Learning, reading, researching, checking emails, copying, surfing the net - maybe even relaxing in the café: The university library is the central point of contact for almost all students. It offers a comprehensive range of services.

John Cage, revolutionary innovator of modern music, celebrates his 100th birthday on 5 September. The Institute of Music is organising a Cage concert on this day. Christiane Abt and Prof. Dr Lars Oberhaus talk about Cage's work, his visits to Oldenburg and the concert.

More and more academically qualified students want to study at the University of Oldenburg. The number of applicants for admission-restricted Bachelor's degree programmes in the winter semester 2012/13 was 169, an increase of 38 percent compared to the previous year.

Three part-time degree programmes at the Center for Lifelong Learning (C3L) at the University of Oldenburg are opening up to new target groups in the 2012/2013 winter semester.

The Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft has honoured the University of Oldenburg with the "Vielfalt gestaltet" (Shaping Diversity) audit certificate. Eight universities nationwide received the certificate, which was awarded for the first time.

With this award, the Stifterverband is drawing…

Graduates of the Master of Education programme were bid farewell today at a ceremony at the University of Oldenburg.

"Peer Gynt" by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is on the programme of an interdisciplinary theatre project by School III - School of Linguistics and Cultural Studies. The premiere is on Thursday, 12 July, 8.00 pm, in the auditorium (Building A 11, Haarentor campus).

A new initiative at the University of Oldenburg is aimed at pupils from non-academic families - to encourage them to study. The project is being funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science (MWK) with 45,000 euros.

On Tuesday, 29 May, ten students from the University of Oldenburg were awarded the OLB/EWE Prize for "special achievements in their studies".

We need flexible study structures for working people, say Oldenburg university lecturers Anke Hanft, Heinke Röbken and Olaf Zawacki-Richter. This is because German universities are not sufficiently geared towards the requirements of lifelong learning.

Are you nearing the end of your studies and still no job in sight? Students in the final phase of their studies and graduates in particular need guidance when starting their careers. This is what Career Day offers - with more than 40 companies and non-profit organisations.

Oldenburg lawyer Prof Dr Jürgen Taeger is expecting participants from five countries at the conference "A Democratic Europe - Memory, Unity and Diversity". It will take place from 7 to 10 May at the University of Oldenburg.

For the fourth time, students from the "Sport and Lifestyle" degree programme are organising a Master's Day. It gives interested parties an insight into the topics and career opportunities of the degree programme.

The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) has given the go-ahead for the construction of the new Student Service Centre (SSC) at the University of Oldenburg.

Developing new online business models and supporting and promoting the creation of a start-up team: This is the aim of the "IdeaJam Nordwest" ideas competition, which will take place on 11 and 12 May 2012 at the Oldenburg Technology and Start-up Centre.

Students with an academic appointment or with a foreign educational qualification receive support through a project accompanying their studies.

The international DAAD Alumni Summer School "Corporate Environmental Management Information Systems and Sustainable Development" started on Saturday, 14 April at the University of Oldenburg.

Optimisation processes in business, technology and the natural sciences are the topics of the 4th "Modern Computational Science" summer school. It is aimed at students of natural science subjects as well as those interested in business.

The lecture series "Early Childhood Education" offers scientific insights for educational work in the elementary and primary sector.

"Health in interdisciplinary dialogue" - Prof. Dr Eckhart G. Hahn, founding dean of the future School of Medicine, opens the Institute of Philosophy's series of lectures with a lecture on this topic.