The Technical University of Munich (TUM) spans four large sites in Bavaria: Munich, Garching, Weihenstephan, and Straubing. These are home to the 15 departments and the university's most important research facilities. TUM is represented internationally today with locations of its own on several continents. In Singapore in 2002, it became the first German university to open a campus abroad: TUM Asia. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) spans four large sites in Bavaria: Munich, Garching, Weihenstephan, and Straubing. These are home to the 15 departments and the university's most important research facilities. TUM is represented internationally today with locations of its own on several continents. In Singapore in 2002, it became the first German university to open a campus abroad: TUM Asia. From sports teams to music festivals to museum tours, there is a wide range of extracurricular activities open to you as a student at TUM Informatics.