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International Students and Students’ Exchange
As one of the leading departments in mechanical engi-
neering worldwide, the TUM Department of Mechanical
Engineering is dedicated to attracting international
students, both as full-time students and through exchange
programs, as well as to enable TUM students to spend
parts of their studies at partner institutions worldwide.
Full-Time Students
More than 25% (TUM: 24%) of the department’s student
body are international students. During the past six years
the number of international students enrolled in the B.Sc.
and M.Sc. programs almost doubled.
1
Students from more than 80 nations study at the depart-
ment – the biggest groups being Austrians, followed by
Chinese and Spanish students.
2
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
n
Master of Science
n
Bachelor of Science
2012-13
311
251
2013-14
370
368
2014-15
362
425
2015-16
397
453
2016-17
462
509
Number of students
2017-18
526
573
200
150
100
50
0
❙
Austria
❙
China
❙
Spain
❙
Turkey
❙
Italy
❙
Tunisia
❙
India
❙
France
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
2017-18
Number of students
2016-17
Development of the number of international full-time students enrolled at
the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Development of the prime nationalities of international full-time students
1 Souce: Registrar’s office (TUM), 09/2017
2 See footnote 1