Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the University of Mannheim is held once a year. During the meeting, the Executive Board reports on the Association's activities over the past year, while the President of the University provides an update on current developments at the University.
For many years, it has been a valued tradition for the meeting to be followed by an exclusive presentation by a University of Mannheim professor, giving members first-hand insight into an exciting research project and the University's research activities.
Following the Annual General Meeting, a different lecture each year offers members a special opportunity to learn about current research at the University of Mannheim.
Together in Dialogue: Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the University of Mannheim
On Tuesday, July 21, the Friends of the University of Mannheim held their Annual General Meeting. In a small but highly engaged gathering, our members came together to exchange ideas on the latest developments at the University of Mannheim and to reflect on the past months.
Following the meeting, participants attended a special presentation by Dr. Jette Völker from the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Mannheim. Her presentation, entitled: “Success Requires Recovery: The Importance of Recovery Processes for Health and Performance”provided valuable insights into the role of recovery in everyday working life and highlighted why adequate recovery is essential for maintaining health, motivation, and sustainable performance. The presentation was followed by an open discussion, offering participants the opportunity to ask questions, share personal experiences, and engage in a lively exchange of ideas.
Lectures Following the Annual General Meeting
- 2026 Lecture by Dr. Jette Völker: “Success Requires Recovery: The Importance of Recovery Processes for Health and Performance”
- 2025 Lecture by Professor Dirk Simons: “German Business Panel (GBP)”
- 2024 Lecture by Professor Marc Debus: “The New German Party System and Its Implications”
- 2023 Lecture by Professor Beatrice Kuhlmann: “Memory and Ageing”
- 2022 Lecture by Professor Rosemarie Tracy: “The Independent Life and Entertaining Nature of the Languages in Our Minds”
- 2021 Lecture by Professor Georg Alpers, Chair of Clinical Psychology, Biological Psychology and Psychotherapy: “Anxiety”
- 2019 This lecture focused on a topic of particular local relevance. Professor Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck, Chair of Political Science and Political Sociology, spoke on “Political Communication in the Everyday Lives of Mannheim's Citizens” and presented insights from the research project “Mannheim City Dialogue” (Mannheimer Stadtgespräch).
- 2018 Lecture by Professor Philipp Gassert, Chair of Contemporary History: “A Society in Motion: 1968 in Post-War German History”
- 2017 Lecture by Professor Oliver Brand, Chair of Civil Law, Private Insurance Law, Commercial Law and Comparative Law: “The Transparent Insurance Policyholder”
- 2016 Professor Edgar Erdfelder, Chair of Cognitive and Differential Psychology, explored the question: “How Does Episodic Memory Work?”
- 2015 Professor Rosemarie Tracy, Chair of English Linguistics and an expert in multilingualism, discussed the question: “How Many Languages Fit into One Mind?”
- 2014 Lecture by Professor Thomas König, Chair of Political Science with a focus on European Politics: “Left or Right, For or Against Europe? Political Parties and Their Positions on European Integration”