Dear (future) exchange student at JGU,
thank you for visiting our website.
If you have already been nominated for a stay as an exchange student at JGU, our 3-part PRACTICAL GUIDE will accompany you for the entire time before, during and at the end of your time with us.
Please read the Practical Guides and instructions carefully. We have done our best to answer all your questions in order for you to be able to do everything without any problems.
If you have questions that can't be answered in our Practical Guides and instructions, feel free to email us at
international-students@uni-mainz.de
Please note:
We will do our best to answer your request as soon as possible, due to personnel reasons, it may take up to 2 weeks.
Our Office hours are Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm
We are only available by telephone to a limited extent.
Thank you for your understanding.
However, since we have tried to put together all the information you need here on this website - you will most certainly find the answer to your question here 🙂
| Summer Semester 2024 | Winter Semester 2024/25 | Summer Semester 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomination Period | until November 15 | until May 15 | until November 15 |
| Application Period | until January 15 | until July 15 | until January 15 |
| Semester Period | April 01 - September 30 | October 01 - March 31 | April 01 - September 30 |
| Recommended Arrival | April 02 | October 01 | April 02 |
| Welcome Week | April 03 - April 05 | October 02, 04, 05, 07 | April 02 - April 05 (tbc) |
| Lecture Period | April 15- July 20 | October 21 - February 08 | April 14- July 19 |
| Examination Period | There is no general examination period. Exams are usually scheduled for the last week of classes or for the weeks that follow. | There is no general examination period. Exams are usually scheduled for the last week of classes or for the weeks that follow. | There is no general examination period. Exams are usually scheduled for the last week of classes or for the weeks that follow. |
Guides and Information
Contact
Abteilung Internationales/ International Office
International Student Support
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
D 55099 Mainz (Germany)
New: Office: Building Forum Entrance 2, Room 00-215 (ground floor, corridor right)
Tel.: +49 6131 39-20695
New: HOW TO CONTACT US
Office hours Thursdays 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
We will do our best to answer your request as soon as possible, but due to personnel reasons, it may take up to 2 weeks. We are only available by telephone to a limited extent. Thank you for your understanding.
Note: Please note that all of this information only applies to the MAINZ campus of JGU.
All information about exchange studies at our campus in GERMERSHEIM can be found at the International Office of the Faculty 06 - Translation Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies.