University of Mainz
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.
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | |
Historic Seal of the University of Mainz | |
| Motto | Ut omnes unum sint German: Dass alle eins seien |
|---|---|
Motto in English | That they all may be one |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1477 (University of Mainz) Re-opened 1946 (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) |
| Budget | € 504 million (2018) |
| President | Georg Krausch |
Academic staff | 4,353 |
Administrative staff | 7,825 |
| Students | 32,000 |
| Location | , , Germany 49°59′32″N 8°14′17″E |
| Colors | Red |
| Affiliations | U15 |
| Website | uni-mainz.de |
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.