Deadline: Fall 2024 (2nd round): February 01, 2024
Spring 2025: June 01, 2024

Agreement level: BSc, BEng and MSc

GPA : 4.0

ERASMUS code: D MUNCHEN02

Please note that TUM Campus Straubing is located roughly 130 km. from Campus Munich. 

ERASMUS code: D MUNCHEN02

Academic Calendar
Winter term: October-March (Fall semester)  -   Summer term: April-September (Spring semester)

Min. GPA

Our experience with this partner is that they are not able to accept students with a GPA below 4 (Danish grading scale) . If your GPA does not meet this requirement, you will therefore not be able to be selected for this partner. For a more realistic GPA cut, we refer to the min. expected GPA above.

Course Restrictions
The majority of courses (at least 60%) must be taken within the TUM department where students are registered. However, please note that courses and modules from other faculties and schools will require commuting to other campuses. Organization of transportation are up to the student. When planning your semester at TUM Campus Straubing you should select courses with a minimum of 20 ECTS credits (for reference: a normal semester workload is 30 ECTS credits). Some courses are only held in German – not in English – and it is very important for students to confirm the language of instruction for the courses they intend enrol in! In addition, the fact that a course description is written in English does not necessarily mean that the course is also taught in English! The language of instruction can be found within the course description.

When you apply for exchange at TUM, please state the correct department/school you are taking courses at in the application. The department/school must correspond to the agreement you are applying for. E.g., when applying for TUM – Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, an example of what to write when stating your courses could be: "Advances in Synthetic Biology - Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability".

Brief Description
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is one of Europe’s top universities. It is committed to excellence in research and teaching, interdisciplinary education and the active promotion of promising young scientists. The university also forges strong links with companies and scientific institutions across the world. TUM was one of the first universities in Germany to be named a University of Excellence. Moreover, TUM regularly ranks among the best European universities in international rankings. 

TUM Campus Straubing: the young University town located in Lower Bavaria covers 68 km2 and is home to almost 48,000 inhabitants. It is the pulsating heart of the fertile Gäuboden region with 8,000 years of history, where tradition, modernity and innovation are successfully combined. Straubing is connected to Europe via its good road links, the railway station, the Straubing-Wallmühle airfield and the Straubing-Sand port. A wide range of leisure activities, made all the more favourable by the location on the Danube and the immediate proximity of the Bavarian Forest, creates a wonderful balance to your studies.

Academic Strengths
TUM Campus Straubing focuses on the field of biotechnology and sustainability. Together with the adjoined KoNaRo – Center of Excellence for Renewable Resources, Fraunhofer Institute and C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V. as well as the Green Fuel Center, the SynBiofoundry@TUM and the Global Bioechonomy Alliance it facilitates the transition from a petroleum based to a sustainable, biotechnology based world. IRCs are characterized by cutting edge research in new fields, which of course also influences our teaching. Students have direct access to the latest findings in their field of studies and are immersed in an interdisciplinary and international setting right from the beginning of their studies.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has 11 departments and schools built on two key success factors – disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary networking. Our high placing in national and international university rankings underpins our claim to excellence. At the Technical University of Munich, students will find an excellent study environment at the very cutting edge of scientific research. 

Student Life
https://www.international.tum.de/en/global/campuslife/

Housing
Straubing offers a wide selection of very reasonably priced student accommodations. Choices range from modern high-tech dormitories built to the latest sustainability standards to shared apartments in historical buildings right in the heart of Straubing close to all the nightlife venues, bars, restaurants, and events. Regardless of personal preference and style, all housing options are in walking/cycling distance to campus.
https://www.tum.de/en/university-life/accommodations/  or incoming_help@zv.tum.de

TUM campuses:

Campus Straubing is one of TUM’s six campuses and the campus furthest North within Bavaria. The distance between Campus Straubing and Campus Munich is roughly 130 km.

Other locations include:

The historic main campus in the heart of Munich houses TUM administration and the faculties of Architecture, Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology as well as TUM School of Management.

The TUM Garching campus, which is only a 20-minute ride from the center, is part of a research and technology park that includes many renowned research institutes, such as the Entrepreneurship Center, the Max Planck Institutes or the Leibniz Supercomputing Center. The faculties of Chemistry, Physics, Informatics, Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics are located in this high-tech environment.

The “Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan” is located in Freising, 40 km north of Munich and close to Munich airport. The Weihenstephan campus unites the scientific competences in the “Life Sciences”. It covers a unique combination of natural and engineering sciences ranging from basic biology, agriculture and horticulture to forestry, nutrition, food technology and brewing. Also located here is the Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning.

Course catalog
For the TUM course catalog see link above. (Please DO NOT register for courses in TUMonline yourself! TUM will take care of registration on behalf of all exchange students once they have been accepted! Until then, please use TUMonline without registering in order to look for courses for your Learning Agreement! You will receive further information about the procedure and timing of your course registration by mail once you have been accepted.)

Language requirements

English courses: If you take courses in English, you do not need to take a language test. Simply download DTU's B2 statement here when you apply to the host institution. 

German courses: If you wish to take courses in German you need at least B1 level. Highschool grades are enough. Remember that the grading certificate must be in German or English (not Danish). 

More information on being an exchange students at TUM

https://www.international.tum.de/en/global/exchangestudents/study-at-tum-with-erasmus-or-semp/