Mechanical / Materials / Process Engineering, Department
TUM School of Engineering and Design
Technische Universität München
TUM School of Engineering and Design
Department Mechanical Engineering
Boltzmannstraße 15
D-85748 Garching
Telephone: +49 89 2891-5002
https://www.tum.de/en/
TU München/Garching
Department on the internet
Department Mechanical Engineering
Boltzmannstraße 15
D-85748 Garching
Telephone: +49 89 2891-5002
https://www.tum.de/en/
TU München/Garching
Department on the internet
Degree courses with details
- Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.)
- Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Development, Production and Management in Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Automotive Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Energy and Process Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Medical Technology and Assistance Systems (M.Sc.)
- Engineering, joint degree with Uni Salzburg (B.Sc.)
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- Department
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
7/16 points
International orientation
- Outgoing students
3.0%
Job market- and career-orientation
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners
no data
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's
no data
- Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment
no data
- Master theses in cooperation with work environment
no data
Research
- Third party funds per academic
193,700 €
- Doctorates per professor
2.3
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Diverse choice of courses with a wide breadth and depth.
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Diverse choice of courses with a wide breadth and depth.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Students have excellent opportunities for spending a period of time studying abroad; Our lecturers are part of an excellent international network and are active on an international level when it comes to teaching
Special features regarding the equipment
First-rate equipment on one of the most modern research campuses in Europe
Special features regarding research activities
Numerous high-quality research projects.
Other special features
https://www.zv.tum.de/diversity/startseite/; https://www.tum.de/ueber-die-tum/ziele-und-werte/nachhaltigkeit; https://www.sustainability.tum.de/nachhaltigkeit/startseite/
Further information on research activities
Further information about study entry phase
Website of the Student Council
online-application
Mechanical Engineering
Facts
- Total number of students at the department
3,180
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
1,560
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Learning and working spaces
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Digital teaching elements
- Introduction to scientific work
- Offers for career orientation
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Laboratories
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
129
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Digital teaching elements
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Transition to Master's studies
- Research orientation
- Support for stays abroad
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
108
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Groups
green
yellow
red
not specified
Acronyms
(S) = Students' judgements
(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
ME = Mechanical Engineering
Units
Value in percent
Value in points
Euro
Thousand Euro
Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education