TUM São Paulo was established in February 2012 as the liaison office for Latin America. Photo: iStock.com / cifotart
TUM São Paulo offers a special advisory and information service for interested PhD students and postdocs. Photo: TUM
The liaison office is located in the German Center for Research and Innovation in São Paulo. In the middle: TUM São Paulo liaison officer Sören Metz. Photo: Metz / TUM
The office coordinates the organizational processes for cooperations, as here at the signing of the contract for the trilateral Global Bioeconomy Alliance with the Brazilian partner UNESP and the Australian UQ. Photo: Uli Benz / TUM
Scientific collaborations include the national research institutes for physics and mathematics in Rio de Janeiro, CBPF and IMPA, and the private business school FGV-EAESP in São Paulo. Photo: © Andrevruas<
A partnership with Brazil's largest university, the University of São Paulo (USP), has existed since 1998. Photo: iStock.com / alffoto

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TUM São Paulo – the liaison office for Latin America

TUM São Paulo's activities build on many years of collaboration with renowned institutions in the region. The focus of the liaison office lies on expanding strategic collaborations with universities, research institutes and industrial partners and tapping into the enormous potential that the continent holds in terms of research and teaching as well as in the start-up sector. Since 2012, the office has been supporting TUM in recruiting young scientists in Latin America and promoting scientific exchange with Latin America.

News and Insights from the TUM São Paulo liaison office

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On May 22, the regional elimination final for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela to participate in the Falling Walls Lab 2021 took place. This decision will determine the candidate with the most…

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TUM São Paulo: TUM Global DeepTech Venture Initiative introduced in Latin America

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