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GBP Monitor March: Fast Internet Is More Important to Companies than Low Trade Tax

A well-developed digital infrastructure with a strong network and the availability of a qualified local workforce are more important to companies when selecting their location than low municipal taxes and fees. For attracting business, investing in public infrastructure is more powerful than lower ...

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Opening hours of the Express Service and Portal² services restricted in April

Due to the system migration of the University of Mannheim’s examination management software, the Express Service and Student Services will be closed from 3 to 17 April. Some Portal² services will only be partly accessible during this time. The data in Portal² from 31 March 2023 will be “frozen” ...

New Double Degree Program with LUISS for MMM Students

The new double degree program in the MMM with LUISS University in Rome starts this summer.

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GBP Monitor February: Property tax reform – what is paralysing digitalisation?

The February report of the German Business Panel (GBP) shows that digitalisation, for example in the context of the property tax reform, is not worthwhile for small businesses and companies in Baden-Württemberg.

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Reusable bowls for less packaging waste

Hungry and short on time? Students and employees like to take their meals from the Mensa to go. Since the beginning of January, the Studierendenwerk Mannheim has been offering reusable bowls as an alternative to disposable packaging – deposit-free via app.

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Martin Glanzer New Assistant Professor of Operations Management

With Dean Joachim Lutz, we warmly welcome Martin Glanzer to the University of Mannheim Business School and congratulate him on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Operations Management.

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Consumer Behaviour Influenced by Personal Politics, Research Reveals

Following Donald Trump’s electoral victory in 2016, a large number of people changed their brand preferences and shopping behavior, preferring to purchase brands which they perceived shared their political views, research from the University of Mannheim Business School reveals.

Drei Studierende springen jubelnd in die Luft. Kulisse ist das Mannheimer Hafengelände. Über ihnen sind gelbe Wimpel gespannt.

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StudyCheck Award 2023: University of Mannheim Most Popular University in Germany

Students are very satisfied with the University of Mannheim. Last year, no other university was rated as highly on the StudyCheck online portal as the University of Mannheim. This earned the university the distinction of “Most Popular University” in the StudyCheck Award 2023.

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New Assistant Professorship of E-Business and E-Government

Kevin Bauer is new assistant professor of “E-Business and E-Government”

Ein blauer Reisebus fährt über eine Brücke. Im Hintergrund das Meer.

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Are Zero-Emission Coaches also Economically Viable?

Researchers at the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) at the University of Mannheim are collaborating with Daimler Buses and other partners to de-velop a concept for zero-emission coaches powered by all-electric drive systems.