With approximately 30,000 students from 120 countries, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of Germany's largest universities and the scientific center of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

4,400 scientists, including 560 professors, teach and conduct research in more than 100 institutes and clinics. JGU is an international research university with worldwide recognition.

It owes this reputation to its excellent research achievements in particle and hadron physics, materials science, transnational medicine and life sciences, media disciplines, and historical cultural studies.

Its PRISMA Cluster of Excellence, in which particle and hadron physicists predominate, and its MAINZ Graduate School of Excellence in Materials Science are among the international research elite. Large-scale research facilities such as the TRIGA research reactor and the MAMI electron accelerator attract scientists from all over the world.

JGU is the only German university of its size to have almost all of its institutes located on a campus close to the city center, which also houses partner institutes for cutting-edge non-university research, including the Max Planck Institutes for Chemistry and Polymer Research, the Helmholtz Institute Mainz, and the Institute for Molecular Biology. Student residences and childcare facilities are also located on campus. The clinical and clinical-theoretical facilities of the University Medical Center are only about one kilometer away.

With more than 60 specialist clinics, institutes, and departments, the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is the only hospital in Rhineland-Palatinate that provides supramaximal care. It provides patient care, research, and teaching at the highest university level. Around 3,300 medical and dental students are continuously trained in Mainz. With around 7,500 employees, the University Medical Center is one of the largest employers in the region and an important driver of growth and innovation. Clinical and scientific priorities in Mainz include cardiovascular research, immunology, and neuroscience. Another new focus combines surgical and materials science expertise.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz offers students a wide range of study programs. As a comprehensive university, it brings together almost all academic disciplines, including Mainz University Medical Center and two art colleges, under one roof—an integration that is unique in the German higher education landscape. The Department of Translation, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies, based in Germersheim, trains translators and interpreters in numerous European and non-European languages.

This diversity of subjects ensures interdisciplinary research and teaching and—in keeping with the spirit of Johannes Gutenberg, after whom the university is named—an innovative approach to new ideas and technologies.