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Internet for all: Teaching programs more successful than subsidies

A new study by the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 224 EPoS at the Universities of Bonn and Mannheim is investigating how to enable digital participation for people who have so far lived offline.

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University of Mannheim Launches New Sustainability Campaign

With the new “#SustainableUniMA – I will make a difference by...” campaign, members of the University of Mannheim talk about what they do (or don’t do) to contribute to a more sustainable world.

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A Second Life for Electric Car Batteries

Mannheim scientists develop a decision model for old lithium-ion batteries

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Professor Oliver Brand Elected to the Presidential Council of the International Association for Insurance Law

At the XVI World Congress of Insurance Law in Melbourne, Australia, Professor Oliver Brand, holder of the chair of Private Law, Insurance Law, Business Law and Comparative Law, was elected to the Presidential Council, the highest decision-making body of the International Association for Insurance ...

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Events on Sustainability

This fall, the University of Mannheim invites everyone interested to a variety of events on sustainability.

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What Influences Individual Pension Decision-Making?

Dr. Arthur Seibold, Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, has received the Schmölders prize 2023, which is awarded by the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS). In the award-winning study, Seibold tries to understand why most people in Germany stick to the statutory pension age when making ...

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People Misjudge the Amount of Sugar in Foods – Limited Information Can Already Help

If people know the sugar content of certain foods and drinks, they are more able to estimate the correct amount of sugar in other foods. This is the result of a psychological study at the University of Mannheim.

Events

26

Sep

5:30 p.m.

SO 108

Holger Rubel & Rainer Kroker

MaFAT annual event: Sustainability in line with strategy and reporting

Do the risks outweigh the opportunities?

17:30

SO 108

27

Sep

2:00 p.m.

Aula, Schloss Ost

Moment of Silence for Gabrielė Zebrovskyte: Public Agenda Item in the Senate

Ten years ago, Gabrielė Zebrovskyte, a student from Lithuania studying at the University of Mannheim, died a violent death. To remember her, the Senate of the University of Mannheim will hold a public moment of silence…

14:00

Aula, Schloss Ost

27

Sep

4:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m.

Lecture

hybrid

Study at the University of Mannheim + Campus Tour (in German)

Information event of the Student Advising Center

16:00 – 18:00

hybrid

27

Sep

5:00 p.m.

online

Zoom

ENGAGE.EU Joint Programme in Digital Transformation

The world is changing fast. The Joint Programme in Digital Transformation equips you with the latest technology skills and knowledge to understand data, leverage digital disruption, create societal impact, prepare…

17:00

Zoom

27

Sep

5:15 p.m.

EO 157

Dr. Ivan Balykin, University of Mannheim

Evening lecture “Modern History of Ukraine. The Path of Eurointegration”

This presentation highlights the political dialogue between the EU and Ukraine since 1994 as well as its struggle for EU membership.

17:15

EO 157

27

Sep

ETH Zurich

Decarbonization Seminar: Bjarne Seffen

This talk is part of the Symposium on “Carbon Emission Pledges and Corporate Decarbonization Initiatives” in Frankfurt. Admission will be based on invitation only due to limited seating capacity. You can find more…

27

Sep

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Decarbonization Seminar: Michael Pahle