The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is expanding its collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as part of its excellence strategy TUM AGENDA 2030+. The focus areas include drone delivery services, high-performance materials and intelligent manufacturing technologies, as well as health science. On the occasion of SJTU's 130th anniversary celebrations, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann signed a corresponding agreement during a visit to Shanghai.
Mei Qiuwu / SJTU TUM and SJTU have maintained a successful partnership since 1995, ranging from joint research initiatives to exchange programs for students and faculty.
In the past ten years alone, several hundred students from TUM and SJTU have visited each other's campuses. They benefited from exchange programs and joint workshops, gaining valuable international experience and intercultural competencies that will serve them throughout their entire professional careers. Today, SJTU is the most popular destination in China for TUM students.
Research cooperation between the two universities has also developed dynamically. Nearly 60 professors from SJTU and TUM have visited each other as part of long-term and short-term exchanges.
TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann emphasizes: "The global challenges of our time can only be addressed together. Especially in times of growing geopolitical tensions, world-class universities bear a shared responsibility that goes beyond their competitive pursuit of excellence. They must remain inclusive spaces for encounter and keep their doors open - open to talent, open to ideas and perspectives. That is why TUM is strengthening its bridges to global partners like SJTU, to connect global societies and remain relevant and useful for the advancement of humanity."
SJTU will also participate in this year's TUM Sustainability Day. Several professorships from Shanghai will present their research in the fields of architecture, urban planning and sustainable development on April 29, 2026, on the TUM Campus Garching.
