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Welcome to LMU
International
Office
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www.lmu.de/international
/incoming Welcome
Day 2019
1. About LMU
2. Organizing your Studies
3. Formalities
4. Student Life
1. About LMU
International Office
Address: Ludwigstraße 27, Ground Floor
Drop-in hours:
Tuesday: 09:00 -11:30 & Wednesday: 13:00 - 15:00
(Housing: by appointment)
Erasmus+: G005, Claudia Gebhard, Pascale Lacoste
erasmus-incoming@lmu.de
LMUexchange: G007, Ciska Voelmle
lmuexchange-incoming@lmu.de
Erasmus+ Partner Countries: G007, Lydia Mair
lydia.mair@lmu.de
Housing: G005, Christl Kern
housing-incoming@lmu.de
(089) 2180 3943
The University
International Office
The International Office:
• Issues your confirmation of attendance
• Helps with your Transcript of Records
• Helps you with housing issues
• Is the first point of contact if you are
facing any challenges
The International Office:
• Coordinates the Buddy Program
• Coordinates the Language and
Orientation Programs
• Works with TutoRIA, MESA, etc.
The University
Facts and Figures
1472 – LMU was first founded in Ingolstadt by
Ludwig the Wealthy
1826 – King Ludwig I brought the University to
Munich
18 Faculties
Over 53000 students, of whom
• Over 8000 international students
• Over 650 Erasmus+ and LMUexchange students
The University
About LMU
2. Organizing your Studies
LMUcard
Features :
• MVV semester ticket
• Student cafeterias
• Copier, printer
• Library card
Validate and revalidate
respectively
IT service desk F007, main
building
Studienorganisation
Types of Courses
Vorlesungen (Lectures)
• Active student participation is not normally expected.
• Attendance alone does not grant ECTS credits.
• ECTS credit points are given only after successfully
passing the end of semester exams.
Seminare:
• The topics are based on the attended lecture series.
• The subject matter is dealt with in more depth.
• Students present a topic in class and then hand in a paper.
Types of Seminar
• Proseminar: Taken in the first 4 semesters of a bachelor
program
• Hauptseminar: advanced level
Please note that in some departments/institutes students
participate in tutorials (Übungen) and internships (Praktika)
instead of seminars.
Organizing your StudiesEuropean Credit Transfer System
(ECTS)
LMU Students’ Semester Workload = 30 ECTS
• Does NOT apply to ERASMUS+ &
LMUexchange Students
• Check with home university
Number of credits for courses not always provided
in the Vorlesungsverzeichnis (Online Course
Catalogue)
• Erasmus+ homepage of the department
• Ask the departmental coordinator
• At departmental introduction sessions
Organizing your StudiesEnrolling for Classes
Choose courses from the Vorlesungsverzeichnis (Online
Course Catalogue): www.lsf.lmu.de
When you have put your timetable together enter the
details in LSF under “Status: vormerke)
Information about enrollment procedures:
• Erasmus+ homepage of the department
• Speak to the departmental coordinator
• Attend the introduction sessions in the departments
Enrollment procedures vary from department to
department
• Online enrollment
• Via e-mail to departmental coordinator
• Arrangement with the course lecturer
Organizing your StudiesGerman Courses in LSF
If you taking a German course at an LMU affiliated
language school you can add the course to your time table
• Log onto LSF: www.lsf.lmu.de
• You can find the German courses here:
Course catalogue
Courses across faculties
International Office
Deutschkurse
• Chose the German course provider (DUO, IUCM,
DkfA), the level (A1-C2) and the period
(semestervorbereitend / pre-semester start in
September or semesterbegleitend / during the
semester from October till February)
• Add the course to your time table
StudienorganisationLearning Agreement (Erasmus+)
When the timetable is sorted, ERASMUS Learning
Agreement may need to be updated
Talk through the changes with the respective
departmental coordinator and obtain signature on the
changes form
Student must also sign on the changes form
Generally speaking the signature of the Erasmus+
coordinator in the International Office is NOT necessary
Send the Learning Agreement changes to your home
university
Organizing your StudiesTranscript of Records
With one or two exceptions you can download and print
your own transcript
• When you have chosen and enrolled for your
classes you should put your timetable together
using LSF
• If you are staying for two semesters you will
have to do this again at the beginning of the
second semester
• At the end of each semester your ECTS points and
grades will be entered into LSF by each lecturer
individually or by your departmental exchange
coordinator
• Some of our partners require us to send transcripts
directly to them (mostly a few LMUexchange
partners). If this is the case with your home
university please let us know
StudienorganisationTranscript of Records
The exceptions are:
• Law: Brigitte Haustein
(erasmus@jura.uni-muenchen.de)
• Medicine: Lisa Lechner
(international.office@med.uni-muenchen.de)
These faculties issue their own transcripts of records to
exchange students. If you study Law or Medicine you will
get your transcript directly from the faculty.
StudienorganisationRe-registering for the Second
Semester
Re-registering for the second semester: transfer
129.40€ to the account of the University: Empfänger: LMU Muenchen Zahlstelle
Bayer. Landesbank
Detailed information about re-registering for the next Kreditinstitut:
Muenchen
semester: IBAN:
DE54 7005 0000 3701 1903
www.lmu.de/studium/administratives/abc_auswahl/rue 15
ckmeldung/continuation BIC: BYLADEMM
Ihre
Exchange students may study at LMU for a maximum Verwendungszweck: Matrikelnummer/20191/LMU
Rueckmeldung WISe 2019/20
of 2 semesters per study cycle
If you want to stay longer you must apply for
admission as a regular full degree international
student
• Application procedure and admission regulations
for full-time students apply
The International office will remind you by e-mail
about re-registration
Organizing your Studies3. Formalities
Registering your Address
You should register at Bürgerbüro (People’s
Registration Office) within two weeks of arrival
Phone as early as possible for an appointment: 089-
233-96000 (lines open at 8:00 a.m.)
Consult the information sheet you were given at
registration.
Required documents for registering your address:
• Completed registration form
Kreisverwaltungsreferat (KVR)
• Valid passport (for non EU citizens) or Identity Card Bürgerbüro
(for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens) Ruppertstr. 19, 80337 München
• Visa (if necessary) Ground floor
• Rental contract Subway U3 or U6, Poccistraße Station
Tel.: + 49 89 233-96 000
• Confirmation of the landlord /-lady
Opening hours:
Mon. 7.30-12.00, Tues. 10.00-18.30,
Thurs. 10.00-16.00, Fr. 7.30-12.00
FormalitiesConfirmation of landlord /-lady
A form from your landlady / landlord confirming
that you live at the given address
Must be submitted to the Bürgerbüro two weeks
after move-in at the latest
If you live in student accommodation the
confirmation will be sent to you automatically by
the Studentenwerk
The form can be downloaded at:
http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltun
g/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/Buergerbuero/Aktuelle
s/Bundesmeldegesetz.html
Non-compliance may lead to a fine of
1000€
BehördengängeResidence Permit
If a visa was required for you to come to Germany, you
may have to apply for an extension in the form of an
electronic “Aufenthaltstitel” (“Residence Permit”)
• Check the validity of your visa to see if the visa is
valid for the complete duration of your stay
• If the visa is not valid for the entire duration of your
stay, you must apply for a residence permit
Even if you did not require a visa to enter Germany, you
may still need to apply for a residence permit. Check Kreisverwaltungsreferat (KVR)
the KVR website if you are unsure!!! Bürgerbüro
Apply for your residence permit immediately after Ruppertstr. 19, 80337 München
Ground floor
enrolling at LMU (costs approx. 100€)
Subway U3 or U6, Poccistraße Station
To find out which documents are required consult: Tel.: + 49 89 233-96 000
• www.lmu.de/international/incoming Opening hours:
• http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/ Mon. 7.30-12.00, Tues. 10.00-18.30,
Kreisverwaltungsreferat/Auslaenderwesen Thurs. 10.00-16.00, Fr. 7.30-12.00
FormalitiesBasic Semester Ticket
Basic Semester Ticket
• 67,40€ of the mandatory fee of 129,40€ is for a
basic semester ticket entitling students to
restricted travel within the MVV network at the
following times:
• Monday to Friday 18:00 to 06:00 the following
day
• Saturday, Sunday, on public holidays and on 24
and 31 December (no time restrictions)
• Students must carry their student ID (LMUcard)
with the MVV logo on it and photo at all times
when using public transport.
FormalitiesIsarCard Semester
IsarCard Semester
• An optional, top-up ticket for students who need to
use public transport regularly
• Valid for the duration of one semester
• Costs 195,70€ and entitles students to unlimited
travel within the MVV network.
• Can be bought at MVV ticket machines or kiosks
selling MVG tickets
• To buy a ticket you must present your student
ID at the kiosk or type your matriculation
number into the ticket machine
• Keep the receipt in a safe place! Without the
receipt you will not be issued with a substitute if
you lose your season ticket
FormalitiesIsarCard Semester
For more information on the IsarCard Semester:
• https://www.mvv-
muenchen.de/tickets/zeitkarten-abos/mvv-
semesterticket/index.html
or in English
• http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-
fares/tickets/school-and-higher-education/mvv-
semesterticket/index.html
FormalitiesStudent Dorms of the Studentenwerk
Do not forget to sign your rental contract (read
the contract carefully)
The rent will be automatically debited from your
bank account on a monthly basis
Do not disturb your neighbors by having loud
parties: if a disturbance is reported you will
receive only 1 warning – the second time you
will lose your accommodation without notice!
Keep your room clean and look after the
furnishings
• Failure to do so may result in you losing
your deposit
www.stwm.de/wohnen
FormalitiesOpening a Bank Account
Free accounts for students
Students who live in student accommodation and do not
have a bank account in a Eurozone country must open a
German bank account
Necessary Documents:
Meldebescheinigung (certificate of proof of
residence or a copy of rental contract)
Proof of student status (either student card or
admission letter)
Identity Card or Passport
FormalitiesThe Health System
Take along your EHIC (valid for acute illnesses only) or your
German insurance card
Doctor must be a GP in regular practice
• DO NOT go to a doctor who is in private practice
Private insurance holder will need to pay all bills first, then
claim for reimbursement from the insurance provider
Fee for prescription medication: depending on the cost of
the medication, between 5€ and 10€
Emergency doctor, fire brigade, ambulance: 112
Police: 110
FormalitiesOther Insurance
Personal Liability Insurance
It is important to have a personal liability insurance
(insurance policies from your home country are not
valid in Germany)
Costs approx. 30€ per year
Personal liability insurance covers damages to other
people or objects
BehördengängeMiscellaneous
Radio and Television License
Every household must pay for a TV/radio license:
17.50€ per month
• Applicable regardless of owning a TV/radio
• Applicable regardless of accommodation type,
student accommodation included
• www.stwm.de/wohnen/tipps-fuer-den-einzug
• www.rundfunkbeitrag.de
Illegal Downloading
It is strictly forbidden to download music, films, series,
and etc. from the Internet
High fines (approx. 300-1200 € per piece of music) and
in the worst case prison sentences
Behördengänge4. Student Life
University Library
Guided tours through the library at the beginning of the
semester
Electronic lending system: OPAC
(Online Public Access Catalogue) for literature research
• Stabi (Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek)
• UB (Universitäts-Bibliothek)
• Individual institutes also have “Fachbibliotheken”
Stabi (Bayrische Staatsbibliothek)
To use the library facilities you need your LMUcard. On
presentation of your residence confirmation you can
borrow and take home books
UB (Universitäts-Bibliothek)
Student LifeStudent Restaurants und Cafeterias
8 restaurants and several small cafeterias in Munich,
Großhadern and Garching
Pay with your LMUcard
Main restaurant: Leopoldstr. 13A, subway station: Giselastraße
(U3/U6)
Opening hours (during the semester)
Monday to Thursday 11:00-14:30 and
Friday 11:00-13:55
http://www.studentenwerk-muenchen.de/mensa
Student LifeLeisure Activities in Munich
Sport – facilities for students are excellent and cheap
Entertainment – use the cheap student tickets to go to
the opera, theater, cabaret , museums, and etc.
Activities and excursions – offered by TutoRIA,
MESA, and etc. at great value
Learning German – LMU affiliated language schools
offer semester German classes at very low price
Student LifeAll the best for your studies and have a
wonderful time in Munich!
www.lmu.de/en/international/incomingQuiz
Quiz
Prize winners will be listed on our flip-chart at
approx. 17:00
Prize can be picked up at the RIA stand
Names
of the
winnersWelcome Day
Schedule
15:15 – 16:30 Presentations in A140 and A125
− IT
− Presentations by Student Groups
− Sports for Students
− German Courses
− Intercultural Counseling
16:30 – 17:30 Information Fair (Lichthof):
− International Office (RIA)/student information
− Language Courses (IUCM, DkfA, DUO) and….if you want to buy souvenirs
− Student und Arbeitsmarkt (Jobs & Internships) go to the LMU-Shop:
− Accommodation Leopoldstraße 13
− MESA, SMD, TutoRIA
− Munich International Orchestra/ A-Capella House 2, ground floor
− Health Insurance
− University sport
− IT
− KHG, ESG
− Refreshments and prizes for quiz winnersYou can also read
