Das Headerbild zeigt sechs Personen. Auf einem blauen Hintergrund steht der Schriftzug "Wir bilden die Zukunft. We are the future".

Figures of the Future

2028 – The year in which Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2025) will start their studies.  

10 trainees and 5 students of a cooperative study program are being trained at UNIT and the University Library in 2023.  

1,579.57 km – The distance from Mannheim to Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan in Helsinki, the new ENGAGE.EU partner (since 2023).  

1,025.60 km – The distance from Mannheim to Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, the new ENGAGE.EU partner (since 2023).  

With a score of 9.12/10, the University of Mannheim is the most popular university in Germany (StudyCheck 2023). 98 percent of Mannheim students would recommend their degree program at the University of Mannheim to others (StudyCheck 2023). 

37-year-old Viola Deutscher is the youngest professor at the University of Mannheim.  

In 2022, 41 female and 75 male doctoral students from around the world have successfully completed their doctorate at the University of Mannheim.  

488 student assistants without a BA/MA degree, 373 research assistants with a BA degree, and 91 research assistants with a MA degree work at the University of Mannheim.  

The M.Sc. program in Mathematics is the “youngest” program. It was introduced in the spring semester 2021.  

19.4 is the average age of students starting their studies at the University of Mannheim (as at 2022/23).  

1,954 first-year students enrolled in the University of Mannheim in the academic year 2022/23. 

Each semester, about 300 pupils register for the Kids' University to attend lectures and get an insight into life on campus.  

As of 2024, a new building for the University IT will be constructed in A5. It will cover 5,783 square meters net and provide 144 workstations. The construction period will probably last three years.

Text: Patrick Kullmann/May 2023