The TUM Ambassadors 2025 were honored by Prof. Dr. Juliane Winkelmann (left), Executive Vice President for International Alliances and Alumni, and TUM President Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann (fourth from right): from left to right, Dr. Sutthiphong Srigrarom, Prof. Takao Someya, Prof. Oren Schuldiner, Prof. Jenny Reardon, Prof. Jonathan Onyekwelu, Prof. Vivek Buwa, and Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan (Photo: Astrid Eckert/TUM).
Once a year, the president awards the honorary title of “TUM Ambassador” to those who have particularly enriched TUM during their stay with their scientific expertise and international experience.
Ambassadors and Advisors
The TUM Ambassadors serve as liaisons between TUM and the international academic research and industrial community. The dedicated involvement of the TUM Ambassadors as ambassadors and advisors strengthens our global network and promotes the exchange of knowledge at the international level.
The following were honored:
• Prof. Vivek Vitthal Buwa, Indien Institute of Technology Delhi, Indien
• Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Indien
• Prof. Jonathan Onyekwelu, The Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
• Prof. Jenny Reardon, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
• Prof. Oren Schuldiner, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
• Prof. Takao Someya, The University of Tokio, Japan
• Dr. Sutthiphong “Spot” Srigrarom, National University of Singapore, Japan
