Bavaria, Germany
Technical University of Munich Alumni
International Students
38
% of international students in the university
18505
Total International Students in the university
Germany’s top technical university, TUM has a stellar reputation for excellence in engineering, natural sciences, computer science, and business. Its alumni include Nobel laureates, tech innovators, and influential leaders in science and industry.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Karl Max von Bauernfeind |
Founder and first director of TUM |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Hans Fischer |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1930), discovered structure of hemin |
PhD |
1922 |
|
Rudolf Diesel |
Inventor of the diesel engine |
ME |
1880 |
|
Klaus Hasselmann |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2021) for climate modeling |
PhD |
1957 |
|
Gerhard Ertl |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2007), surface chemistry pioneer |
PhD |
1965 |
|
Friedrich Dessauer |
Physicist, philosopher, pioneer in radiology |
PhD |
1906 |
|
Walter Schottky |
Physicist, co-inventor of the Schottky diode |
PhD |
1912 |
|
Christian Doppler |
Physicist (Doppler Effect) — taught at TUM briefly |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Reinhard Genzel |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020) for black hole research |
PhD |
1978 |
|
Hans-Peter Dürr |
Nuclear physicist and peace activist |
PhD |
1956 |
|
Susanne Klatten |
Billionaire heiress and major BMW shareholder |
MBA |
1981 |
|
Henning Kagermann |
Former CEO of SAP |
PhD |
1975 |
|
Martin Winterkorn |
Former CEO of Volkswagen Group |
PhD |
1981 |
|
Peter Grünberg |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2007), giant magnetoresistance discovery |
PhD |
1972 |
|
Janina Kugel |
Former Chief Human Resources Officer at Siemens |
MSc |
1997 |
|
Margret Suckale |
Former BASF Board Member |
MSc |
1985 |
|
Thomas Enders |
Former CEO of Airbus |
PhD |
1991 |
|
Heinrich von Pierer |
Former CEO of Siemens |
PhD |
1969 |
|
Wolfgang A. Herrmann |
Longest-serving President of TUM |
PhD |
1973 |
|
Alexander Gerst |
ESA astronaut, geophysicist |
MSc |
2003 |
|
Sebastian Thrun |
Founder of Udacity, pioneer in autonomous vehicles |
PhD |
1995 |
|
Markus Söder |
Minister-President of Bavaria |
JD |
1998 |
|
Claudia Pechstein |
Olympic speed skater and TUM alumni |
MSc |
2004 |
|
Roland Berger |
Founder of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants |
MSc |
1955 |
|
Lars Blackmore |
Principal at SpaceX, autonomous rocket landing systems |
PhD |
2006 |
|
Josef Ressel |
Inventor of the ship propeller (attended predecessor of TUM) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen |
Discoverer of X-rays (Nobel Prize 1901), taught at TUM |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Georg Bednorz |
Nobel Prize in Physics (1987), high-temperature superconductivity |
PhD |
1982 |
|
Stefan Hell |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014), super-resolved fluorescence microscopy |
PhD |
1990 |
|
Franz Josef Strauss |
Former Minister-President of Bavaria |
PhD |
1940 |
Students
Technical University of Munich admitted student profiles
GRE
317
TOEFL
102
IELTS
8
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