The activities of the IB aim to sharpen the international profile and increase the visibility of LMU Medicine internationally. In addition, the recruitment, education, training and further education of top international researchers, teachers and clinicians as well as the significant shaping of international health topics are to be promoted
LMU Medicine International Board
Kick-off event, 9th of october 2023
The international board (IB) was established at the Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital as the central, responsible committee for the internationalization strategy with the primary mission of structuring, accelerating, and promoting the international development of LMU medicine. The kick-off meeting took place at the dean’s office of the Faculty of Medicine on October 9th, 2023.
The activities of the IB aim to refine the international profile and increase the visibility of LMU Medicine internationally. In addition, the recruitment, training and advanced education of top international talent for research, teaching and clinical practice as well as the significant shaping of international health topics will be promoted.
The main task of the IB is to formulate an internationalization strategy for the institutional support of cooperations, programs and strategic partnerships. Together with its working groups, supporting processes for the implementation of the internationalization strategy and the committee's resolutions will be designed.
Structurally, the IB consists of the chairman, Prof. Gudermann, dean of the Medical Faculty, and the deputy chairman, Prof. Lerch, medical director of the LMU University Hospital as well as further board members from the faculty management and from various working groups with respective different international topics and areas of responsibility.
The International Board is now considered as central point of contact for reviewing and evaluating international requests for cooperation and delegation visits at institutional level (see contact 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 for top-level and broad-based student support, including the establishment of alumni networks for sustainable structures and visibility
• expansion of services for incoming students
• internationalization at home through language acquisition and intercultural competence
Mangement team: Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila, Dr. Antje Hentrich
Areas of responsibility:
• measures that support the recruitment, training and further education of excellent young international scientists and specialists
Management team: Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerbes, Prof. Dr. Eva Rehfuess
Areas of responsibility:
• expansion of existing and establishment of new collaborations at faculty and hospital level with relevant strategic partner institutions and networks of LMU Medicine and the LMU overall strategy. The aim is to develop sustainable structures for international funding programs in research and teaching
• support of the Alumni Potentiala for the AGs 1 and 2
Management team: Wencke Vonderhagen (for the faculty) und Dr. Brigitte Brands (for the hospital)
Areas of responsibility:
• central coordination point for information on all international activities at cooperation level
• definition of processes and areas of responsibility for the implementation of the internationalization strategy, including the specification of welcome structures with transparent processes and responsibilities for scientists from EU and non-EU countries (with the aim of reducing the workload and increasing efficiency in the central administrative departments of the faculty and the hospital)
• establishment of an accompanying framework structure and targeted promotion of international networking at institutional level
Additional members of the individual working groups are planned for the implementation of the areas of responsibility mentioned and some have already been requested and confirmed. The group of participants can and should be expanded depending on the point of action.
Chair: Dean of the Medical Faculty of the LMU Munich, Prof. Dr. T. Gudermann
Deputy Chair: Chairman of the Board and Medical Director of the LMU Clinic, Prof. Dr. M. Lerch
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