The secret of our success comprises numerous components: competence in one's field of special interest; communicativity with associate departments; cross-curricular, transdisciplinary team spirit, alliances with professional practice. Unafraid of taking risks, we are breaking new scientific ground. Ingenuity and normality, ivory tower and workbench, lecture room and laboratory, traditional beer brewing and 'virtual reality' – the Technische Universität München nurtures all these features under its collective roof.

True to our origins, ever since the Technische Universität München was founded as a 'polytechnic school' at the heart of Europe in 1868, we have played an active role in transforming Bavaria from an agricultural state to a high-tech location. Rooted in this tradition we created a powerful international network. We are now an international university. One in every four undergraduates within a total student body of approximately 20,000 comes from abroad. The four-leaf clover symbolises our scientific spectrum: natural sciences, engineering sciences, medicine, life sciences.

In our capacity as an up-to-date entrepreneurial university, we pin our hopes on the vast range of human skills, identifying and sponsoring talent. We create teams by pooling new strengths. This leads to top performance and supports Corporate Identity.

Creative licence in the multifaceted world of science ranks high at the TU München. This particularly applies in the case of the TUM Institute for Advanced Study currently under development. It is based on the conviction that an atmosphere of creativity and inspiration, freedom and unbureaucratic support is the most productive source of progress for outstanding scientists.

Web: http://www.tu-muenchen.de

The company has 413,000 employees (continuing operations) working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of services for individual requirements.
Founded 160 years ago, Siemens provides innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit customers in 190 countries.

Siemens organizes its operations in the three sectors Industry, Energy and Healthcare into 15 divisions. In fiscal 2007, Siemens generated sales of more than €68.6 billion compared to €61.8 billion in 2006 and net income of over €4 billion compared to €3.4 billion in 2006.

Web: http://www.siemens.de/

Systems for control, monitoring, load measuring and load moment limitation for mobile applications.

The Electronic Control Systems division develops and produces systems for control, monitoring, load measuring and load moment limitation that will be marketed under the brand names PAT, KRÜGER and Hirschmann.

With retrospective effect from the 1st of January 2006 PAT GmbH has been merged into Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH and forms the Electronic Control Systems division which will continue to operate from its base at Ettlingen.

Originally, our activities concentrated on the development and manufacture of electronics systems for cranes. Today, well known building machinery manufacturers all over the world as well as many end users in the fields of conveying, lifting and transport benefit from the intelligent and safe control and visualization systems. Products for load measuring and rated capacity indication from HIRSCHMANN hold a leading position on the world market today. The product portfolio mainly includes microprocessor systems as well as geometry and force sensors which increase the operational safety of cranes, working platforms and a large number of other mobile applications. We offer control systems especially for mobile installations for monitoring all the factors relevant to safety and to guarantee protection of man and machine Our mobile controls are designed especially for rugged environments.

Web: http://www.hirschmann.com/