Equal Opportunities
TUM supports equal opportunities for men and women; as a family-friendly university, it has a long-term investment in balancing family and career. The TUM Graduate School acknowledges and promotes the diversity and differences among doctoral candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religion and worldview, disability, age or sexual orientation. A broad range of advising and service offerings supports people in all life circumstances.
Doing a Doctorate with Family
The TUM Family Service offers extensive information and support services for childcare and caring for family members. The TUM-GS provides customized support for doctoral candidates in balancing research and family life. [more]
First-Generation Academics
From information sessions to one-on-one coaching, TUM and TUM-GS offer various support and networking opportunities to help first-generation academics in our TUM community to be successful in their doctoral research. [more]
Inclusion
With its TUM Graduate School, TUM promotes the inclusion of doctoral researchers with disabilities or chronic illnesses through a widespread network of counseling services and support offers. [more]
Diversity Advising Offices

In addition to the central service facilities at TUM, each School has its own offerings and contact points to give you advice. [more]