The TUM Community

Lively, Open-Minded, Committed

The TUM Community comprises all alumni, students, doctoral students and postdocs, as well as all employees of TUM and has 121.302 members (in January 2026).

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What makes the TUM Community so special?

We support each other with motivation, advice and friendship
We share our personal experiences and keep the worlwide exchange between the generations alive

With your TUM ID you can log in directly and enjoy all the benefits. You don’t have a TUM ID yet? Then please register first.

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18 Oct

TUM Mentoring - Registration as Mentor

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Support TUM students, doctoral candidates, and alumni on their journey. Share your experience, provide valuable insights, and offer guidance on career planning, decision-making, and personal development. Your knowledge can make all the difference.

Community connects: Participants from the last TUM Alumni Meetup in Düsseldorf | Foto: David Furtado

23 Apr

TUM Alumni Meetup in Düsseldorf

Leisure Event

Look forward to a relaxed exchange with TUM Alumni in the greater Düsseldorf area.

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29 Apr

Meetup für TUM Gründerinnen und Gründer

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Das Meetup bringt aufstrebende und erfahrene Gründerinnen und Gründer zusammen, um sich (virtuell) zu treffen, Erfahrungen über Lessons Learned auszutauschen, zu diskutieren und zusammenzuarbeiten.

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Alumni talking together at a beer table.

All over the world, TUM alumni exchange ideas with one another - at alumni round tables and virtually (Image: TUM Asia).

A Worldwide Community

TUM connections all around the world! 121.302 TUM Alumni and current students in Germany and abroad are part of the TUM Community (in January 2026).

Members of the worldwide network support each other from the beginning of their studies throughout all phases of life. Exchange information in person or online, for example in the numerous online Country Groups, such as TUM Brazil or TUM India.

Online Community

Time for exchange: The Women of TUM are an open and committed network (Picture: Astrid Eckert/TUM)

Women of TUM

19.000 female students, 130 female professors, and around 40,000 female alumni: The Women of TUM are a lively network that is growing rapidly and connects women across continents, generations, hierarchies and disciplines.

Women of TUM

Fun Man Fung is a teacher with heart and soul. His multimedia teaching methods have been proven to increase the learning success of his students (Photo: Private).

TUM Research Alumni

Many international scientists have been at TUM for shorter or longer stays over the last decades and enriched our university with their scientific expertise and international experience.

TUM Research Alumni

The TUM Ambassadors 2025 (Photo: Astrid Eckert/TUM)

TUM Ambassadors

Many international researchers have contributed their expertise and experience to our university over the past decades. Every year since 2013, a cohort of world-class international researchers are selected and awarded the honorary title of “TUM Ambassador“.

TUM Ambassadors

The TUM Alumni Chapter in Singapore was officially opened in September 2025 (Photo: Jocelyn Che)

TUM Alumni Chapter

Alumni chapters are structured, officially recognized regional forums for exchange and networking where alumni can actively engage on behalf of TUM. Each chapter reflects the strong commitment of local alumni and plays a key role in shaping and further developing the network in its respective region.

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Around 12 percent of all TUM alumni now live outside Germany and are spread across the globe. At numerous events worldwide, they regularly come together to maintain connections and strengthen their network – as seen here at a gathering in Singapore in 2024.

TUM Alumni Meetups Worldwide

With over 120,000 alumni around the globe, the TUM Community is a vibrant, international network. Alumni meetups offer the opportunity to stay actively connected to TUM even after graduation. In an informal setting, alumni come together to share professional and personal experiences and expand their networks.

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Advantages at a Glance

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Online Community Forum

The Community Forum is the place to connect to students and alumni worldwide. Find old university friends and exchange ideas in one of the various interest groups.

Furthermore, you can easily make changes to your contact address, update your CV and subscribe to our newsletter.

Your community profile

The Career Service offers career advice for students, doctoral candidates and alumni (Image: Alexander Gerner/TUM)

Career Counseling & Jobs

The TUM Career Service is your lifelong companion in matters of career and employment. Take advantage of the careers counselling and visit our career webinars to learn about everything that is important for your application and career. Hundreds of internships and job offers in Germany and abroad can be found in the TUM Job Portal. You can also upload your application documents for a free review.

All Career Services

Mentoring Tandem Frederike Ott and Nora Els (Picture: Magdalena Jooß)

TUM Mentoring

The TUM Mentoring Program offers benefits to both mentors and mentees. For the duration of a year, TUM Alumni provide guidance to students or doctoral students and are available to answer their questions. Several different programmes are available to meet different needs.

More about mentoring

Personen bei einer Präsentation des Lehrstuhls am Campus Weihenstephan.

TUM Alumni are invited to several events, like here to the Open Day at the TUM School of Life Sciences (Photo: Astrid Eckert/TUM).

Events

The events of the TUM Community are diverse. Alumni Meetups worldwide, lectures and tours exclusively for alumni, Women of TUM afterwork events and career workshops for students. In many of the event formats, alumni talk about their individual life and career paths and give advice to younger generations.

Overview of events