Engineering in Mannheim, Germany

All courses are taught at the Hochschule Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany. The city of Mannheim is located in southwest Germany, 50 miles south of Frankfurt on the Rhein River across from Ludwigshafen, 10 miles west of Heidelberg. The city has a population of approximately 350,000 and has numerous cultural sites, restaurants and shopping. Travel throughout Europe is very convenient using the rail system. Some destinations with travel times include:

• Paris: 5 hours
• The Alps: 4 hours
• Munich: 3 hours
• Amsterdam: 4 hours
• Prague: 8 hours  

Students may also be entitled to discounts in public transportation.

Mannheim, the city with Europe’s largest inland port is also the home of inventions that have changed the face of the world, including the bicycle and the world’s first automobile, the Carl Benz Motor Car. From 1720 to 1778 Mannheim was the residence of the prince-elector and the splendid baroque castle, among the largest of its kind anywhere on the continent.

The city is just as renowned for art and culture as it is for technical innovations. Major museums, cultural institutions, performance venues and sports arenas all contribute to the profile of a city famous for its fine jugendstil buildings. Even Mozart and Schiller spent part of their lives there. The landscape around Mannheim is another of its charms, situated as it is at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers and within easy reach of the Odenwald forest and the vineyards of the Palatinate.

Mannheim is a city with character, many great features and is the center of the metropolitan region Rhein-Neckar, one of the most economic regions in Europe. Mannheim is also considered to be Germany's capital of pop, a shopping metropolis, a city of excellent universities and as a blueprint for multicultural life. Here you will find the ideal breeding ground for the development of personality and professional know-how.

This charming climate also creates a huge cultural offering and attractive places to live. Student dwelling houses are available centrally located at reasonable prices. Whether you are looking for an apartment or a room in a residential group, whether it is in the traditional workplace or in the classy district, there is something for every need and taste.

Most rooms are furnished and equipped with internet. Heating, hot water and floor cleaning are usually included. All the houses are within walking distance of the universities and are well connected to the dense network of buses and trains.

OU exchange programs offer students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture of a foreign country, and to study with students from their host country at an OU partner institution. Exchange programs increase understanding and tolerance of other cultures, develop independence and confidence, improve language skills and broaden social horizons.

Host institution exchange coordinators welcome students to the university campus with an orientation. Participants live in student housing with other university students. Students pay OU tuition and get OU credit for classes taken abroad and are eligible for OU scholarships and financial aid.

Exchange programs run a semester or full year, although the academic calendar at some of our partner institutions varies substantially from OU’s. Some programs offer summer classes. Many exchange programs expect students to be able to converse in the language of the host country. Most exchange students become fluent in the language of the host country within a few months.