Virtual exchange among LERU partners

Experience the international from home

LMU Munich now enables students to take online courses from international partner universities and earn credits. This virtual exchange program is a joint initiative of several members of the League of European Research Universities, and is intended to allow students to gain international experience without the need to go abroad.

Outgoing students

Winter 2026/27: Courses from partner universities

Registration process for LMU students

You’ve selected what you want to study? Now you can register by following these steps.

  • Are you enrolled at LMU Munich?
  • Do you meet the entry requirements for the course?
  • Do you have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction at the time of application?
  • Does the course fit within your study schedule in terms of timetable and study load? Keep in mind that online courses take just as much time as regular courses. Check the exam date as well; it may not be in the same week as your regular program.

Fill in the Online application form including a motivation letter (max. 1 page) explaining why you are interested in taking the course and what you expect to learn it.

For questions plesae contact virtual.exchange@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Deadlines vary per University- Please check for the course you wish to take!!

If you want the study credits and the grades for the virtual exchange course to count as part of your regular program, you need to get approval in advance from your study coordinator. We'd like to receive a confirmation of the permission from your study coordinator via email.

For courses from KU Leuven, a learning agreement (exchanging a course taken at LMU for the one at the partner) is necessary and therefore approval is required.

Due to a limited number of places per course, there will be a selection process. You will receive a decision in due course. The successful applicants will receive further information and documents from the Virtual Exchange Coordinator.

Registration for incoming students

Once nominated by your home university, you will be sent further details for registration along with this registration form for you to fill out. This should be done no later than a week after the nomination deadline.

You will then be provided with details on how to access the course.

Archive

You can see the available courses from the previous semesters in the archive. (PDF, 354 KB)

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