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teer TUM professors and their teams are building bridges to ‘their
The International Graduate School of Science and
high schools’. This has considerably improved the understanding
Engineering (IGSSE)
of attitudes, interests and capabilities of the next-generation of
university students. At German universities, recruiting procedures
In addition to scientifi c excellence, IGSSE is also committed
for professors are exceedingly formal and cumbersome, due to,
to promoting multidisciplinary horizons, entrepreneurial spir-
among other things, highly complex legal regulations. With new
it and scientifi c risk taking. The academic content of IGSSE
university regulations, TUM is now able to develop faculty re-
acknowledges and promotes the ties between humanities,
cruitment into an active international headhunting search for the
cultural and social science in modern technologies.
best experts available. Besides developing a modern recruitment
process, TUM provides an effi cient service at the Dual Career
International cooperation is another cornerstone of IGSSE.
Center for procuring employment for candidates‘ spouses and
Accordingly, not only are international doctoral students tar-
partners in order to boost the effectiveness of TUM’s future aca-
geted to join the Graduate School, but also a research as-
demic headhunting.
signment abroad is compulsory for everyone pursuing a doc-
torate. Furthermore, the IGSSE is committed to promoting
The strict German retirement regulations are completely counter-
young women pursuing scientifi c studies and to signifi cantly
productive with respect to good academic governance and prac-
increasing the percentage of female doctoral students. In or-
tice, academic continuity across the generations, and academic
der to accomplish this goal, special attention is being paid
corporate culture. The retirement rules also undermine the urgent
to the needs of women and families including childcare and
need to empower the university‘s overall scientifi c output in the
dual-career opportunities.
face of rising undergraduate numbers and ambitious programs
Last but not least the IGSSE is committed to strong industry
aimed at international presence. This challenge can only be met
partnerships and co-operations.
together with the involvement of the most excellent emeriti who
are able and willing to continue participating in TUM teaching,
The IGSSE research training groups benefi t from both prac-
research and service activities. The fi rst 25 “TUM Emeriti of Ex-
tical and fi nancial support, and the research results of the
cellence“ were recently awarded.
IGSSE projects will be a resource for industrial and medical
purposes.
Sustainability Investments
TUM is pursuing a corporate strategy to ensure future security,
and is prepared to continue the full range of programs even in the
combine career and family responsibilities (children or elderly rel- event that the Excellence Initiative is discontinued. An assess-
atives), sabbaticals, extensive travel and further studies. It is not ment process will determine the long-term prioritization of the
only in the interests of university members‘ self-organization but measures in 2010, aided by professional process management.
also as an incentive for prospective job candidates, that fl exible Certain measures such as fundraising activities are fundamental
working models and child care facilities will become increasingly for this sustainability.
important. A realistic goal of TUM fundraising is to accumulate the capital
To improving the work-life-balance, TU München is investing ap- donated in a university endowment that would yield investment
prox. 7 million Euros to massively expand childcare facilities and income. The endowment should predominantly sustain the TUM-
provide support for young female researchers. This support is IAS as TUM‘s most prominent scientifi c center of excellence.
designed to enable female researchers to concentrate on their
academic work and compete for the next career step, such as a These measures, far from being self-serving, express the deter-
senior faculty position. mination to establish strong fi elds in international competition
and to improve less developed areas by creating incentives as
Career Support well as a favorable environment. TUM wants to impress on all its
TU München promotes careers at all levels, from identifying ca- members the idea of being part of a „university of opportunities“,
pable high school students to reaching out to emeritus profes- so that instead of relying on established privileges, they create
sors. The project
� ducaTUM, for example, supports best teaching optimal work environments in an atmosphere of performance and
practice and promotes the search for High-School talents. Volun- loyalty.
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