LMU ‒ China Academic Network (LMU-ChAN)
The LMU ‒ China Academic Network was established in 2015 and now includes eleven of China’s most renowned universities, all of which are located in and around Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The LMU ‒ China Academic Network was established in 2015 and now includes eleven of China’s most renowned universities, all of which are located in and around Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Since 2005, LMU Munich has established a wide range of contacts and collaborations with outstanding partners and leading research universities in China in the fields of Life Sciences and Health, Environmental and Geosciences, as well as the Humanities and Social Sciences.
LMU began to develop the LMU ‒ China Academic Network project (LMU-ChAN) in 2015. Unlike strategic partnerships which only involve a single partner university, the focus of LMU-ChAN's network model is on diverse collaboration models, generating additional synergy effects. The network now includes the following leading universities in China:
The call for applications for the LMU-ChAN 2025 funding period is now open.
LMU researchers who are planning to collaborate with one or more of the ChAN universities may apply to the ChAN partnership fund, which provides grants for the following purposes:
Detailed information regarding the amount of funding, the funding criteria and required documents can be found in the Call for Applications document (PDF, 226 KB).
Application deadline: Monday, 9 December 2024
Please note that the application documents, which need to be submitted, differ for the seed funding and the workshop at the Scientific Forum 2025. Please apply using the LMU online submission form on our application portal: https://lmu.moveon4.de/form/64194c74fbc62b33ea3ebdda/eng
A workshop at the LMU-ChAN Scientific Forum can be combined with seed funding for joint projects.
Please note that LMU-ChAN plans to open an ongoing call for small-scale funding of up to 3,000 euros for individual mobility in the first half of 2025.
Furthermore, scholarships for doctoral candidates from China can be applied for via the LMU-CSC Program. This program enables highly qualified Chinese postgraduates to obtain their doctoral degrees or conduct research for a doctoral dissertation at LMU.
LMU students and young researchers can apply to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for a research scholarship at a Chinese university. The possible funding period is 1 to 12 months. Application deadlines are October 15 and January 15 for a stay in the following academic year. Further information on the scholarship and the application process can be found on the CSC website.
The annual Scientific Forum is an important element of the network’s structure. The Forum not only serves to generate ideas for collaborative ventures in research and teaching, it also helps to nurture and extend existing contacts and interactions. The symposium comprises lectures, panel discussions and workshops with between 70 and 100 participants. It brings together both established and early-career researchers, as well as students from LMU and China. The Forum is hosted alternately by LMU or one of the partner universities.
We congratulate Wei Hu, Professor of German Studies at Peking University, on receiving a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation. She has been active in our LMU-ChAN Network for many years. We are delighted that she will now further intensify her contacts here at LMU.
International Office
Strategic Partnership: LMU-China Academic Network