LMU ‒ China Academic Network (LMU-ChAN)
The LMU ‒ China Academic Network was established in 2015 and now includes 10 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 10 of China’s most renowned universities, all of which are located in and around Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Source: LMU Munich
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:
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:
Details regarding the call for applications for the funding period 2024 will be published soon.
Doctoral candidates are invited to apply to the LMU-CSC Program for scholarships. The Program enables highly qualified Chinese postgraduates to obtain their doctoral degrees, or conduct research for a doctoral dissertation, at LMU.
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.
International Office
LMU-China Academic Network (ChAN), LMUexchange: Mainland China, Hongkong, Taiwan