Facts and Figures

Excellence Strategy, Clusters of Excellence, and TUM Budget

After having played a central part in the first two rounds of the Excellence Initiative (2006–2012 and 2012–2019), the TUM-IAS became a permanent institution of TUM, financed out of the general TUM budget.

In addition, the TUM-IAS receives funding from the current Excellence Strategy, thanks to its Anna Boyksen and Albrecht Struppler Clinician Scientist Fellowships, and the Philosopher in Residence program. In addition, the TUM-IAS is collaborating with the Cluster of Excellence e-conversion, which finances several TUM-IAS@e-conversion Hans Fischer Senior Fellowships. A total of three Fellowships are currently funded within this program

Third-party funding

TÜV Süd Foundation

In 2023, two Philosophers in Residence were appointed for the first time. This new one-year Fellowship is funded by the TÜV SÜD Foundation and the Excellence Strategy. Two more Philosophers in Residence can be appointed in 2024 and 2025.

The TUM-IAS has a long collaboration history with the TÜV SÜD Foundation: after having funded short-term Visiting Professorships for several years, the foundation funded two Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellows in 2016 and 2019 respectively. With its support for these Fellowships, the foundation aimed to promote research in the fields of energy efficiency and climate protection, test procedures, product and plant safety, and compliance management.

Siemens AG

Since 2018, the Siemens AG has provided TUM-IAS with a total of EUR 4.6 million over two funding periods, enabling the appointment of two additional Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowships per year. After the first six Siemens-funded Fellowship concentrated on the areas of Simulation and Digital Twin as well as Future of Autonomous Systems/Robotics, the focus is now on the Industrial Metaverse. So far, eight Fellowships funded by the Siemens AG have been appointed at TUM-IAS.

Georg Nemetschek Institute Artificial Intelligence for the Built World

Since 2022, the Georg Nemetschek Institute has provided funding for one Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship per year, focusing on the field of Artificial Intelligence for the Built World. A second Fellowship was awarded in 2023 (please see chapter “Welcome Our New Fellows”).