Graduation Ceremony of the CIT

3 p.m.: Registration for graduates and guests on the square in front of the MI building, Garching Research Campus

4 p.m.: Official beginning of the celebration with opening speeches by the TUM Executive Board and the Dean of the TUM School of CIT in the Magistrale of the MI building

5 p.m.: Honoring of the graduates in the individual graduation ceremonies (please refer to you invitation for the respective lecture hall):

• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Informatics
• Mathematics 

7 p.m.: Joint sparkling wine reception in the Magistrale

12 p.m.: Registration for graduates and guests on the square in front of the MI building, Garching Research Campus

1 p.m.: Official start of the ceremony with opening speeches by the TUM Executive Board and the Dean of the TUM School of CIT in the Magistrale of the MI building

2 p.m.: Honoring of graduates at the individual graduation ceremonies (please refer to the invitation for the respective lecture hall):  

• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Informatics
• Mathematics

4 p.m.: Joint sparkling wine reception in the Magistrale

You may attend if you have been invited by email and have reserved a free ticket. Attendance at the graduation ceremony is voluntary. To ensure that all graduates can reserve a ticket, there will be a two-stage ticket process:

• On June 8, 2026, tickets will first be available for graduates.
• On June 15, 2026, any remaining tickets will be available for booking as guest tickets. We recommend that you do not book your guests’ travel arrangements until after you have reserved their guest tickets.

All graduates for whom the registrar of their degree program has applied to the TUM Graduation Office for the issuance of a degree certificate by the deadline of 22 May 2026.

The following requirements must be met:

1. You must have completed all required examinations and coursework.
2. All grades must have been received and be valid (provisional confirmations, e.g. of the successful completion of the thesis, are not sufficient).
3. The grades must be correctly assigned in the transcript of records/ study plan in TUMonline.
4. The registrar of your degree program must have completed the administrative processes: You will receive an email asking you to check your transcript of records. As soon as your confirmation has been received, your degree certificate will be requested from the TUM Graduation Office (deadline: 22 May 2026). Please note that some degree programs require additional steps, which means that additional lead time must be planned for, for example, degree programs with additional certificates or similar.

This means that sufficient time must be allowed for the release of your final certificate after your last valid performance or grade. You can support the process by responding promptly to the email asking you to check your transcript for accuracy. The following contact persons are available to assist you with the release of your final transcript: 

For Informatics: certificates-in.asa@xcit.tum.de

For Electrical and Computer Engineering: Your degree program, i.e. bsei.asa@xcit.tum.de, msei.asa@xcit.tum.de, msce.asa@xcit.tum.de or msne.asa@xcit.tum.de

For Mathematics: Bachelor's Secretary or Master's Secretary

Please read any queries from the contact persons carefully and respond promptly.

If you receive a notification email regarding your graduation before or on the deadline of 22 May 2026, you can assume that you will also be invited to the graduation ceremony. The subject lines of the notification emails vary depending on the degree program. The decisive factor for the invitation to the graduation ceremony is the receipt of the email with the following subject lines: 

(Please note: The expressions in braces {{ ...}} are placeholders in the subject lines of the emails sent and will be specifically adapted to your name or your degree program.)

Informatics

Subject in all degree programs: Your final documents for the {{ program_name }} // Your final documents for the {{ program_name }}

Mathematics

Subject bachelor's program: Your graduation in {{ program_name }}

Subject in all master's programs: Your graduation in {{ program_name }} // Finishing your studies in {{ program_name }}

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Subject in master's program in Communications and Electronics Engineering: Congratulations on achieving 120 ECTS in {{ program_name }} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matriculation number }})

Subject in the master's program in Neuroengineering: Congratulations on achieving 120 ECTS in {{ program_name }} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matriculation number }})

Subject in the master's program in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Graduation in {{ program_name }} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matrikel }}) // Finishing your studies in {{ program_name }} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matriculation number }})

Subject in bachelor's program in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Graduation in {{ program_name }} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matriculation number }}) // Finishing studies in {{ program_name}} ({{ fullname }}, {{ matriculation number }})

No, the save the date is not the invitation to the graduation ceremony. The save the date has been sent to all students at the CIT. The invitation per email will only be sent to the students meeting the requirements. 

We cannot answer this question, as the examiners may take different amounts of time to grade the thesis. Please keep in mind you may also have to give a presentation on your thesis before it can be graded.

No, each student receives their degree certificate at an individual time from the Graduation Office. Due to the high number of graduates at the CIT, no certificates can be handed out at the graduation ceremony.

The invitations will be sent out by email to the email address saved in TUMonline by June 8, 2026. The invitations will be sent out by the following address: tum@graduation-ceremony.com. Please make sure that your email address in TUMonline is valid or set up an email forwarding. Please also check your SPAM folder.

In the invitation you will receive by email on June 8, 2026, you will find a link to the ticket site. To ensure that all graduates can reserve a ticket, there will be a two-stage ticket process:

• On June 8, 2026, tickets will first be available for graduates only.
• On June 15, 2026, any remaining tickets will be available for booking as guest tickets. Those who have already reserved a graduate ticket will be notified again by email and can add guest tickets (if available). We recommend that you do not book your guests’ travel arrangements until after you have reserved their guest tickets.

Please note: First come, first served! We cannot guarantee that guest tickets will be available for all graduates. Attendance at the event – including for guests – is only possible with a ticket.

If you have not received an invitation, this means that you have not met all the requirements. You will be invited next year if you meet the requirements.

No, unfortunately this is not possible. You will only be invited to one graduation ceremony and it is not possible to postpone your participation to subsequent years.

Participation in the graduation ceremony is free of charge. However, you will still need a ticket. To ensure that all graduates have the opportunity to reserve a ticket, there will be a separate two-stage ticket process. If tickets are still available after the first round, they can be reserved for guests. 

If you and your guests are are unable to attend the event, please return the tickets. You will find a link to cancel  the tickets in the confirmation email you receive after registering in the ticket store. 

No, due to safety regulations, all graduates and guests must have a valid ticket with their name. At check-in, tickets and IDs will be checked. Tickets will be checked at the individual ceremonies in the lecture halls, as well as before the joint welcome ceremony and the subsequent sparkling wine reception in the Magistrale. A ticket is required for all parts of the event.

Tickets will not be available on-site on the day of the event.

The honoring of the graduates will take place in separate lecture halls, according to the field of study: Informatics, Mathematics or Electrical and Computer Engineering (please refer to your invitation for the specific lecture hall).

The Academic Program Director will welcome the graduates and guests. before each graduate will be honored individually on stage. Following the graduate speeches, awards will be presented to selected graduates.

Afterward, a sparkling wine reception for graduates and their guests will be held in the Magistrale of the MI Building, bringing together everyone.

Please be aware that attendance at the graduation ceremony is by invitation and ticket reservation only. You can only be sure you are eligible to attend after you have received the invitation and reserved the ticket. 

Please contact graduation@cit.tum.de.

The Mathematics Informatics building on the Garching research campus is very easy to reach by public transportation: take the U6 to the final stop, Garching Forschungszentrum. Please note the changes in the timetable due to current construction work. Parking is available free of charge in the gravel parking space behind the building (approx. 5 minutes' walk). The parking space directly in front of the building is a park-and-ride facility and is subject to a fee.

The dress code is business casual. If you like to dress up more, you are very welcome to do so. On the day of the event, all graduates will receive a graduation stole to be worn over their own clothing (ECE: purple, IN: green, MA: yellow) at check in. No graduation caps or gowns will be handed out. 

The bachelor's graduation ceremony on July 17, 2026 will be held in German. Due to the large number of English-language master's degree programs at the CIT, the master's graduation ceremony on July 18, 2026 will be in English. 

Photography and filming will take place during the event. The School will use the resulting images and footage for public relations and marketing purposes across all media - such as print, the internet, and social networks. If you do NOT wish to be photographed during the event, please place a sticker in a clearly visible position on your top. Stickers are available at the check-in counters.

Please use graduation@cit.tum.de for further questions. Please always state your full name and your degree program.