International Partnerships
Trust-based international networking is part of our research identity. This includes partner universities, scientific collaborations and staff mobility.
Go directly to your contact via the following links:
Information for our Partner Universities
We welcome students from our partner universities every semester. Nominations and applications for a semester abroad at our department are handled centrally by the LMU International Office, while we coordinate all questions regarding the content of the stay (such as course selection) directly.
The most important information at a glance:
- Nomination deadlines:
- April 15: Studies for the winter semester or for the entire academic year
- October 15: Studies for the summer semester
- Application deadlines:
- May 15: for the winter semester
- November 15: for the summer semester
Here you will find important dates and deadlines for your exchange programme at LMU.
Students who wish to study at our department under a partnership agreement (Erasmus+, UK, SEMP or LMUexchange) must be officially nominated by the department coordinators or the International Office at their home university.
After nomination, incoming students must officially apply and enrol at LMU. Here you will find everything you need to know about the application process, language requirements and your learning agreement.
Further information on applying for incoming students and LMU
We offer at least 30 ECTS credits worth of English-language courses each semester. The current course catalogue is available two months before the start of each semester.
More information can be found in the LMU online course catalogue.
The study visit is accompanied by several events that bring exchange students together with each other and with IfKW students. These include the Welcome Day and a Farewell Event. In addition, incoming students are invited to participate in central events at LMU.
Would you like to become a partner university?
We appreciate your interest in a partnership within the framework of Erasmus+, UK, SEMP, or LMUexchange. Students from universities that have an exchange agreement with our institute can spend one or two semesters at LMU as part of their studies. In addition to student exchanges, we also support exchanges at the staff level.
We have compiled some important background information here:
We offer at least 30 ECTS credits worth of English-language courses each semester. These include courses exclusively for exchange students as well as mixed courses/lectures. The courses are divided into the following modules:
- Empirical communication research
- Media institutions
- Media relations
- Academic writing
For exchange students, 5 ECTS credits are awarded for most regular seminars at the IfKW and 4 ECTS credits for lectures. For main- and compulsory elective seminars (advanced courses, 4 hours/week, strong focus on empirical research methods) you get 11 ECTS credits at bachelor's level and 15 ECTS credits at master's leve. The current course catalogue is available two months before the start of each semester.. Click here for the LMU online course catalogue.
The study visit is accompanied by several events that bring exchange students together with each other and with IfKW students. These include the Welcome Day and a Farewell Event. In addition, incoming students are invited to participate in central events at LMU.
Als Gastwissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler und Gastdozenten und -dozentinnen schicken unsere Partneruniversitäten regelmäßig Mitarbeitende für einen Aufenthalt zu uns – likewise we are happy to send our colleguages to you. Just get in touch with us to discuss the possibilities.
Would you like to collaborate with us on international research?
We maintain numerous international research partnerships. These usually arise from contacts made through collaboration, exchanges, or conferences and congresses. However, a good scientific idea can also form the basis of a partnership. Please feel free to contact us.
Your contact
If you are interested, please contact the chairs directly and/or come and meet us at conferences and congresses.
For employees: International personnel mobility
IfKW employees have the opportunity to gain international experience, establish contacts, maintain existing collaborations, or initiate new ones as part of international staff mobility. The International Office coordinates a number of programs and funding opportunities for this purpose.
Support is provided for both guest lectureships with a teaching component and individual continuing education and training trips.
The following options for personal mobility are available
You can find an overview of all LMU programs here on the LMU International Network page. The three main routes are as follows:
Teaching activities:
The Erasmus+ programme supports visiting lectureships by LMU lecturers at European partner universities with which an Erasmus agreement exists.
Here you can find more information about our partner universities.
Further education and training: As part of the Erasmus+ program, stays by LMU university staff at European partner institutions are funded with the aim of supporting internationalisation, strengthening the international and professional skills of employees and opening up new perspectives.
International staff mobility outside Europe
To promote internationalization, LMU supports its employees' stays at partner universities worldwide.
Partner universities:
We maintain excellent international academic contacts with over 30 partnerships with institutes in Europe, North America, Australia, Latin America, and Asia. Staff mobility is possible within the framework of these partnerships. Here you can find an overview of our partner universities.
Contact
General information on staff mobility is available from the LMU International Office. Here you can contact the International Office team.
The IfKW's international relations officer is available to answer questions about the individual partner universities. You can find your contact person here.
One request: The IfKW link leads to the contact details of the international affairs officer. Please send emails regarding international affairs exclusively to the functional address international@ifkw.lmu.de, not directly to Jessica Kühn.