# Prof. Franz Pfeiffer receives honorary professorship at Tsinghua University

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Prof. Pfeiffer (l.) receives honorary professorship from Prof. Luming Li (r.).\
Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

**Franz Pfeiffer, Professor of Biomedical Physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Director of the Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded an honorary professorship at Tsinghua University in Beijing.**

During a high-level delegation visit to Munich and Garching at the end of January 2026, Tsinghua University President Prof. Luming Li awarded Prof. Pfeiffer the honorary professorship. The award ceremony took place in the context of the close institutional cooperation between TUM and Tsinghua University.

Founded in 1911, Tsinghua University is considered China's leading technical university and one of the best universities worldwide. The flagship partnership between TUM and Tsinghua University, established in 2020, is now being strengthened and elevated. The common goal is to expand cooperation in research, teaching, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a sustainable way.

The honorary professorship awarded to Prof. Pfeiffer will strengthen scientific cooperation in medical imaging and the development of a new generation of X-ray sources based on inverse Compton scattering. These fields of research offer great potential for basic research and developing innovative diagnostic procedures with clinical applications.

### More Information

- [TUM and Tsinghua Expand Flagship Partnership](https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/tum-and-tsinghua-expand-flagship-partnership)
- [Flagship Partnership with Tsinghua University](https://www.international.tum.de/en/global/tsinghua/)

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### Scientific Contact

[Prof. Dr. Franz Pfeiffer](https://www.professoren.tum.de/en/pfeiffer-franz)\
Technical University of Munich\
Professor of Biomedical Physics\
franz.pfeiffer@tum.de