The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich is a state institution of the Free State of Bavaria and a legally competent personnel body under public law (Article 4(1), first sentence, of the BayHIG). It is legally represented by its President, Prof. Dr. med., Dr. h.c. Matthias H. Tschöp.
Address
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 0
Contact: Poststelle@Verwaltung.Uni-Muenchen.de
Notice regarding encrypted communication
Courts, authorities, lawyers and all other authorized users have the possibility to communicate confidentially and securely with LMU via the special authority mailbox. In other cases where you wish to send us an encrypted message, please use the public S/MIME (X509-) certificate to encrypt your message.
Authorized oversight agency
Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art
Salvatorstraße 2
80327 Munich
Website: https://www.km.bayern.de/index_wm.html
VAT identification number of LMU
Sales tax ID number according to § 27 a Sales Tax Law: DE811205325
Responsible for content according to § 18 para. 2 MStV
Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Professur für Innovation, Entrepreneurship und Sustainability
Giselastr 10
80802 München
E-Mail-Adresse: ies@lmu.de
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Liability and intellectual property rights
Text and data mining, web scraping, and automated content extraction are strictly prohibited on this website.
All content presented on this website, such as text, photographs, graphics, brands, and trademarks, is protected by the respective property rights (copyrights, trademark rights). The use, reproduction, etc. are subject to our rights or the rights of the respective authors or rights holders.
Design
Last updated: February 5, 2026
Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Chair of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
Giselastrasse 10
80802 Munich
Germany
Email: ies@lmu.de
Institutional affiliation:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Germany
This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data when you visit our website or contact us.
We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection laws.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may process:
Contact Data (e.g., name, email address, postal address, phone number)
Content Data (e.g., messages sent via contact form or email)
Usage Data (e.g., pages visited, duration of visit, interaction data)
Technical Data (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system)
Log Data (server access logs)
We process personal data for the following purposes:
Providing and maintaining the website
Ensuring website security and stability
Responding to inquiries and communication
Administrative and organizational purposes
Improving usability and user experience
Processing is based on:
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interests
(e.g., secure and efficient operation of the website)
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – Contract performance or pre-contractual measures
(e.g., responding to inquiries)
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent, where applicable
(e.g., use of non-essential cookies)
Our website is hosted by a professional hosting provider.
When accessing the website, server log files are automatically collected. These may include:
IP address
Date and time of access
Pages accessed
Referrer URL
Browser type and version
Operating system
These data are processed for security reasons and to ensure technical stability.
Log data are typically deleted after a maximum of 30 days unless required for evidentiary purposes.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests).
Our website may use cookies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They may serve technical, functional, or analytical purposes.
Essential cookies are necessary for the operation of the website.
Optional cookies (if used) require your consent.
You may withdraw your consent at any time via your browser settings or the cookie management tool.
If you contact us via email or contact form, we process the data you provide for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
Legal basis:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (if related to contractual matters)
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication)
Data are deleted once the inquiry has been fully processed unless legal retention obligations apply.
If personal data are transferred outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), this is done only in compliance with legal requirements.
Where applicable, we rely on:
EU adequacy decisions
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
The EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (if applicable)
We store personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or to comply with legal retention obligations under German law.
Retention periods may be:
10 years (accounting documents)
6–8 years (business correspondence)
3 years (statutory limitation period for civil claims)
You have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Competent supervisory authority in Bavaria, Germany:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures, including:
TLS/SSL encryption (HTTPS)
Access control measures
Data minimization
Secure hosting infrastructure
We may update this Privacy Policy if required by legal, technical, or organizational changes.
Please review this page periodically for updates.
The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich is a state institution of the Free State of Bavaria and a legally competent personnel body under public law (Article 4(1), first sentence, of the BayHIG). It is legally represented by its President, Prof. Dr. med., Dr. h.c. Matthias H. Tschöp.
Address
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 0
Contact: Poststelle@Verwaltung.Uni-Muenchen.de
Notice regarding encrypted communication
Courts, authorities, lawyers and all other authorized users have the possibility to communicate confidentially and securely with LMU via the special authority mailbox. In other cases where you wish to send us an encrypted message, please use the public S/MIME (X509-) certificate to encrypt your message.
Authorized oversight agency
Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art
Salvatorstraße 2
80327 Munich
Website: https://www.km.bayern.de/index_wm.html
VAT identification number of LMU
Sales tax ID number according to § 27 a Sales Tax Law: DE811205325
Responsible for content according to § 18 para. 2 MStV
Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Professur für Innovation, Entrepreneurship und Sustainability
Giselastr 10
80802 München
E-Mail-Adresse: ies@lmu.de
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Liability and intellectual property rights
Text and data mining, web scraping, and automated content extraction are strictly prohibited on this website.
All content presented on this website, such as text, photographs, graphics, brands, and trademarks, is protected by the respective property rights (copyrights, trademark rights). The use, reproduction, etc. are subject to our rights or the rights of the respective authors or rights holders.
Design
Last updated: February 5, 2026
Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Chair of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
Giselastrasse 10
80802 Munich
Germany
Email: ies@lmu.de
Institutional affiliation:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Germany
This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data when you visit our website or contact us.
We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection laws.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may process:
Contact Data (e.g., name, email address, postal address, phone number)
Content Data (e.g., messages sent via contact form or email)
Usage Data (e.g., pages visited, duration of visit, interaction data)
Technical Data (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system)
Log Data (server access logs)
We process personal data for the following purposes:
Providing and maintaining the website
Ensuring website security and stability
Responding to inquiries and communication
Administrative and organizational purposes
Improving usability and user experience
Processing is based on:
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interests
(e.g., secure and efficient operation of the website)
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – Contract performance or pre-contractual measures
(e.g., responding to inquiries)
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent, where applicable
(e.g., use of non-essential cookies)
Our website is hosted by a professional hosting provider.
When accessing the website, server log files are automatically collected. These may include:
IP address
Date and time of access
Pages accessed
Referrer URL
Browser type and version
Operating system
These data are processed for security reasons and to ensure technical stability.
Log data are typically deleted after a maximum of 30 days unless required for evidentiary purposes.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests).
Our website may use cookies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They may serve technical, functional, or analytical purposes.
Essential cookies are necessary for the operation of the website.
Optional cookies (if used) require your consent.
You may withdraw your consent at any time via your browser settings or the cookie management tool.
If you contact us via email or contact form, we process the data you provide for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
Legal basis:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (if related to contractual matters)
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication)
Data are deleted once the inquiry has been fully processed unless legal retention obligations apply.
If personal data are transferred outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), this is done only in compliance with legal requirements.
Where applicable, we rely on:
EU adequacy decisions
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
The EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (if applicable)
We store personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or to comply with legal retention obligations under German law.
Retention periods may be:
10 years (accounting documents)
6–8 years (business correspondence)
3 years (statutory limitation period for civil claims)
You have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Competent supervisory authority in Bavaria, Germany:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures, including:
TLS/SSL encryption (HTTPS)
Access control measures
Data minimization
Secure hosting infrastructure
We may update this Privacy Policy if required by legal, technical, or organizational changes.
Please review this page periodically for updates.
