Our university's operations have been placed under restrictions by TUM Board of Management as of 6 pm on Wednesday, 18 March 2020, in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 disease. We try to keep this webpage up to date, but please understand that we cannot guarantee completeness in view of the dynamic situation. Please send important information for this website to webcommunications(at)tum.de.
Please inform yourself regularly about the latest developments and decisions concerning the handling of COVID-19 at our university through the following channels:
- Email inbox for your TUM e-mail address Intranet (MyTUM): Circulars from the TUM Board of Management and state ministry regulations (e.g. on labor law)
- the websites of the departments and institutions that concern you
- the present website (www.tum.de/en/corona; refresh with F5 key if necessary)
Critical information in brief (as of 19 March 2020)
The TUM Board of Management has ordered the university to place its operations under restrictions as of 6 pm on Wednesday, 18 March 2020.
- Access only to persons working in system-critical areas (exceptions: e.g. University hospital)
- All other staff working from home
- No on-campus teaching activities of any kind nor any examinations are taking place
- Operating hours e.g. for advising services and departmental administrative offices: accessible by email; for telephone make prior arrangements
- Events like conferences or workshops are prohibited.
- Meetings of small working groups are to be held only where absolutely necessary..
- Semester tickets: Student Cards validated for winter semester 2019/20 remain valid.
Anyone who has stayed in an area that was designated as a risk area by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) at the time of their stay, or that was designated as such within 14 days thereafter, is prohibited from entering higher education institutions in Bavaria for a period of 14 days after leaving the risk area.
Duration: It is not yet foreseeable how long the restricted operations will remain in effect. However, we assume that this situation will continue until at least 31 March 2020. Some restrictions (e.g. at the university library) will be kept in effect until at least 19 April.