For the University of Oldenburg, internationalisation is more than just a buzzword. Students and international academics are a particular focus. Esther Ruigendijk, Vice President for Young Academics and International Affairs, talks about a welcoming culture and the best minds.

Qualifying and promoting employees and managers and preparing them for future tasks - that is the aim of the university's personnel and organisational development. It offers a comprehensive development programme for subjects and managers.

Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, will speak at the University of Oldenburg on 19 October 2017 to mark the opening of the academic year. He is accepting the invitation from the University and University Society Oldenburg e.V. (UGO).

The "Hyperloop" will one day transport passengers at speeds of up to 1,200 kilometres per hour. Students from the University of Oldenburg and Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences entered their prototype in the "Hyperloop Pod Competition II" initiated by Tesla boss Elon Musk - with success.

The entrepreneur and Honorary Chairman of the Oldenburg University Society (UGO) Dr h. c. Peter Waskönig passed away on 23 August at the age of 85.

The 9th UGO Science Soirée on 17 August once again proved to be a great success. The concept devised by Swea von Mende, 2nd Chair of the UGO, which combines intellectual and culinary enjoyment, provided the 180 or so guests with a productive evening. A picture gallery provides impressions of the…

Migratory birds find their way with astonishing accuracy. But how they determine their east-west position has long been unclear. Now Oldenburg migratory bird expert Henrik Mouritsen and an international team of scientists have shown how reed warblers solve this longitude problem.

Oldenburg postdoc Pamela Rossel is researching hydrothermal vents in the deep sea - not a topic that is easy to communicate. In the project "Once upon a time ... scientific short stories", the geochemist has taken up the challenge.

Is it possible to predict meteorite impacts on Earth? A group of international scientists wants to try to do just that. Together with the European Space Agency ESA, radiation physicist Björn Poppe will set up a corresponding facility at the university.

Janna Bauermeister spent a semester at Mumbai University - one of the largest universities in the world. Hyo-Jei Cho from Seoul is studying for an international Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics in Oldenburg. Two field reports.

Assessing the state of an ecosystem solely on the basis of short-term changes in the number of different species it contains can lead to false conclusions, a new study by an international team of researchers led by the ecologist Helmut Hillebrand shows. In order to assess ecosystems experts should…

Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe visited the University of Oldenburg to find out about new approaches to medical training and medical research. Accompanied by local Member of Parliament Stephan Albani, he visited the School V - School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Jannis Maus is an internationally successful kitesurfer - and a chemistry student from Oldenburg. When

when he's not racing towards his next title with a strong tailwind, he leads a surprisingly

normal student life.

Haarentor and Wechloy are the names of the two campuses of the University of Oldenburg. Both have their very own character - an excursion in pictures.

On 1 August, Oldenburg's pedestrian zone turned 50 years old. It was the first shopping centre in Germany to encompass several streets. In this interview, urban sociologist Norbert Gestring from the Institute of Social Sciences explains the extent to which this has changed the region and how the…

Music, theatre, short films and much more were on offer at the uniFREI Campus Festival last weekend. Including: the Oldenburg university theatre OUT, the student cinema Gegenlicht and campus radio OL.

Citizens as researchers are in demand in marine science, determining water colours via smartphone, among other things. Marine physicist Oliver Zielinski talks about the clouding coastal sea, tried-and-tested research methods - and a vision for the future of citizen science.

Modern sanitary facilities, LEDs instead of neon lights and lots of new windows - during the lecture-free period, craftsmen will be busy renovating and refurbishing the campus. The sports facilities in particular will be completely overhauled in many places, which is why some of the sports…

A German-Dutch co-operation project aims to raise awareness of the threat to honey bees and wild bees. Insect hotels at schools, an interactive app and other projects invite citizens to become active themselves.

The "Oldenburg School for the Social Sciences and the Humanities" is entering its second round: from 18 to 29 September, four of the University's Schools are once again inviting participants to workshops, lectures, summer schools and masterclasses. Registration is now open.