THE UNIVERSITY
RHINE-MAIN UNIVERSITIESOpen science in academic and scientific practice
The third edition of the German Open Science Festival will take place on 17 and 18 September at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The festival offers participants the chance to discover and experience the diversity and significance of open science in all its facets.
FORTHEM promotes the internationalization of research
Nine universities from all over Europe are collaborating in the FORTHEM Alliance. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGUI) is one of them. To extend the scope of joint research in FORTHEM, the alliance has adopted the concepts and results of FIT FORTHEM, a three-year support project funded by the European Commission. These are at the core of the new FORTHEM Mission for Research, Innovation, and Transfer. In our JGU Magazine, Professor Stefan Müller-Stach, JGU Vice President for Research and Early Career Academics, looks into the future of this mission and describes the various opportunities to participate and profit from the alliance – opportunities that Veronika Cummings, Professor of Human Geography at JGU, has already taken advantage of.
JGU INTERNATIONAL"FORTHEM brings Europe to our university"
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) was one of the founding members of the European University Alliance FORTHEM back in 2019. The EU-sponsored project is now in its second funding phase. And Mainz University is continuing its strong commitment to the alliance, a network that is attractive far beyond the participating universities. JGU's President Professor Georg Krausch, FORTHEM initiator Professor Stephan Jolie, Vice President for Learning and Teaching at JGU, and Professor Eckhard Thines, a member of the FORTHEM Coordination Committee, came together to assess the alliance's achievements to date for our JGU Magazine.
JGU INTERNATIONALSustained by the spirit of Franco-German friendship
Mainz and Dijon – these two cities represent a European success story, especially in terms of the partnership between their universities. German-French double degree programs have been running for over 30 years. And yet coordination remains a constant challenge, as Professor Antje Lobin, head of the Dijon Office at Mainz University, explains. Currently, one of the main focuses is the binational teacher training program.
JGU INTERNATIONALSupporting Ukrainian academics
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large number of Ukrainian academics had to leave their home country. Many of them have been welcomed as guests at German universities. We have met four of them who are currently working at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
TRANSLATIONGerman literature is popular in the Arab World
The year 2019 marks a decade of collaboration between Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Kalima section of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi. Together they are working on translating works of German literature into Arabic. A pool of translators was established at the Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies (FSTK) in Germersheim, and 142 titles have been successfully produced since then.
JGU INTERNATIONALGerman-Polish success stories
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has a long tradition of contact and exchange with Poland. For decades now there have been close connections with a number of Polish universities. Groundbreaking collaborations and the unique JGU Poland Fellowship are examples of the special relationship with this European neighbor. Adam Seredynski came to Mainz in 2006 as part of a double degree program between SGH Warsaw and JGU – and he ended up staying a bit longer than expected.
CULTURAL STUDIESNew degree course focusing on the translation of indigenous languages
In cooperation with the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is planning to launch a specialized degree course in translation and interpreting of Mexican indigenous languages. Professor Martina Schrader-Kniffki of the JGU Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies (FTSK) in Germersheim is in charge of the project, which is currently entering a decisive phase.
PRISMA CLUSTER OF EXCELLENCEAttractive internship program for young talent
A special internship program regularly succeeds in getting talented young people to come to PRISMA, the Precision Physics, Fundamental Interactions and Structure of Matter Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). Seven students were welcomed this summer. Zhiyuan Wang is one of them. He took the opportunity to work on his own project in nuclear physicist Professor Dmitry Budker's team.
UNIVERSITY FUNDING"We care about quality"
For twelve years now, Dr. Elke Göbel and Dr. Rainer Göbel have supported Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in many different ways. Now the husband and wife, both Gutenberg alumni, have set up a foundation that they plan to use first and foremost to promote international students in the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.