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CHE University Ranking

Mathematics, Department

Fachbereich 08: Physik, Mathematik und Informatik

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Fachbereich 08: Physik, Mathematik und Informatik
Institut für Mathematik
Staudingerweg 9
D-55128 Mainz
https://www.uni-mainz.de
Uni Mainz
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

740

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

70

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

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Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

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Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/16 points

Research

Publications per academic

2.7

Third party funds per academic

25,200 €

Doctorates per professor

0.3

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Research orientation

Introduction to scientific work
Support for stays abroad

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IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

24

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Committed and broad-based teaching staff and at the same time internationally visible and connected research staff; Broad and extensive range of courses; Development of degree programmes throughout Germany heavily influenced by Bologna, resulting in more flexible courses of study and fewer examinations; Large number of staff deployed to ensure smaller exercise group sizes; Built-in flexibility, e.g. a semester abroad during the bachelor's degree; Historical context, especially for students seeking a teaching qualification, through the History of Mathematics working group.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Committed and broad-based teaching staff and at the same time internationally visible and connected research staff; Broad and extensive range of courses; Very free choice of courses, individual specialisation options, replacement of the minor with additional mathematics courses

Special features regarding the international orientation

Departmental Counselling Centre "Studium International" incl. websites, and subject-specific guidance, 24 Erasmus partners, coordination of Erasmus representatives; Flexible Recognition of achievements abroad; very international teaching staff. Students profit from the intensive and individual advice provided by the academic advisors and the LOB team. Lectures in the Master's degree course can optionally also be given in English.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Niederlande; University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Vereinigtes Königreich; University of Turku, Turku, Finnland; Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spanien; Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Roma, Italien; Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków, Polen; Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spanien; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, Vereinigtes Königreich; Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, Frankreich, TU Wien, Wien, Österreich

Special features regarding the equipment

Comfortable computer pools for students; Central high-performance Linux cluster; Large social space; Student workstations for exam semesters; Modern equipment in lecture halls; Extensive collection of textbooks, electronic library use, workstations in the library.

Special features regarding research activities

Collaborative Research Centres "Waves to Weather" and "Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft Matter Systems"; Research focus "MODEL - Mainz Institute of Multiscale Modelling"; Research centre "Elementary Forces and Mathematical Foundations"; Max Planck Graduate Centre with the University of Mainz; Cluster of Excellence PRISMA; Synergy effects through joint department with physics and computer science, joint, interdisciplinary seminars and work groups.

Other special features

Help desk for problems with course and examination software; Development of more advanced software support in the academic offices; Development of instruments for improving the selection and assignment of academic assistants; Web presence redesign with the aim of improving the information offered to students; Development of department-wide personal guidance for outgoing and incoming students; Continued development of the social network for supporting outgoing students.

Further information on research activities

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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