I am doing my Masters at the University of Mannheim and since I already did my bachelor course there, and was aware of the studies, my experience was pretty much how I expected it to be. One of the best things for me was that Uni Mannheim has a lot of partners all over the world, so there are many possibilities of doing an exchange semester. Also, the quality of education. The professors are extremely experienced and have great didacticism. I had courses in the management field, sports field and even in the pedagogical field, making the studies always very interesting and broad. I would recommend it to a friend doing both the Bachelors’s and the Master’s degree in Uni Mannheim, because student life is also really good (there are many student initiatives). The city of Mannheim is a very nice student city, so finding accommodation for your studies is quite simple. Shared flats are the most common living type and they are uploaded on a daily basis on websites and facebook groups. The city itself is not that beautiful, for students, it’s nice though. Everything is flat hence you can reach everything easily. Nightlife offers multiple options. The Uni is located in a big old German castle, so the campus is old and new at the same time. For future students, I would definitely recommend joining a student club to learn some new things and connect with other students in the free time. Also, looking for flats in the “Quadrate” (city center).

I have taken the masters in Management in the university of Mannheim, so I won’t be able to generalize for other fields. Within the MMM course, I felt like even though the learning method depends on the area you choose to focus on (e.g. I have focused on Marketing related subjects), the overall idea is about focusing on theory, research and memorizing. Coming from a different country, I found its educational system refreshing and challenging for me. I was able to learn about management from a different scope, and focused on areas in which my home country university wouldn’t. However, I have found it rather disappointing the fact that most of grades depend solely on an exam, which has a high time pressure – no time to think, most of the time you succeed by memorizing how to solve exercises. In this way, it does not support the development of critical thinking, rather tests who can memorize best. Yet, there are courses with group projects, case studies and projects directly connected with companies, where you can definitely learn a lot. You surely need to study a lot to keep good grades there, but it is a good challenge. Another positive side to it is the fact that you build your course of studies and timetable as you wish – overall, there are only 5 mandatory courses. I would recommend you this university if you want to go to Germany or you plan to work there in the future; if you want to focus on research; if you want exams that value for 100% of the grade and have free time during the semester. However, when not and if you have a good GPA and all other documents required, there may be better options for you.

Studying in a palace is great, and the university facilities are also good.

The life in Mannheim is pretty good as everything is concentrated in the centre at a maximum 20 min walk from the university: shopping malls, restaurants, bars and clubs.

There is plenty of choice regarding your curriculum and which modules to take so you can personalise your semesters according to your preferences.

It is very competitive regarding grades and the exams tend to be long and difficult.

Overall, I’m having a great experience and thoroughly recommend.