Events
“Freunde der Universität Mannheim” consider themselves as the gateway to the outstanding university and its surrounding social, cultural and especially economic factors. Connections and activities in both directions are thus one of the friends’ main concerns. Therefore, the association supports events that, on the one hand, share the university’s expertise with the surrounding community, and on the other hand, provide input from society and the economy. Some examples are the Digital Changemakers Summit, the Mannheim Forum and an event of the Association of German Women Entrepreneurs.
Exclusive invitation to the music salon
Mannheim is a city of education and culture—two areas that we would like to link even more closely in the future. That is why we are committed to deepening our cooperation with our city's cultural institutions. Our goal: to offer you, as a member of the Friends of the University of Mannheim, not only exclusive access to university events, but also new opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with cultural institutions.
We will meet on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the OPAL (Oper am Luisenpark) venue, where opera director Albrecht Puhlmann will give us a short tour behind the scenes of the theater. Afterwards, you can learn more about the musical evening over a glass of sparkling wine.
The official event, Musiksalon “Aufklärung und Verdunklung” (Enlightenment and Obscurity), begins at 7:30 p.m.
Be quick and reserve one of the coveted seats by October 31, 2025, at assistenz@stiftung-uni-mannheim.de. If you are considered, you will receive a confirmation email from us in early November 2025.
Further past events
Scholarship celebration 2024
On November 20, 2024, the scholarship celebration took place in the festive setting of the auditorium at the University of Mannheim. Thanks to the dedication of our scholarship donors, we are able to award 148 scholarships in the current funding round. Particularly gratifying: 15 of these scholarships are made possible by the Friends of the University of Mannheim. We sincerely thank them for their support!
Following the ceremonial event, the personal certificate presentation by Dr. Carl Otto Schill took place in the university's catacombs.
Guided library tour
This year we are organizing two public library tours for all FUM members.
Join us on a guided tour of the Schneckenhof Castle library area and take a look at the Learning Center and the newly designed reading room. You will also get to know the innovative ExpLAB, where students and teachers have access to a modern infrastructure for group work, experiments, student research projects and final theses with an eye-tracking station, VR glasses and design thinking tools.
Are you interested in the tour and would like to secure your place in advance? Then send an e-mail to assistenz@stiftung-uni-mannheim.de or call 0621-181-1274. Participation is only possible with registration. The number of participants is limited.
The first guided tour took already place on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
The next tour is expected to take place in November 2024.
