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The Lufthansa Group, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Munich Airport are collaborating to establish a new center for cooperation and innovation named the 'TUM Convergence Center'. This new building complex will be constructed on approximately 20,400 square meters of the LabCampus, an innovation hub at Munich Airport.
A letter of intent (LoI) was signed today in the presence of Bavaria's Minister of Science, Markus Blume, and Minister of Finance, Albert Füracker. The President of TUM, Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann; Joerg Eberhart from the Lufthansa Group; and CEO Jost Lammers from Munich Airport were also present for the signing.
Joerg Eberhart stated: "In order to efficiently and sustainably shape the future of aviation as the Lufthansa Group, we want to create a unique platform for collaboration between Munich Airport and TUM with the support of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts at the Munich location through the joint research institute."
