www.lehren.tum.de - This homepage is a one-stop platform for all topics relating to academic instruction at TUM. Designed as a compact overview for university staff and students seeking information on subjects such as organizational and legal matters, this website also aims to inspire - because at TUM, examples of good teaching are everywhere to be found. Here, you can take a closer look.
Learning to teach: TUM offers an extensive professional development program as well as individualized coaching and support.
Topics: Basic principles • Success factors in effective teaching • Examination formats • Course formats More
At a 1999 conference in Bologna, the EU member states issued a joint declaration aiming to establish a unified European model of higher education. This agreement marked a paradigm shift: The Diplom and Magister programs were replaced by bachelor's and master's programs.
Topics: New degree programs and changes to degree program statutes • Modules • Module catalogs • Student workload • Calculating workloads More
The key instrument for optimizing degree programs at TUM is our university-wide quality management system, which covers the entire life cycle of degree programs, including their establishment, continuing operation, and evaluation. More
TUM has established central administrative offices charged with all organizational matters pertaining to teaching and learning. Every decision and change management process is handled by advisory boards like Academic Affairs Council (Parlament Lehre) or Academic Affairs Board (Vorstand Lehre). More
Examinations have a major impact on how students study and what they retain. This section summarizes the most frequently used examination formats, and offers pointers on how they can be instrumental in steering the learning process. More
The quality of teaching and the studying conditions at an institution of higher education are crucial to its national and international success - and are thus all the more important to reassess at regular intervals. TUM conducts evaluations at the course, degree program, and school or college level. Thus, student feedback can be used continually to maximum advantage as a means of advancing excellence in teaching and learning. More
As a key component of TUM's quality campaigns, we ensure that good teaching receives the recognition it deserves. Awards are not just an important means of signalizing that excellence in teaching counts; they give lecturers the necessary latitude to develop and implement new instructional concepts. For information on the various kinds of awards, the application procedure, and previous recipients, read more.
At universities, teaching and research converge. Both aspects are equally important - and in a dynamic culture of teaching and learning, they mutually enrich each other. Awards for excellence in teaching, mission statements, and study projects all play a part in bringing this culture to life: TUM: Angeda Lehre • TUM Individual • studium naturale • TUM im Fokus. More
In April 2013, the Bavarian State Parliament voted to abolish university tuition fees. As of the winter semester of 2013/2014, all institutions of higher education in Bavaria now receive tuition fee substitution funding, which is used exclusively toward improving the conditions for studying and teaching. Mehr