JGU has 75 years of eventful history to look back on. In the timeline below, we have put together important stages and milestones. The selection is, of course, subjective and by no means complete. We have selected events from various areas of the university throughout its history in order to bring everyday university experience to life. Curious about the history of JGU? For further reading, we recommend the Reports of the Rectors and the Presidents as well as the JOGU University Magazine.
| 2021-02 | JGU receives permanent autonomous right to appoint professors |
| 2020-10-07 | The new Higher Education Act comes into force |
| 2020-04-20 | The summer semester 2020 starts with digital teaching |
| 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, 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 Prize for Excellent Teaching |
| 2018-09 | The PRISMA+ cluster of excellence is approved as part of the German government’s Excellence Strategy |
| 2018-06-25 | Inauguration 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 Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage declares the Natural Sciences Institute building, the “Muschel” building, and the Central University Restaurant building listed monuments |
| 2017-09-23 | Opening of the new Montessori children’s home “Sprösslinge” (“offspring”) on campus |
| 2017-07 | Medicopter Mainz17 takes off: Mainz students land a viral hit with a fan video for the “Medimeisterschaften” |
| 2017-06-11 | JGU enters the Guinness Book of Records with the world’s largest magnetic ball accelerator |
| 2017-06-09 | The cleaning campaign “CamPutz” takes place for the first time |
| 2017-03-06 | Inauguration of the Philosophicum II building |
| 2017-03-01 | Foundation 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 (University Pearl) with the overall theme being “diversity”. |
| 2016-12-11 | The “Mainzelbahn” (tram line) 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 the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry |
| 2016-06-30 | After 70 years, the bookstore “Gutenberg-Buchhandlung” on campus closes. However, a replacement bookstore has already been found |
| 2016-06-30 | The new building for the Rudolf Frey Learning Clinic (RFLK) and for the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKS) is opened |
| 2016-03-08 | The Mainz scholarly directory “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 (Gutenberg-Nachwuchskolleg, GNK) is founded |
| 2015-01 | A broken door in the Philosophicum is covered with memes by students and triggers a national media response |
| 2014-11-27 | Inauguration of the “Schule des Sehens” (“School of Seeing”) |
| 2014-11 | In the winter semester 2014/15, the Culture Courses (Kulturkurse) of campus-mainz begin |
| 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 German Resilience Center |
| 2014-07-17 | In cooperation with V&R unipress, the publishing house “Mainz University Press” is founded |
| 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 Society |
| 2013-06-11 | Inauguration of the new building for the Institute of Anthropology |
| 2013-01-24 | The University Medical Center takes on 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 fourteen other universities found the “German U 15” network |
| 2012-09-01 | The Small Subjects Desk (Arbeitsstelle Kleine Fächer) is established at JGU |
| 2012-07-11 | Opening of a joint Start-up Office (“Gründungsbüro”) of the University of Applied Sciences, the University, and the Mainz University Medical Center |
| 2012-06 | The new supercomputer MOGON is put into operation |
| 2012-04-30 | University and 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 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 (GLK) |
| 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 accreditation seal. 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 | Foundation of the Institute for Teacher Health (Institut für Lehrergesundheit, ifl) |
| 2010-12-01 | A parent-child room will be set up at JGU for students and busy parents |
| 2010-11-19 | With the new Higher Education Act, the School of Music and the School of Fine Arts become universities with partial autonomy within JGU |
| 2010-07-15 | Opening of the research facility “Forschungs-Verfügungsgebäude” on the grounds of the University Medical Center |
| 2010-06-18 | Opening of the Green School (“Grünen Schule”) in the Botanical 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 will be 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 is opened |
| 2007-07-05 | The Gutenberg Research College (GRC) begins its work |
| 2007-03-28 | Inauguration of the new building for Conservative Medicine, with Minister-President Kurt Beck in attendance |
| 2007-03-28 | Handover of office by President 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 demonstrators 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 clinic |
| 2006-01-11 | Demonstration of medical students against poor working conditions in German hospitals |
| 2005-11-07 | Inauguration of the renovated and converted Bürgerbrunnen (citizen’s fountain) on the Forum |
| 2005-09-26 | The new Student Service Center begins its work |
| 2005-05-01 | Demonstration of 120 students against tuition fees |
| 2005-04-01 | The twenty-six faculties, which have existed since 1973, are restructured into today’s ten faculties and the two Schools of Art and Music (at that time still combined in Faculty 11). |
| 2005-03 | Topping-out ceremony for the second roof turret at the Domus Universitatis |
| 2005-01-26 | Demonstration by students 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 student accounts 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 | Signing of a framework agreement between JGU and the University of Frankfurt 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 action against the introduction of student accounts |
| 2003-09-01 | The new Higher Education Act comes into force |
| 2003-06-17 | Student demonstration against the introduction of student accounts and tuition fees |
| 2003-05-08 | For the first time, “Girls’ Day” takes place at JGU, where female students are able to participate in projects in the natural sciences faculties. |
| 2003-04-01 | In the Faculty of Medicine, a skills lab was set up during the summer semester, in which medical students can prepare for practice. |
| 2003-04-01 | In the summer semester 2003, the first two junior professorships are established and given to Dr. Heike Omerzu (Ev. Theology) and Dr. Peter W. Marx (Theatre Studies) |
| 2002-12-05 | Demonstration of 1,000 students in front of the Ministry of 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 | Beginning of the first construction phase of the Ophthalmic clinic, Gynecological hospital, and ENT clinic |
| 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 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 office by President 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 Mainz University established the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship. The first holder of the professorship is historian Fritz Stern |
| 2000-01 | With the introduction of the “New Control Model,” the green light is given for 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 surgical lecture hall in building 505, destroyed by 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) is opened 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 strike with participation of Mainz students against poor study conditions |
| 1997-09 | First liver transplantation in Mainz by Prof. Dr. Gerd Otto |
| 1997-04-21 | Farewell of 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) goes online |
| 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 is opened |
| 1995-05-12 | Inauguration of Berno-Wischmann-Haus |
| 1994-10-01 | After long negotiations with the city, a semester ticket for JGU students will finally be available from 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 Archive for African Music (Archiv für die Musik Afrikas, 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 of 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 view of the precarious student housing situation, the university sets up emergency camps 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 office of Prof. Dr. Klaus Beyermann to the new President Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zöllner |
| 1990-01-30 | With Prof. Dr. Dagmar Eißner, the first woman is elected Vice President of JGU |
| 1989-12-18 | Opening of the Olympic Training Centre Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz |
| 1989-12-13 | Signing of the partnership agreement between Mainz University and the Moscow School 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 | Start of student strike actions and demonstrations against inadequate study conditions |
| 1988-11-23 | Signing of the partnership agreement with the University of Warsaw |
| 1988-06-08 | House Mainusch is occupied |
| 1988-04 | Hunger strike by Iranian students at the Protestant University Chaplaincy (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) in protest against the war between Iraq and Iran |
| 1988-03-31 | A major fire in the surgical clinic causes damage of 50 million Deutsche Mark |
| 1987-06-04 | Visit to the Mainz Microtron by the Bulgarian Chairman of the State Council Todor Zhivkov |
| 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 is injured |
| 1986-10-01 | The faculties of chemistry and pharmacy merge into one department |
| 1986-06-13 | Discussion event on the reactor disaster in Chernobyl |
| 1986-06-10 | Inauguration of the extension to the Botanical Garden |
| 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 (zentrale Studienberatungsstelle) starts its work |
| 1984-02-14 | Handover of office of Prof. Dr. Manfred Harder to the new President Prof. Dr. Klaus Beyermann |
| 1983-10-02 | Ordainment of Prof. Dr. Karl Lehmann as Bishop of Mainz, who taught in Mainz from 1968 to 1971 |
| 1982-06-26 | Celebration of the opening of the major field of study of Poland |
| 1982-04-24 | Attack by Khomeini supporters on Iranian students in 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 of Chancellor Albert Salm and introduction of his successor Dieter Vogel-Arnoldi |
| 1981-02-23 | Partnership agreement with the University of Haifa |
| 1980-11-16 | Visit of Pope John Paul II to Mainz |
| 1980-10 | Opening of the new main entrance to the campus in Koblenzer Straße |
| 1980-02-14 | Handover of office of 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 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 for the 500th anniversary with Leonard Bernstein |
| 1977-06-17 | High-ranking visit to Mainz on the occasion of 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 Law on Higher Education |
| 1977-03 | Visit by a GDR sports delegation |
| 1977-01-10 | Hunger strike of Iranian students in the Protestant University Chaplaincy (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) against torture in Iran |
| 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 | Discharge of the last nuns in the hospital |
| 1974-10-17 | Handover of office by President Prof. Dr. Peter Schneider |
| 1974-04-01 | The Contact Point for Scientific Continuing Education (today: ZWW) is founded |
| 1974-02-19 | Handover of the former “Stadthaus 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: School of Fine Arts Mainz) at Taubertsberg |
| 1974 | Acquisition of the Jahn Library for African Literatures |
| 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 | According to the new University Act, the old faculties will be 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 structure 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 is put into operation |
| 1971 | In protest against the rejected appointment of theologian Luise Schottroff, students occupy the dean’s office of the Faculty of Protestant Theology |
| 1971-01-05 | Occupation of the Institute of Journalism |
| 1970-12-22 | The new Higher Education Act is adopted |
| 1970-12-02 | Iranian students enter a hunger strike, to protest the arrest of a fellow student in Iran |
| 1970-07-01 | For the first time, a university sports day takes place |
| 1970-06-23 | Start of the lecture strike on campus against the draft of the Higher Education Act |
| 1970-06-18 | Protest march of the students of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Interpreting in Germersheim to the Mainz Ministry of Culture because of 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 | Visit to the canteen by Minister-President Helmut Kohl and Minister of Culture Bernhard Vogel |
| 1969-11-06 | Warning strike by students against admission restrictions |
| 1969-07-24 | First dialysis in Mainz |
| 1969-06-30 | Warning strike of 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 Philosophicum. 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 Chaplaincy (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) in Mainz in protest against emergency laws |
| 1968-05-07 | Opening of the controversial exhibition “Works of 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 Cultural Affairs Bernhard Vogel is pelted with 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 | Establishment 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 counselling center for student life issues (today: Psychotherapeutic Counselling Center) is set up |
| 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 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 Bodies (Verband deutscher Studentenschaften, VDS) in Mainz with a speech by Bundestag President Eugen Gerstenmaier |
| 1964-07-27 | Inauguration of the Bürgerbrunnen (Citizen’s Fountain) at the Forum, a donation from 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 Staatstheater |
| 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 stimulate 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 achieve the anchoring of student self-administration in the new university law |
| 1957-07-01 | The funding of students according to 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 Institute for Gemstone Research in Idar-Oberstein joins the university as an external institute |
| 1954-12-03 | The Senate passes the decision to ban the wearing of colors on campus, which is still valid today. |
| 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 Women’s Clinic 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. Leadership 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 numbers |
| 1952-04-12 | Constituent session of the first student parliament, at which Helmut Neuss is elected as the first president |
| 1952-02 | The “Ball of Nations,” organized by the General Student Committee (AStA), takes place for the first time |
| 1951-12 | “Eavesdropping affair” surrounding 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 | Foundation 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 Association of German Student Bodies (Verband Deutscher Studentenschaften, VDS) at JGU |
| 1950-03-29 | The Council of Ministers decides to establish the Institute of European History |
| 1950-02-20 | Students participate with a carriage in the first Mainz Shrove Monday procession after the war |
| 1950-02-15 | Foundation of the International Delphic Institute for the Care and Performance of Ancient Drama by Prof. Wilhelm Leyhausen |
| 1950-01-13 | French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman visits the university |
| 1949-11-14 | Beginning of Studium Generale |
| 1949-11-10 | The State Interpreter’s College in Germersheim becomes affiliated with the university |
| 1949-10-01 | In the winter semester 1949/50, compulsory student labor is abolished |
| 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. Leadership 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 the 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 Institute for Gemstone Research 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; Election of Prof. August Reatz as 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 | Short-term arrest of Rector Schmid by the 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 Chair and the Gutenberg Scholarship |
| 1946-04-02 | The name “Johannes Gutenberg University” is approved |
| 1946-03-01 | With Ordinance No. 44, the university is authorized to commence its activities; Prof. Josef Schmid is appointed Rector |
| 1946-02-27 | The Statutes of Mainz University are announced |
| 1946-02-26 | By decree of the military government, land and buildings as well as the university fund are transferred to the university administration |
| 1946-01-15 | Start of restoration and new construction work under architect Hans Ueter |
| 1946-01-07 | The founding of Mainz University is officially announced to the German authorities |
| 1945-12-19 | Message from Governor Jean Claude Bouley on the choice of Mainz as the seat of the first university of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 1945-12-07 | Establishment of a university committee, to which, among others, Emil Kraus, August Reatz, Michel Oppenheim, and Christian Eckert belong |
| 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 premises of a future university |
| 1945-08 | Meeting by Lord Mayor Emil Kraus with Prof. August Reatz, and others, on the founding of a university in Mainz |
| 1945-07-09 | Handover of Mainz to French occupying troops |
