Enhance visibility and appeal
We are positioning LUH more clearly on the international stage – with a stronger brand, transparent services and visible networks.
Internationalisation at Leibniz University Hannover – global presence, European connections, regional roots
Vision
An international campus is a global campus. Through the combination of local, European and global perspectives and approaches we are able to achieve excellence in research, teaching and administration.
Mission
Values-based, open-minded and responsible international engagement.
We are increasing visibility and appeal; promoting diversity, inclusion, sustainability and digitalisation; and creating a welcoming community that supports guidance, networks and success.
Objectives
Our main goal is to improve the quality of our international campus and strengthen LUH’s position on the global stage for the future. In order to achieve this, we are pursuing the following four objectives.
Measures
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Objective 1: Enhance visibility and appeal
- Develop and implement international recruiting and marketing strategy.
- Increase the comprehensibility, transparency and efficiency of administrative processes.
- Establish an international alumni network and use it in a targeted way to boost visibility.
- Expand LUH’s digital presence (social media communication in German and English, interactive web content).
- Strategically strengthen international networks and partnerships (including the European Alliance).
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Objective 2: Expand internationalisation in teaching, learning, research and administration
- Increase the number of degree programmes/tracks and joint/double degrees taught in English.
- Enhance internationalisation@home (hybrid formats, joint digital teaching settings, blended intensive programmes).
- Integrate and further develop digital infrastructures (cross-platform collaboration).
- Systematically support cutting-edge international research (international projects, publications, Cotutelle agreements).
- Anchor sustainability and diversity as quality criteria for international collaborations.
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Objective 3: Increase mobility in all groups
- Expand exchange programmes and focused partnerships in a targeted manner.
- Simplify and digitalise recognition and evaluation processes.
- Strengthen supplementary digital mobility (without replacing in-person exchanges).
- Consistently collect and enable analysis of electronic mobility data.
- Support sustainable mobility (e.g. green mobility, longer stays).
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Objective 4: Improve the integration and success of internationals
- Establish information and guidance measures before and during the stay at LUH (target-group specific, personalised).
- Establish a bilingual campus (German/English): documents, websites, processes, orientation.
- Provide coordinated onboarding and services both centrally and non-centrally.
- Support entry into the German labour market (career orientation, transitional programmes).
- Continue work with alumni as part of the welcoming community.
Overarching focuses
Internationalisation at LUH is closely integrated with inclusion, diversity, sustainability and digitalisation.
Inclusion and diversity
We are committed to diversity and ensure that all members of our university can participate equally in international cooperation, interactions and mobility – regardless of their life circumstances or origins.
Sustainability
We design our international partnerships in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, developing sustainable solutions to global challenges together with our partners – particularly in cooperation with the Global South.
Digitalisation
We are strengthening international connections via digital and hybrid formats for studies, teaching, research and administrative processes in order to flexibly and efficiently expand exchange and mobility.
