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Technical University of Munich Germany
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History
Ingolstadt
Augsburg
ZIEL (Center of Nutrition and Food Research) 2003
Research neu- tron source (FRM II) 1997
Weihenstephan Center of Life Science 2000
Chartered by King Ludwig II 1868
Admittance of female students 1905
Research reactor (FRM I) 1957
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for E. O. Fischer 1973
College of Technology 1877
Faculty of Medicine 1967

• Carl von Linde

1901 Granted right to confer doctorates
degree
1930 Weihenstephan Campus Nobel Prize in
Chemistry for Hans Fischer
2002 Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Sports Science GIST Singapore
1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for Rudolf L.
Moessbauer
1970 Renamed into Technische
Universitaet Muenchen Presidential
constitution
1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Robert Huber
1998 New TUM constitution TUM-Tech GmbH
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Faculties
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TUM Facts and Figures
4,108 Academic staff members
20,564 Enrolled students
5,711 Non-academic staff members
13,982 Male students
12 Faculties
6,582 Female students
94 Courses of study
4,167 Foreign students
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Collaborative Research Centres
4,839 Freshmen
6 Nobel Prize Laureates
650 Doctorates and professorial theses
submitted annually
9 Winners of the Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz Award
404 Full professors
115 Winners of the Alexander von Humboldt
Award since 1989
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Academic Calendar

• Course period Students regularly attend
  courses
• Course free period Students are still enrolled
  at TUM but do not attend courses
• Winter term Summer term
• (Oct. 1st March 31st ) (April 1st
  September 30th)
• Course period Course period
• Middle of Oct. Middle of Feb. End of April
  - End of July
• Examination period
• Last week of the course period four weeks

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Courses in English Winter Term
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English Courses Winter Term
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English Courses Winter Term
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English Courses Summer Term
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English Courses Summer Term
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English Courses Summer Term
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Cost of Living

• Health Insurance 53,59
• Rent- student residence ap. 200,00 - private
  market ap. 300,00 450,00
• Meals ap. 300,00
• Commuting Expenses (depends on domicile and place
  of study)
• 26,00 54,50

Living expenses are at least 600.- per month
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Living

• Where? Residence Halls of Studentenwerk Munich
• Private Housing

Order application sheet at wohnraum_at_zv.tum.de
Look at www.studentenwerk-muenchen.de
www.studentenwerk.mhn.de/wohnen/privateanlagen-de.
html
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TUMI - Orientation Weeks

• Help and information
• Formal issues after your arrival (authorities,
  bank account, enrolment, public transportation
  system)
• Introduction
• to libraries, campus, student information
  services, etc.
• German language course
• ? Application necessary!
• Cultural program
• is open to everyone and free of charge
• ? you can get known to Munich and its environs
• ? you will meet lots of other students from all
  over the world, who find themselves in the same
  situation as you are

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TUMI Orientation Weeks

• If you have any questions or problems
  tumi_at_zv.tum.de
• Information http//tumi.f2o.org/tore.php

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Leisure Facilities

• ZHS
• about 40 different sports e.g. badminton,
  tennis, baseball, golf, table tennis
• competition program
• ID Card necessary ( ID control ! )
• Information www.zhs-muenchen.de
• Contact zhs - h_at_zv.tum.de
• Language Duo
• to get to know a language partner of the
  nationality you desire, to meet with him, to
  study, to talk and learn something about other
  countries and cultures
• Online registration http//www.sprachduo.de/

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Leisure Facilities

• Parks (e.g. Olympic park, English garden,
  Botanical garden)
• Palace garden of Nymphenburg
• Blade Night
• Lakes for bathing around Munich
• Beer Gardens
• Museums
• and much more

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Useful homepages

• Information about TUM www.tum.de
• Information about TUM Business School
  www.wi.tum.de
• Information for international students
• http//www.wi.tum.de/faculty/network/internati
  onal.html
• Courses at TUM http//univis.tum.de
• Information about student life www.studentenwer
  k-muenchen.de
• Information about Munich www.muenchen.de

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Any questions, assistance..

• Dipl.-Volksw. Carmen Adamek
• Tel. 49 (0) 89 / 289 25487
• Fax 49 (0) 89 / 289 25488
• Email carmen.adamek_at_wi.tum.de
• www.ifm.wi.tum.de
• Jana Bretschneider Elisabeth Bley
• Tel. 49 (0) 89 / 5704528 Tel. 49 (0) 89 /
  808628
• Mobil 49 (0) 170 / 2751040 Mobil 49 (0) 179
  / 6513382
• Email jana.bretschneider_at_hotmail.de Email
  l.i.s.a.b_at_web.de