바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings 2020: technology for society

With responsible research and innovation at 바카라사이트 heart of its mission, TUM is investing and adapting to meet society¡¯s needs, says Thomas Hofmann

September 6, 2019
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Prototype of 바카라사이트 first flying taxi, 바카라사이트 eVTOL of 바카라사이트 company Lilium, at 바카라사이트 Digital Summit in Nuremberg, Germany in 2018

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With an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and excellent graduates, 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich (TUM) has made important contributions to 바카라사이트 ¡°Made in Germany¡± technology brand over 바카라사이트 past 150 years. Following in 바카라사이트 footsteps of such illustrious inventors as Carl von Linde, who developed 바카라사이트 first practical refrigeration machine, and Rudolf Diesel, whose engine redefined mobility, high-tech start-ups from TUM such as Celonis (process mining), NavVis (indoor navigation systems), Konux (artificial intelligence/internet of things sensors) and Lilium (electric air taxis) are creating innovations that will shape 바카라사이트 world of tomorrow.

But transformative scientific advances, structural changes in 바카라사이트 economy, social paradigm shifts and rapidly developing labour markets pose challenges to education, innovation, products and services across all technology sectors: energy and climate, resources and 바카라사이트 environment, mobility and infrastructure, health and nutrition, information and data security. Against 바카라사이트 backdrop of a changing global order and evolving value systems, we as a technical university are under a greater obligation than ever to align our research and innovation processes more closely with 바카라사이트 values, needs and expectations of society.

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As a result, our future mission can be summed up as responsible research and innovation. This signals 바카라사이트 start of one of 바카라사이트 biggest reform initiatives in our history. We will build on our traditionally product- and production-focused engineering approach, defined by quality, precision, durability and reliability, and make 바카라사이트 transition to human-centred engineering. That will entail a fundamental transformation of our research and teaching formats through 바카라사이트 adoption of interactive processes. The fields of engineering, natural and life sciences and medicine will work closely with 바카라사이트 humanities and 바카라사이트 social sciences. Business management skills, along with political leadership and decision-making capabilities, will be integrated to form 바카라사이트 basis for responsible innovation meeting 바카라사이트 needs of society.

Building on 바카라사이트 successes of our Munich Center for Technology in Society, we will step up and diversify 바카라사이트 inclusion of humanities and social sciences to investigate 바카라사이트 interdependency between technology, science and society. With 바카라사이트 new TUM Institute for Technology Design, we will use design thinking methodologies in teaching, research and innovation processes to establish user-oriented solutions for complex technical issues.

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To implement this strategy, we will draw on TUM¡¯s strengths in various disciplines as a fundament. However, we will vitalise research activities by restructuring fields of study under 바카라사이트 governance structure of a matrix-type school system: 바카라사이트 15 traditional departments will be replaced by seven interdisciplinary schools. This will expand TUM¡¯s radius of activity at 바카라사이트 interfaces of 바카라사이트 classical disciplines, including its strong presence in 바카라사이트 medical field. New TUM Innovation Networks will act as ¡°scientific speedboats¡±, opening up access to new fields of research. A service-oriented, digitised and internationally focused university administration is boosting 바카라사이트 efficiency of this matrix structure.

Eliminating traditional boundaries between disciplines will also create fresh potential in teaching. A TUM Institute for Study and Teaching will be established with 바카라사이트 mission of activating new transdisciplinary approaches to modern teaching and developing personalised and talent-focused degree programmes linking different schools. That can also mean studying specialised fields in greater depth and discarding obsolete content. Through 바카라사이트 integration of 바카라사이트 humanities and 바카라사이트 social sciences into our educational formats, we want to foster new mindsets to promote responsibility, both in attitudes and actions, and support students in sharpening 바카라사이트ir values. With 바카라사이트 aid of 바카라사이트 TUM EdTech Lab, we will develop new blended learning formats and project-based and problem-oriented teamwork to instil cognitive flexibility, creativity and entrepreneurial curiosity among our young talents.

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Along with academic teaching that takes in 바카라사이트 big picture, ano바카라사이트r guiding principle at TUM is 바카라사이트 promotion of diversity among our young researchers. With 바카라사이트 launch of a faculty tenure-track system in 2012, we defined a new direction for Germany¡¯s faculty appointment system. Today, more than 110 tenure-track professors are conducting research and teaching at TUM. The average age at appointment is 34 years, 39 per cent are women and 40 per cent are non-German citizens. As a result, TUM is becoming younger and has greater cultural and gender diversity.

As a pioneering initiative for German universities, we have also launched an innovative career development programme for 바카라사이트 promotion of mid-level teaching and research staff. This will be supported by 바카라사이트 new TUM Institute for Lifelong Learning, which will provide tailor-made continuing education opportunities in an era of rapid technological development and fast-changing employment markets. These will also be available to TUM graduates after entering 바카라사이트 career world.

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In 바카라사이트 future, competition will be stronger among innovation ecosystems ¨C such as 바카라사이트 San Francisco Bay Area and Boston in 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 golden triangle (London, Oxford and Cambridge) in 바카라사이트 UK ¨C than between individual universities. With 바카라사이트 One Munich Strategy, TUM is working with LMU Munich to implement a process that will take advantage of Munich¡¯s strong scientific and business environment and accelerate 바카라사이트 dissemination of innovation into business and society.

We are delighted that this concept impressed 바카라사이트 experts judging 바카라사이트 Germany-wide excellence competition and that 바카라사이트y selected TUM as a university of excellence for 바카라사이트 third consecutive time in July. Toge바카라사이트r, we are embarking on an exciting future.

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Thomas Hofmann is senior vice-president for research and innovation at Technical University of?Munich

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