Learning at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

You are interested in earning a degree at Mainz University or in coming to JGU as an exchange student? Explore our online student portal providing information on all kinds of related questions.
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Range of courses

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is a full university, offering a wide range of courses - from African Studies to Zoology.
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Why study at JGU?

Here you find 11 good reasons to study at Mainz University.
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Information for international applicants

You want to enroll at Mainz University? Here you find information on the various options and programs for studying at JGU.
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Studying at Mainz University

This short film gives you an insight into student life and courses of study at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
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The Gutenberg School of Management and Economics

This video introduces you to our Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, its topics, students, and professors.
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JGU starts new student internet portal

You are a freshman and need help with your class schedule? Or do you want to change your subjects? Do you want to train your soft skills to be best prepared for job market requirements? Our new student internet portal can help with all that!
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New application deadlines for master programs

Please apply for the winter semester until May 15, for the summer semester until November 15.
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JGU cares for its incoming international students

The International Office of Mainz University offers a series of induction events such as special InfoDays for incoming international students at the beginning of each semester.
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Career Service

The Career Service at JGU combines all the career services on offer from various institutions within the university. The services of the Career Service are aimed at both students and graduates.
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Information and advice

Studying at university raises all kinds of different questions - find the answers to many of them!
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Martin Buber Fellowships

The Martin Buber Society of Fellows gives generous fellowships to outstanding young scholars in all fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Fellows are housed at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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Competencies of Early-Stage Researchers

The latest publication "Competencies of Early-Stage Researchers" is now also available in English.
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Become a postdoc at the IMB

The Postdoc Program on "Gene Regulation, Epigenetics & Genome Stability" at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) of the JGU Mainz recruits talented and ambitious scientists worldwide. Working language is English. Deadline: 29 January 2019.
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Lecture series Excellence@WORK in the winter semester 2018/19

Alumni present their career paths on selected Tuesdays. The talks are organized by the Graduate School of Excellence Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ) and serve as a career orientation for young researchers of the natural sciences. Registration required.
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Short-term Research Stays at JGU

The Gutenberg Council for Young Researchers (GYR) funds prospective and current PhD candidates from abroad in the fields of the humanities and social sciences who want to come to Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) for a short-term research stay.
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Welcome Center for International Scholars

The Welcome Center of JGU is the point of contact for visiting scholars and their families. We will advise you on all non- academic and practical issues and gladly assist you as a service and information center.
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30.11.2018

German Research Foundation approves collaborative research center to investigate DNA repair and genome stability

Interdisciplinary research alliance to identify cellular mechanisms involved in protecting and repairing genes
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14.11.2018

Earth's magnetic field measured using artificial stars at 90 kilometers altitude

An international collaboration uses laser-generated stars to determine the Earth's magnetic field in the sodium layer of the atmosphere
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04.09.2018

European funding for outstanding researchers

The ERC supports all disciplines and any career stage in four highly attractive schemes: Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grants for single researchers, and Synergy Grants for teams of 2-4 principal investigators. Find out more from the JGU EU Office
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04.09.2018

Funding for international and cross-sectoral researcher mobility

Marie S.-Curie Actions support researcher mobility irrespective of nationality or career stage. Fellowships provide funding for research and career development. Consortia can apply for doctoral training programmes. Find out more from the JGU EU Office
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19.06.2018

New team of experts for research data at JGU

Do you have questions or need support on the subject of research data? The Team of Research Data Experts supports you with services and information. Visit the new website
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09.11.2017

Research funding for young researchers

Gain an overview over a range of national, European and international funding opportunities for young academics and learn some theoretical basics on how to successfully apply for funding – in German. Followed up by practical session on 7 December
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The JGU Central Administration

The Central Administration sees itself as a service provider for the professional and personal development of the JGU staff in research and teaching, studying and continuing education as well as in the administration of the University.
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Going on a business trip, applying for professional development, or requesting for leave?

JGU's Human Resources provides information and the respective application forms on questions like those mentioned above. For the time being, the information is available only in German, but please contact the HR Office in case you have any questions.
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Human Resources Strategy for Researchers

JGU has received the HR Excellence in Research seal of approval of the European Commission for its Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R).
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Welcome to your university

Words of welcome from President Professor Georg Krausch to alumnae and alumni of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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We want to hear from you!

Did you study, teach or research here or were you active in some other way at JGU? Register free of charge and with no further obligation!
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Topics and options...

... for Gutenberg alumni! Our programs for profession and careers, culture and free time. And anyone who wants to make an active contribution is sincerely welcome.
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Gutenberg Alumni in JGU Magazine

Gutenberg alumni return to their alma mater and report on their lives and current projects.
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Groups and societies at JGU

Find alumni groups and alumni societies in your subject and friends' associations relating to your personal area of interest.
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For alumni representatives and societies

Are you the alumni representative of a JGU faculty or of one of the JGU-associated societies? We can provide you with information, new ideas, advertising material and numerous services - use our Teamweb!
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The Johannes Gutenberg University Foundation

The JGU Foundation offers a variety of possibilities for your benefaction for the good of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Please feel free to contact us for further information.
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Multiple options of supporting Mainz University

JGU offers its alumni and other private persons, businesses, institutions, and foundations a variety of options to express their closeness to Mainz University - in the form of contributions, donations, or by will.
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We can make JGU even better - with your help and support!

The Institute of Molecular Biology, the Green School in the JGU Botanic Garden, and the Family Room - these are just three of the list of recently realized projects sponsored by our friends and partners.
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New research on African languages and migration in the Rhine-Main region

Project funding via the RMU Initiative Funding for Research / Study participants sought-after
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German Research Foundation approves collaborative research center to investigate DNA repair and genome stability

Interdisciplinary research alliance to identify cellular mechanisms involved in protecting and repairing genes
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Providing an example in the field of teaching: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receives the Genius Loci Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mainz University convinced the jury with its consistent and sustainable implementation of its Teaching Strategy and its openness to teaching innovations in all fields of university education
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Teacher Training Quality Campaign: Mainz University receives EUR 2.5 million to fund its Teaching & Learning Research Labs

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is investing in its Teaching & Learning Research Labs with the aim of promoting a Mainz Model of Cooperative Teacher Training
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Mainz University Research Showreel

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is one of the leading research universities in Germany, maintaining close ties with regional, national, and international partners in the scientific, cultural, and business sectors.
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The MESA particle accelerator at the PRISMA Cluster of Excellence

The video shows the construction and operating principle of the new Mainz Energy recovering Superconducting Accelerator.
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