Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz serves as a leading public research institution which operates from the historical city of Mainz in Germany. The university bears the name of the famous inventor who created the movable-type printing press system because it stands as one of the top academic institutions in the country which offers a broad range of educational programs. The university campus design functions as a central hub which connects all its academic departments and research centers and medical facilities to the city center. The university community which includes scholars from more than 120 countries interacts in an interdisciplinary environment that exists throughout the campus which contains multiple green spaces.

The university exists through two historical periods which start with its foundation in 1477 by Archbishop Diether von Isenburg who established the university during Johannes Gutenberg's lifetime. The university stands as one of Europe's oldest educational institutions which developed into a major theological and medical teaching center until the French Revolution political conflicts and Napoleonic Wars caused its academic programs to stop operating during the early 19th century. The French military government established the institution in 1946 after it had been closed for more than 100 years. The educational system of the area received restoration through this contemporary educational system which enabled the university to evolve from a local institution into a research institution which now operates at a global level.