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Messezelt auf dem Ehrenhof. Fahnen neben dem Eingang mit der Aufschrift Career Fair.
Career Fair 2024
The university’s Career Fair will take place from 16 to 18 April in the Ehrenhof. Every year the Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH is organizing an event, where students and alums can get to know potential employers.
In einem Geldbeutel liegen viele Münzen verschiedenen Wertes.
bwUni.digital: E-Payment As a Digital Payment Platform for Universities
On 29 February 2024, Think Tank 10 on the topic of e-payment began its work. The aim of the think tank is to develop an implementation guide to support universities with the introduction of e-payment.
Dorothee Dickenberger steht vor einer Wand und hält einen Strauß Blumen in der Hand.
Mourning the Loss of Dr. Dorothee Dickenberger
The University of Mannheim and the School of Social Sciences mourn the loss of Dr. Dorothee Dickenberger, a sociologist and equal opportunity expert. She died on 3 March 2024, a few weeks after her 78th birthday.
Ein Plüschpanda sitzt in einem farbenfrohen Spielzelt auf bunten Schaumstoff-Puzzlematten. Vor ihm ist ein aufgeschlagenes, illustriertes Buch, in das er scheinbar vertieft liest.
Childcare for Saturday Exams
To make it easier for students and examination supervisors to take part in Saturday exams, the Department of Equal Opportunity and Social Diversity and kinderlandnet gGmbH have launched a new childcare service. On the four Saturdays, on which examinations will take place, (8 June, 15 June, 24 August ...
University of Mannheim Has Successfully Completed the Diversity Audit of the Stifterverband
The two-year audit was recently completed, and the university has received the Stifterverband certificate. The completion of the audit marks an important milestone in the university’s endeavors to promote diversity.
Open Science Office at the University of Mannheim Made Permanent
The Open Science Office at the University of Mannheim, founded in 2021, will be made permanent after three years of start-up funding. This decision underlines the University's clear commitment to transparent and reproducible research and its active role in promoting Open Science.
University of Mannheim Is Part of the National Research Hub Neuroethics
The aim of the new Research Hub Neuroethics (RHUNE) is to create and promote a strong and sustainable network for neuroethics research in Germany and to increase the visibility of German neuroethics research internationally. Mannheim researcher Philipp Kellmeyer contributes to the establishment of ...
ENGAGE.EU Expedition Week in Toulouse
University of Toulouse Capitole poses challenges on the topic of “Climate Change & Sustainability” from 26 to 31 May 2024. The application deadline is March 20.
Social Acceptance of Immigrants Working as Politicians or Judges Is Low
Often, the dominant society develops negative attitudes towards immigrants and their descendants because their integration is too successful – and not, because they are unwilling to integrate. This is the finding of a new study, conducted by researchers of the University of Mannheim and ...
Professorinnenprogramm 2030: University Supports Women in Academia
The University of Mannheim’s equal opportunity strategy convinced in the first round of the Professorinnenprogramm 2030.