TUM is an entrepreneurial university, inspiring and empowering its students, scientists, researchers and alumni to think and act like entrepreneurs. TUM systematically develops and supports start-ups and fosters an "entrepreneurial spirit" in all areas of university life.

Chosen as one of the country's universities of excellence by the German government in 2006, it conducts high-calibre research on an international level in thirteen different faculties. The spectrum of subjects is unique throughout Europe, ranging from natural sciences and engineering to medical, life and business sciences.

TUM School of Management

TUM School of  Management is one of the leading management schools in Germany. The approach of the TUM School of Management is unique in Germany. The faculty researches and teaches at the highest possible level of quality and directly at the interface of business administration with engineering and natural sciences. The university's interdisciplinary research platform plays a substantial role in developing new technologies, designing new products and creating new business models.

Startups at TUM

Since 1990, TUM has been the launch pad for around 380 companies, which now employ around 11,000 employees. TUM is one of the most active  universities in Germany in terms of patent applications. The culture of entrepreneurship has a long and successful tradition at Technische Universität München. Entrepreneurs looking far into the future and successful innovators included outstanding individuals such as Carl von Linde, Rudolf Diesel, Claude Dornier, and Oskar von Miller. Today, just to mention two examples, Stefan Vilsmeier (BrainLAB) and Peter Kowalsky (Bionade) are outstanding entrepreneurs coming from TUM.

"Through my commitment, I want to encourage entrepreneurship in Germany. As an entrepreneur I know that
the work of UnternehmerTUM is an important step towards a new culture of entrepreneurship in our society."
Susanne Klatten, Associate and Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of UnternehmerTUM GmbH

UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation, is an institute affiliated to Technische
Universität München. With more than 40 employees, over 1,000 participants attending lectures, seminars and programs each year, as well as 50 innovation and start-up projects per year, UnternehmerTUM is one of the leading university based innovation and business creation centers in Europe.

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UnternehmerTUM GmbH Thrills and Enables Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

UnternehmerTUM GmbH focuses on the entrepreneurial qualification of students, researchers and professionals. In particular, UnternehmerTUM GmbH seeks to develop and foster entrepreneurial potentials and creates the ability to develop business concepts. Seminars, lectures and corporate qualification programs are offered in this context.

UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH giving Momentum to Innovations and New Companies

The foundation of new companies is a driving force for innovation and growth. Such new companies open up new markets, create new jobs and offer solutions to social challenges of the future. The initiation and support of growth-oriented new companies is therefore another highlight and key activity of UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH. UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH also focuses on the further strengthening of a culture of innovation within companies.

UnternehmerTUM-Fonds Management GmbH: Venture Capital for Startups

The UnternehmerTUM Fund provides early-stage venture capital for high-technology startups and supports them with market expertise, startup experience and an active network of business partners that encompasses industry experts and other venture capital investors.

HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management, founded in 1898 as Handelshochschule Leipzig, was the first German business school to be granted university status.

HHL has always had an international orientation and a commitment to rigorous business instruction. It provides students with a general management education that meets the highest academic standards for students with the intellect, drive, talent and personality in order to become business and managerial leaders.

In 2004, HHL's commitment to quality and continuous improvement was confirmed when it received the prestigious accreditation by AACSB International, the top accrediting agency for business schools worldwide.

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, offers a superb management education to outstanding women and men from around the world. The School is one of the world's leading producers of new ideas and knowledge for all areas of business, and a launching point for many new, successful businesses.

The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the primary locus at Berkeley for the study and promotion of entrepreneurship and new enterprise development.

"Today's best entrepreneurs adopt a global approach to assessing and pursuing opportunity. This collaboration between the Executive MBA in Innovation and Business Creation and Berkeley takes global entrepreneurship education beyond the classroom, into the heart of Silicon Valley. We are thrilled to be part of this great program!"
Prof. Jerome S. Engel, UC Berkeley

McKinsey is the generalist among consulting firms. The fundamental issues that McKinsey addresses encompass all top management concerns - from strategy and organization to operations and systems. McKinsey's special expertise is the ability to closely link functional know-how and profound industry knowledge worldwide.

From the very beginning, McKinsey & Company has been an active partner of the executive program. Lecturers from McKinsey will share industry's best practice with you.

" What makes the Executive Program so attractive to students is the unique combination of management training and individual project work - this significantly enhances the development of innovative products and services. The new Executive Program in Innovation & Business Creation fills a gap in the field of postgraduate training: it provides a great platform and ideal environment to turn innovative ideas into real business success. Many companies and individuals in Germany can truly benefit from this program."
Dr. Gernot Strube, director of the Munich office of the consultancy McKinsey & Company.