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Technical University of Munich
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<p>The Technical University of Munich is a <a href="/facts/Public_university/Avsc2TmM">public</a> <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/Munich/Pr6zw2ev">Munich</a>, <a href="/facts/Bavaria/CLbr6NIG">Bavaria</a>, <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>. It specializes in <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Technology/9Uav5WVR">technology</a>, <a href="/facts/Medicine/2fnp90Je">medicine</a>, and <a href="/facts/Applied_science/13h5uYCH">applied</a> and <a href="/facts/Natural_science/8hg81Q2p">natural sciences</a>. </p><p>Established in 1868 by King <a href="/facts/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria/tntn1Eas">Ludwig II of Bavaria</a>, the university now has additional campuses in <a href="/facts/Garching/D0po3y9v">Garching</a>, <a href="/facts/Freising/Wh0EEFea">Freising</a>, <a href="/facts/Heilbronn/s9VecLVT">Heilbronn</a>, <a href="/facts/Straubing/EoVyUvc0">Straubing</a>, and <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>, with the <a href="/facts/Campus_Garching/gkQjCkFC">Garching campus</a> being its largest. The university is organized into seven schools, and is supported by numerous research centers. It is one of the largest universities in Germany, with 52,931 students and an annual budget of €1,892.9 million including the <a href="/facts/Rechts_der_Isar_Hospital/eUKRFINT">university hospital</a>. </p><p>A <i>University of Excellence</i> under the <a href="/facts/German_Universities_Excellence_Initiative/6pUxW2s9">German Universities Excellence Initiative</a>, TUM is among the leading universities in the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a>. Its researchers and alumni include 18 <a href="/facts/Nobel_Prize/3z1Y3oFL">Nobel</a> laureates and 24 <a href="/facts/Leibniz_Prize/uPfm9T4q">Leibniz Prize</a> winners. </p>