The Technical University of Munich (TUM) (German: Technische Universität München) is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching, Freising-Weihenstephan, Heilbronn[5] and Dover, Singapore. It is a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the largest and most notable German institutes of technology. TUM's alumni include 17 Nobel laureates, 18 Leibniz Prize winners and 22 IEEE Fellow Members. In 2019, TUM secured the title ""University of Excellence"" for the third time in succession under the German Universities Excellence Initiative, winning every round since the excellence competition's inception in 2006. TUM is among the leading technical universities in Germany and Europe.
