Helmholtz Virtual Institutes are cross-locational, cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional. They mainly aim to unite the competencies
and resources of participating universities and Helmholtz Centres.
GSI participates in two Helmholtz-Institutes.
Helmholtz-Institute Mainz
Director: Prof. Dr. Frank Maas
Partners: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and GSI
Helmholtz-Institute Jena
Director: Prof. Dr. Thomas Stöhlker
Partners: Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena, DESY Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron and GSI