main aim is the stimulation and facilitation of the internationalisation of higher education in Europe and around the world
EUA | Association representing European higher education institutions in 47 countries, providing them with a forum to cooperate and keep abreast of the latest trends in higher education and research policies
ISCN | International Sustainable Campus Network
Magalhães Network | European, Latin American and Caribbean Universities consortium devoted to Higher Education and scientific mobility initiatives
SEFI | European Society for Engineering Education, located in Brussels
Top Industrial Managers for Europe (T.I.M.E.) | Europe's leading network for the training of bi-cultural, bilingual engineers
TU9 | Alliance of 9 leading Institutes of Technology in Germany
U7 | Alliance of university presidents of the G7 countries