Coming to Mannheim from Abroad

Students at the University of Mannheim study, live and learn in and around one of the biggest baroque palaces in Europe. / Photo credit: Andreas Bayerl

The staff members of the International Office are happy to adivse and support you. / Photo credit: Anna Logue

International students are offered a wide variety of English-taught seminars and lectures. / Photo credit: Anna Logue

Want to relax after class? Just grab a coffee at the EO café ... / Photo credit: Elisa Berdica

... have lunch at the Mensa ... / Photo credit: Anna Logue

... or chill on the spacious lawn in front of the Mensa. / Photo credit: Anna Logue

The Schloss is full of hidden details. / Photo credit: Elisa Berdica

The tram takes you directly to the campus. / Photo credit: Ye Fung Tchen

Bikes for rent are also stationed directly on campus and all around the city. / Photo credit: Elisa Berdica

The archways of the Ehrenhof lead to one of the libraries. / Photo credit: Anna Logue

The campus with its many lawns and trees invites you to relax and hang out. / Photo credit: Elisa Berdica

Five libraries give students the opportunity to do research, study or use the PC pools. / Photo credit: Anna Logue

In the 18th century, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart played the organ in the Schlosskirche of the University of Mannheim. / Photo credit: Elisa Berdica

If you are interested in trying a new sport you will not meet with disappoinemtn: the Institute of Sports has many courses on offer such as aikido, basketball, beach volleyball, tennis and yoga. / Photo credit: Christos Sidiropoulos

Industrial romanticism at Mannheim Harbor. / Photo credit: Ben von Skyhawk / Wirtschaftsförderung (Economic Development)

The new building of the Kunsthalle Mannheim at Friedrichsplatz (opening in June 2018) is the largest museum that has been built in Germany for years. / Photo credit: Fernand Fath / Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

Yellow gondolettas in Luisenpark. The park has around one billion visitors a year and claims to be “one of the most beautiful parks in Europe”. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

Every year in spring and autumn a fair (Mannheimer Mess) takes place on Neuer Meßplatz in the northern Neckarstadt. / Photo credit: GrossMarkt Mannheim GmbH

Every year, many events take place on the Maimarkt site in the east of Mannheim – including the Maifeld Derby Festival, the Time Warp Festival and the Maimarkt Fair. / Photo credit: Manfred Rinderspacher

View from the Neckar to the telecommunication tower in Mannheim's Oststadt. The riverbank is a popular meeting place in summer. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH / Hyp Yerlikaya

The planetarium is located in the east of Mannheim, near Luisenpark. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH / Hyp Yerlikaya

At Planken (the shopping street leading from Wasserturm up to Paradeplatz) and the Wasserturm various events take place throughout the year. In the picture you can see the Stadtfest (City Festival) that takes place every year in May. / Photo credit: Gundolf Frost

In Mannheim's district Jungbusch you'll find the Popakademie, a university of popular music and music business. Keep an eye on them: They often offer free concerts by young talents. In the background you can see the student dorm Hafenstraße. / Photo credit: Achim Mende / Stadtmarketing Mannheim

There are two rivers running through Mannheim. You can linger on the riverbanks of the Rhine and the Neckar. / Photo credit: Ben von Skyhawk / Wirtschaftsförderung Mannheim

Not only congresses and conferences take place at Rosengarten next to the Wasserturm. Many well-known artists have already performed here as well. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

Even more culture can be experienced at Stadthaus on Paradeplatz: In addition to the library, the Oststadt theater is located here. The building has the typical Mannheim symmetry, characterized by a tower framed by smaller buildings on each side. In this case the tower is an elevator. Interesting Fact: Werner von Siemens invented the first electric elevator in Mannheim. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

A very famous building in Mannheim: The Wasserturm on Friedrichsplatz. On its left-hand side, the district Schwetzingerstadt is located. With many cultural offers and cafés Schwetzingerstadt is a popular district. / Photo credit: Achim Mende / Stadtmarketing Mannheim

The annual Christmas Market also takes place around the Wasserturm. There are even more Christmas markets in the city center. / Photo credit: Dominik Rossbach / Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

The Forest park (Waldpark) by the Rhine river stretches across the districts Lindenhof, Niederfeld and Neckarau. This protected landscape is popular with joggers, cyclists and walkers. / Photo credit: Timo Volz / Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

Schiller monument on Schillerplatz. Schiller's "The Robbers" premiered in Mannheim in 1782. / Photo credit: Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH

The National Theater in Mannheim's Oststadt district. / Photo credit: Christian Kleiner / Nationaltheater Mannheim