The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research provides funding for the Cluster of Individualized Immune Intervention
to support the development of individualized forms of immunotherapy and diagnostics
to support the development of individualized forms of immunotherapy and diagnostics
International acknowledgement for JGU research in the field of physics: The Academic Ranking of World Universities
names the JGU Institute of Physics as one of the best 75 research institutions in the field worldwide.
names the JGU Institute of Physics as one of the best 75 research institutions in the field worldwide.
JGU offers its more than 36,000 students a wide range of modern courses of study. They can choose from 145 subjects,
119 Bachelor's and 96 Master's degree programs from all academics fields, including medicine, music, and the arts.
119 Bachelor's and 96 Master's degree programs from all academics fields, including medicine, music, and the arts.
JGU is the only German university of this size that brings together almost all academic disciplines on one single campus.
The Gutenberg Campus is a place of learning and teaching as well as active leisure time activities.
The Gutenberg Campus is a place of learning and teaching as well as active leisure time activities.
EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE: JGU submits definite proposals for one graduate school, three clusters of excellence, and its institutional strategy THE GUTENBERG SPIRIT.
The mortars and pestles are ready, roasted cocoa beans are waiting to be processed into chocolate, and the logo of the famous TV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is being projected on the wall. On this particular morning, JGU’s Green School has been transformed into a chocolate workshop. A group of 24 high school students will very soon find out where chocolate actually comes from, how it is made, and how this sweet temptation is traded around the world.
In June 2010, following a 12-month construction phase, the Green School opened as an extracurricular place of learning maintained by the JGU Faculty of Biology. The building, which houses basically one open-plan room, cost €370,000. Architects Hans Harms and Michael Eckert designed it in the shape of a sprouting seedling. Lighting strips in the interior simulate a root system and the large windows provide a panoramic view of the Botanic Garden.
Originally, construction was to be financed by private donations. Professor emeritus Elisabeth Gateff gave €50,000. "Children today see so much that is ugly, so it is important for them to experience the beauty of plants," she said during the Green School opening ceremony. It was her generous contribution that inspired University President Professor Dr. Georg Krausch. In his view, if a private person was prepared to donate so much money, university and state should also be prepared to give generously. As a result, Krausch approached Minister Doris Ahnen of the Rhineland-Palatine Ministry of Education, Science, Continuing Education, and Cultural Affairs, and proposed that they together find the rest of the money needed, thus ensuring that the project was financed.
Although the institution is still young, it has already attracted a lot of attention. The Ministry of Education, Science, Continuing Education, and Cultural Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate has designated the Green School a "School-like Environmental Education Facility of Rhineland-Palatinate" and the Fair Tour scheme has been adopted as an official project of UNESCO's Education for Sustainable Development program. Furthermore, the state's Chamber of Architects classified the building as an outstanding example of contemporary architecture.
