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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =58UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot is listed for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Microsoft Copilot","description":"Microsoft Copilot through the LMU Microsoft 365 access for employees.","howToObtain":"LMU employees activate an LMU Microsoft account and use the University M365 access.","costToUser":"Included in the applicable LMU M365 licence; no separate price specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

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Evidence 1
LMU's official teaching event states that LMU employees can use Microsoft Copilot through the University Microsoft 365 access.

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LMU's official teaching event states that LMU employees can use Microsoft Copilot through the University Microsoft 365 access.

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Evidence 2
LMU IT says employees receive Microsoft 365 licences through the LMU campus contract and can activate their LMU Microsoft account to sign into licensed programs and services.

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LMU IT says employees receive Microsoft 365 licences through the LMU campus contract and can activate their LMU Microsoft account to sign into licensed programs and services.

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Ai Tool Treatment

LMU IfKW student guidance says AI may be used in assessments only with explicit teacher permission; if no explicit permission is given, students must assume AI use is not allowed.

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Normalized value: Assessment AI use requires explicit teacher permission in the IfKW guidance

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Evidence 1
Therefore, in general terms, the use of AI may be allowed in assessments only with the explicit permission of the teacher. If no explicit permission is given, then the students must assume the use of AI is not allowed.

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IfKW assessment guidance requires explicit teacher permission for AI use.

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Section: Whether use of AI is permitted for assessed work

Privacy

LMU IfKW guidance says material containing personal information must not be entered into AI systems without consent and unless German or EU data-protection standards are met.

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Normalized value: Personal information requires consent and German/EU data-protection compliance before AI upload

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Evidence 1
Material containing personal information must not be entered into AI systems without consent and unless German or EU standards of data protection are met. Providers of LLMs may reside in countries where rules of data protection do not follow the same standards as in Germany or the EU.

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IfKW guidance restricts uploading personal information to AI systems without consent and data-protection compliance.

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Section: The uploading of material to AI systems

Academic Integrity

LMU IfKW guidance treats verbatim or minimally changed AI-generated text without proper attribution as plagiarism, and says significant unattributed AI-generated text in assessed work can receive grade 5 (failed).

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Normalized value: Unattributed AI-generated text is treated as plagiarism in the IfKW guidance

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Evidence 1
To include AI-generated text verbatim — or with small changes — into one’s texts without proper attribution constitutes plagiarism comparable to the use of text written by others without citing the source. If it can be established that a student has submitted work that includes a significant amount AI-generated text without proper attribution (see below), the corresponding assessment will be evaluated with the grade 5 (failed).

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IfKW guidance treats unattributed AI-generated text as plagiarism and says significant cases can fail.

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Section: The use of AI as (comparable to) plagiarism

Research

LMU Medical Faculty dissertation guidance says doctoral authors must disclose when, where, and to what extent AI was used, name AI as an aid in the affidavit, and mark sections where AI was used for creation or editing.

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Normalized value: Medical Faculty GWP page requires disclosure and marking of AI use in dissertations

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Evidence 1
Geben Sie an, wann, wo und in welchem Umfang Sie KI im Rahmen Ihrer Dissertation genutzt haben! In Ihrer eidesstattlichen Versicherung (Affidavit) erklären Sie, dass Sie Ihre Dissertation selbständig verfasst haben und alle verwendeten Hilfsmittel benannt haben. KI ist ein solches Hilfsmittel und muss daher benannt werden. Machen Sie Abschnitte in denen Sie KI beim Erstellen oder Editieren genutzt haben kenntlich.

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Medical Faculty GWP guidance requires disclosure of AI use in dissertations.

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Section: Umgang und Nutzung von künstlicher Intelligenz

Academic Integrity

LMU IfKW guidance says permitted AI use in assessed work, including preliminary tasks, must be completely and appropriately documented.

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Normalized value: Permitted AI use must be documented in assessed work under IfKW guidance

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Evidence 1
The use of AI (if permitted) in assessed work, including for preliminary tasks, must be completely and appropriately documented. In addition, students should document: How the tool was used in their work (e.g., generation of stimuli, translation, summary of previous research, formulation of research questions etc), the prompt, and if required by the teacher, the original output.

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IfKW guidance requires documentation of permitted AI use, including tool use and prompts.

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Section: The attribution of the use of AI

Teaching

LMU teaching guidance recommends adapting e-exam questions for ChatGPT-era assessment, including tasks that require critical reflection on ChatGPT limitations rather than simple knowledge or comprehension questions.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: Teaching handout recommends adapting e-exam question formats around ChatGPT limitations

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
Bei E-Klausuren gelten folgende Empfehlungen: Stellen Sie andere Aufgaben als vor der Einführung von ChatGPT. Sie müssen davon ausgehen, dass ChatGPT zum Einsatz kommen könnte. Es wäre deshalb sinnvoll, dass Sie Aufgaben stellen, bei denen Studierende die Limitationen von ChatGPT kritisch reflektieren müssen. Einfache Wissens- und Verständnisfragen sind unter Einsatz von KI nicht sinnvoll.

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LMU teaching guidance recommends adapting e-exam questions and avoiding simple knowledge questions when AI may be used.

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Kapitel 5.4 Umgang mit ChatGPT bei E-Klausuren

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen

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