The Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), or TUM, was founded in 1868 by King Ludwig II, and in 1901 earned the right to award doctoral degrees. Today, the academic faculties occupy three separate campuses in greater Munich.
In central Munich, the main campus is home to the faculties of Medicine, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Social and Sports Sciences, Surveying and Economics. The Garching campus, north of Munich, contains the faculties of Informatics, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering.