Technical University of Munich (TUM School of Engineering)
📍 Munich · Germany · Europe
QS Overall #28 · QS Accounting/Finance #22
🎓 Academic Program
TUM (Technische Universität München) — Германий top engineering university, Excellence Strategy federal-funded. Engineering department-үүд: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aerospace & Geodesy, Chemical Engineering, Civil, Environmental & Geoinformatics. English-taught Bachelor's option-ууд: BSc Aerospace Engineering (fully English), BSc Management & Technology (English + German), BSc Chemistry (English-friendly). Home to Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), Munich Institute of Integrated Materials, Energy and Process Engineering (MEP), and joint programs with BMW, Airbus, Siemens, Rohde & Schwarz. Located in Munich — BMW HQ, Siemens HQ, Airbus Bavarian operations.
🎯 Admissions
📊 Exam Requirements
📅 Deadlines
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
🇲🇳 Mongolia bilateral path
📑 Scholarship requirements
- DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Undergraduate Scholarship — full ride EUR 934/month + travel + insurance + tuition
- Deutschlandstipendium — EUR 300/month merit-based (partial, ~2 semester renewable)
- TUM tuition ~EUR 258/semester (~EUR 516/year) — global хэмжээгээр маш бага
- Bavaria has NO undergrad tuition for EU students; internationals pay ~EUR 4,000/semester (2024-аас)
- External scholarships (Fulbright, Zorig, private) recommend
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
80%+ average (DAAD). Deutschlandstipendium renewable annually. TUM tuition EUR 4k/semester international-т 2024-аас.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- DAAD Undergrad renewable if 80%+ average maintained
- Deutschlandstipendium renewable annually на merit + engagement
- TUM tuition 2024-аас international EUR 4,000/semester (previously free)
📝 Application requirements
- TUM online application (uni-assist for many international)
- TestAS (Test für Ausländische Studierende) — academic assessment 2-3 hrs
- Motivation letter (~500-800 words engineering fit)
- CV, academic transcripts (notarized, translated to English/German)
- IELTS/TOEFL
- For DAAD: separate NIIED-төрлийн application via German Embassy Ulaanbaatar
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- Motivation letter (~500-800 words) — engineering fit, research interest, career plans
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
TUM бол **Германий top engineering university** — MechE-т Германий #1, Германий Excellence Strategy university (federal government тэргүүлэх research funding). Munich location = **BMW HQ, Siemens HQ, MAN Trucks, Rohde & Schwarz, Airbus Bavaria** — engineering intern-т Германий хамгийн хүчтэй pipeline. **English-taught Bachelor's** available (Aerospace Engineering fully English) — Германий top-engineering-ийн rare option international-д. **DAAD scholarship** нь Монголд dedicated quota-той — German government-ийн full-ride path. Германий post-graduation 18-month job-seeker visa маш generous — EU work rights, Blue Card path.
🏆 Unique advantages
Full COA ~$12,000/year — US private ($87k)-ийн 1/7. English-taught Bachelor's option (Aerospace) — Германий top engineering-т rare. DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship Монголд dedicated pathway. Munich location = BMW/Siemens/Airbus direct pipeline. Post-grad 18-month job-seeker visa. Германий Blue Card residency path 21 сарын дараа.
💼 Career outlook
TUM engineering grads: BMW, Siemens, Airbus, Bosch, Continental, MAN Trucks, Rohde & Schwarz, MTU Aero Engines, plus tech (Google Munich, Meta Munich, Amazon AWS Munich). Median engineering starting salary EUR 55-70k (~USD 60-77k). BMW/Siemens/Airbus premium roles EUR 70-85k+. PhD placement ~25% (Германий engineering-ийн среднее).
⏰ Work while studying
Германий student visa: 120 full days OR 240 half days/year work allowed off-campus. HiWi (Hilfswissenschaftler — student research assistant) EUR 12-18/hr. BMW/Siemens/Airbus Werkstudent (student employee) programs — EUR 15-25/hr part-time term-ийн үед. Full-time during breaks.
🎯 Essay Hooks — "Why Us?" эссэд ашиглах specific anchor-ууд
Ерөнхий "great library" биш — тодорхой campus culture, program, alumni хэсгүүд. Тухайн сургуулийн уникаль зүйлсийг эссэдээ дурдснаар "чи маш их судалж, зөвхөн бидэн рүү зорьж байна" гэсэн сигнал өгнө.
- BMW HQ + Siemens HQ Munich-т — engineering intern-ийн Германий хамгийн хүчтэй pipeline
- English-taught Aerospace Bachelor's — Германий top engineering-т rare fully-English option
- DAAD scholarship Монголд dedicated quota — German government full-ride path
- MIRMI (Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence) — undergrad robotics research
- 18-month post-grad job-seeker visa + Blue Card path — Германий EU permanent residency 21-33 сарын дараа
📝 Application effort estimation
🎯 Backup plans
- RWTH Aachen — German engineering alternative, also English-taught Master's
- KIT Karlsruhe — engineering + physics strong
- TU Berlin, TU Darmstadt
- Netherlands: TU Delft, TU Eindhoven — fully English Bachelor's
- Nordic: KTH Stockholm, DTU Denmark, Chalmers Sweden
🔗 Official sources
- tum.de/en/studies
- mw.tum.de (Mechanical Engineering)
- daad.de/en/study-and-research-in-germany/scholarships
- German Embassy Ulaanbaatar (DAAD pathway)