The special relationship between Romans and Germanic tribes in the first three centuries after Christ is the focus of a seminar week in Oldenburg, to which students from Oldenburg's partner university in Udine have travelled.

More practical experience in the natural sciences degree programme: a new lecture hall building with a modern experimental lecture hall is now available to students on the Wechloy campus.

Anyone who wants to live more sustainably or help to make society more sustainable can register for this year's 4th NachDenkstatt at the university until 18 October. The transdisciplinary student conference in mid-November offers six workshops with experts from science and practice.

Students artistically depict career paths

Oldenburg. Interviewing female managers about their career paths and presenting what they say in an artistic way - this is the task that students from the Universities of Oldenburg and Lüneburg and the Jade University of Applied Sciences devoted themselves to…

Great success for teacher training at the University of Oldenburg: The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the BioPOL+ concept with around 4 million euros. The approach developed in Oldenburg for the practical training of teachers convinced the commission of the "Teacher…

The KinderUniversität Oldenburg got off to a lively and above all sporty start to its autumn semester. Around 450 children were captivated by the lecture "Adventure in competitive sport" with movement scientist Jörg Schorer in the lecture theatre centre. The young students themselves were also in…

The University of Oldenburg and the district of Oldenburg are planning a university contact centre at the district administration in Wildeshausen as a point of contact for prospective students from the region. A letter of intent to this effect was signed today by the President of the University of…

They remind us of certain experiences and phases of life - mementos. An exhibition by students at the University of Oldenburg focusses on their diverse forms, the reasons for their creation and storage as well as their identity-forming function.

On Saturday, 18 July, the University of Oldenburg will award this year's Carl von Ossietzky Composition Prize to the best of the more than 200 piano compositions submitted. The award ceremony will be accompanied by a concert in which music students will première the prize-winning compositions - as…

For the first time in more than 40 years of university history, the RCDS, which is considered conservative, is the strongest parliamentary group in the student parliament. However, the new AStA remains "at the back left" in the cafeteria foyer - a visit.

Who doesn't remember a cuddly toy from childhood? When these favourites are damaged, the dismay is often great. Medical students at the university have cured 200 cuddly patients in the "Teddy Bear Hospital" - and, at the same time, relieved child owners of their fear of going to the doctor.

The university as a studio: under the motto "Showtime 3", students will be showing their artistic work from 8 to 15 July. A student exhibition on serial works in art history will run concurrently.

The nursery school teachers have made it clear: Their work is a fundamental part of the education system - and it should be better paid. A statement on the occasion of the daycare strike by Prof Dr Rudolf Leiprecht, spokesperson for the Social Pedagogy Section and the Pedagogy Working Group, as well…

Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs for short, are changing university teaching worldwide. They go far beyond online courses or lecture recordings. How useful is their use at German universities? An article by Oldenburg economist Christoph Böhringer.

"The campus is alive" is the motto of this year's Campus Clip Contest. The University of Oldenburg is organising the video competition for students for the third time. From today until the end of August, students can submit their two-minute videos.

Facilitating the transition from studying to academic appointments: that is the aim of the annual Career Day at the university. In addition to lectures, informal contact with companies can also help on the way to a job - as was the case last year with maths graduate Wilke Trei.

Immerse yourself in the soundscapes of "cat music": To make it easier for young people to access music, music lecturer Axel Fries has come up with something special - a new notation system that allows for individual interpretations.

The idea was born in a seminar: eight students on the "Sport and lifestyles" master's programme developed a sports project for refugees. "Refugees Welcome in Sports" is now so well attended that the courses have been moved to a larger sports hall.

Academic texts are a hurdle for many students. The learning workshop of the Central Student Advisory Service - a permanent institution at the university since January - helps with reading and, above all, writing your own academic papers.

You can register for university sports courses from 30 March, 16:00.