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MSNE Reunion Event 2025: A Decade of Neuroengineering at TUM

The Elite Graduate Program “Neuroengineering” (MSNE) celebrated its ten-year anniversary with the first official MSNE Reunion Event at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in July 2025. The event brought together alumni from all cohorts, current students, and faculty members to reconnect, exchange experiences, and reflect on how the program has shaped academic and professional journeys.

Looking Back on Ten Years of Growth

The reun­ion opened with a warm wel­come by the pro­gram direc­tors Prof. Gor­don Cheng and Prof. Kris­ten Kozielski, who high­light­ed the growth of MSNE from its early be­gin­nings to an inter­na­tional and inter­disci­pli­nary com­muni­ty. Alumni presenta­tions illus­trated the wide range of career paths - from re­search in bi­o-in­spired com­puting to neu­ro­morphic engi­neer­ing and deep learn­ing infra­struc­ture. Their con­tribu­tions showed how MSNE grad­uates apply neu­roen­gi­neer­ing knowledge in di­verse and im­pact­ful ways.

Connecting the MSNE Community

A lively panel dis­cussion en­couraged partic­ipants to reflect on the social re­spon­sibili­ties of neu­roen­gi­neer­ing and the im­portance of ethi­cal, trans­parent re­search. In­for­mal con­versa­tions dur­ing the poster ses­sion and the con­clud­ing get-together strengthened the sense of com­muni­ty among cur­rent and for­mer stu­dents of the Elite Grad­uate Pro­gram “Neu­roen­gi­neer­ing”. Many partic­ipants ex­pressed in­terest in con­tinued en­gagement through future reun­ions and alum­ni talks.

Text: Roua Brini, Elite Graduate Program „Neuroengineering” / Isabell Fischer, Coordination Elite Graduate Program „Neuroengineering”