Colourful programme for foreign guests

05/05/2026

Excursions to Wertheim and Bad Kissingen, a wine tasting and a night of bats: the programme of the meeting point for foreign academics offers plenty of variety.

A bird walk took a group of foreign academics along the River Kürnach. (Image: Angelika Schartl)

Visiting academics from other countries often only come to the university for weeks or months, but sometimes for longer periods. They include, for example, professors who are guest lecturers at JMU or young researchers working on their dissertations. Some bring their families with them.

There is a meeting point outside the university for the foreign guests. It is organised by a group that puts on a varied programme semester after semester. It includes social evenings in the university's guest house right next to the city canteen, as well as lectures, excursions and other activities.

The first programme items

In the 2026 summer semester, the programme starts on Wednesday, 13 May, with a Night of the Bats. On Sunday, 17 May, there will be a trip to Marktbreit for the Artbreit Festival, and on 21 May there will be "Paintingceramics at TonArt".

Please spread the word!

The group asks that its programme be made known to as many university departments and Institutes as possible. Here you can download a pdf document with the programme for distribution or for printing and posting.