TUM Institute for Advanced Study

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<p>The projects are from various fields of research ranging from science and engineering to the humanities. The institute is also supporting the <a href="/facts/International_Expert_Group_on_Earth_System_Preservation_(IESP)/j12NPXTM">International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation (IESP)</a>.
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<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>In June 2005, the German federal and state governments agreed on an initiative to promote top-level research in Germany. As a result of extensive evaluation the <a href="/facts/Technische_Universit%C3%A4t_M%C3%BCnchen/14UXILEo">Technische Universität München</a> was awarded the "elite-status". The TUM Institute for Advanced Study was the core for the concept of this competition. It includes engineering, sciences, industry research and reaches out to the humanities.
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