History
06.12.2002
Provincial Government Baden-Wuerttemberg decides: Germany’s first Pop Academy arises in Mannheim.
01.04.2003
Foundation of the Pop Academy in the Town House N1 in Mannheim.
10.06.2003
Beginning of the first entrance examination for the two study programs Music Business (MB) and Pop Music Design (PMD).
22.07.2003
Ground-breaking ceremony for the new building at Hafenstraße 33.
13.10.2003
Begin of studies for the first year (54 students), at first located in the temporary rooms in Mannheim city.
25.05.2004
First charity concert of the Söhne Mannheims in support of the Pop Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in the ice rink Mannheim.
16.07.2004
First ‘End of semester concert’ in Alte Feuerwache (old fire station).
01.10.2004
Pop Academy starts the MU:ZONE Project in cooperation with 11 partner organizations in six European countries.
29.10.2004
Public and officially opening ceremony and dedication of the new building at Hafenstraße 33.
29.11.2004
Inauguration visit of the Federal President Horst Köhler at the Pop Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg.
16.-21.1.05
1. European band coaching in Hammelburg in the context of the MU:ZONE Europe Project, organized and conceived of the Pop Academy.
21.04.2005
School of Rock starts for the first time
30.04.2005
Prime Minister Günther Öttinger visits the Pop Academy.
09.06.2005
Inauguration visit of the Minister of State Willi Stächele
September 2005
Prof. Udo Dahmen visits die Pop Academy in Chengdu/Szechuan (China)
Winter Semester. 2005/06
MU:ZONE Project enables the fist exchange program for students and the stay abroad with European partners.
15.07.2006
Pop Academy stage at the Arena of Pop
21.03.2007
Presentation of the MU:ZONE in the permanent representation of the Federal Government of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Brussels.
01.06.2007
Pop Academy founds its own label ‚klinkt!‘ in cooperation with Universal Music.
11.06.2007
1. Bachelor graduation ceremony at the Pop Academy
28.07.2007
Pop Academy stage at the Arena of Pop
30.09.2007
Dirk Metzger resigns from the position as general manager at the Pop Academy.
January 2008
Israel visit: Professor Udo Dahmen and Hubert Wandjo together with mayor Kurz and the chairmen of local council.
29.04.2008
Minister Stächele appoints general manager Hubert Wandjo to a professorship.
18.07.2008
5 years of Pop Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg are celebrated with an ‘End of semester concert’ in ‘Capitol’ Mannheim.
02.10.2008
Peter Wölpl is promoted to professor.
21.11.2008
Dedication of the extension of the Pop Academy and opening ceremony of the digital sound studio.
04.-05.06.2009
1. Future Music Camp at the Pop Academy.
20.05.2009
Tim Renner is promoted to professor.
