Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility at LMU Munich

• The University of Melbourne, Erasmus+ partner 2015-2017, 2017-2019
• University of Queensland, Erasmus+ partner 2015-2017, 2017-2019
• University of Sidney, Erasmus+ partner 2015-2017, 2017-2019

• Universidade de São Paulo, Erasmus+ partner from 2018 to 2021
• Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Erasmus+ partner from 2018 to 2021

• University of Alberta, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2019
• University of British Columbia, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2019
• University of Calgary, Erasmus+ partner from 2017 to 2019
• Dalhousie University, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2017
• University of Toronto, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2019
• Simon Fraser University, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2017

• Peking University, Erasmus+ partner from 2022 to 2025
• Fudan University, Erasmus+ partner from 2022 to 2025

• Addis Ababa University, Erasmus+ partner from 2017 to 2025
• Jimma University, Erasmus+ partner from 2018 to 2025
• Debretabor University, Erasmus+ partner from 2020 to 2025

• Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Erasmus+ partner from 2016 to 2025
• Reichmann University (former Interdiscilinary Center Herzliya), Erasmus+ partner from 2016 to 2025
• Tel Aviv University, Erasmus+ partner from 2016 to 2025
• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Erasmus+ partner from 2020 to 2025
• The Weizmann Institute of Science, Erasmus+ partner from 2022 to 2025

• Lomonosov Moscow State University, Erasmus+ partner from 2020 to 2023
• HSE University, Moscow, Erasmus+ partner from 2020 to 2023
• HSE University St. Petersburg, Erasmus+ partner from 2020 to 2023

After spring 2021 exchange activities with partner institutions in the Russian Federation were paused.

• Pretoria University, Erasmus+ partner from 2022 to 2025
• University of Cape Town, Erasmus+ partner from 2022 to 2025

• Chulalongkorn University, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2025
• Mahidol University, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2022
• Thammasat University, Erasmus+ partner from 2015 to 2025

• University of Danang, Erasmus+ partner from 2016 to 2023
• University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Erasmus+ partner from 2016 to 2023

Faculty Mobility with Teaching Assignment (STA)

Guest lecturers are to strengthen the international orientation of LMU and their home university through their stay at LMU, to complement the range of courses offered by LMU and to impart their expertise to students.

• Duration: 5 days to 2 weeks
• Teaching assignment: 8 hours per week
• Eligible: Faculty employed by the partner institution

Faculty/Staff Mobility for Training (STT)

The funding aim is to support the internationalization of both partner universities and to strengthen the staff members' international and professional competencies. The focus of a stay at the host university is, for example, to further develop the university cooperation, to clarify administrative procedures or to develop one's own professional skills. The application must be accompanied by a defined work program, which will be coordinated in advance with your host at LMU. A combination of teaching and further education is also possible.

• Duration: 5 days to 2 weeks
• Eligible: Faculty and administrative staff employed by the partner institution

Please note that no insurance coverage is associated with the grant.

Application procedure for staff from Erasmus+ ICM partner universities

• Contact the faculty member or administrative unit you wish to work with at LMU to discuss the possibilities of a teaching or training assignment.
• Once you have reached agreement with your LMU colleague as to the teaching assignment or work program and the dates of your visit, please complete the online form, upload an invitation letter from your host at LMU Munich and inform LMU's International Office (Susanne Roessler) about your planned visit.
• Contact your home institution's International Office for further instructions.

Documents to be submitted before embarking on the planned assignment

• Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement (signed by you and a representative of your university)
• Erasmus+ Grant Agreement (signed by you and the International Office of LMU)

Documents to be submitted after completion of the assignment

• Confirmation of the mobility period (signed by your academic host at LMU)
• EU Online Report

Faculty/Staff from China

• Travel grant: 1,500 euros
• Living expenses: 160 euros/day (max. duration 7 days)
• Program duration until: 31 July 2025

Faculty/Staff from Ethiopia

• Travel grant: 820 euros
• Living expenses: 160 euros/day for the first two weeks, then 112 euros/day
• Program duration until: 31 July 2025

Faculty/Staff from Israel

• Travel grant: 360 euros
• Living expenses: 160 euros/day for the first two weeks, then 112 euros/day
• Program duration until: 31 July 2025

Faculty/Staff from Thailand

• Travel grant: 1,500 euros
• Living expenses: 160 euros/day (max. duration: 7 days)
• Program duration until: 31 July 2025

Faculty/Staff from Vietnam

• Travel grant: 1,500 euros
• Living expenses: 160 euros/day for the first two weeks, then 112 euros/day
• Program duration until: 31 July 2023

Applicants with disabilities (degree of disability: at least 20%) or chronic diseases may apply for a special grant for additional expenses abroad.

Please note that only additional costs not covered by funding in your home country (e.g. health insurance providers, social security departments) and which only arise due to your stay abroad can be considered. This might, for example, include flights and costs for assistants accompanying you, costs for barrier-free accommodation, or costs for a preparatory visit.

As you must provide evidence of the difference between expenses in your home country and abroad, please allow enough time to complete the application and contact LMU's International Office (susanne.roessler@lmu.de) as early as possible. Applications must be submitted to the DAAD national agency at least two months before departure. Please note that you will not be eligible to apply after you have already commenced your stay abroad.

Students from selected partner universities in Ethiopia, Israel, Thailand, and South Africa can apply for an Erasmus+ ICM scholarship for the duration of their student exchange at LMU Munich. The mobility period for studies can last from 2 to 12 months. The mobility period for a traineeship (only Ethiopia) can last from 2 to 12 months.

Students from Erasmus+ ICM partner institutions should apply through the international office of their home university.

• Monthly rate for students: 850 euros
• Travel allowance: Ethiopia. 820 euros, Israel: 360 euros, Thailand: 1,500 euros, South Africa: 820 euros

Additional financial support for participants with fewer opportunities (social top-up)

Students with fewer opportunities are eligible to apply for an additional top-up of 250 euros per month. There are 4 categories of students with fewer opportunities as defined by the EU and the German National Agency, DAAD:

• Students with children (who will be travelling with them)
• Students from a non-academic household (neither of their parents have obtained an academic degree)
• Students who need to work to support themselves during their studies (student has worked for at least 6 months for at least 20 hours per week prior to his/her exchange)
• Students with disabilities or chronic diseases

How do students apply for a social top-up?

Once students have been admitted to participate in the student exchange under Erasmus+ with LMU by the International Office of their home university, they will be guided through LMU's online application system. Students will need to prove that they belong to one of the above-named groups by signing a declaration after their acceptance to LMU. In this Declaration of Honour, the beneficiaries confirm that they fulfill the eligibility criteria and that they are in possession of supporting documents that prove their eligibility (depending on the category, this could take the form of a medical certificate, disability badge, child allowance award/travel documents, declaration by parents, pay slips, etc.)

Applicants with disabilities (degree of disability: at least 20%) or chronic diseases may apply for a special grant for additional expenses abroad.

Please note that only additional costs not covered by funding in your home country (e.g. health insurance providers, social security departments) and which only arise due to your stay abroad can be considered. This might, for example, include flights and costs for assistants accompanying you, costs for barrier-free accommodation, or costs for a preparatory visit.

As you must provide evidence of the difference between expenses in your home country and abroad, please allow enough time to complete the application and contact LMU's International Office (susanne.roessler@lmu.de) as early as possible. Applications must be submitted to the DAAD national agency at least two months before departure. Please note that you will not be eligible to apply after you have already commenced your stay abroad.

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