TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy

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TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy
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TypePublic
Established2018
DeanMirko Hornung
Academic staff
23 professors (2020)[1]
Students941 (2020)[2]
Location
Ottobrunn
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websitelrg.tum.de
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The TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy (TUM LRG) (German: Fakultät für Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Geodäsie) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located in Ottobrunn. It combines the field of aerospace engineering with research in satellite navigation, earth observation and the basic geodetic disciplines.[1]

History[]

The Department was founded in 2018, drawing from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering.[1]

Chairs[]

As of 2020, there are 22 chairs and professorships at the Department:[1]

Rankings[]

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS [citation needed]  ()
THE [citation needed]  ()
ARWU Aerospace Engineering 2021[3] 17  (1)
QS Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 2021[4] 23  (2)
THE Engineering 2020[5] 24  (1)
ARWU [citation needed]  ()
QS [citation needed]  ()
THE [citation needed]  ()
ARWU Remote Sensing 2021[3] 5  (1)
QS [citation needed]  ()
THE [citation needed]  ()
ARWU [citation needed]  ()

In aerospace engineering, the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks TUM as 17th in the world and 1st in Germany. In remote sensing, TUM is ranked 5th in the world and 1st in Germany.[3]

In Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing, the QS World University Rankings rank TUM as No. 23 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[4]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings do not rank individual subjects, though in engineering in general, TUM is ranked 24th globally and 1st nationally.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Aerospace and Geodesy at TUM". TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "World University Rankings 2021 by subject: engineering". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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