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Consumer Behaviour Influenced by Personal Politics, Research Reveals

Following Donald Trump’s electoral victory in 2016, a large number of people changed their brand preferences and shopping behavior, preferring to purchase brands which they perceived shared their political views, research from the University of Mannheim Business School reveals.

Drei Studierende springen jubelnd in die Luft. Kulisse ist das Mannheimer Hafengelände. Über ihnen sind gelbe Wimpel gespannt.

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StudyCheck Award 2023: University of Mannheim Most Popular University in Germany

Students are very satisfied with the University of Mannheim. Last year, no other university was rated as highly on the StudyCheck online portal as the University of Mannheim. This earned the university the distinction of “Most Popular University” in the StudyCheck Award 2023.

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The Big Band of the University Is Looking for New Members

For the coming semester, the instruments tenor saxophone, trombone, piano, guitar, drums/percussion and bass are especially in demand. But also interested people who play trumpet or vibraphone as well as singers are welcome to apply, since new vacancies often occur with the beginning of the lecture ...

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New Studium Generale Program

The course program for the upcoming spring semester has been published. Starting on 6 February, students of the University of Mannheim as well all those interested from outside the university can register for courses in the fields of language, IT, and communication.

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Are Zero-Emission Coaches also Economically Viable?

Researchers at the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) at the University of Mannheim are collaborating with Daimler Buses and other partners to de-velop a concept for zero-emission coaches powered by all-electric drive systems.

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Professor Dr. Astrid Lembke Elected as New Central Equal Opportunity Commissioner

Dr. Astrid Lembke, professor of German Studies, takes over from Dr. Jutta Mata, professor of Psychology

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Overly Self-Confident CEOs Avoid Strategic Change in Organizations

A new study from the University of Mannheim’s Business School finds that CEOs with exaggerated self-confidence show a preference for steadiness within organizations.

Events

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Jan

10:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.

Information event

online

Zoom

Infosession Gap Year in BWL

For students between Bachelor and Master, the Faculty of Business Administration offers a structured gap year programme adapted to individual needs.

10:00 – 11:00

Zoom

01

Mar

1:45 p.m.
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2:30 p.m.

Information event

Zoom

Dr. Ursula Schlichter (Management Office ENGAGE.EU) & Annika Spranz (Research Manager ENGAGE.EU)

Brown Bag Session Vol. 10: ENGAGE.EU 2.0 – Follow-up application

Short keynote speech followed by Q&A for all teachers, researchers and employees of the University of Mannheim.

13:45 – 14:30

Zoom

14

Sep

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15

Sep

Conference

International Conference “Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora”

The conference is hosted by the Department of German Linguistics of Mannheim University and the Leibniz-Institute for the German Language (IDS).

30

10:00 a.m. ‐ 11:00 a.m.

Infosession Gap Year in BWL

01

1:45 p.m. ‐ 2:30 p.m.

Brown Bag Session Vol. 10: ENGAGE.EU 2.0 – Follow-up application

14

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15

International Conference “Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora”

10:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.

1:45 p.m.
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2:30 p.m.