TUM President Herrmann traveled to Iran with Bavarian State Minister Aigner. (Photo: Heddergott / TUM)
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is building on its long-standing connections to high-caliber universities in Iran to pave the way for comprehensive cooperation on technological development after the imminent lifting of international sanctions (nuclear treaty). During a delegation visit to Iran's capital led by Bavarian State Minister Ilse Aigner, President Wolfgang A. Herrmann reached an agreement on continuing TUM's cooperation with the University of Tehran, which has been running since 2004. In concert with the Sharif University of Technology, emphasis will be placed on water, wastewater, and energy technologies, among others, in the recently agreed-upon German Water Alliance. In addition, the TUM School of Management will coordinate an executive master's program for managers who are already working in technical enterprises. TUM can build on a strong alumni association in Iran, which has been established for decades. Many alumni today are active in influential business positions in their homeland and want to engage the research strengths of TUM, particularly in the engineering sector. Focus areas are computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology, food technology, and civil engineering (above all hydraulic engineering, construction, and underground engineering), as well as satellite.
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