TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering

The TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering (TUM BGU) (German: Ingenieurfakultät Bau Geo Umwelt) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located at its Munich campus. Its main areas of research are civil engineering, environmental engineering and the earth sciences.

TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
TypePublic
DeanStephan Freudenstein (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Michael Krautblatter (Geology)
Academic staff
45 professors (2020)[1]
Students3,731 (2020)[2]
Location
Garching
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websitebgu.tum.de
Entrance to the Main Campus in Munich

Chairs

The Department consists of four focus areas and associated members:[1]

Rankings
University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS Civil & Structural Engineering 2020[3] 47  (1)
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ARWU Civil Engineering 2020[4] 151-200  (2)
QS Environmental Sciences 2020[5] 51-100  (1-2)
THE  ()
ARWU Environmental Science & Engineering 2020[6] 17  (1)
QS  ()
THE Engineering 2020[7] 24  (1)
ARWU  ()
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU  ()
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Civil Engineering[8] (B. / M.)
Overall study situation ● 2.2 ● 2.1
Research orientation – –
Study organisation – –
Support in studies ● 2.4 ● 2.5
Support in the study entry phase –
Coursed offered – –
Teacher support – –
Exam preparation – –
Laboratory internships – –
Teaching of scientific competence – –
Scientific-artistical orientation – –
Graduations in appropriate time ● 82.8% ● 59.1%
International orientation – –
Contact with work environment – –
Job market preparation – –
Citations per publication –
Doctorates per professor ● 1.3
Publications per professor –
Research reputation –
Third party funds per professor –
Third party funds per academic –
Geoscience[9]
Overall study situation ● 2.0 –
Research orientation – –
Study organisation – –
Support in studies – –
Support in the study entry phase ● 12/14 pts.
Coursed offered – –
Teacher support – –
Exam preparation – –
Laboratory internships – –
Teaching of scientific competence – –
Scientific-artistical orientation – –
Graduations in appropriate time – –
International orientation – –
Contact with work environment ● 5/12 pts. –
Job market preparation – –
Citations per publication –
Doctorates per professor –
Publications per professor –
Research reputation –
Third party funds per professor –
Third party funds per academic ● 84.6

In civil engineering, QS ranks TUM as No. 47 in the world and No. 1 in Germany.[3] ARWU ranks TUM within No. 151–200 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[4]

In the environmental sciences, QS ranks TUM as No. 51–100 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[5] ARWU ranks TUM as No. 17 in the world and No. 1 in Germany.[6]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings does not rank individual subjects, though in engineering in general, TUM is ranked 24th globally and 1st nationally.[7]

References
  1. "Faculty". TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Engineering - Civil & Structural". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Civil Engineering". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Environmental Sciences". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Environmental Science & Engineering". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "World University Rankings 2021 by subject: engineering". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. "Studying Civil Engineering in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. "Studying Geoscience in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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