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Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Bonn is an internationally renowned center for mathematical research and teaching. The Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM), established in 2006 as the first German Cluster of Excellence in Mathematics, is a major center for mathematical research and international scientific exchange. Its spectrum ranges from pure and applied mathematics to interdisciplinary research, including theoretical economics. HCM features the Hausdorff Research Institute (HIM) with its trimester programs, the Hausdorff School for Mathematics (HSM) which is our central institution for all early career researchers - postdocs and PhD students - and comprises our graduate school (BIGS Mathematics).

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics

Hausdorff School for Mathematics

Department of Mathematics
- the Institutes

The University of Bonn has four institutes dedicated to mathematical teaching and research. The Department of Mathematics coordinates teaching and research in Mathematics within the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Bonn. If you love mathematics, Bonn is the place to be!

Mathematical Institute

Institute for Applied Mathematics

Institute for Numerical Simulation

Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics

The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics is a research institute for pure mathematics and belongs to the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG). With its well known guest program the institute aims at stimulating the exchange of ideas within the international mathematics community.

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics

News

Jens Vygen and Vera Traub receive prestigious Lanchester Prize

Jens Vygen, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bonn, and his former PhD student Vera Traub, now a professor at ETH Zurich, have been awarded the 2026 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize. The international award recognizes their joint book, “Approximation Algorithms for Traveling Salesman Problems,” published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. The prize is awarded for outstanding English-language scholarly contributions in operations research and management sciences published within the past five years.

Who was Bernhard Riemann? – World premiere in Bonn

To celebrate the 200th birthday of the famous mathematician Bernhard Riemann, the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics at the University of Bonn, in collaboration with Sand-Production Vienna, is staging a play about his life and work. The premiere will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2026, starting at 6 pm at the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn. Admission is free; prior registration is required.

Bonn maths students enjoy great success at the IMC once again

At this year’s International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria — held from July 27 to August 3, 2026 — the University of Bonn took third place (*) in the unofficial team ranking. In the end, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology proved to be too strong and took first place by a wide margin. In the individual ranking, Lennart Christian Grabbel achieved an outstanding fourth place. All seven participants from Bonn took home medals.

Rediscover Math Through Dance

We invite high school students in 10th grade and above to gain exciting insights into mathematics and studying math. The event will take place at the Lecture Hall Center at Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 5 in Bonn. The event begins after summer break on Thursday, September 10, with a five-part workshop and concludes with a campus scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 12. Registration is open until August 20.