The Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted an exchange meeting with the sanctioned Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), which has close ties to the Russian military and defense industry. The MAI is a leading Russian technical university specializing in aerospace and rocket technology and is under EU sanctions due to its connections with the Russian state corporation Rostec. The MAI actively recruits students for contract military service and hosts veteran war participants as speakers, supporting Russia's military efforts. Despite international sanctions, TUM and several German universities maintain research cooperation with the MAI, exchanging aerospace systems knowledge that could aid Russian military capabilities.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted an exchange meeting with the sanctioned Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), which has close ties to the Russian military and defense industry. The MAI is a leading Russian technical university specializing in aerospace and rocket technology and is under EU sanctions due to its connections with the Russian state corporation Rostec. The MAI actively recruits students for contract military service and hosts veteran war participants as speakers, supporting Russia's military efforts. Despite international sanctions, TUM and several German universities maintain research cooperation with the MAI, exchanging aerospace systems knowledge that could aid Russian military capabilities.