Technical University of Munich: Class Profile & Alumni

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

278

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Yocketers Admitted

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5,147

Yocketers Interested

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Technical University of Munich admitted student profiles

GRE

317

TOEFL

102

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into Technical University of Munich