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Technical University of Munich

Reviews
17 Reviews Found
Likes
- Courses are well designed.
- Good mix of theory and practical lab work.
- Good opportunities for internships.
Dislikes
- No handholding. This is not a criticism per se but students should be aware of this.
Campus Life
- Infrastructure is world-class. There isn't a lot of time for extracurricular activities, but there are various clubs available for those interested.
Accommodation
- You have to apply on the student housing portal. Often, there can be several months-long waitlists. Until you get a room in one of the student housing communities, you can look for a shared or studio apartment through online portals and social media.
- Rent would depend on the specific city. For me, it was 320 Euros per month in Munich back in 2015-18
Likes
- The courses were academically rigorous, it helped us to clear and establish our fundamentals;
- Student Network was very amazing , we got to interact with students of different countries, had access to multiple conferences and workshops where we met industry professional;
- Excellent research culture, The program was designed to help us to identify what area of research we would like to go into, be it experimental or theoretical; Flexibility of choosing your graduation timeline, and there was no tuition fees apart from an 85 euro semester fees;
Dislikes
- While not necessary in the course itself, not knowing German language can be a hurdle in other areas of life, like when dealing with the government/banks;
- Independent research is encouraged but it sometimes can be a drawback as the students can get overwhelmed with the vast amount of resources;
- Majority of the students are from germany or Munich itself and have their established social groups, so one needs to make an effort to socialise and make friends or it can be isolating at times; While there is no tuition fees, living in Munich rentwise can be a bit pricey ;
Campus Life
- There are as such no campus fests or such.. there are different events organised by different groups that everyone can take part in. TU Munich has 3 campuses and each of them have some fests going on during varipus times of the year.
- There are also city wide fests like Oktober fest, Fruhlingsfest, Maibaum fest, auerdult which are open to everyone to take part in. every department has its own library which is very nice, there is a centralised gym and sports complex, but if its not close to your home, there are cheaper gyms availbale in the city too.
Accommodation
- Finding accommodation is tricky in munich, both rent wise and competition wise. it is advisable for students to start looking for a place upto 2 months in advance, and also to register for the student accommodation on the website of Munich Students Union, so as soon as a place becomes available they can move into the place.
- In the beginning you might find something short term , but dont worry about it , almost everyone starts out like this. once you have a long term accommodation you can go to the city office and get yourself registered.
- Good cheap accommodation is usually far from the city centre but the city is very well connected by public transport so that is not an issue. the average rent if one os not staying in a dorm is around 650-800 euros, and in a dorm , it can be between 400-550 euros.


Likes
- It has great professors and they are highly motivated and qualified
- Infrastructure of the college
- Research oriented and has lot of funding for research
Dislikes
- Stressful exam period
- Not sufficient material provided so you have to learn topics on your own
- Class will be held in different buildings , different rooms every day hard to navigate
Campus Life
- We have our like three main campuses and there is one more in Heilbronn, but their locations are quite far away from each other. I live on a main campus, which is near the city.
- All sorts of facilities are available on the main campus, like library but there is no specific sports facility. Medical service, yes. Major campus festivals like tunics, garnics, and there are so many clubs that you can join that takes place at the college. Extracurricular activities are not essentially in the curriculum but you can do them on your own since you're in the master's.
Accommodation
- Accommodation is on an app called wg.de and also you can find different online platforms for finding accommodation. There are few Telegram groups you can join; there are few Indian groups where you join and post that you are so-so-so and you are coming to Germany this time, at this point of time and you need accommodation.
- Monthly rent, like I've mentioned, is around 500; you would not manage to find anything under 500 if it's not a student dorm, but to get a student dorm, you have to wait almost like one and a half to two years. The challenges I've encountered are here; there are little challenges to get accommodation that is cheap and also has good transportation facilities and also there are few people who would rent their home for Indians.
- Recommendations I would say are to go for VKguesthote.de and also go for all that online community, Indian online communities. Most of the Indian communities will help each other here. My accommodation is just 10 minutes from the college campus and most of the Indian students stay far away from the city but I managed to get accommodation in a student dorm after waiting for two years.
Likes
- World class education - the way the courses are structured and the way the lectures are delivered with dedicated classes for practicals, numericals, and general Q&A, really hammers home the subject in the student's mind. Along with this, just the
- Quality of Research - The university offers its student limitless opportunity to conduct research in their fields of interest. There are numerous chairs that do research in almost anything a person might be interested in a particular filed. The university also has a lot of resources, and tie ups with top companies that allow students to have ample research opportunities.
- Attitude of Professors - Professors are extremely passionate about what they are teaching and this enables students to understand the course better. They are also top of the field so I was many times studying from the people that know the most in the particular field, many times learning about topics that the professor themselves formulated.
Dislikes
- The German Education system - while it hammers home subjects very properly in you and makes you understand your subjects, the system is quite difficult if you are the kind of person who studies days or even weeks before the exam. All of the courses I took just had one exam, and while there were assignments, for their marks to be included we needed to have cleared the main exam. Unlike unis in the US, the final exam is the only exam which can determine if a person passes or not, which just outs excess pressure.
- Housing - the main issue with TUM is that you are not guaranteed a housing in a dorm. You need to find your own accommodation for the first couple of semesters. This creates added stress during the first couple of weeks of landing in Munich.
- Apathy of the Professors : While being world class and good people in general, due to the sheer volume of students the professors might not be able to give attention to students. Our ML course had 1000+ students and the professor is one of the best people in the world ML and DA, but there is no way he could've given his attention to everyone. There are tutorials but it still falls on the student to study by themselves.
Campus Life
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TUM has 6 campuses across Germany and Singapore. These are :
- Munich City Campus - Maxvorstadt, central Munich
- Garching Research Campus - Garching
- Weihenstephan Campus - Freising
- Straubing Campus - Straubing, Lower Bavaria
- Heilbronn Campus - Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
- TUM Asia - Singapore
- Our campus has a gym, every department has its own library, and there are dedicated buildings for medical facilities.
- While there are many festivals, especially during the summer, I did not partake in most of them, as I was too busy with my studies.
- There are sports clubs; some of my friends were part of the chess clubs, and there are lots of facilities to play any and all kinds of sports. Every student is entitled to a €10 per semester subscription for the facilities developed during the 1972 Olympics. There are other student-led organisations, but I was never active in them
Accommodation
- It is extremely difficult to find affordable accommodation in Munich. There are dorm available but it usually takes at least 2 semesters to get a chance to stay there. Even then, you are only given accommodation for a set number of semesters. The housing market in Munich is quite broken, where it is difficult to even get ads about affordable housing, especially for students. There are other private dorms, but since the university dorms get filled up so quickly, they too are in high demand.
- My monthly rent was €600 which included the rent for a single furnished room, a washer and dryer, water, electricity, heating and high-speed internet. I shared the flat with another person.
- There were numerous challenges I faced while trying to find accommodation. Firstly, they expect you to be present for the house viewing, which becomes difficult when you are not there and you would need to ask other people to view the flat for you. Other than that, once the ad for a room is posted, it is booked within the first 5 mins of posting, so I had to constantly be online to find a place. It was just the worst experience of my stay in Munich. My recommendation would be to start early, preferably months in advance.
- My accommodation was quite close to the university, and was easily accessible via public transport. Indian students lived all across the city; there isn't a specific Indian block in Munich.
Likes
- There are many great opportunities is research field.
- The campus life and environment is really awesome, The infrastructure is also really good.
- The course structure is really good and the best part is that there is no tuition fees
Dislikes
- The classes are too big so its hard for professors to communicate with students and vice versa.
- The campus is far away from the many city so students not living in the dorms, like myself for them the travel time increases
- There are no textbooks or proper study material provided which makes it hard to study but it is good in one sense as we have to do all the research work.
Campus Life
There are events happening, and there are some extracurricular activities present, too, I have not participated in much, so I don't know, but yeah, they are there. TUM has three campuses, and there are facilities available on the campus, libraries, sports and TUM, and even a hospital itself. I haven't done much of extracurricular activities in college, so I don't have much idea about those.
Accommodation
For finding accommodations, there are online platforms like WG-gesucht. The challenges faced are that you should know German quite well, just knowing English is pretty hard to find. There are student dorms of the university, too, known as studentenwerk. You have to wait for quite a while for studentenwerk, and it is a bit expensive as Munich is expensive.
Likes
- I chose TUM since it is one of the top 3 universities in Germany. I love the German language and culture. Also, it is a public university, which meant the tuition fee was quite low. I chose this particular program because it offers a vast number of courses to choose from.
- I like the vast amount of opportunities the university presents students with. One can really grow as an individual in such an environment. It is student-friendly. The culture is open such that international students can feel at home.
Dislikes
- I did not like that one is left on their own when it comes to curriculum planning. It can get really overwhelming for international students and a bit more hand-holding in the first semester would go a long way. Also, the professors consider that you know everything about the academic system (exams, etc) there already, and do not give personal attention to international students.
Campus Life
Just excellent! I found myself bewildered looking at the abundance of extracurricular activities at TUM. There was always some or the other event going on. The student community is very active. There are various clubs such as Studentische Verein for student politics and ESN TUMi for foreign students. They organise regular trips and treks; language meets, food and movie fests etc. so one never feels alone in a foreign country. The Gym membership and sports facilities at ZHS were accessible and affordable. The library was very well organised too.
Accommodation
Student dorms are available on a first come, first serve basis with the Studentenwerk Munich. You need to apply for it on the given dates for your semester. These can be single occupancy rooms in a shared dormitory or single occupancy studio apartments. Rentals range from 270 euros to 750 euros. The infrastructure at these student dormitories is well-maintained and the costs include all overhead costs of heating, electricity and WiFi. One can even take up private accommodation in shared apartments called WG (Wohngemeinshaft) that one can easily find on online Facebook groups or websites like wg-gesucht.de .
Likes
- Germany has always been a country that provides top quality education and the fact that there was no tuition fee was a bonus. TUM is one of the top universities in Germany with a good atmosphere not just for academic growth but also for various other extracurricular pursuits. The faculty and chairs of the particular course I wanted to pursue were very well established which made this a dream opportunity for me.
- The university offers support to not only our academic pursuits but also to the holistic growth of the students. They understand the hardships of the students and provide various support systems, such as counselling, career advice, accommodation advice etc to help us out. As previously mentioned, there are numerous student activities and initiatives to choose from that help the student be part of a community, make connections and assist in their personal growth.
Dislikes
- There are no particular things I dislike about the university. But one thing I'm not used to is the examinations. For example, for most of the exams, we are not provided with the previous year's question papers to practice. This is not ideal, especially in a problematic subject where ample practice and understanding of the previous exam patterns are essential. There is also no separate question-and-answer paper, we are provided with questions printed with space left for answers. Some papers have space in the back for the correction but one of the exams I gave did not so rewriting the answer was not possible. The exams are also notorious for having really little time.
Campus Life
There are around 180 student clubs with everything ranging from Business and entrepreneurship to religious and spiritual. We also have numerous social, cultural, casual as well as career-oriented events frequently. The university also has support for the startup ideas of the students. The library offers a variety of free resources to assist the studies and also provides a large study space. The wifi is unlimited and free to use. There are no sports facilities on my campus but they have a separate campus for sports science which the TUM students can access at a very cheap price.
Accommodation
The university does not provide accommodation and it is our responsibility. Currently, I live in a shared flat with 4 other people and have my room. I pay 470 euros but the average rent in Munich can go up to 650-700(I live outside Munich). The city has various student dormitories that provide rooms for cheap but due to competition, they are hard to get.
Likes
- Best university in Germany and it is located in Munich which is an industrial city thus plenty of internship opportunities.
- The course structure and faculty. The course is very well organised and the classes are oriented in a way such that students can also do part time job without clashing with lecture hours.
Dislikes
- Exams are very tough here and there is no proper book where we can study from. The lectures are taught in the form of slides and one has to understand everything in order to pass the exams
Campus Life
Campus life is very good and diverse. Students from all over the world come here to study and the infrastructure is very modern.
Accommodation
Accommodation here is a big problem and one should be prepared to face it. Student dorms have waiting periods of atleast 3 semesters and there private rooms are the only option.
Likes
- Quality of education, reduce fees and Job opportunity here, as well as student friendly environment. Also in the universe, you can do the course on your own time frame and esay to navigate
- Research facilities and ongoing project, teaching staff and infrastructure and lot of stuff, the Vibe here is quite amazing for students and they can actually have good time here and learn a lot
Dislikes
- "Accomodation is very tough thing here and if you really are considering coming here, then I would advise you to research your things thoroughly . Also you need to be self dependent here and have to try and work it out yourself . "
Campus Life
The campus is amazing, and have lot of clubs. The culture here is pretty laid-back and cool. Research facilities are top notch and library is one of the best thing here.
Accommodation
You have dorms here but accommodation is tough situation here in Germany so I can't exactly say that it's an easy sport
Campus Life
The campus of NTU was beautiful, TUM-Asia wasnt much of a campus but a building, so we used NTU facilities on a daily basis.
Accommodation
NTU provided the accommodation or you could look for one yourself .. costs about 400-800 SGD per month






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