In 2021, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of re-establishing the University of Mannheim. The institution was founded in 1907 as Handelshochschule; however, during the Third Reich, it was dissolved and became part of Heidelberg University. In 1946, the institution was returned to the City of Mannheim as Staatliche Wirtschaftshochschule.
Together with their teachers Prof. Dr. Angela Borgstedt, Dr. Sandra Eichfelder, and Prof. Dr. Philipp Gassert, the master's students of the project seminar “University History” took this anniversary as an opportunity to explore the history of their university. In the spring semester 2020, they dealt with previously unexplored aspects of the university's history that they had chosen themselves. The result is a virtual exhibition offering previously unknown insights into the varied history of the university that are intended to encourage further research.
Visit the virtual exhibition at https://unimannheimfuenfundsiebzig.de/
To honor the university’s anniversary, a festschrift has also been published. The book, entitled “Eine Universität für die Gesellschaft. 75 Jahre Neubegründung Wirtschaftshochschule und Universität Mannheim” (“A university for society. 75th anniversary of re-establishing the Wirtschaftshochschule and the University of Mannheim”) costs EUR 28.90 and can be ordered directly from the regionalkultur publishing house.