Universities play a much greater role in continuing education today than they did ten years ago. Education experts Anke Hanft and Karsten Speck talk about the changes in Germany's higher education system and look ahead to future challenges.

The pots are steaming once more at the University canteen on Uhlhornsweg. Students and staff can pick up delicious meals there now that the Studentenwerk has launched a new takeaway service.

Like so much else, cultural life on campus is currently taking place digitally. This also applies to an exhibition of student graphic novels that should have been on display in the university library. Three artists and their lecturer provide an insight.

Many students dream of one or two semesters abroad. In this interview Jenka Schmidt, head of the University's International Office, talks about what is possible now and what the situation could be once the pandemic is over.

Background noise, reverberations and acoustic feedback often hamper speech comprehension when technical devices are in use. Hearing researcher Simon Doclo uses mathematical methods to tackle the problem.

Bringing science and companies into contact - that is the aim of the Innosys NordWest project. University researchers can offer laboratories, training courses or advice via an online platform.

Joint outlook for the future: following the recent renewal of their cooperation agreement, the Universities of Oldenburg and Groningen have drawn up a strategy paper setting out the key focus areas for their fifth decade of cooperation.

Advancing digital research among students is the goal of the new international project „A European Network for Digital Undergraduate Research“ (EU-dUR) led by the University of Oldenburg.

The summer semester has begun - again largely digitally. Nevertheless, it is not always easy to tackle studies with motivation, as Vice President Verena Pietzner knows. She answers important questions in a video interview.

Scientists at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) scored a success: in the aquariums in Wilhelmshaven they were able to induce sexual reproduction in stony corals for the first time in Germany.

In the pandemic, practical modules pose a challenge for lecturers. For the "Maker's Lab", a practical hardware-oriented course in the Computer Science Master's degree programme, Susanne Boll and her team came up with a special solution. 

Whether it's the canteen, gym or lecture theatre - her territory is the campus. However, she misses the usual hustle and bustle here at the moment: campus cat Fındık.

Data has become one of the most important economic assets of the 21st century. Jorge Marx Gómez and a team of Oldenburg business informatics researchers are investigating how big data can help companies to glean new knowledge.

Whether they’re entertainment programmes, interviews or crime dramas, podcasts are more popular than ever. Legal scholar Sebastian Ziemer is also making use of the audio format – for his course in the summer semester. The topic is the Basic Law.

Producing batteries in a completely new way is the goal of chemist Dmitry Momotenko. He has now started his research work at the university - funded by a Starting Grant from the European Research Council.

How do the different healthcare systems in Germany and the Netherlands affect the healthcare of individual citizens? In a new project, health services researchers from Oldenburg and Groningen are now addressing this question.

The imperatives of ecology and the economy are often seen as contradictory. But for Jörn Hoppmann, Professor of Management at the Department of Business Administration, Economics, and Law, sustainability is a promising business strategy.

The University of Oldenburg is expanding its counselling services and now offers employees support and advice on both work-related and personal issues.

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.

The University of Oldenburg is among Germany's best universities for promoting start-ups, securing fourth place in the "Large Universities" category.