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.

This year's Annual General Meeting will take place on July 21, 2026 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Invitations have already been sent by email or post. In addition to the formal agenda items, the meeting offers members the opportunity to exchange ideas, network, and discuss current developments at the University.

Following the meeting, Dr. Jette Völker will give a presentation entitled “Success Requires Recovery.” In her talk, Dr. Völker explains why so many people experience burnout as a result of their work and what we can do to restore our energy and resilience.

We look forward to welcoming many of our members and reflecting together on the Association's activities over the past year.

Registration is open until 17 July 2026 by telephone at +49 621 181 1274 or by email at assistenzstiftung-uni-mannheim.de.

Lectures Following the Annual General Meeting

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”