With the design of the "Urban Liner", a team of TUM students won the German edition of the "NASA-Design Challenge" in 2017. (Image: TUM)
In response to epoch-making developments in aviation and space flight, the Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder announced the establishment of a new engineering department at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in his government statement on April 18, 2018. This initiative will combine TUM's long-established aerospace engineering expertise with fundamental research in satellite navigation, earth observation and the basic geodetic disciplines to form the new Department of Aerospace, Aeronautics and Geodesy. The engineering activities will be complemented by specialized knowledge in the natural sciences. The resolution to establish the new department was passed on May 9, 2018 and approved by the TUM Board of Trustees on July 18, 2018. The new department will have its headquarter to the south of Munich in Taufkirchen / Ottobrunn. With the addition of 30 professorships, it will be the largest academic department of its kind in Europe. When in full operation, with more than 55 professorships covering a wide range of fields, it will represent about 50 percent of the total academic research capacity in aerospace engineering in Germany.
TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
And extend your reading, free of charge and with no commitment.
