Welcome at the
Johannes Gutenberg-University
MAINZ!
Information of the Sociology Department
for our International Students
Overview
 Studying in the Capital of Rheinland-Pfalz
Mainz – Living in the Capital
 The Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
Presentation of the Campus
 Sourrounding and Excursions
Germany, „Rheinland-Pfalz“ and „Hessen“
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Studying in the Capital of
„Rheinland-Pfalz“
Mainz – Living in the Capital
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
Welcome to MAINZ
• Capital of
„Rheinland-Pfalz“
• 200.000 Inhabitants
• 35.000 Students
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
A City with Tradition
above: Castle, below: Cathedral
above: View of Mainz, below: „Fastnachtsbrunnen“
Mainz looks back on over
2000 years full of history.
Roman background of the
City can be found
everywhere.
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
Enjoy the Atmosphere
In the
Summertime
you can enjoy
the evening at
the beach of the
River Rhine (left
hand) or you
can have an ice
cream at the
square of the
cathedral (right
hand).
The brewery
„Eisgrubbräu“
(left hand)
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
Art and Culture in Mainz
In Mainz you can visit a lot of museums: From
Fossils, animals and natural history up to the
museum of ancient Shipbuilding
In the state theatre you
can enjoy concerts,
ballet, opera or readings
Gutenberg-Museum
Middle Age manuscripts and
„live“ demonstrations of printing
the way it was done 500 years
ago
Some windows of the St.
Stephen‘s Church are
designed by the artist
Marc Chagall
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
Celebrate in Mainz!
February: Rhenish carnival
with a parade on „Rose
Monday“
May: Gutenberg-Marathon
June: „Johannisfest“ with
fireworks
July: Asta Summer festival at
the University
Carnival
Rheinland-Pfalz Open-Air
Concert
August: Wine festival in the
„Volkspark“
December: Christmas market
Christmas market
Rheinland-Pfalz Open-Air Concert
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Mainz – Living in the Capital!
In the centre of Rhine-Main
Mainz is located in the centre of
the region Rhine-main and it is
very easy to reach: :
-20 min Airport Frankfurt
-30 min Frankfurt city centre
-40 min Ryanair Airport
Frankfurt/Hahn
The use of public transport within
the region Rhine-Main is with the
student ticket („Semesterticket“)
for students of the University of
Mainz for free!
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The Johannes GutenbergUniversity Mainz
Presentation of the Campus
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
Interdisciplinary University
Department of
Maths
• 35.000 Students
• 11 Faculties
Department of
Chemistry
• 90 different subjects
Department of
Social Sciences
Languages: Slavonic Studies, English
and American Studies, German language
and literature studies
Natural sciences: Chemistry, Physics,
Biology, Maths
Sports, Medicine, Economics, Law, Art,
etc.
Administration
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
The Campus
Mainz is one of the biggest Campus-Universities of Germany.
Housing: Inter I
and Inter II
A 5 minute
walk to the city
centre of
Mainz
SBII Faculty of Social
Sciences and Media
Cafeteria
Sports facilities
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
An international University with tradition
1477
Foundation of a University in Mainz
1946
„Johannes Gutenberg-Universität“ Mainz
5.000 international students per year
250 ERASMUS students per year
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
Computers/ Wireless LAN
The University of Mainz
offers:
-Free web-account and e-mailaddress
-Access to printer, copier and
scanner
-Wireless LAN at the whole
campus, in all lecture rooms and
in all libraries
-Free web-access in all students‘
halls of residence owned by the
University
-Free computer courses (Excel,
Access,...)
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
Students‘ halls of residence
The University of Mainz
guarantees every international
student a place in a students‘
hall of residence.
The students‘ halls of residence
are located:
• at the Campus
• in the city of Mainz
Learn German
•Free German courses at
medium and higher level
•Cheap courses for beginners
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Johannes Gutenberg-University
Sports
The University of Mainz offers a broad and free
sports program for students.
Sports:
Aerobics, athletic sports, badminton,
ballet, basketball, beachvolleyball,
cheerleading, dancing, fencing,
gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo,
karate, kendo, ping-pong, rock
climbing, rugby, soccer, swimming,
tennis, trampoline, volleyball, yoga,
etc….
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Faculty 02
Social Sciences, Media and
Sports
•Motion picture sciences
•Educational science
•Politics
•Psychology
•Media and Communication
•Journalism
•Sociology
•Sports science
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Department of Sociology
International Department
• Cooperations with the following
countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Great Britain,
Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland,
Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Turkey,
• Lectures are mostly held in German
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Sourrounding and Excursions
Germany, „Rheinland-Pfalz“ and „Hessen“
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Sourrounding and Excursions
Germany: An overview
Hamburg: 520km
Hannover: 370km
Hamburg
Berlin: 570km
Berlin
Dresden: 480km
Cologne: 180km
Cologne
MAINZ
Dresden
Stuttgart: 200km
Munich: 420km
Stuttgart
Munich
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Sourrounding and Excursions
The Federal State „Rheinland Pfalz“
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Sourrounding and Excursions
The Metropolis Frankfurt am Main
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650.000 Inhabitants
City of Banks
It‘s often called „Mainhattan“
European Financial Centre
Historical Old Town
Town Hall
Old Opera
„Römerberg“
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Sourrounding and Excursions
Very close to Mainz:
The „Mittelrheintal“ – UNESCO World Heritage
„Mäuseturm und Ruine Ehrenfels“
„Schönburg“
„Stolzenfels“
„Burg Sooneck“
„Burg Stahleck“
„Pfalzgrafenstein“
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Welcome to Mainz!
We are looking forward to many students from
all over the world!
In the year 2005 the
University of Mainz got
among 5 other German
Universites the
European Certificate for
the care for ERASMUS
students in the year
2004.
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More Information
Important web addresses:
• Homepage of the University of Mainz:
http://www.uni-mainz.de
• International Office
http://www.uni-mainz.de/incoming
• Homepage of the Department of Sociology:
http://www.soziologie.uni-mainz.de
• Homepage Erasmus-Coordination:
http://www.int.soziologie.uni-mainz.de
Contact: int@soziologie.uni-mainz.de
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