Student initiatives A new generation of talents driving innovation

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Five strong student initiatives that join forces to drive innovation in the Munich Urban Colab – in collaboration with companies, start-ups and founders. Fresh ideas for a livable urban future, right on the pulse of time.

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Manage and More

Manage and More
  • Founding year: 2004
  • Number of active members: approx. 70 active members and 1.000 alumni in the network

Manage and More is the entrepreneurship scholarship of UnternehmerTUM - Europe's leading center for innovation and business creation. Each semester, around 20 students with above-average commitment are selected to be trained as entrepreneurial personalities for three semesters. In the process, they learn to develop business ideas, shape innovation and develop their own leadership personality. The interdisciplinary network also enables cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Vision:

We drive personal development in an entrepreneurial environment, so that together we grow into responsible leaders that create sustainable impact.

Mission:

Our scholarship empowers talented students to excel in responsible leadership. We make this possible by developing their personality with professional coaches and comprehensive workshops. By providing profound education in problem-solving methods, we enable our scholars to push impact-driven innovations within their own projects as intra- or entrepreneurs. In doing so, they are supported by an inspiring community that connects high potentials who grow together.
 

START Munich

START Munich 2025
  • Founding year: 2003
  • Number of active members: 307

START Munich connects a new generation of entrepreneurs and offers direct access to the start-up world. Since its founding in 2003, over 300 members have been active in the association and have founded successful start-ups such as Trade Republic, Remberg, 10x Founders, askLio, and Wemolo.

Vision:

Our vision is to provide the most compelling initiative for entrepreneurially passionate students to foster Munich's transformation into a global start-up hotspot.

Mission:

Our mission is to support driven students to kickstart and nurture their entrepreneurial careers by integrating them into a thriving community, generating an environment for personal development and providing access to all necessary resources.

180 Degrees Consulting Munich

180 DC Munich
  • Founding year: 2015
  • Number of active members: approx. 50

As the world's largest student consultancy, we support non-profit organizations and social entrepreneurs to master strategic challenges. Based on our know-how and comprehensive consulting experience, we develop tailor-made, conceptual, and innovative solutions together with our project partners. Thus, we create a decisive social impact on business and society. Over 50 active members and more than 500 alumni work together to shape the work of 180 Degrees Consulting Munich and spread our mission throughout the world

Vision:

We see ourselves as the go-to resource for students who want to drive global innovation, social equity, and sustainable change.

Mission:

We support non-profit organizations and social enterprises in realizing their full potential. We do this by creating new ideas, advising and developing innovative solutions for them in nonprofit consulting projects and digital offerings, and connecting them with a network of like-minded organizations.

At the same time, we empower ambitious and dedicated students from diverse backgrounds to become responsible leaders. We do this by exposing them to social and environmental challenges within their work, supporting their skills and personal development, and making them part of an inspiring community of change makers that will last far beyond their studies.
 

Enactus München

Enactus Muenchen
  • Founding year: 2009
  • Number of active members: approx. 160

Enactus München e.V. is part of the international Enactus network and thus belongs to the largest student entrepreneurship initiative in the world. Uniting approximately 160 motivated students from diGerent universities and colleges in Munich, we believe that investing in students who are entrepreneurially committed to helping others makes the world a better place for all of us.

Vision:

Our vision is to create a more sustainable world through innovation and entrepreneurial action.

Mission:

We empower students to develop innovative projects that address social and environmental problems using an entrepreneurial approach. We contribute to the realization of UN Sustainable Development Goals through these projects, while supporting students in their personal and professional growth as responsible leaders.
 

TUM.ai

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  • Founding year: 2020
  • Number of active members: 80-100 active members and 500+ alumni in the network

TUM.ai is the student initiative for artificial intelligence (AI) at the Technical University of Munich. As one of the leading AI initiatives in European higher education, TUM.ai brings together students from various disciplines (e.g., physics, law, medicine, computer science). The initiative is characterized by its diversity: Members work on research projects with renowned institutions such as MIT and Harvard as well as companies such as IBM, organize hackathons and panels with leading AI experts, and promote entrepreneurship through their own AI startup incubator E-Lab.

Vision:

We empower students to create social impact through AI and to help shape the new AI era responsibly.

Mission:

TUM.ai offers talented students a platform to develop their technical and entrepreneurial skills in the field of AI. In cooperation with leading research institutions and industry partners, our members gain practical experience through project-based learning. Through workshops, mentoring programs and a dedicated community, they develop innovative AI solutions, participate in cutting-edge research and build their own AI startups.