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Students Organize Days of Sustainability at the University of Mannheim

From 6 until 20 May, the University of Mannheim hosts the “Hochschultage Nachhaltigkeit”, a series of events that cover the topic of sustainability. The motto of the events, which mostly take place on campus, is “interdisciplinary sustainability”.

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Semester Concert of the University Big Band Is Part of the Big Band Chamber Concerts Series

The big band of the University of Mannheim, the College Jazz Orchestra, will hold their semester concert on 17 May. The concert will be part of the “Quasi Mini Festivals” of Jochen Welsch’s Big Band Chamber Concerts series.

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New on Wikipedia: Brave Women and Men Who Risked Their Lives to Save Others But Are Unknown to the Public

As part of a tandem seminar in Linguistics and History, students of the University of Mannheim have written Wikipedia articles about brave women and men who fought the Nazi regime. Most of these resistance fighters came from Mannheim and the surrounding area.

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Ukraine Emergency Fund

University of Mannheim Foundation collects donations for early-stage researchers affected by the war in Ukraine

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CHE University Ranking: University of Mannheim Offers Excellent Conditions for Online Teaching and First-Year Students

Psychology programs ranked the best in Germany / Students of German Studies and Romance Studies benefit from the excellent structure of the degree courses and support for first-year students

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International Study: Copying the Far Right Doesn’t Help Mainstream Parties – On the Contrary.

Adopting the policies of far-right parties will not convince voters to switch back to supporting mainstream parties. Mannheim political scientist Denis Cohen points this out on the occasion of the French presidential elections.

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Why hydrogen is already an economical energy source

At peak times, hydrogen can be an economically viable addition to electricity supply – provided that the hydrogen is converted on so-called reversible power-to-gas-storage systems. This is the result of a new study by Mannheim economists Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Ph.D., and Professor Dr. ...

Events

06

May

–

20

May

multiple locations

“University Sustainability Days”

Various talks, workshops and activities following the motto “Interdisciplinary Sustainability”

multiple locations

19

May

–

21

May

Conference

online

Palace, Room O 138 | ZOOM

„Varieties of Philosophical Expressivism“

The research project “Mind the Meaning” hosts the international conference “Varieties of Philosophical Expressivism”.

Palace, Room O 138 | ZOOM

19

May

5:15 p.m.
‐
6:30 p.m.

Schloss, SO 108

Jan Eeckhout, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

“The Profit Paradox”

A Fireside Talk organized by the University of Mannheim in collaboration with the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MACCI) and the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 224 (EPOS).

17:15 – 18:30

Schloss, SO 108

21

May

10:00 a.m.
‐
4:00 p.m.

Fair

Online/On site

(Online) Experience Days – Bachelor's Day

Discover the bachelor's degree programs at the University of Mannheim

10:00 – 16:00

Online/On site

23

May

12:00 p.m.

Lecture series

A5,6 Room A 231 & on Zoom

Dr. Denis Cohen

The Housing Crisis on Social Media

A colloquium talk of the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research

12:00

A5,6 Room A 231 & on Zoom

23

May

5:00 p.m.
‐
6:15 p.m.

Seminar series

online

Jürgen Peterseim, PwC (Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft)

Decarbonization Seminar

The Decarbonization Seminar hosts speakers and participants from academia and industry to discuss latest advances and challenges associated with the transition towards a decarbonized energy economy.

17:00 – 18:15

online

24

May

–

25

May

8:30 a.m.
‐
3:00 p.m.

Fair

vocatium Rhein-Neckar-Pfalz 2022

Fachmesse für Studium und Ausbildung

08:30 – 15:00

06

–

20

“University Sustainability Days”

19

–

21

„Varieties of Philosophical Expressivism“

19

5:15 p.m. ‐ 6:30 p.m.

“The Profit Paradox”

21

10:00 a.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m.

(Online) Experience Days – Bachelor's Day

23

12:00 p.m.

The Housing Crisis on Social Media

23

5:00 p.m. ‐ 6:15 p.m.

Decarbonization Seminar

24

–

25

8:30 a.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m.

vocatium Rhein-Neckar-Pfalz 2022

5:15 p.m.
‐
6:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m.
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4:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.
‐
6:15 p.m.

8:30 a.m.
‐
3:00 p.m.