Incoming Faculty and Staff

A short-term course of 28 semester hours at LUE (1 week)
Remuneration is a stipend + free accommodation either in one of our guest apartments on campus or a hotel nearby. Depending on the availability of the apartment or the hotel, you can also bring your family along.
 

There is almost no restriction. LUE particularly encourages applications in the fields of History, Geography, Mathematics, Political Sciences, Music Studies, and Physical Education since we run a bilingual teacher training programme that prepares students to teach these subjects in English. But, of course, all subjects are welcome that we also teach ourselves.

Faculty members/teaching staff from our partner universities in anglophone countries/ with experience in teaching in English.

From May 26th to May 29th 2026 (our field-trip week) or during our International Teaching Week October from October 5th to October 9th 2026.

The Call for Applications is open until January 30th 2025 for teaching stays in May and until March 30th 2026 for October 2026: This programme is funded jointly by LUE (International Office) and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science and Arts.

There is no official number, it depends upon the lecturer’s course subject and plan and the students’ interest. Some courses are more efficient in smaller groups, then we would limit them to 20/25 students. Other courses have more of a lecture mode, which means we would not limit numbers. This can be discussed during the preparation phase and will be adjusted individually. According to our internal guidelines, however, we should see that at least 10 students enroll.

The official number of hours is 28 SWS (“Semesterwochenstunden”) which means 14 sessions, each session lasting 1½ hours. That means there should be a total of 21 full clock hours. However, course preparation may be included in this amount.

These really depend on the structure and topic of the course. In the end it is you who determines the outcome.

We use Moodle but also have experience in transferring content to Moodle. Once you are registered as a guest lecture in our system, you will receive access to the platform, which you can use to set up your course. You have the chance to upload material, open discussion forums, creating a space for students to upload their work, which you can then also comment on. For help and support you can contact us anytime.

There are no other commitments. Once we know that you have decided to teach a course, we will contact the host department so that they can promote the offer to their students. In general, guest lecturers do not have any obligations with regard to graded credits.

A list of successful participants should be handed in to the International Office on completion of the course. We would kindly ask you not to provide credit to individual students.

The stipend for a full (21-hour) course is 952 EUR (approximately 1,043 US $). The financial conditions for classroom and online teaching are the same.
We will provide you with a document to write down the hours you spend on the course (preparation and conducting the course). At the end you would need to hand in a timetable that shows when teaching/preparation took place. Your stipend will be paid by bank transfer into your home account. These amounts may be subject to taxation in accordance with German taxation regulations, but this has not been the case so far.
 

Upon your arrival, you will receive a personal internet account. With that you can log onto eduroam while on campus and if you are staying in one of the one-room apartments. If you are in the larger apartment, you will be given a different WIFI code to log on.

Every room is equipped with a beamer and a computer. You can either log onto the computer or plug in your own laptop to show a presentation, for example. If you have copies to be made, it would be best to send the documents to us before your course begins. In this way we can make the copies before your arrival and things will run smoother once the seminar starts. Should you need any other sort of technical equipment, please let us know.

We would love to get to know your family and to have them here as well. However, we only have accommodation on campus for lecturers without families. If you want to bring your family, you would need to organise accommodation on your own. The cost for your stay will be covered by the International Office. Though we would kindly ask you to take over the costs for your family.

We can offer our guest a one-room apartment. Both apartments are located only a 5-minute walk from the campus and a 2-minute walk to the train station. Supermarkets are close by and there is a big park for nice walks just around the corner. Moreover, if the apartments are already booked out, we can offer to book you a hotel room for yourself or you and your family.

If you travel by plane and land in Stuttgart, we put together a little travel guide which will help you to find your way. Of course you can also always use Google Maps. Before you come to Germany, download the map of Ludwigsburg and the surrounding area (preferably also Stuttgart) in the app. In this way you can use it for directions even though you don’t have internet access. If you land anywhere else or arrive by bus and need some help with directions, please let us know. We are always more than happy to help.