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Eine lächelnde Person trägt eine lila-farbene Bluse sowie einen schwarzen Blazer und steht vor einem Fenster. Die Person heißt Katrin Schoppa. — Executive Vice President of the University of Mannheim since January 2023: Dr. Katrin Schoppa-Bauer

Three Questions for the New Executive Vice President

Dr. Katrin-Schoppa Bauer has held the office of Executive Vice President since January 2023. She tells FORUM what she has planned for her term in office and why she is a fan of the University of Mannheim.

Eine Person trägt ein blau-weiß gestreiftes Hemd sowie einen dunkelblauen Blazer und steht vor einem Fenster. Die Person heißt Moritz Fleischmann. — Vice President for Sustainability and Infor-mation Provision since January 2023: Prof. Dr. Moritz Fleischmann

Senate of the University of Mannheim Elects New Vice President

In its meeting on 7 December 2022, the Senate of the University of Mannheim has elected Professor Dr. Moritz Fleischmann as new Vice President for Sustainability and Information Provision. The Senate elected the Professor from the university’s Business School in a clear vote.

The administration of the University of Mannheim is becoming more and more digital

New: Digitizing Administrative Processes

What might a digital university administration look like in 2027? A university-wide team has been working on this since last fall.

Eine Person trägt ein hellblaues Hemd und steht vor einer Glastüre. Die Person heißt Lars Leszczensky. — ERC-Grant for Dr. Lars Leszczensky

ERC Grant for Mannheim Sociologist Lars Leszczensky

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant to Mannheim Sociologist Dr. Lars Leszczensky. The researcher will receive approx. 1.5 million euros to analyze how the social contacts of children influence those of their parents, and vice versa.

Zwei Personen in schicker Kleidung sitzen auf einem Sofa und lächeln. — Prof. Dr. Astrid Lembke (left) takes on the position as Equal Opportunity Commissioner after Prof. Dr. Jutta Mata (right)

Handover for the Equal Opportunity Commissioner

On 7 December 2022, Prof. Astrid Lembke was elected by the Senate as the new central equal opportunity commissioner for the University of Mannheim. She follows Prof. Jutta Mata, who held the position for four years. In an interview with FORUM, the two professors report on the milestones they have achieved so far and future challenges.

Das Clipart zeigt die Universität Mannheim bei Nacht. Vor dem Schloss stehen geschmückte Tannen. Ein Schriftzug mit den Worten "Stiftung Universität Mannheim Winterlichter" befindet sich über dem Schloss. — The virtual Winter Lights have lit up for the third year in a row

Winter Lights

With their “Winter Lights” (Winterlichter) fundraising campaign, the University of Mannheim Foundation supports outstanding and socially involved students at the University of Mannheim.

Fünf Personen stehen schick gekleidet nebeneinander auf dem Ehrenhof. — from left to right: President Prof. Thomas Puhl, Julia Derkau, President Prof. Astrid Hedtke-Becker, Vice President Prof. Mathias Hafner and Prof. Hiram Kümper

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The University of Applied Sciences Mannheim and the University of Mannheim have been successful with a joint application to the “Innovative Hochschule” funding initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): starting in January 2023, both Mannheim higher education institutions will receive EUR 12 million in funding over the next five years to implement their innovation and transfer strategy.

In einer Bibliothek stehen fünf Bücherregale sowie ein kleiner Rollwagen. — The University of Mannheim established an Open Science Office in 2021, which is located at the university library

University of Mannheim Joins German Reproducibility Network (GRN)

Since July 2022, the University of Mannheim has been a member of the German Reproducibility Network (GRN), a multidisciplinary consortium advocating for more transparency in research. The University of Mannheim is the first university to join this network.