TUMcampus interview with Prof. Dr. Peus: “Learning – the path for future opportunity”

The cover topic of the current issue of the university magazine “TUMcampus” of the Technical University of Munich: lifelong learning. In an interview, Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus, Founding Director of the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning, explains why lifelong learning is so relevant and how the newly founded institute supports specialists and managers in their continuing education.

“Especially through digitalization, so many new things, new technologies and new possibilities have been created. Consequently, we all need to keep learning throughout our lives,” explains Prof. Dr. Peus, who is also Vice President for Talent Management and Diversity at TUM. “As a university, we see it as our responsibility to be a place to go to for lifelong learning. We don’t just want to provide one-time educational input with our bachelor’s and master’s programs. We want to give people the opportunity to return to TUM after graduating to update their knowledge.”

The university as a place for lifelong learning – this vision has been realized with the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning.

A place of knowledge, closely linked to practice

“With the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning we can support the people and companies in Germany in positioning themselves to be ready for the challenges that lie ahead and acquiring the knowledge and skills that will be crucial in the future. It’s fantastic that we can make an important contribution towards Germany’s economic and scientific competitiveness,” says Prof. Dr. Peus, explaining the institute’s objectives. The aim is to support specialists and managers in mastering the challenges of the 21st century.

The latest scientific findings are therefore combined in all programs with expert knowledge from practice, so that the participants can transfer the new skills to their immediate working environment – participants from all career levels and sectors, from business, society – but also from science. In addition to the pillar of Executive & Professional Education, the institute also offers internal training for TUM employees and supports them in their professional and personal development.

The best conditions for continuing education

The university is ideally equipped for lifelong learning: ” TUM experts are already engaged in cutting-edge research in such advanced fields as robotics, machine learning, bioengineering, digital medicine, additive manufacturing, quantum technology, or sustainability. That sets us apart from such other continuing education providers as consulting firms, publishers, and even most business schools: We have the experts in technological development, natural sciences and medicine right here. We are shapers – not recipients – of technological developments and we know what will be possible in the future,” summarizes Prof. Dr. Peus.

About TUMcampus

The magazine TUMcampus informs students, employees and friends of TUM four times a year about campus life, university policy, teaching and science, and the people behind TUM. You can read the current issue here and download it as a PDF (German version).