of 86.3% of students across all Munich universities in 2012 and introduced in the 2013 winter term. Rankings LMU Munich is ranked as follows: The Times Higher Education Ranking 2023 ranks LMU Munich 2nd in Germany, and 33rd in the world. In 2023, QS World University Rankings ranks LMU Munich 59th overall in the world and 2nd in Germany. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks LMU Munich 2nd nationally and 57th in the world as of 2022 The Best Global Universities Ranking of the U.S. News & World Report ranks LMU Munich 1st nationally and 47th in the world as of 2022 In November 2018 Expertscape recognized it as one of the top ten institutions in the world in pancreatic cancer In 2018 and 2019, the LMU took 1st place based on the number of DAX board of management members. The top 3 universities in 2019 were the LMU Munich, the RWTH Aachen and the Technische Universität Darmstadt. According to the funding report of the German Research Foundation (DFG) of 2021, which breaks down the grants from 2017 to 2019, LMU Munich ranked 1st among German universities. By area, it ranked 1st in the life sciences, 2nd in the humanities and social sciences, and 6th in the natural sciences. One Munich Strategy Forum The LMU and the Technical University of Munich have come together to work on "One Munich Strategy Forum", with a €2.5 million fund from the state of Bavaria. Munich International Summer University (MISU at LMU Munich) The Munich International Summer University (MISU at LMU) is the Summer University by the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which takes place annually in Munich and depending on the course also involves stays at different European cities. MISU at LMU Munich invites international students to attend short-term programs at the LMU Munich in order to progress academically even in winter or summer breaks at their home university. MISU hereby offers two course formats: On the one hand German Language classes are held at different times over the year. On the other hand, MISU offers 16 subject-specific Summer Schools and Winter Schools covering a wide range of academic fields. Around 1000 students from nearly 90 countries joined MISU short-term programs in 2019. History Germany has a long tradition of hosting summer programs for international students. The LMU Munich organised its Summer University for the first time