The Technical University of Munich fosters a culture of integrity, open-mindedness, and tolerance. It recognizes the value created through diversity and respect as a central guiding principle for its proven success: It is the diversity of its scientists, students, and employees that makes TUM an innovative and dynamic university. TUM is thus committed to holistic diversity management that actively promotes the equality of talent, irrespective of gender, nationality, religion, ideology, physical ability, age, sexual identity, or socioeconomic status. TUM translates this commitment into numerous concrete measures, many of which have already been successfully implemented, established, and optimized since the publication of the first Diversity & Gender Equality Plan at the end of 2021. With the publication of the current Diversity & Gender Equality Plan, TUM reaffirms its forward-looking vision of establishing an ever more inclusive university culture through ongoing efforts in the context of systematic diversity management, which is reflected in the continuation, further development, and renewal of diversity measures.
At the same time, the TUM Diversity & Gender Equality Plan fulfills the requirements of the European Commission for institutions participating in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe and wishing to host an ERC grant holder.
The Diversity & Gender Equality Plan was compiled on behalf of the President of the Technical University of Munich, Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann, under the direction of the Executive Vice President for Talent Management and Diversity, Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus. It was published in October 2025 in German and English.
Commitment
This Diversity & Gender Equality Plan represents TUM's continued commitment to the principle of an open-minded university that attracts and supports the best talents in all their diversity. These measures are intended to create the best possible conditions for each person to develop their individual potential. Equality is an elementary pillar of TUM, and the university is committed to a focus on diversity and talent management. The TUM Board of Management fosters gender equality and wholeheartedly supports the Diversity & Gender Equality Plan. In order to promote equality in a diverse university community in the best possible way, the implementation status of the measures in the Diversity & Gender Equality Plan is checked at regular intervals and, if necessary, supplemented by other innovative formats and measures in the sense of a "living document".