The Anti-Corruption Officer is an ombudsperson appointed by the university management and serves as a neutral contact person for university employees as well as for business partners and third parties. The Officer follows up on tips and, if necessary, initiates further steps to be taken in agree-ment with the university management.
You can find further information on fighting corruption on the pages of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate's Ministry of Finance; university employees can access further information in the download center.
For closed areas such as faculties, institutes, chairs and departments, information sessions are available.
Contact via e-mail; upon request, tips can also be taken down as confidential.
NEW:
The previous guidelines for the prevention of corruption (Dienstanweisung zur Korruptionsprävention) have been replaced by the Anti-corruption Guidelines from March 30, 2026. You can find these guidelines in the download area in the right-hand column.
Please note the amended guideline on the granting of prior approval for the acceptance of gifts and courtesies (section 8 of the Anti-corruption Guidelines) in conjunction with the President’s/Chancellor’s delegation ordinance (also available in the download area):
With regard to academic staff, student, graduate and art assistants, as well as those who are otherwise in positions of secondary employment in a scientific and artistic capacity, the President has delegated his supervisory authority to grant approval for receiving benefits to the deans of the faculties, the rectors of the Mainz School of Music and the Mainz Academy of Fine Arts, as well as the heads of the academic institutions; they can, in turn, delegate this responsibility to others. The President decides on applications from university lecturers.
With regard to employees in the technical and administrative areas, the Chancellor has delegated her supervisory authority to grant approval for receiving benefits to the heads of the divisions, the heads of the departments, the heads of the staff units, and the heads of the central institutions; they can, in turn, delegate this responsibility to others.