JGU has 80 years of eventful history to look back on. In the timeline below, we have compiled key events and milestones. The selection is of course subjective and by no means complete. We have selected events from various areas of the university to give you a sense of what university life was like throughout its history. Curious to learn more about the history of JGU? For further reading, we recommend the Reports of the Rector or of the President as well as the JOGU university journal.
| 2025-11-27 | The Rhine-Main Universities present the RMU Awards for the first time |
| 2025-09-19 | The Senate adopts a statement opposing restrictions on freedom of expression and academic freedom |
| 2025-08-28 | The RMU signs a new cooperation agreement to mark its 10th anniversary |
| 2025-08-25 | A new data center opens on campus |
| 2025-05-22 | The PRISMA++ Cluster of Excellence is approved for funding |
| 2025-04-29 | Opening of the Gutenberg Academy to promote early career researchers |
| 2025-04-11 | Opening of the new greenhouses for desert plants at the Botanic Garden |
| 2025-03-24 | The Future Factory is established to support academic startups |
| 2024-12-16 | Inauguration of the Center for Fundamental Physics (CFP) |
| 2024-11-21 | The cultural heritage portal Kreuz-Rad-Löwe developed by the UB Mainz goes online |
| 2024-10-21 | The JGU Future Prize is being awarded for the first time. The award goes to the physicist couple Harald Lesch and Cecilia Scorza |
| 2024-04-01 | Kerstin Burck takes office as Chancellor of JGU |
| 2024-01-23 | The Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (IQCB) opens |
| 2024-01-11 | Ralf Kiesslich is officially welcomed as Medical Director of the UM |
| 2023-11-01 | Waltraud Kreutz-Gers takes over the position of Commercial Director of UM |
| 2023-09-15 | Opening of the new foundation house on campus |
| 2023-03-02 | The tree planting campaign on campus is completed with the thousandth tree |
| 2022-12-15 | JGU signs the Diversity Charter |
| 2022-10-10 | The module "Visions for Climate" on climate change starts with interdisciplinary courses for students |
| 2022-05-26 | The mask requirement at the university is lifted |
| 2022-05-22 | Inauguration of the campus garden opposite the central canteen |
| 2022-05-09 | Inauguration of the new premises for the Trier Medical Campus |
| 2022-04-28 | The seed database opens |
| 2021-08-27 | Opening of the diverse garden at the Grüne Schule (Green School) |
| 2021-07-07 | Start of the one-week vaccination campaign against the coronavirus on campus |
| 2021-05-22 | JGU celebrates the 75th anniversary of its reopening |
| 2021-03-31 | JGU receives the University Association’s seal of approval for fair and transparent appointment negotiations |
| 2021-02 | JGU is granted permanent, independent right to appoint professors |
| 2020-10-07 | The new Higher Education Act comes into force |
| 2020-04-20 | The summer semester 2020 starts with online instruction |
| 2020-03-24 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, JGU’s buildings are temporarily closed and the university enters into an emergency mode of operations |
| 2020-01-01 | The German Resilience Center is admitted to the Leibniz Association as LIR |
| 2019-10 | Official kick-off of the FORTHEM network in Valencia |
| 2019-10-03 | Mainz student Niklas Kaul wins gold in the decathlon at the World Championships in Athletics in Doha as the youngest winner in World Championship history |
| 2019-07 | JGU and the German-French Cultural Foundation establish a joint Center for French and Francophone Studies (ZFF) |
| 2018-10-25 | JGU receives the Genius Loci Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| 2018-09 | The PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence is approved as part of the German government’s Excellence Strategy |
| 2018-06-25 | Opening of BioZentrum I |
| 2018-03-20 | Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits JGU |
| 2018-03 | The new high-performance computer MOGON II is inaugurated |
| 2017-11-15 | The General Directorate for Cultural Heritage declares the Natural Sciences Institute building, the shell-shaped “Muschel” building, and the central canteen building as listed monuments |
| 2017-09-23 | Opening of the new Montessori children’s home “Sprösslinge” on campus |
| 2017-07 | Medicopter Mainz17 takes off: Mainz students land a viral hit with a fan video for the festival “Medimeisterschaften” |
| 2017-06-11 | With the largest magnetic ball accelerator in the world, JGU receives an entry in the Guinness Book of Records |
| 2017-06-09 | The cleaning campaign “CamPutz” takes place for the first time |
| 2017-03-06 | Inauguration of the Humanities II building |
| 2017-03-01 | Founding of the Helmholtz Institute “HI-TRON” |
| 2017-02-09 | Founding of the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies |
| 2017-02 | With its 401st issue, “unipress” magazine ceases publication after 46 years |
| 2016-12-22 | JGU is awarded the title “Hochschulperle divers” with the overall theme being diversity |
| 2016-12-11 | The “Mainzelbahn” (tram network in Mainz) stops on campus for the first time |
| 2016-10-07 | Prof. Dr. Franz Rothlauf is appointed Chief Information Officer of JGU |
| 2016-09-27 | JGU signs the charter “Familie in der Hochschule” (Family Life and Academia) |
| 2016-08-23 | The new particle accelerator LISE for the production of radioactive isotopes is put into operation in nuclear chemistry |
| 2016-06-30 | After 70 years, the bookstore “Gutenberg-Buchhandlung” on campus closes. However, a new bookstore has already been found to take its place |
| 2016-06-30 | The new building for the Rudolf Frey Learning Clinic (RFLK) and for the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKS) opens |
| 2016-03-08 | The Mainz directory of scholars “Gutenberg Biographics” is made available online |
| 2015-12-11 | The universities of Mainz, Frankfurt, and Darmstadt establish a strategic alliance of the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) |
| 2015-11-06 | mainzed—the Mainz Center for Digitization in the Humanities and Cultural Sciences is founded |
| 2015-10-01 | The TRIGA nuclear reactor achieves a world record with 20,000 pulses in 50 years |
| 2015-05-12 | After six years of construction, a particle detector constructed in Mainz is sent to CERN in Geneva |
| 2015-05-11 | Opening of the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (mitp) |
| 2015-04-16 | The Gutenberg Council for Young Researchers (GYR) is founded |
| 2015-01 | A broken door in the Humanities building is covered with memes by students and triggers a national media response |
| 2014-11-27 | Inauguration of the Schule des Sehens |
| 2014-11 | In the winter semester 2014/15, the culture courses of campus-mainz start |
| 2014-11-12 | The Rosetta spacecraft lands the Philae lander on a comet—with an alpha X-ray spectrometer developed at Mainz University on board |
| 2014-07-31 | JGU and the University Medical Center establish the former German Resilience Center |
| 2014-07-17 | The publishing house “Mainz University Press” is founded in cooperation with V&R unipress |
| 2014-01-13 | Official inauguration of the Georg Forster Building by Minister President Malu Dreyer |
| 2013-10-09 | Germany’s first Dementia Service Center is opened at the University Medical Center |
| 2013-09-01 | Dr. Waltraud Kreutz-Gers succeeds Götz Scholz as Chancellor of the Mainz University |
| 2013-07-09 | With the inauguration of the new building for Physical Chemistry, the building complex for chemistry is completed |
| 2013-06-25 | The Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems (IMM) is transferred to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft |
| 2013-06-11 | Inauguration of the new building for the Institute of Anthropology |
| 2013-01-24 | The University Medical Center takes over the medical care of the 1. FC Mainz 05 |
| 2012-11-05 | The PRISMA Cluster of Excellence with a focus on particle and hadron physics begins its work |
| 2012-10-12 | JGU and 14 other universities found the “German U 15” network |
| 2012-09-01 | The Arbeitsstelle Kleine Fächer (Office for Small Academic Disciplines) is established at JGU |
| 2012-07-11 | Opening of a joint startup office between the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, the Mainz University, and the Mainz University Medical Center |
| 2012-06 | The new supercomputer MOGON is put into operation |
| 2012-04-30 | The University and the University of Applied Sciences found the Junior Campus Mainz (jCM) |
| 2012-04-18 | Launch of the online student portal www.campus-mainz.net |
| 2012-01-31 | As part of the Excellence Initiative, JGU presents its institutional strategy under the motto The Gutenberg Spirit: Moving Minds–Crossing Boundaries |
| 2012-01 | The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry moves into the new building in Hahn-Meitner-Weg |
| 2012-01-01 | The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) becomes a member of the Leibniz Association |
| 2011-10-20 | First “Dies legendi” at JGU, hosted by the Gutenberg Teaching College |
| 2011-04-16 | Federal President Christian Wulff visits JGU’s Children’s University |
| 2011-03-10 | Opening of the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) |
| 2011-03 | JGU is the first university in Germany to receive the official seal of accreditation. This will enable JGU to independently establish and accredit degree programs in the future |
| 2011-02-02 | Opening of the Gutenberg Teaching College(GLK) |
| 2011-01 | Founding of the Institute of Teacher Health (ifl) |
| 2010-12-01 | A parent-child room is set up at JGU for students and employed parents |
| 2010-11-19 | With the new Higher Education Act, the School of Music and the Academy of Fine Arts become universities with partial autonomy within JGU |
| 2010-07-15 | Opening of the research multi-use facility on the University Medical Center campus |
| 2010-06-18 | Opening of the Grüne Schule (Green School) in the Botanic Garden |
| 2010-06-09 | Education strike in Mainz and nationwide |
| 2010-02-18 | Foundation of the Institute of Translational Oncology (TRON) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ugur Sahin |
| 2009-07-01 | The new Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) begins its work |
| 2009-06-18 | Nationwide student strikes against tuition fees |
| 2009-05-15 | Inauguration of the lecture hall building for Chemistry and Physics |
| 2009-01-01 | The University Hospital and Faculty 04–Medicine are merged to form the University Medical Center |
| 2008-11-27 | Inauguration of the new nuclear chemistry building |
| 2008-11-24 | Inauguration of the new School of Music building |
| 2008-10-01 | In the 2008/09 winter semester, JGU’s teacher training programs are converted to Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programs |
| 2008-09-03 | Foundation of the Mainz Science Alliance |
| 2008-09-01 | Introduction of the integrated campus management system CampusNet, which was named “JOGU-StINe” in May 2008 as part of an ideas competition |
| 2008-04-30 | Opening of the graduate school “Material Science in Mainz” (MAINZ) |
| 2008-02 | Opening of the Humanities Library |
| 2007-08 | The Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry opens |
| 2007-07-05 | The Gutenberg Research College (GRC) begins its work |
| 2007-03-28 | Inauguration of the new Conservative Medicine building, with Minister President Kurt Beck in attendance |
| 2007-03-28 | Handover of the presidency from Prof. Dr. Jörg Michaelis to his successor Prof. Dr. Georg Krausch |
| 2006-12-19 | Commissioning of the third accelerator stage of the Mainz Microtron (MAMI C) |
| 2006-12-07 | Student demonstration against tuition fees with scuffles between protesters and police |
| 2006-11-08 | The Students’ Parliament (StuPa) election is declared invalid by a judgment of the Administrative Court of Mainz |
| 2006-07-20 | Student demonstration against tuition fees |
| 2006-04-19 | Inauguration of Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg |
| 2006-03-21 | Inauguration of the palliative care unit in the University Hospital |
| 2006-01-11 | Demonstration of medical students against poor working conditions in German hospitals |
| 2005-11-07 | Inauguration of the renovated and rebuilt Bürgerbrunnen on the Forum |
| 2005-09-26 | The new Student Service Center begins its work |
| 2005-05-01 | 120 students demonstrate against tuition fees |
| 2005-04-01 | The 26 departments that have existed since 1973 are restructured into the current 10 departments and the two art colleges (which were then still combined in FB 11) |
| 2005-03 | Topping-out ceremony for the second roof turret at the Domus Universitatis |
| 2005-01-26 | Student demonstration in front of the ministry after the Federal Constitutional Court ruling on tuition fees |
| 2005-01 | Foundation of the Center for Teacher Education |
| 2004-12 | Establishment of the Johannes Gutenberg University Foundation |
| 2004-06 | Student strike against the study account system |
| 2004-04-17 | Under the motto “On the trail of the perpetrator,” the first Children’s University takes place on campus |
| 2004-03-18 | JGU and the University of Frankfurt sign a framework agreement to strengthen cooperation in research, teaching, and continuing education |
| 2004-03-08 | Inauguration of the building complex 101/102 of the university clinics (Ophthalmic clinic, Gynecological hospital, ENT clinic) |
| 2004-01-30 | The Senate adopts a new constitution for JGU |
| 2004-01-21 | Student protest against the introduction of study accounts |
| 2003-09-01 | The new Higher Education Act comes into force |
| 2003-06-17 | Students demonstrate against the introduction of study accounts and tuition fees |
| 2003-05-08 | For the first time, “Girls’ Day” takes place at JGU, giving high school girls the opportunity to participate in projects in the natural sciences faculties |
| 2003-04-01 | ASkills Lab is set up in the Faculty of Medicine for the summer semester, allowing medical students to prepare for clinical practice |
| 2003-04-01 | In the summer semester 2003, the first two junior professorships are established and given to Dr. Heike Omerzu (Protestant Theology) and Dr. Peter W. Marx (Theatre Studies) |
| 2002-12-05 | 1,000 students demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Education and Culture |
| 2002-11-13 | 525th anniversary of the Old Mainz University |
| 2002-09-07 | For the first time, the Mainz Science Market takes place on Gutenbergplatz |
| 2002-07-24 | The first construction phase of the Ophthalmic clinic, Gynecological hospital, and ENT clinic begins |
| 2002-07-09 | JGU is the first university in Germany to set up a hotline for questions about studies and applications |
| 2002-06-24 | JGU is honored as “Best Practice University 2002” for its innovative modernization measures |
| 2002-05-17 | Senate resolution on the reorganization of the faculties |
| 2002-04 | For the first time, JGU offers a welcome event for first-year students |
| 2001-12-03 | Handover of the presidency from Prof. Dr. Josef Reiter to Prof. Dr. Jörg Michaelis |
| 2001-10-26 | Inauguration of the Media House on Wallstraße |
| 2001-10-01 | In the winter semester 2001/02 the program “Studying at 50plus” starts |
| 2001-01-24 | Opening of the PMC Library (today: MINT) |
| 2000-09-20 | With the completion of the last section between Duesbergweg and Wittichweg, the ring road surrounding the campus is complete |
| 2000-04-01 | In the summer semester of 2000, the Friends of the University of Mainz establish the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship. The first holder of the professorship is historian Fritz Stern |
| 2000-01 | The “New Management Model” marks the beginning of the modernization of the university administration |
| 2000 | The Data Center builds the first WiFi network on campus with 60 dial-in points |
| 1999-07-02 | The Centre for Quality Assurance (ZQ) and the Center for Continuing Education (ZWW) are founded as central institutions |
| 1999-05-25 | Topping-out ceremony for new building complex of the Ophthalmic clinic, Gynecological hospital, and ENT clinic |
| 1999-05 | Campus TV goes on air |
| 1999-01-25 | Inauguration of the new chemistry building |
| 1998-09 | Inauguration of the Haus Posselmann daycare center on campus |
| 1998-05-16 | Reopening of the Surgery lecture hall in building 505, destroyed by a fire in 1988 |
| 1998-05-05 | On the initiative of the General Student Committee (AStA), the first job fair takes place on campus |
| 1998-04-01 | Dr. Renate Gahn takes up her duties as the Senate’s first representative for women |
| 1998-02-06 | The General Student Committee (AStA) Kulturcafé (QKaff) opens in the basement of the old canteen |
| 1998-01-23 | For the first time, JGU awards the Dr. Willy Eberz Medal (named after the first Mainz General Student Committee (AStA) chairman) for extraordinary student commitment |
| 1998-01-01 | The University Clinic becomes legally independent and receives a Supervisory Board |
| 1997-11-27 | Nationwide student strike against poor study conditions, with Mainz students taking part |
| 1997-09 | First liver transplantation in Mainz by Prof. Dr. Gerd Otto |
| 1997-04-21 | Farewell to Chancellor Dieter Vogel-Arnoldi and introduction of his successor Götz Scholz |
| 1996-11-20 | Inauguration of the renovated surgery buildings |
| 1996-06-14 | Südwestfunk broadcast on the occasion of the university’s 50th anniversary |
| 1995-12-10 | Prof. Dr. Paul Crutzen, Honorary Professor at JGU, receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| 1995-10-25 | The University Library’s online catalog (OPAC) is launched |
| 1995-10-09 | Inauguration of the University Children’s Clinic |
| 1995-10-01 | The new University Act comes into force. Among other things, it provides for the establishment of departmental committees for studies and teaching and strengthens scientific continuing education and the advancement of women |
| 1995-05-20 | The day care center Villa Kunterbunt in the Villa Nees opens |
| 1995-05-12 | Inauguration of Berno-Wischmann House |
| 1994-10-01 | After long negotiations with the city, a semester ticket for JGU students is finally introduced in the winter semester 1994/95 |
| 1994-08-22 | First heart transplantation at Mainz University Medical Center |
| 1994-06 | Kidney surgery on Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| 1993-12-09 | Demonstration against reduction of study time |
| 1993-06-08 | The Lindsay Library of the US Air Force is handed over to the University Library. It forms the cornerstone of today’s USA Library |
| 1993-01-20 | University-wide day of action against racism, xenophobia, and right-wing radicalism |
| 1992-11-05 | Inauguration of the new Law and Economics building (ReWi) |
| 1992-09-25 | In the wake of riots against foreigners in Germany, the JGU Senate passes a resolution against xenophobia |
| 1992-06-28 | Start of the model project to promote studies and teaching |
| 1992-06-25 | Signing of a partnership agreement with the University of Riga |
| 1991-12-18 | Opening of the first stage of the university’s fiber-optic network |
| 1991-12-04 | Prof. Dr. Josef Reiter takes office as new University President |
| 1991-10-01 | The integrated study program Mainz-Dijon is established |
| 1991-10-01 | The African Music Archives (AMA) is founded |
| 1991-05-22 | University President Prof. Dr. E. Jürgen Zöllner is sworn in as Rhineland-Palatinate Minister for Science and Further Education |
| 1991-04-10 | Opening ceremony for the Institute of Computer Science |
| 1991-04-01 | The Autonomous Department for Students with Disabilities at the General Student Committee (AStA) begins its work |
| 1991-02 | The JGU Women’s Office (now the Office for Gender Equality and Diversity) begins its work |
| 1991-01 | Celebration of the inauguration of the expansion stage of Mainz Microtron MAMI B 2 |
| 1991-01-09 | Inauguration of the Technical Operations Center (TBZ) |
| 1990-10-08 | In response to the precarious student housing situation, the university sets up emergency accommodations in two sports halls |
| 1990-07-18 | Signing of a partnership agreement with the University of Leipzig |
| 1990-04-28 | Inauguration of the research and development building of the University Medical Center in Obere Zahlbacher Straße |
| 1990-04-25 | For the first time, a Women’s Day takes place at the University, organized by the Interdisciplinary Working Group for Women’s Studies |
| 1990-02-12 | Handover of the presidency from Prof. Dr. Klaus Beyermann to Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zöllner |
| 1990-01-30 | Prof. Dr. Dagmar Eißner becomes the first woman to be elected Vice President of JGU |
| 1989-12-18 | Opening of the Olympic Training Center Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz |
| 1989-12-13 | Signing of the partnership agreement between Mainz University and the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages |
| 1989-06 | Inauguration of the new urology and orthopedics buildings |
| 1989-01-31 | The PC Days take place on campus for the first time |
| 1988-12-07 | Beginning of student strikes and demonstrations against inadequate study conditions |
| 1988-11-23 | Signing of the partnership agreement with the University of Warsaw |
| 1988-06-08 | Haus Mainusch is occupied |
| 1988-04 | Hunger strike by Iranian students at the protestant university parish (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) in protest against the war between Iraq and Iran |
| 1988-03-31 | A major fire in the surgical clinic causes damage totaling 50 million Deutsche Mark |
| 1987-06-04 | The Bulgarian Chairman of the State Council Todor Zhivkov visits the Mainz Microtron |
| 1987-04-29 | The building of Mainz Microtron (MAMI) is handed over |
| 1987-01-30 | First Women’s General Assembly at JGU |
| 1986-11-26 | Conclusion of a partnership agreement with the University of Paris III |
| 1986-10-17 | During the night, a makeshift bomb explodes at the Institute of Journalism—no one was injured |
| 1986-10-01 | The faculties of chemistry and pharmacy merge into one department |
| 1986-06-13 | Discussion event on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster |
| 1986-06-10 | Inauguration of the Botanic Garden’s new extension |
| 1986-04-21 | The Senate Commission on Women’s Issues is established |
| 1986-03-10 | Opening of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
| 1985-12-05 | Opening of the Women’s Library established by the autonomous Women’s Department (today: Feminist Library) |
| 1985-11-12 | First Dies Academicus |
| 1985-10-16 | Inauguration of the new central canteen |
| 1984-11 | Foundation of the General Student Committee (AStA) Gay Department (today: Queer Department) |
| 1984-03-01 | The Central Student Advisory Service starts its work |
| 1984-02-14 | Handover of the presidency from Prof. Dr. Manfred Harder to Prof. Dr. Klaus Beyermann |
| 1983-10-02 | Ordination of Prof. Dr. Karl Lehmann, who taught in Mainz from 1968 to 1971, as Bishop of Mainz |
| 1982-06-26 | Celebration marking the opening of the Poland Fellowships |
| 1982-04-24 | Attack by Khomeini supporters on Iranian students at the residence Inter I |
| 1981-12-14 | Private audience of President Harder with Pope John Paul II in Rome. On this occasion, the Pope signed the JGU Golden Book |
| 1981-03-06 | Farewell to Chancellor Albert Salm and introduction of his successor Dieter Vogel-Arnoldi |
| 1981-02-23 | Partnership agreement with the University of Haifa |
| 1980-11-16 | Pope John Paul II visits Mainz |
| 1980-10 | Opening of the new main entrance to the campus in Koblenzer Straße |
| 1980-02-14 | Handover of presidency from Prof. Dr. Peter Schneider to Prof. Dr. Manfred Harder |
| 1980-01-22 | Partnership agreement with the Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| 1979-12-19 | Prof. Dr. Manfred Harder is elected new president of JGU |
| 1979-04-08 | Signing of the partnership agreement with the University of Valencia |
| 1978-03-29 | The new campus computer is put into operation |
| 1977-08 | Closing concert of the 500th anniversary celebrations with Leonard Bernstein |
| 1977-06-17 | High-profile guests visit Mainz for the 500th anniversary of the old Mainz University: Minister President Bernhard Vogel accompanied by Federal President Walter Scheel, French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt |
| 1977-06-08 | Conclusion of a partnership agreement with the University of Bogotá |
| 1977-05-26 | Inauguration of the University Kindergarten |
| 1977-05-12 | Inauguration of the dual gymnasium |
| 1977-05-05 | Visit by Senegalese President Leopold Senghor |
| 1977-05 | Strike against the Framework Act for Higher Education |
| 1977-03 | Visit by a GDR sports delegation |
| 1977-01-10 | Hunger strike of Iranian students against torture in Iran in the protestant university parish (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde) |
| 1976-08 | Handover of the Gynecological hospital |
| 1976-06-30 | Handover of the student residence Inter II |
| 1976-02 | Handover of the new building of the dermatology clinic |
| 1975-12-03 | Conclusion of the partnership agreement with the University of Zagreb |
| 1975-11 | First Open Day at JGU |
| 1975-09-23 | The last nuns leave the University Hospital |
| 1974-10-17 | Prof. Dr. Peter Schneider takes office as President of JGU |
| 1974-04-01 | The Contact Point for Scientific Continuing Education (today: ZWW) is founded |
| 1974-02-19 | Handover of the former townhouse “Am Pulverturm” to JGU. It will house the Center of Schools for Medical Auxiliary Professions and the Institute for the History, Theory, and Ethics of Medicine |
| 1974-01-23 | Inauguration of the new building for the Faculty of Art Education (today: Mainz Academy of Fine Arts) at Taubertsberg |
| 1974 | Acquisition of the Jahn Library of African Literature |
| 1973-11 | A grocery store opens in the old canteen |
| 1973-10 | First German-Soviet meeting of historians in Mainz |
| 1973-05-18 | Inauguration of the new pharmacy building |
| 1973-03-28 | First meeting of the new university board of trustees |
| 1973-03-01 | Under the new University Act, the old faculties are replaced by twenty-six faculties. The faculties of sports, music, and art will be integrated into JGU from formerly independent institutions |
| 1972-05-29 | Roof truss fire in the main building |
| 1972-04 | Foundation of the Pain Clinic |
| 1972 | Completion of the construction of the central pharmacy and the new canteen kitchen |
| 1971-03-12 | The canteen extension begins operations |
| 1971 | Students occupy the dean’s office of the Faculty of Protestant Theology in protest against the rejection of theologian Luise Schottroff’s appointment |
| 1971-01-05 | Occupation of the Institute of Journalism |
| 1970-12-22 | The new Higher Education Act is adopted |
| 1970-12-02 | Iranian students go on hunger strike to protest the arrest of a fellow student in Iran |
| 1970-07-01 | A university sports day takes place for the first time |
| 1970-06-23 | Lecture strike begins on campus in protest against the draft of the Higher Education Act |
| 1970-06-18 | Protest march by students from the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Interpreting in Germersheim to the Ministry of Education in Mainz against unacceptable study conditions |
| 1970-05-11 | About 200 students protest against the war in Vietnam and Cambodia |
| 1970-02 | Strike by 300 clinic assistants |
| 1970-01-16 | Public session of the Senate of Johannes Gutenberg University in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament |
| 1969-11-12 | Minister President Helmut Kohl and Minister of Education and Culture Bernhard Vogel visit the canteen |
| 1969-11-06 | Warning strike by students against admission restrictions |
| 1969-07-24 | First dialysis in Mainz |
| 1969-06-30 | Warning strike by chemistry students against poor study conditions |
| 1969-01-11 | At the nobis Press Ball, there was an alleged case of public sexual intercourse. The student newspaper was thereupon forced to cease publication |
| 1968-11-14 | Inauguration of the new building of the Clinic for Dental, Oral, and Maxillofacial Diseases |
| 1968-11-06 | General Assembly of all university members as a substitute for the cancelled ceremonial handover of the rectorate |
| 1968-08 | Relocation of the different institutes of the Faculty of Philosophy to the new Humanities building. In the winter semester, the Faculty of Natural Sciences also moves into its new building |
| 1968-05-27 | Strike action and blockade of the main entrance as a protest against the emergency laws |
| 1968-05-22 | Students go on hunger strike at the protestant university parish (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) in Mainz in protest against emergency laws |
| 1968-05-07 | Opening of the controversial exhibition “Old Masters from Private Collections” at the University |
| 1968-04-18 | General Student Committee (AStA) event on the Dutschke assassination and cancellation of all lectures |
| 1968-04-12 | Disruption of the Good Friday service in the Christuskirche by SDS representatives |
| 1968-01-16 | During a lecture at the university, Minister of Education and Culture Bernhard Vogel is hit by a slipper |
| 1968-01-15 | Opening of an exhibition by the SDS on the Nazi past of Heinrich Lübke and Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| 1967-10-05 | Founding of the Data Center |
| 1967-08-31 | After more than twenty years at the helm of the university administration, JGU’s first chancellor, Fritz Eichholz, leaves office |
| 1967-07-20 | Return of the kidnapped Korean pediatrician Sukil Lee after intervention of the Mainz city council and the state government |
| 1967-07-11 | Inauguration of the new building of the Institute of Medical Statistics and Documentation |
| 1967-07-01 | The Student Counseling Service for Personal and Academic Issues (today: Mental Health Services) begins its work |
| 1967-06-07 | Silent march of about 2,000 students and professors after the death of Benno Ohnesorg; two days later, all lectures are cancelled on the occasion of his funeral |
| 1967-04-18 | Inauguration of the aftercare clinic |
| 1967-04-03 | Inauguration of the Triga Mark II nuclear reactor by Otto Hahn and Minister of Education and Culture Eduard Orth |
| 1967-03-03 | Commissioning of the electron linear accelerator at the Institute of Nuclear Physics |
| 1966-11-30 | Silent march of Mainz students against the grand coalition |
| 1966-11-17 | Inauguration of the International Student Residence Inter I |
| 1966-04-28 | Arrival of the first Korean nurses on the initiative of Dr. Lee and Prof. Rörig |
| 1966-03-11 | The Institute of Journalism is founded |
| 1965-08-03 | The TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor is started up |
| 1965-05-20 | The first pediatric intensive care unit in Germany is opened at Mainz University |
| 1965-03-15 | Conference of the Association of German Student Unions (VDS) in Mainz with a speech by President of the Bundestag Eugen Gerstenmaier |
| 1964-07-27 | Inauguration of the renaissance fountain “Bürgerbrunnen” on the Forum, a donation by Hakle founder Hans Klenk |
| 1964-07-09 | A student delegation from Kiev visits JGU |
| 1964-06-01 | Inauguration of the University Library |
| 1963-10-01 | Ceremonial handover of the rectorate at the State Theater |
| 1963-03-29 | The Institute of Medical Statistics and Documentation is founded |
| 1963-01-09 | The new University Advisory Board is set up. It is intended to encourage the exchange of ideas between the university and the public |
| 1962-05 | Mainz University Week as part of the 2000th anniversary of the city of Mainz |
| 1961-09-09 | Arrest of nobis employee Jörg Bilke in the GDR and sentencing to three and a half years in prison |
| 1961-08-08 | The 100th issue of the student newspaper nobis is published |
| 1961-07-18 | Inauguration of the House of Law and Economics |
| 1961-03-06 | Adoption of the State Law on the Constitution and Administration of Johannes Gutenberg University |
| 1960-11-18 | Foundation of the Institute for Cusanus Research |
| 1960-05-13 | Foundation of the Institute for Regional History under the direction of Ludwig Petry |
| 1960-05-03 | Ceremonial opening of the new building of the Institute of Art History |
| 1959-12-02 | Visit by Federal President Heinrich Lübke |
| 1959-11-27 | Sale of the municipal hospital to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 1959-09-09 | Founding meeting of the University Sports Club (USC) Mainz |
| 1958-11-18 | Honorary doctorate of the Indian Vice President Prof. Dr. Radhakrishnan |
| 1958-04-24 | Inauguration of the University Stadium (Fair Play Arena) |
| 1958-01-25 | Inauguration of the new building of the Institute of X-ray and Radiation |
| 1957-12 | Students go on a shaving strike to secure the inclusion of student self-administration in the new University Act |
| 1957-07-01 | Student financial aid under the Honnefer model (the predecessor of BaFöG) begins |
| 1956-12-10 | The Mainz Honorary Professor Werner Forßmann receives the Nobel Prize for Medicine |
| 1956-07-09 | Handover of the new MPI buildings, with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in attendance |
| 1956-05-15 | The University Archives are founded |
| 1956-05-09 | 10th anniversary celebration of the university in the auditorium |
| 1956-02-22 | Inauguration of the ENT Clinic and the Ophthalmic Clinic |
| 1956-01-28 | The 34th West German Rectors’ Conference takes place in Mainz |
| 1955-04-06 | Foundation of the Institute for Physical Education |
| 1955-04-01 | The German Gemmological Association in Idar-Oberstein joins the university as an external institute |
| 1954-12-03 | The Senate adopts a resolution, still in effect today, banning the wearing of student association colors on campus |
| 1954-07-23 | The Senate decides to name the streets on campus after professors of the old Mainz University |
| 1954-05-14 | Establishment of the Transfusion Center in the University Gynecological Hospital under the direction of Anny Arndt-Hanser |
| 1953-11-01 | The first students move into the new dormitory “Mainzer Kolleg” |
| 1953-10-01 | The Institute of Physics II is founded. The direction is taken over by Prof. Rudolf Kollath |
| 1953-05-27 | Establishment of an academic career and study advisory service |
| 1953-05 | Visit by European politician Robert Schuman |
| 1953-01-17 | Inauguration of the Domus Universitatis by Federal President Theodor Heuss |
| 1952-10 | Prof. Emil Mühlmann presents a report on the causes of JGU’s drastic decline in student enrollment |
| 1952-04-12 | Constituent meeting of the first Student Parliament; Helmut Neuss is elected as its first president |
| 1952-02 | The “Ball of Nations,” organized by the General Student Committee (AStA), takes place for the first time |
| 1951-12 | “Wiretapping affair” involving Chancellor Fritz Eichholz |
| 1951-06-14 | The Institute of Human Phylogeny under the direction of Prof. Frédéric Falkenburger is founded |
| 1951-05-24 | Inauguration of the Newman House of the Catholic University Community |
| 1951-05-22 | 5th anniversary celebration of the University |
| 1950-09-21 | Founding of the Mainzer Studentenwerk e.V. |
| 1950-06-02 | Signing of the contract for the economic management of the University Clinics by the university |
| 1950-05-10 | The Gutenberg bust is erected on the Forum |
| 1950-04-21 | Speech by Federal Chancellor Adenauer at the end of the conference of the German Student Association at JGU |
| 1950-03-29 | The Council of Ministers decides to establish the Institute of European History |
| 1950-02-20 | Students participate with a float in the first Mainz Shrove Monday parade after the war |
| 1950-02-15 | Foundation of the International Delphic Institute by Prof. Wilhelm Leyhausen to preserve and stage ancient drama |
| 1950-01-13 | French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman visits the University |
| 1949-11-14 | Beginning of General Studies Program (“Studium Generale”) |
| 1949-11-10 | The State School for Interpreters in Germersheim becomes affiliated with the university |
| 1949-10-01 | The mandatory student labor requirement is abolished as of the 1949/50 winter semester |
| 1949-09-10 | The university receives new statutes |
| 1949-07-03 | The Max Planck Institute moves from Tailfingen to the campus of Mainz University |
| 1949-06-13 | Establishment of an International Office. The direction is taken over by Prof. Helmuth Scheel |
| 1949-05-21 | Opening of the new Dental Clinic building on campus |
| 1949-02-18 | Inauguration of the Pharmaceutical Institute |
| 1948-12-14 | Opening of the academic preparatory course, the forerunner of General Studies Program (“Studium Generale”) |
| 1948-12-03 | Opening of the Institute of Physics |
| 1948-09-04 | Handover of the new rector’s chain by the abbot of Maria Laach |
| 1948-05-14 | Foundation of the German Gemmological Association in Idar-Oberstein |
| 1947-11-14 | Foundation of the Association of Friends of Mainz University |
| 1947-10-13 | Prof. Josef Schmid is suspended from the office of rector; Prof. August Reatz is elected as the new Rector |
| 1947-08 | First International Summer Course at the University |
| 1947-05-22 | Celebration of the university’s first anniversary with the awarding of the first honorary senatorial titles to Minister President Wilhelm Boden and Minister of the Interior Jakob Steffan and the first honorary doctorates to Bishop Albert Stohr, District President Otto Eichenlaub, Lord Mayor Emil Kraus, Rector Josef Schmid, and Prof. August Reatz |
| 1947-03-25 | First General Student Committee (AStA) election |
| 1947-01-11 | Foundation of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Interpreting in Germersheim |
| 1946-11-21 | Rector Schmid is briefly arrested by French officer Fournier |
| 1946-11-18 | The Faculty of Medicine starts lectures |
| 1946-11-15 | The University Clinic is opened in the Municipal Hospital |
| 1946-11 | General Kœnig visits the university |
| 1946-10-15 | 150 working hours per semester for the reconstruction of the university buildings becomes mandatory for each student |
| 1946-05-23 | Start of lectures |
| 1946-05-22 | Ceremonial reopening of Mainz University |
| 1946-05-15 | Appointment of the first provisional deans Leo Just, Wilhelm Troll, August Reatz,Wilhelm Jannasch, and Erich Berneker |
| 1946-05-14 | The City Council decides to establish the Gutenberg Professorship and the Gutenberg Scholarship |
| 1946-04-02 | The name “Johannes Gutenberg University” is approved |
| 1946-03-01 | Ordinance No. 44 authorizes the university to begin operations; Prof. Josef Schmid is appointed Rector |
| 1946-02-27 | The Statutes of Mainz University are promulgated |
| 1946-02-26 | A decree issued by the Military Government transfers land and buildings, as well as the University Fund, to the university administration |
| 1946-01-15 | Start of restoration and new construction work under the direction of architect Hans Ueter |
| 1946-01-07 | The founding of Mainz University is officially announced to the German authorities |
| 1945-12-19 | Governor Jean Claude Bouley announces that Mainz has been chosen as the seat of the first university in Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 1945-12-07 | A University Committee is established, with Emil Kraus, August Reatz, Michel Oppenheim, and Christian Eckert among its members |
| 1945-10-16 | Charles de Gaulle visits Mainz and pledges support for the founding of the university |
| 1945-09-06 | Lord Mayor Kraus visits the Flakkaserne as potential premises for a future university |
| 1945-08 | Meeting between Lord Mayor Emil Kraus with Prof. August Reatz, and others, to discuss the founding of a university in Mainz |
| 1945-07-09 | Mainz is handed over to French occupation forces |
