AI in medicine: DAAD supports LMU in recruiting young talent

LMU is one of 20 universities selected to be part of the “Academic Horizons – Attracting Global Minds” funding program provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The program’s objective is to attract young international talent to study and conduct research in Germany and retain these talented individuals over a long period of time.

LMU combines public health, epidemiology, and data science

LMU successfully passed the selection process with its PULSE – Public Health & Epidemiology Upskilling and Leadership: Selection, Support & Employability project. Based at the Faculty of Medicine, the project focuses on artificial intelligence in the health sciences and links together the fields of public health, epidemiology, AI, and data science.

“PULSE is a strategically significant project for LMU’s Faculty of Medicine,” says Professor Thomas Gudermann, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. “It combines international talent recruitment with innovative training and helps to further develop our faculty, both scientifically and structurally, in a pioneering field.”

Multi-tiered program to support international talent

The project comprises several coordinated measures: from targeted recruitment and selection of international students, through mentoring and welcome programs, to training opportunities such as boot camps, refresher courses, and data-thons.

Opportunities for undergraduate degrees, doctorates, and careers

In addition, new offerings are planned, including a focus on AI in the master’s programs and, looking to the future, a fast-track option with direct transition to a doctorate. The goal is to ensure that international talent is retained over the long term in Germany as a hub for science and research, while at the same time continuing to develop the degrees offered at LMU.

The DAAD “Academic Horizons – Attracting Global Minds” program is part of the “1000-Köpfe-Plus” initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, which has been allocated a total of around 15 million euros of funding. The initiative combines various measures to attract and retain highly qualified professionals in Germany on a long-term basis.