AI Expert Philip Häusser

"You have to venture into the unknown to get ahead"

TUM Alumni Philip Häusser had neither planned to do a doctorate nor to become an entrepreneur. But when the opportunity presented itself, he didn't hesitate. At TUM, he was in good company when it came to breaking new ground.

Music connects

What music means to our alumni

Creative Generalist and Traveller Michael Bartels

“I was so curious about an unknown country”

As a student and Alumni of TUM, Michael Bartels learnt Japanese, studied and worked in Tokyo. His many years of experience in Japan have had a decisive influence on his life and were an important milestone in his professional career.

Photographer Bernhard Edmaier

“My work is an ongoing expedition”

Already in school TUM Alumni Bernhard Edmaier experienced the geography’s books images as insufficient. The geologist turned his hobby into a vocation and uses his photography to show how breathtakingly beautiful inanimate nature is.

Pianist and engineer Sylvia Dankesreiter

“I savour being on stage with a full-sized orchestra“

Engineering in the morning, family in the afternoon, piano performances in the evening. Since childhood TUM Alumna Sylvia Dankesreiter is a passionate musician. Yet, as a young piano virtuoso, she opted for a degree programme at TUM.

Actress Maria Furtwängle

„I am a feminist who started late“

In order to be a full-time actress Dr. Maria Furtwängler has taken off the white doctor’s coat for good. But the contents of her medical studies at TUM still influence her self-conception.