LMU ‒ China Academic Network (LMU-ChAN)

Members

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, each of which involves a single partnering university, the network model allows one to focus on different scientific areas and diverse collaboration models, and generates additional synergy effects. The network now includes the following leading universities in China:

• Fudan University
• Nanjing University
• Peking University
• Renmin University
• Shanghai Jiaotong University
• Sun Yat-sen University
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• The University of Hong Kong
• Tongji University
• Tsinghua University
• Zhejiang University

Funding opportunities

LMU-ChAN Call for Applications

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:

• Research mobility for early-career researchers (doctoral candidates and postdocs)
• Seed funding for joint projects and conferences
• Workshop at the LMU-ChAN Scientific Forum 2025 at LMU Munich

The call for applications for the 2024 funding period is closed. The application deadline for research activities in 2025 will be published in due course.

LMU-CSC Program
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.

CSC China Link Program
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 1-12 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.

Scientific Forum

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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 by LMU and one or other of the partnering universities in alternate years.

• The Scientific Forum 2023 took place at LMU Munich from 6 to 8 November 2023.
• The Scientific Forum 2024 will take place at Fudan University in Shanghai from 25 to 27 September 2024.

LMU-ChAN Advisory Board