Young women who are interested in the STEM subjects of Mathematics, Computing Science, Natural Sciences and Technology and want to find out more about studying and academic appointments are in just the right place at the "Niedersachsen Technikum": As "Technikatinnen", they can complete a six-month…

The state government under Stephan Weil has announced a school reform - and the debate about grades and repeat schooling is in full swing. In an interview, educational scientist Prof Dr Klaus Zierer calls for a differentiated view - based on the individual pupil.

The DAAD project "Export of the Training and Master Programmes Sustainable and Environmental Informatics in the Sub-Sahara" has started its work.

The university's contact study programme "Intercultural Competence in Education, Counselling and Social Work" is aimed at highly qualified refugees. Recently, 16 graduates of the further education programme were bid farewell. The new programme starts in April.

Nadja Kuhlmeier and Christin Nadermann, graduates in biology and chemistry, spent two months at a high school in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. We spoke to them about their experiences - and about extremes in everyday school life.

They would probably never have met: Ramona Sachse, a special education student from Oldenburg, and Jing Li, a PhD student in Electronic Systems from China. They got to know each other through a language tandem. Now they teach each other their mother tongue.

Two new projects, "Neverhill" and "vekoop", are being launched on the market. They were coached by the university's Start-up and Innovation Centre (GIZ). These are projects that bring together things that were once separate: Contemporary design and ecological awareness.

The writing pad is full of notes, the books are ready and yet the topic cannot be properly grasped: The learning workshop of the Central Student Advisory Service provides support in writing academic papers. Stephanie Lamping and Stefan Grazius took part in the courses.

The selected students come from all subject areas. Economics, special education, educational sciences and Computing Science are most frequently represented.

13 productions in one week. Five exclusive workshops. From 26 November to 2 December, the Oldenburg State Theatre invites students to the first TheatreCampus. It demands: "'More drama'" - in student life too".

He is one of the most renowned German comic artists: Flix - real name Felix Görmann - will be presenting his comics in two lectures at the university: The lectures are part of the Poetics Lectures, which this year focus on the connection between comics and literature at the centre.

"European bailouts and democracy - parliaments without power?" - This question will be the subject of a lecture by Prof. Dr Johann Kannankulam, Professor of Political Economy and European Integration at the University of Marburg, on Wednesday 24 October at 6.30 pm at the university.

"On a cabbage tour with Charles Darwin" is the title of the next short lecture in the "Uni am Markt" series on Saturday, 13 October at 11.00 a.m. in the Exerzierhalle on Pferdemarkt.

They are something of pioneers: the first 40 medical students have arrived at the university. They have barely been welcomed when the first courses start - with practical elements and the patient taking centre stage.

"Borderless Medicine - The European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen" is the topic of the next short lecture in the "Uni am Markt" series on Saturday, 22 September at 11.00 a.m. in the Exerzierhalle on Pferdemarkt.

Flat-share casting and flat viewings - that's what many first-semester students are currently dealing with. Because as soon as admission to the degree programme is granted, the search for accommodation begins. A brief portrait of living in Oldenburg with useful tips for those looking for…

Alfred is the main character in the last KinderUni lecture of the year: "Growing up while the war rages - How children experienced the Second World War". His experiences take the KinderUni students into the recent German past.

She comes from Russia and has been studying at the University of Oldenburg since 2006. In this interview, Natalia Movchan talks about the start of her studies and her first experiences in Oldenburg. And about the special recipe that helped her.

Dive into the depths of the oceans with the KinderUni

The KinderUniversität opens its doors again: The autumn semester begins on Wednesday, 5 September at 4.30 pm with the lecture "Letters become words, become pictures - What happens in the mind when we read?".