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CHE University Ranking

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department

TUM School of Engineering and Design

Technische Universität München

TUM School of Engineering and Design
Department Civil and Environmental Engineering
Arcisstraße 21
D-80333 München
Telephone: +49 89 289 22400
https://www.tum.de
TU München
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Basic information

Teaching staff at the department

no data

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

4.0%

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

Moocs; Moodle e-learning platform; Focus on fundamentals in the BSc. degree courses, practical elements (laboratory exercises); Internationalisation (of MSc degree courses), international appointments, teaching videos, project work in teams

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Moocs; Moodle e-learning platform; Focus on foundations in the BSc programmes, practical elements (laboratory exercises); Internationalisation (of MSc degree courses), international appointments, teaching videos, project work in teams

Special features regarding the international orientation

 Research and student exchange with 200 partner universities (including 50 ERASMUS and 9 Erasmus+ international cooperations and 5 faculty agreements); Double degree and joint degree contracts with six international universities; Staff office/representative for studying abroad; internationally oriented appointment policy; 8 permanent contact offices on all continents; Partners in the EuroTech Alliance and the Global Tech consortium; Research and teaching cooperation as part of TUM Asia

Special features regarding the equipment

Many experimental and testing labs: Wettzell satellite observatory, Obernach water research centre, material testing agency (solid construction, metal construction, timber construction, building materials), test office for road construction, test office for geotechnical engineering; Computer centre, CIP pools and simulation laboratories.

Further information on research activities

Further information about study entry phase

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

Civil Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

2,650

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

1,800

Teaching in core subjects

  • Basics: 26.5%
  • Constructive engineering: 35.3%
  • Water Management: 17.6%
  • Ressource Management: 0%
  • Transport Systems, Urban and Regional planning: 10.3%
  • Construction Management: 10.3%

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
Excursions
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

45

Environmental Civil Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

700

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

300

Teaching in core subjects

  • Basics: 26.5%
  • Constructive engineering: 0%
  • Water Management: 31.2%
  • Ressource Management: 14.1%
  • Transport Systems, Urban and Regional planning: 14.1%
  • Construction Management: 14.1%

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
Excursions
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Laboratories

no data

Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

38

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

CE = Civil Engineering

EnvCE = Environmental Civil Engineering

Units

Value in percent

Value in points

Euro

Thousand Euro

Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education