During the project seminar, you work on a project for an academic chair. This gives you a comprehensive insight into the work of the chair. The project seminar can be chosen as an alternative to the industrial internship. You will also receive 12 ECTS for this.
The procedure of the project seminar
During the project seminar, you will take part in various sessions. The sessions are organized and held by the corresponding chairs on the one hand and the Centre for Key Competencies on the other.
As part of the supervision by the chair, you will receive input tailored explicitly to the project topic. You will also be introduced to the operation of the machines and programmes required for the project (hands-on tutorials). The project work will be supervised and guided by a faculty mentor. The program concludes with a project day on which you and your team will present your project and reflect on your learning experience together with the other participants in the project seminar.
In the area of soft skills, you will be supported by the ZSK with an eLearning course on project management and organization in a team. Here, you will learn how to work on projects systematically and complete them successfully.
Throughout the semester, you and your project group will also receive support from the ZSK in the form of face-to-face teaching events such as workshops and coaching sessions.
Information about the course work
Review by the chair:
- Preparation and submission of a work plan
- Preparation and submission of a project report
- Presentation of the project results
Review by the Centre for Key Competences:
- Processing the tasks in eLearning
- Active participation in the coaching sessions and the workshop
- Active participation on the final day
Target group
All Bachelor students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering from the 5th semester onwards.
How to apply
You send your application directly to the chair offering the project. In the project descriptions linked below, you will find information for each project on which documents to submit to which email address and what the further application process looks like.
You can apply for multiple projects. If you receive several confirmations, decide on a project to which you will bindingly commit. Please send a rejection to all other projects for which you have applied. Please note that a binding acceptance will be registered with the Centre of Key Competences and you will not be able to be accepted onto another project.
If you should have any questions about the application process, please get in touch with the contact person at the chair.
Find your project
Here you can find the project topics of the chairs for the winter term 2025/2025. The application period for the winter term is closed now. To see the description of the topics as PDF, click on the title of the project.
Lehrstuhl für Automatisierung und Informationssysteme: Projektseminar_TUM-AIS_Glasverzierungsautomat_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Automatisierung und Informationssysteme: Projektseminar_TUM-AIS_Update-Strategy_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Betriebswissenschaften (iwb): Projektseminar__iwb_Mischen_WS2526.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung: Projektseminar Nachhaltigkeit und Innovationen in der additiven Fertigung WiSe_25_26.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung: Projektseminar Werkstoffauswahl WiSe_25_26.pdf
Professur für Thermofluiddynamik: Projektseminar_TFD_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Professur für Laser-based Additive Manufacturing: Projektseminar_Modular Optical System_lbam_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Professur für Laser-based Additive Manufacturing: Projektseminar_Powder Characterization_lbam_V2_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Professur für Laser-based Additive Manufacturing: Projektseminar_Bike_Components_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Carbon Composites:
TUM.Additive: Projektseminar_TUM.Additive_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Agrarmechatronik: Projektseminar_Chair of Agrimechatronics_WiSe_25_26.pdf
Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mechanik: AM_Roboterentwicklung_WiSe 25_26.pdf