Markus Waechter

Dr. Markus Wächter is the Managing Director of TUM Asia, the subsidiary of the Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich, TUM) in Singapore. Dr. Wächter has over 15 years of experience heading the institute, which was set up as the first German academic venture abroad in 2002. Dr. Wächter himself is an alumnus of the TUM, where he completed his degree in Mathematics with a subsidiary in Physics and subsequently received his Doctoral degree in Engineering from the Technische Universität München (TUM) in 2004.

Education

• Dr.-Ing. Technische Universität München
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) Technische Universität München
• A-level Gymnasium Erding (1979 — 1988)

Companies

• Managing Director Technische Universität München Asia (German Institute of Science & Technology - TUM Asia) (2006)
• Adjunct Associate Professor Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2011 — 2012)
• CEO & Corporate Director TUM CREATE (2010 — 2011)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2009 — 2011)
• Head of Education & Research Technische Universität München Asia (German Institute of Science & Technology - TUM Asia) (2005 — 2005)
• Research Fellow National University of Singapore (2004 — 2005)
• Research Assistant Technische Universität München (1998 — 2003)