Applications
Applications for the Imperial - TUM Education Seed Fund are now closed.
Imperial and Technical University of Munich have formed a strategic partnership in education, research and innovation.
TUM is one of Germany’s most international and entrepreneurial universities, producing highly ranked research, like Imperial, in science, engineering and medicine.
As part of the partnership, Imperial and TUM have launched the third round of the education seed. The fund encourages projects that combine expertise and efforts across Imperial and TUM to jointly develop new teaching, learning and student experience opportunities.
Guidance
Projects are expected to benefit students and staff at both institutions. Applicants must state the impact that the award will bring to both institutions in terms of student experience.
Projects which support development in the following areas are encouraged:
- Research-led education: projects that are informed by the most recent research in the relevant topic. This could entail encouraging students to participate in research projects;
- New applications for digital technologies: Projects that pursue innovative, inclusive and impactful online experiential learning opportunities;
- Multidisciplinary, global challenge topics that may be linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Student entrepreneurship: Projects that provide students with the knowledge, skills, and resources to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Exchange of academic and professional knowledge: Study visits or workshops to clearly and demonstrably aid the exchange of academic and professional knowledge, including sharing of good practice. Projects can be either curriculum based or extracurricular, but access should not be restricted to students in only one course or
Projects can be either curriculum based or extracurricular. The policies of the respective institutions shall apply to initiatives requiring adjustments to course learning outcomes and evaluation and/or which require course approval.
Contact Information
Imperial Contact
TUM - Imperial Education Seed Fund
globalseedfunds@imperial.ac.uk
International Relations Office
Imperial College London
Faculty Building Level 2
South Kensington Campus
London
SW7 2AZ
Tel: +44(0)20 7594 3712
Technical University Munich Contact
Dr. Cornelia Gotterbarm
Tel: +498928922819