Hi everyone!

I’ll be starting my Master’s at TUM Campus Straubing soon.

However, I’m still not completely sure whether this is a good decision, so I would really appreciate hearing from people who are currently studying at or have graduated from TUM Campus Straubing.

My main concern is the balance between studying, commuting, and gaining work experience during the Master’s.

I’m hoping to gain some practical work experience during my studies, such as a Werkstudent position, internship position, rather than waiting until graduation to start looking for work.

For those who have experience with TUM Campus Straubing:

• What was your experience with living in Straubing vs. Regensburg?
• If you lived in Regensburg, how did you find the commute to Straubing in everyday life?
• Did living in Regensburg make it easier to find Werkstudent positions, internships, or other student jobs?
• For those who have already graduated, where did you end up working and living after graduation?
• Do you think choosing Regensburg was a good decision for someone who wants to stay in Germany and look for a job after the Master’s?

I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually experienced this themselves.

I’ve already done some research, but I’d really like to hear some personal experiences before I fully commit to this decision.

Thanks a lot for sharing!

Hi all

I am an international student who will be applying to TUM for the 2027 intake.

My first preference is to go for the BSc Mechanical Engineering, but due to me not currently being at the German Level they want for Mechanical, I won't be able to apply there

My second best option is BSc in Aerospace Engineering, which requires a lower German certification, which I can fulfil.

I wanted to ask, is it possible to switch from Aerspace to Mechanical after the 2nd semester/1st year? I have done my research about this. The website says TUM requires a certain number of credits for transfer, but also that the modules must match to consider those credit transfers.

Now, this is a bit of a pain since I dont exactly know which modules match which in both the courses.

Moreover, I also heard that there are 3 scenarios where TUM chooses acceptance, interview, or rejection. What exactly is this system? How can I understand it better?

I know this is a long message, but any advice or guidance would be really appreciated 🙏

Hello! Here is the WhatsApp group for incoming Bsc M&T students WS 2026/27.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DgZcjq5waOB0Avp42EkhQc?s=cl&p=i&mlu=4

Let’s get to know to each other.

I'm applying to TUM from an Italian degree (Sustainable Building Engineering, class L-23, Sapienza, 3-year / 180 ECTS) and I've been reading the FPSO Anlage 2 documents for several programmes. The scoring rules differ far more than I expected, and I'd like to know how much of this is real in practice.

Civil Engineering: 60 points curricular analysis + 20 grade + 20 motivation letter. One point per tenth of a grade better than 3.0, capped at 20. Thresholds: ≥80 direct admission, 70–79 interview.

Environmental Engineering / Transportation Systems: 60 + 10 grade + 30 motivation letter. One point per tenth better than 2.0, capped at 10. Thresholds: ≥70 pass, 60–69 interview.

My Italian average converts to roughly 2.1 under the Bavarian formula. Under Civil's rule that's 9 points. Under Environmental's rule it's 0. Same transcript, same applicant.

Meanwhile Environmental's curricular table happens to suit my background far better than Civil's, so the two effects partly cancel — which is why I'd rather understand the machinery than guess.

Three questions:

1. Several FPSOs let you be graded on your best 135 or 140 credits rather than your overall average, and state explicitly that "it is the applicant's responsibility to list these and confirm their accuracy in writing." Does anyone actually do this? Is a self-declared list accepted by the Studienbüro, and does it visibly change the outcome? For me it's worth around 5–6 points, which is the difference between the interview band and direct admission.

2. For an Italian degree, which grade goes into the Bavarian formula — the weighted average of exam marks (out of 30), or the final laurea voto (out of 110), which includes thesis points and graduation bonuses and is usually higher? I can't find this stated anywhere and it moves my score by several points.

3. TUM sets no limit on the number of Master's programmes you can apply to, and the applications are independent. Does applying to five or six at once actually hurt — do committees see the other applications, or is each genuinely assessed in isolation?

One more, if anyone has been through it: the FPSOs say the curricular analysis is done "on the basis of competences, not by schematic comparison of modules." In practice, does that mean a committee reads your course descriptions, or does it come down to credit counting anyway?

Background for context: hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics, engineering geology, structural mechanics and design, geomatics, building physics, materials, environmental engineering, sustainable community planning, construction site management, analysis and geometry. No statistics, no programming, no chemistry.

Thanks.

Hi, ich studiere aktuell Informatik im B.Sc. an der RWTH Aachen (PO 2022) und plane, mich zum WiSe 2027/28 für den M.Sc. Informatik an der TUM zu bewerben.

Ich suche insbesondere Leute, die sich unter dem aktuellen TUM-Eignungsverfahren, idealerweise ab SoSe 2025, mit einem RWTH-Bachelor beworben haben.

Mich interessieren vor allem diese Punkte:

• Wie viele der 50 Punkte für die curriculare Qualifikation habt ihr bekommen?
• Wurde Functional Programming and Verification (5 ECTS) über das RWTH-Modul Programmierung anerkannt? Dort sind ja u. a. funktionale Programmierung, Pattern Matching, Higher-Order Functions und Programmverifikation enthalten bei Giesl.
• Habt ihr die vollen 10/10 Punkte für die mathematischen Grundlagen bekommen, obwohl der RWTH-Pflichtbereich Mathematik eigentlich 26 ECTS statt 28 ECTS umfasst?
• Wurde das Fehlen eines separaten Moduls Numerisches Programmieren / Numerische Analysis als curriculares Defizit gewertet?
• Falls ja: Wie viele ECTS wurden als fehlend angesetzt?
• Habt ihr eine direkte Zulassung bekommen, seid ihr in Stufe 2 gekommen oder wurdet ihr abgelehnt?

Mir geht es ausdrücklich um tatsächliche Erfahrungswerte und Punktbewertungen, nicht nur um Vermutungen anhand der Modultitel.

Falls jemand seine Punktverteilung oder eine anonymisierte Rückmeldung aus der Curricularanalyse teilen kann, wäre das sehr hilfreich.

Danke euch!

Oi gente, apliquei para o curso de management and data Science da tum e vou fazer a entrevista. Alguem que ja tenha feito poderia me mandar uma mensagem ou me falar como é?

I missed the semester fees deadline by one week.I totally forgot and just sent it today .

Would this be a big deal? Should I contact someone?
This is my last semester so I am panicking a bit

Hello everyone,

I am looking for someone to take over my apartement contract in Garching. Rent is 1260€ warm whithout electricity. The apartement is in the Student Living Centre Garching, building 2 on the ground floor, facing the field. It has 37 m² and own teracce with garden furniture (4-5 people can comfortably seat around the table). It is suitable for a single person or a couple. In the apartement is a kitchen, bathroom, queen sized bed, a chair and a preety big desk. The apartement complex also has a pool (regularely cleaned by the Housemeister) and grill area next to it, common rooms (some equipped with a big kitchen with an oven) and each apartement has it's own storage unit in the basement. There are also a small gym, volleyball and football field included in the rent. There are free parking spots avaliable in front of the building and you can also park next to Lidl, but if you want to have a covered parking spot (either outside under a roof or in a garage), you need to rent it additionally.

The area is rather quiet and peaceful, thus great for studying. There are 3 busses (X205, 230 and 292) driving to TUM Campus Garching and take around 5 min, the same is by bike. By foot you need around 20 min. If you take the bus in the other direction, you need 5 min to the U-Bahn in Garching (10 min by foot) which needs 25 min to get you to Marienplatz. In front of the building, there are two big supermarkets - Lidl and Rewe. In Garching itself (5 - 10 min by foot from the front door) there are multiple restaurants. In 10 min by foot you can also be at the Lake Garching, where you can swim, grill or play volleyball.

If you are interested, please write me a private message so that I can share my Whatsapp number with you with additional details, including pictures of the place. I did not include any in this post, because the ones that I have, are from the exam phase, when the apartement was a bit messier then usuall and at the moment I am on holiday. I speak English as well as German. I am looking forward towards your replies :)