Visiting professors at the KU

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The program for KU professors, who would like to invite a visiting professor to spend a short-term visiting lectureship at the KU.

The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts has also approved funding for the digital integration of international visiting professorships into the teaching practice at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) through use of information and communication technologies.

Selection criteria & application

Selection criteria

  • Quality of the project
  • Qualification of visiting professor
  • The visiting professor offers (parts of) courses held in English; courses must correspond to existing module descriptions at the KU
  • Inviting visiting professor to the KU aims at promoting, expanding on and establishing sustainable international structures at the KU, especially within the field of teaching.
  • Our visiting professors come from partner universities which are a very important contact for the KU. These include universities for which there is a strong demand among KU students and which offer places with exemption from tuition fees.
  • These contacts are essential for the KU in order to be integrated in international networks in which the KU can become involved. A particular focus at the KU is on networks of Catholic universities all over the world. 
  • Visiting professors become involved in degree programs offering double degree structures

Application

Applications for the invitation of international guest lecturers to the KU shall be submitted by KU professors. The application consists of 

  • Application form cover
  • A résumé of the proposed visiting professor including list of publications
  • A letter of the visiting professor confirming his/her stay in case the funding is granted and outlining his/her proposed teaching program for the envisaged stay (may be submitted at a later stage) 

Please address applications to the International Office, for the attention of Mr. David Guevara

 

Funding

The funding consists of a mobility allowance for travel to and from the university, which is based on the currently applicable DAAD mobility allowances in the DAAD Visiting Lecturer Programme.

In addition, a flat-rate residence allowance amounting to

  • 160,00 EUR per day for stays of less than one week
  • 800,00 EUR per week for stays up to two weeks
  • 560,00 EUR per week for stays of more than two weeks

is granted.

For the digital international visiting professorships, a remuneration of up to EUR 140.00 per standard teaching unit or EUR 280.00 per 90 minutes can be applied for.

A maximum amount of EUR 3,920 per digital visiting professorship can be granted.

Application deadlines

For the summer semester: March 31

For the winter semester: September 15

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Contact person

David Guevara
David Guevara
Coordinator Welcome Services and International Campus
Building Domplatz 8  |  Room: DP8-203 | Campus Eichstätt