University of Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Historic Seal of the University of Mainz
MottoUt omnes unum sint
German: Dass alle eins seien
Motto in English
That they all may be one
TypePublic
Established1477 (University of Mainz)
Re-opened
1946 (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
Budget€ 504 million (2018)[1]
PresidentGeorg Krausch [de]
Academic staff
4,353[2]
Administrative staff
7,825[2]
Students32,000
Location, ,
Germany

49°59′32″N 8°14′17″E / 49.99222°N 8.23806°E / 49.99222; 8.23806
Colors  Red
AffiliationsU15
Websiteuni-mainz.de

The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (German: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It is named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. As of 2018, it had approximately 32,000 students enrolled in around 100 academic programs. The university is organized into 11 faculties.

The university is a member of the German U15, a group of fifteen major research and medical universities in Germany. It also participates in the IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar and forms part of the Rhine-Main-Universities (RMU) along with Goethe University Frankfurt and Technische Universität Darmstadt.

Founded in 1477, it is one of the oldest universities in Europe and one of the most prestigious in Germany.[3]

Forum of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz covered with snow
  1. ^ Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Zahlen Archived 27 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, September 2019
  2. ^ a b "Zahlenspiegel 2015" (PDF) (in German). University of Mainz. pp. 54–56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ Rüegg, Walter (1993). Geschichte der Universität in Europa. München: C. H. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-36952-0.