Academic English Courses
Choose from over 90 academic English courses, most of which focus on English for special purposes or advanced writing skills.
- Placement test (required for all courses)
- Course descriptions (314 kb)
- Course schedule in TUMonline
- Gateway to English Master's Programs
- Total Immersion English (278 kb)
English Writing Center
The English Writing Center offers free one-to-one consulting for TUM students and staff of all levels. We use your own English texts as our raw material to develop your competence in written English.
English Courses for Erasmus Staff Mobility
These courses confer the needed qualification for Erasmus Staff Mobility in English Speaking Countries/ Programs.
Read more about English Courses for Erasmus Staff Mobility
Additional Services
- DAAD English Language Certificates
- English Stammtisch (offered weekly in GAR and MUC)
- Application Writing Workshops (monthly seminars organized jointly with the Career Service)
- English Mobility Courses for Staff Spring 2019
These courses provide the qualification required for Erasmus staff mobility in English speaking countries/ programs, but can also be attended as in-house training.
Dr. Heidi Minning
Head of English Program
minning@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 311, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29314
Dr. Aparna Bhar
English Lecturer
bhar@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 305, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29304
Ross Clark
English Lecturer
clark@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Mondays from 15:00 to 16:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 305, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29303
Kate Eden
English Lecturer /
Coordinator of English Coaching Program /
Coordinator of English DAAD Testing
eden@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Wednesdays from 08:30 to 09:30
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 312, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29309
Elisabeth Hamzi-Schmidt
English Lecturer / Coach WZW
hamzi-schmidt@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Thursdays from 13:45 to 14:45
By arrangement during the semester break
Lecturer's Room, Weihenstephaner Berg 13 (WZW)
Tel.: 08161/71-5335
Karl Hughes
English Lecturer /
Coordinator of English Coaching Program
hughes@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Thursdays from 11:30 to 13:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 312, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29308
Rose Jacobs
English Lecturer /
English Writing Center
jacobs@zv.tum.de
Office hours
On Thursdays 10.30-11.30
By arrangement during the semester break
Richard-Wagner-Str. 3, Room 304
Tel.: +49 89/289-29306
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Tina Schrier
English Lecturer / Coach GAR
schrier@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Tuesdays from 11:00 to 12:00
Room 304, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
On Wednesdays from 14:00 to 15:00
Room MW 0808, Boltzmannstr. 15 (GAR)
By arrangement during the semester break
Tel.: 089/289-15102
Ruth Shannon
English Lecturer /
Coordinator of the English Writing Center
shannon@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Thursdays from 11:00 to 13:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 304, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29310
Dr. Stephen Starck
English Lecturer / Coach MUC & GAR
starck@zv.tum.de
Office Hours
On Wednesdays from 12:00 to 13:00
By arrangement during the semester break
Room 305, Richard-Wagner-Str. 3 (MUC)
Tel.: 089/289-29307