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TUM Ranked 7th for the Training of Digital Leaders

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TUM is one of the universities whose graduates have the greatest impact on the digital economy worldwide. This is the result of the latest Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, in which TUM placed number 7. In the fields of Computer Science and Digital Entrepreneurship, it is again ranked 4th. The School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) at Campus Heilbronn also makes an important contribution to this.

Which universities are the best at training their students to work with digital technologies? Which graduates contribute to the innovative strength of the digital economy? Where did the digital leaders of large companies and start-ups study?

To find out, the consulting firm Emerging identified the university degrees of 150,000 digital professionals working for the world's most innovative companies. In addition, 2,000 managers, specialists and start-up founders in digital sectors were asked about the best degree programs and graduates.

 

Leading the Way Across the EU

 

At 7th place, TUM is once again among the top 10 in the Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, the only university in the European Union to do so.

In the fields of Computer Science and Digital Entrepreneurship, TUM is ranked 4th, thus belonging to the top quartet alongside the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and the University of Oxford and MIT, respectively. Computer Science is one of the main areas of research and teaching at TUM Campus Heilbronn. TUM placed 9th in the Digital Transformation Management field of study.

 

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