Heidelberg University 

Heidelberg University was founded more than 600 years ago (in 1386) and is the oldest university in Germany. Today, as in the past, Heidelberg is a leading institution for research and teaching in Europe. It has two medical faculties on separate campuses, one in Heidelberg and one in nearby Mannheim, both offering innovative courses of study. M.Sc. level courses specializing in health-related fields are offered in addition to clinical medical training. These programs aim to attract graduate students from various subjects with a view to forming interdisciplinary teams and fostering mutual learning. For more information on Heidelberg University please visit the website. 

Medical Research at the Medical Faculty Mannheim 

The Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University emphasizes the interconnectedness between and the excellence of its four foci, all of which extend from research to clinical application: oncology, vascular medicine, medical technology and translational neuroscience. The active participation of almost all clinics and institutes of the faculty in these areas reflects the strong interdisciplinary approach of our research.

The interdisciplinarity of the Medical Faculty Mannheim is strengthened through local cooperations with the University of Mannheim, the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Medical Research, the Central Institute for Mental Health, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation and our sister medical faculty in Heidelberg, to name only a few. Current cooperations can be found here.

The international connectivity of the M.Sc. programme in Translational Medical Research, which forms part of the IMIM curriculum, links it with leading institutions in research, education and industry, a fact that contributes greatly to the development of a diverse, globally engaged medical research community and opens many options for research internships.