Five years ago, the universities of Oldenburg and Groningen decided on their roadmap for cooperation during the current decade - at this year's meeting of the two presidential boards, the focus was now on the mid-term evaluation.

The university's administration is gradually being converted to digital processes. Vice President Jörg Stahlmann and Sabine Lohwasser, Coordinator for Digital Change in Administration, report on the current status and challenges.

The dozen is full - but the ideas for further joint topics, projects and synergies are almost endless: the 12th annual meeting between the University of Oldenburg and the city leadership took place on Monday.

This is the 112th anniversary of International Women's Day. In her video message, Prof Dr Annett Thiele explains how important the global fight for equal opportunities still is.

The universities of Groningen and Oldenburg have been cooperating for more than 40 years. On Thursday, representatives of both universities met for a strategic exchange. Among them: the "Mobile Speech Lab" of the Groningen University.

Starting into the summer semester as regular as possible with in-person classes: In his welcoming video, University president Prof. Dr Ralph Bruder explains which measures the university has taken and why being confident is so important.

The organization Fairtrade Germany has recognized the University of Oldenburg as a Fairtrade-University. This makes it one of 36 universities in Germany that have proven to integrate fair trade into every day university life.

The senate of the university has voted in favor of a second term for special needs educationalist Annett Thiele. Psychologist Christiane Thiel and educationalist Karsten Speck are to join the Presidential Board in January.

Ralph Bruder has been university president since August. Now, he was oficially inaugurated. Bruder will steer the university for the coming six years. In his speech, he called for continuing to courageously pursue new approaches.

Campus life again at last: For the winter semester, the University of Oldenburg is planning a study routine in which on-campus teaching will once again be an integral part.

Supervising doctoral students is a demanding task. A new awards honours the commitment of supervisors. Annett Thiele, Vice President for Early Career Researchers and Equal Opportunities, explains the background to the award.

The University of Oldenburg is currently taking part in the Diversity Audit organised by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. The aim is to promote diversity and equal opportunities even more strongly than before, says Vice President Annett Thiele in an interview.