{"id":31092,"date":"2021-09-03T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/?page_id=31092"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:15:39","slug":"profile-ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/exchange-partner-institutions\/profile-ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile Page &#8211; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2025\/07\/P_CarletonPhotography_CarletonCampus_01-08-24-22-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Profile Page &#8211; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.innovationtoronto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ludwig-maximilians-university-munich-344-logo55rt.png?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Innovation Toronto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Location<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Language of Instruction<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Open to<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Level of Study<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Munich, Germany<\/td><td>German, English<\/td><td>All Faculties<\/td><td>Undergraduate and Graduate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"fields-of-study\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fields of Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>American Studies; Chemistry and Pharmacology; German Studies; Business Administration; History; English Studies; Law; Communication Science; Physics; Political Science; Psychology and Pedagogy; Sociology; Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who wish to complete courses in German must have a level of B2 in the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h4 id=\"learning-about-exchange\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning about Exchange<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/02\/LMUexchange_Students_Key-Data-LMU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LMU Factsheet 2026-2027<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmu.de\/en\/study\/all-degrees-and-programs\/programs-for-international-visiting-students\/erasmus-and-lmuexchange\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LMU Exchange Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/prod\/pkg_isso_search_course_equiv.p_search_schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Course Equivalencies Database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h4 id=\"preparing-for-exchange\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for Exchange<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmu.de\/en\/study\/all-degrees-and-programs\/programs-for-international-visiting-students\/erasmus-and-lmuexchange\/housing-for-exchange-students\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LMU Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.diplo.de\/ca-en\/consular-services\/visa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embassy of Germany &#8211; Study Visa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"term-dates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Term Dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Fall Term<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Winter Term<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>October to February (Winter semester)<\/td><td>April to July (Summer semester)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*The information provided on this page is subject to change. Please consult the Host Institution&#8217;s factsheet, the Host Institution&#8217;s website, or the Host Institution directly to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"student-testimonials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Testimonials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-campus-life\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Campus Life\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-campus-life\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;LMU has an exchange office which have the answer to just about anything you can ever need. There are also a number of student groups available, the largest is the Erasmus student network (ESN), they organize a number of trips and events for students to meet and travel together. There are also other groups which you often see advertised on posters and usually are a large WhatsApp chat which advertises a variety of social events on campus.&#8221;<em> &#8211; Full Year 2022\/2023, Bachelor of International Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-academic-environment\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Academic Environment\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-academic-environment\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;A list of relevant courses will be provided each semester of courses which are taught in English, so it is quite easy to find all the classes you need.&#8221; &#8211; <em>Full Year 2022\/2023, Bachelor of International Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-housing-experience\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Housing Experience\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-housing-experience\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;I was able to secure student housing for the duration of my stay in Germany, it is a great option, cheap, and there are lots of events among the different student housing areas, it\u2019s a lot of fun to live there.&#8221; &#8211; <em>Full Year 2022\/2023, Bachelor of International Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-setting-up-phone-and-bank-account\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Setting Up Phone and Bank Account\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-setting-up-phone-and-bank-account\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;I was able to set up my bank account with the Stadtsparkasse bank in Munich entirely online, all important documents and cards came through the mail, I had to do a video chat to verify my identity with my passport, but other than that it was quite easy. In terms of SIM cards, just go with a pay as you go card from any of the grocery store chains, I used AldiTalk for the entire time I was here, and it was priced cheap and worked well everywhere&#8221; &#8211; <em>Full Year 2022\/2023, Bachelor of International Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-travel-tips\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Travel Tips\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-travel-tips\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;Places to see: Berlin, Andechs monastery, Jochsberg, partnach gorge in Garmisch-partenkirchen, neuschwanstein castle, Nymphenburg palace.&#8221; &#8211; <em>Full Year 2022\/2023, Bachelor of International Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location Language of Instruction Open to Level of Study Munich, Germany German, English All Faculties Undergraduate and Graduate Fields of Study American Studies; Chemistry and Pharmacology; German Studies; Business Administration; History; English Studies; Law; Communication Science; Physics; Political Science; Psychology and Pedagogy; Sociology; Economics. 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