Information on External Theses
The Chair also supervises external student theses (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and term papers) conducted in cooperation with an industrial partner or another research institution.
To request supervision of an external thesis, an enquiry must be submitted via the LTF’s general student mailbox. Please consider the following points:
- The LTF only supervises external theses if the topic is closely related to the Chair’s research and teaching areas. If this is not the case, please refrain from submitting a request.
- For questions regarding the externally advertised topic, please first contact the external partner or the designated contact person directly.
- Contact the LTF at an early stage, but only after reaching an agreement with the external partner on the topic. Please note that, in principle, the LTF does not supervise theses that are subject to confidentiality agreements or non-disclosure clauses.
- Subsequently, submit a request for supervision of your external thesis to the LTF, including your CV, an up-to-date transcript of records, and a detailed description of the thesis topic.
- Please use the central email address exclusively: studienarbeiten.ltf(at)ed.tum.de
After your request has been received, a suitable supervisor at the LTF will be assigned and will contact you with further information.
Please note that due to limited capacity, response times may be delayed. We therefore recommend seeking supervision at an early stage.
Work on the thesis with the external partner may begin only after an initial supervisor has been assigned at the LTF.
The execution and technical supervision of the external thesis are carried out exclusively by the external partner. The LTF provides formal supervision (e.g. registration, interim presentation, grading).
Formal supervision includes at least the following milestones:
- Initial assignment of a supervisor at the LTF
- Kick-off meeting, including presentation of the topic and schedule by the student
- Interim meeting presenting the current progress (after approximately one third of the working period)
- Final meeting approximately one month before submission
The assigned supervisor at the LTF conducts the official registration of the external thesis at TUM only after the kick-off meeting.
The LTF conducts the final evaluation (grading) of the external thesis. The external partner provides a grading recommendation, which is considered in the final evaluation.
For further questions regarding the process, please contact: jannik.eckel(at)tum.de
Student Research Projects in Cooperation with GE Aerospace and MTU Aero Engines
The Chair of Turbomachinery and Aero Engines maintains close collaboration with MTU Aero Engines and GE Aerospace. Within the framework of this cooperation, student theses regularly offered by our partners are available.
Please refer to the following websites of our partners for further information:
MTU Aero Engines
https://www.mtu.de/de/karriere/jobboerse/
GE Aerospace
https://careers.geaerospace.com/global/en/search-results
Note: Please ensure that you follow the rules outlined above under “Information on External Theses” regarding the process, procedure, and boundary conditions for external student theses.