Sector information - Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft

City of Munich
Department of Labor and
Economic Development
March 2011
Director: Professor A. Picot, Prof. Dr.O. Baumann
This chair conducts research into the future of electronic marketplaces. It also
investigates how Internet-based technologies are transforming the media industry
and studies knowledge transfer between strategic sales and sourcing managers at
industrial companies.
Technische Universität München (TUM)
The Technical University of Munich is recognized as one of Germany's elite
universities. 24,394 students are enrolled here (winter 2009/2010), and the
university (including the hospital) had around 8,500 people on its payroll in 2009.
The TUM's strong focus on research is underscored by the number of doctorates
(788 in 2009) and state doctorates awarded (60 in 2009). The TUM has also been
very successful in soliciting third-party research funding. In 2009, this contribution
totaled EUR 218 million (including third-party funding channeled into the hospital).
The university's automotive R&D facilities include the following chairs and
institutes:
Informatics Faculty
http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
Dean: Dr. Helmut Krcmar
The 21 institutes that make up this faculty cover all the most important aspects of
informatics. They are:
Chair of Applied Software Engineering
http://www.in.tum.de/metanavigation/personen-services/professorinnenprofessore.html
Director: Professor Bernd Brügge, Ph.D.
This chair focuses on empirical software engineering, reusable object-oriented
architectures and distance learning.
Chair of Languages and Descriptive Structures in Informatics
http://www2.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/
Directors: Professor Helmut Seidl and Dr. J.Eickel
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