New study and recreation areas for LMU students

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A new learning center and quiet room for students studying at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität is opening at the Herzogliches Georgianum building at Professor-Huber-Platz 1. By opening these new facilities, LMU is expanding its range of centrally located learning and recreation rooms while also setting an example of how to create a more inclusive university environment.

“By opening these facilities, which have been modernized in line with sustainability principles and are located in the immediate vicinity of the main LMU building, we want to provide our students with better learning and meeting opportunities as well as the chance to retreat to a quiet room that is neutral and is not dedicated to one specific religion or ideology,” said Dr. Margit Weber, Vice President for Equity, Talent Management and Diversity at LMU. “The Herzogliches Georgianum, a Catholic educational institution, and LMU thus offer a unique facility: a religious place of silence, the chapel, a neutral place of silence.”

Learning center: New workspaces in a historic educational building

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Located in the immediate vicinity of the main LMU building, the new learning center provides space for around 150 students to concentrate on their work and develop creative ideas. Modernized work surfaces with acoustic panels create a quiet environment to work in. A newly designed lounge area with vending machines offering drinks and snacks in the foyer invites students to congregate and take breaks together.

This opening is part of a wider initiative to expand the number of learning spaces at LMU. The aim is to create additional capacity for students and in particular to relieve the pressure on libraries, which can be extremely busy during examination periods. Last year, more than 300 new study spaces were created on the campus in the heart of the city. The learning center is leased using central study grants. The renovation work and furnishings were financed by LMU.

Room of Silence: A place for retreat and reflection

The Room of Silence, which is integrated into the learning center, is open to all students and members of the university. The room has been designed deliberately without any religious symbols and follows a clear, minimalist concept that uses natural materials. It serves both as a place for personal prayer and meditation and as a place of retreat from everyday university life. This means it also contributes to a more inclusive environment at LMU, as Vice President Weber emphasizes: “These places of retreat are needed: for quiet reflection, for slowing down, for taking a deep breath and for gathering strength. This is particularly the case during stressful periods of studying and busy examination periods. LMU and Herzogliches Georgianum are opening their doors to offer places of retreat that our diverse group of students can use amid their hectic everyday lives. May this new silent space be a sign that diversity unites rather than divides us. That’s what our university and its values represent.”

Opening hours:

The new learning center will be open from March 13, 2026, at the following times:
Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.