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Studium Generale: ENGAGE.EU Languages for 15 Euros

There will be another opportunity to take selected language courses at a reduced price of €15 in the spring/summer semester of 2025. Online registration will start on Monday, 3 February 2025. Places are limited.

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Religiosity and a Sense of Community Crucial To People’s Happiness

Religious people are particularly happy when they live in a country that they themselves perceive as religious. A new study led by Mannheim psychologist Vera Vogel has analyzed this interplay between personal beliefs and cultural environment.

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DFG Funding Atlas: University of Mannheim Takes Second Place Nationwide in Economics

The University of Mannheim ranks very well in the current Funding Atlas of the German Research Foundation (DFG). In the field of Economics, it ranks second among the universities that have acquired the most external public funding from DFG.

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Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2025: Very Good Career Prospects for Mannheim Graduates

The University of Mannheim improves its score in this year's Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) and achieves a very good result.

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Application phase for the Online Exchange Initiative in Spring 2025

Students can apply for online courses at the ENGAGE.EU partner universities until 215 December 2024.

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ENGAGE.EU Short Program at WU Vienna: “Managing for Tomorrow”

Bachelor students will have the opportunity to analyze the impact of global challenges on the corporate world at WU Vienna from 20 to 30 May, 2025.

Portrait von Sabine Sonnentag. Sie trägt eine weiße Bluse und einen schwarzen Blazer. Sie steht vor dem Schloss auf dem Ehrenhof.

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Mannheim Psychologist Sabine Sonnentag Is Among the Most Cited Scientists Worldwide

According to the current list of “Highly Cited Researchers”, published yearly by Clarivate, Mannheim psychologist Professor Dr. Sabine Sonnentag belongs to the top 1 percent of the most cited researchers worldwide. Sonnentag is listed in the “Cross-Field” category, which recognizes researchers whose ...

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148 Scholarship Holders in the Academic Year 2024/2025

In the academic year 2024/2025, 148 students of the University of Mannheim receive funding in form of a scholarship. In total, four different scholarship programs honor the achievement and commitment of the 148 students: the Deutschland Scholarship, the Opportunity Mannheim Scholarship of the ...

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Research on Discrimination: Access to Professional Networks is Crucial

Black people in the USA are disadvantaged in terms of access to relevant professional networks compared to White Americans. However, those who are already part of a professional network enjoy the same benefits. Lunch dates with randomly selected persons help to break up entrenched structures in ...

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Study on Financial Education in Germany Shows a Wide Range of Opportunities but Their Effectiveness Is Unclear

Professor Dr. Carmela Aprea, a financial education researcher, and her doctoral student Merve Suna, M.Sc., have analyzed the range of extracurricular financial education opportunities in Germany. The result: There are many services. However, only a few are based on scientific findings and their ...