The activities of the International Board aim to strengthen the international profile and enhance the global visibility of LMU Medicine. The IB focuses on attracting, educating, training, and further developing outstanding international researchers, educators, and clinicians, as well as contributing significantly to shaping key global health topics.
LMU Medicine International Board
Inaugural Meeting, October 9, 2023
The International Board (IB) was established at the Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital as the principal body responsible for the internationalization strategy. Its primary mandate is to structure, accelerate, and promote the international development of LMU Medicine. The inaugural meeting was held at the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Medicine on October 9, 2023.
The activities of the IB aim to refine the international profile and increase the visibility of LMU Medicine internationally. Key priorities include the recruitment, training, and advanced education of exceptional international talent in research, teaching, and clinical practice, as well as actively shaping the global health agenda.
The Board’s core responsibility is to formulate an internationalization strategy that provides institutional support for collaborations, academic programs, and strategic partnerships. In collaboration with its working groups, the IB develops processes to implement this strategy and to enact the committee’s resolutions effectively.
Structurally, the International Board is composed of the Chair, Prof. Gudermann, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and the Deputy Chair, Prof. Lerch, Medical Director of LMU University Hospital, along with additional board members from the faculty leadership and various working groups, each covering specific international topics and areas of responsibility.
The IB serves as the central point of contact for the review and evaluation of international cooperation requests and delegation visits at the institutional level (see contact details below).
Management teams and areas of responsibility of the individual working groups
Management team: Prof. Dr. Martin Fischer, Prof. Dr. Inga Körte
Areas of responsibility:
- Expansion of selected international exchange programs to support both top-performing and a broad base of students, including the establishment of alumni networks to ensure sustainable structures and long-term visibility.
- Enhancement of services for incoming students.
- Promotion of “internationalization at home” through language acquisition and the development of intercultural competence.
Mangement team: Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila, Dr. Antje Hentrich
Areas of responsibility:
Implementation of measures to support the recruitment, training, and continued professional development of outstanding early-career international scientists and specialists.
Management team: Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerbes, Prof. Dr. Eva Rehfuess
Areas of responsibility:
- Expansion of existing collaborations and establishment of new partnerships at both faculty and hospital levels with strategic partner institutions and networks aligned with the LMU Medicine and overall LMU strategy. The goal is to develop sustainable structures for international funding programs in research and teaching.
- Support for the Alumni Potentiala initiatives for Working Groups 1 and 2.
Management team: Wencke Vonderhagen (for the faculty) und Dr. Brigitte Brands (for the hospital)
Areas of responsibility:
- Serving as the central coordination point for information on all international activities at the cooperation level.
- Defining processes and areas of responsibility for the implementation of the internationalization strategy, including the development of welcome structures with transparent procedures for scientists from both EU and non-EU countries, with the aim of reducing administrative workload and increasing efficiency in the central administrative departments of the Faculty and the Hospital.
- Establishing a supportive framework and actively fostering international networking at the institutional level.
Additional members will be appointed to the individual working groups to support the implementation of the areas of responsibility outlined above. Several members have already been invited and confirmed, and the composition of each group may be expanded as required by specific activities.
Chair: Prof. Dr. T. Gudermann, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich
Deputy Chair: Prof. Dr. M. Lerch, Chairman of the Board and Medical Director, LMU University Hospital
Contact us
Wencke Vonderhagen, M.A.
Coordinator International Board LMU Medicine & International Academic Networks, Office for Study Affairs
Dr. Brigitte Brands
Deputy Coordinator International Board LMU Medicine & Head of Coordination LMU University Hospital Executive Board