For the first time ever, the 3 most important rankings in the academic world all rate the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as Germany's best university.
TUM overtook last year's winner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU), according to a report published Wednesday by the renowned British magazine Times Higher Education (THE).
The QS World University Ranking and the Shanghai Ranking had already ranked TUM No. 1 university in Germany. According to THE, TUM ranks 30th worldwide and moves 8 places up.