The Technical University of Munich's Sustainability Day impressively showed the central role sustainability plays in future economic, ecological, and social progress. Around 5,000 guests attended the event on April 29, 2026, and learned about current research and innovation projects.
At the MCube Mobility Stand, the entire spectrum of sustainable mobility was presented, creating space for discussion:
Key impressions of the day
Visit of TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann
He emphasized the importance of the interplay between research, entrepreneurship, and society for sustainable innovations. Sustainability, he said, is an integral part of research and value creation.
Welcome address from Mayor Dominik Krause
The TUM alumnus encouraged students and researchers to use the city of Munich as a „real-world laboratory“ to test, further develop, and implement ideas.
Visit from an elementary school class
A special moment was the visit of 30 elementary school children who explored projects related to accessibility and autonomous mobility with great curiosity. The direct exchange showed how early interest in technology and sustainable future design can be sparked.
Special thanks go to the team around TUM Vice President Prof. Werner Lang and the Sustainability Office under the direction of Dr. Georg Röder for organizing this successful day.
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What is MOSAIQ?
Imagine something: There is more space for people. The streets have more trees and plants. Everyone can get around better. That's how your Schwabing-West district could be in the future. How would you like your district to be? We want to talk to you about it!
The project is called MOSAIQ. MOSAIQ is a research∙project. MOSAIQ means: Mobility and urban climate in the future city∙part. The Technical University of Munich is leading the project.
What is MOSAIQ about?
MOSAIQ wants to make the streets in the city∙part more beautiful. People should feel comfortable there. There should be more space. For meetings and plants, for example. You can help decide what is tried out in the Stadt∙teil. The ideas come from you. Some ideas will be tried out on the streets for a certain period of time.
The aim of MOSAIQ is to make urban districts good places to live.
At the same time, the climate in the city should improve. And people should be able to move around the city easily.
What is happening in the district?
