President's Office

The team at the President's Office supports the university management in administrative and organizational matters as well as in strategic and higher education policy issues. It is in charge of the Coordination of Committees and Bodies, Communications, and Marketing as well as Sustainability Management, the scholarship system, Strategic Planning, preparations for appointments, and University Funding. The team works closely with the Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

The following departments and divisions belong to the President’s Office:

Secretaries, personal advisor to the President

Communications

Marketing

Digital Transformation Managers

Coordination of Committees and Bodies

Sustainability Management

Strategic Planning

University Funding

Elite Sports Scholarship MRN

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Lutz Pöhlmann (he/him)

Director President's Office

University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim

Phone: +49 621 181-1002
E-mail: lutz.poehlmannuni-mannheim.de

Director of Communications: Linda Schädler
(Deputy Director President’s Office)

Director of Marketing: Dr. Andreas Margara

Secretaries and personal advisor to the President

The secretarial team supports both the President and the Vice Presidents. They are the first point of contact and coordinate any incoming inquiries. The personal advisor to the President directly assists the President.

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Susanne Quincke
Secretary to the President
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel – Room O 31–37
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1001
E-mail: quinckemail-uni-mannheim.de
Iris Stergidis
Secretary to the Vice Presidents
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel – Room O 31–37
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1005
E-mail: stergidismail-uni-mannheim.de
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Vanessa Franz, M.A.
Personal advisor to the President
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1647
E-mail: vanessa.franzmail-uni-mannheim.de

Communications

The Communications department functions as the link between the university and the public. They coordinate press inquiries and public relations work, share news from the university both within and outside the organization, and provide advice on communication issues. The department also manages the LinkedIn, Facebook, and Mastodon channels as well as the FORUM magazine, organizes central events, and is responsible for scholarship management.

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Linda Schädler, M.A. (she/her)
Director of Communications / Media Spokeswoman
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1434
E-mail: schaedlermail-uni-mannheim.de
Office hours:
Mo, Thu, Fr 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tue & Wed 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
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Dr. Maartje Koschorreck
Deputy Director of Communications / Media Spokeswoman
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1080
E-mail: koschorreckmail-uni-mannheim.de
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Charity Jenek
Secretary to the Departments of Communications and Marketing
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1016
E-mail: KomMamail-uni-mannheim.de
Further contacts in the Communications department (only available in German)

Marketing

The Marketing department is responsible for the university's national and international brand image. In addition to institutional marketing, the main areas of responsibility are student recruitment and employer branding. The department manages the university’s website, the Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channels as well as the areas of photo, video, corporate design, and campaign management.

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Dr. Andreas Margara (he/him)
Head of Marketing
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2430
E-mail: andreas.margaramail-uni-mannheim.de
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Jana Caran, M.A. (she/her)
Deputy Director of Marketing
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2485
E-mail: caranmail-uni-mannheim.de
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Charity Jenek
Secretary to the Departments of Communications and Marketing
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1016
E-mail: KomMamail-uni-mannheim.de
Further contacts in the Marketing department

Digital Transformation

The digital transformation managers at the President's Office support the digitalization of administrative processes at the university in the WANDELdigital project.

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Marc Getto
Digital Transformation Manager
Rektorat, Fakultät Betriebswirtschaftslehre
University of Mannheim
Team WANDELdigital
Schloss
Westflügel
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: marc.gettomail-uni-mannheim.de
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Laura Becker, B.A.
Digital Transformation Manager
Rektorat, Fakultät Betriebswirtschaftslehre
University of Mannheim
Team WANDELdigital
L 5, 5 / SO / L 1, 1
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: laura.beckermail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: intranet.uni-mannheim.de/organisation/wandeldigital

Coordination of Committees and Bodies

Coordination of Committees and Bodies is divided into the offices of the Senate and the University Supervisory Board and manages their meetings, committees, and commissions as well as the bodies of the President's Office. It is also responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the Senate and the school councils.

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Dr. Benedikt Kastner
Coordinator of Committees and Bodies / Office of the University Council
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1290
E-mail: benedikt.kastnermail-uni-mannheim.de
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Beate Probst
Coordinator of Committees and Bodies
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2771
E-mail: beate.probstmail-uni-mannheim.de

Sustainability Management

All issues related to sustainability are the responsibility of the Vice President for Sustainability. The Sustainability Management Consultant and the Sustainability in Teaching Coordinator assist the Vice President.

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Julia Regele
Consultant Sustainability Management
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1648
E-mail: julia.regelemail-uni-mannheim.de
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Kirsten Gerling
Coordinator for sustainability in academic teaching
University of Mannheim
Rektorat
Schloss
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1658
E-mail: kirsten.gerlingmail-uni-mannheim.de

Strategic Planning

The President's Office supports the President in strategic planning and implementing key strategic measures. The university updates its strategy every five years in the strategic plan (only available on the intranet).

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Carolin Röder
Advisor for strategic planning
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1657
E-mail: carolin.roedermail-uni-mannheim.de

University Funding

University Funding is responsible for the university's fundraising and coordinates cooperation with our sponsors and partners.

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Sabrina Scherbarth
Head of university funding
University of Mannheim
President's Office
Schloss Westflügel – Room M 078
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1223
Fax: +49 621 181-1148
E-mail: sabrina.scherbarthmail-uni-mannheim.de
Imke Cram
Alumni management
University of Mannheim
University fundraising, President's Office
Schloss
Westflügel – Room M 078
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: imke.crammail-uni-mannheim.de

Associated areas: Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

The advisors for elite athletes supervise and support top athletes in balancing their degree program with competitive sports.

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Sarah Seidl, M.A., MBA
Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
University of Mannheim
Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Schloss Ostflügel – Room SO 004
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-3217
E-mail: seidlmail-uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
by appointment
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Larissa Schilde, MBA
Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
University of Mannheim
Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Schloss Ostflügel – Room SO 004
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-3217
E-mail: schildemail-uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
by appointment
to the website of the Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

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Lutz Pöhlmann (he/him)

Secretaries and personal advisor to the President

Your contacts

Susanne Quincke

Iris Stergidis

Vanessa Franz, M.A.

Communications

Your contacts

Linda Schädler, M.A. (she/her)

Dr. Maartje Koschorreck

Charity Jenek

Marketing

Your contacts

Dr. Andreas Margara (he/him)

Jana Caran, M.A. (she/her)

Charity Jenek

Digital Transformation

Your contact

Marc Getto

Laura Becker, B.A.

Coordination of Committees and Bodies

Your contacts

Dr. Benedikt Kastner

Beate Probst

Sustainability Management

Your contacts

Julia Regele

Kirsten Gerling

Strategic Planning

Your contact

Carolin Röder

University Funding

Your contacts

Sabrina Scherbarth

Imke Cram

Associated areas: Elite Sports Scholarship Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

Your contacts

Sarah Seidl, M.A., MBA

Larissa Schilde, MBA