The Crisis Management Team and the rectorate have decided on steps to reopen the learning rooms and to hold excursions due to decreasing incidence rates. The Central Study Rooms (including UniBib) are to be reopened step by step. The learning spaces must be booked...
Marriage for all – what is taken for granted today was not always so: on May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state in the USA to allow same-sex marriage. Initially still limited to two years and only for native citizens, the law was opened in...
The individual standard period of study (“Regelstudienzeit”) will be increased once again for all students enrolled in the summer semester of 2021 – this is the result of a new regulation issued by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. If you were already...
Today, 88 years ago, public book burnings took place in 22 German university cities, in which writings and books by Jewish, pacifist, Marxist, and other authors opposing the Nazi regime were burned as part of the “Aktion wider den undeutschen Geist”...
The election announcement for the upcoming student body elections is being released today. Due to the Corona pandemic, the election will be held for the first time as a mail-only election. In order to allow all students to participate in the election without risk in...
For distance exams starting April 12th, the RWTH has set up tempMoodle to ensure stable exams during the lecture period. You can access the second Moodle instance via the following link. Save this link, accessing the exams via regular Moodle is not...
The Netherlands are classified as a high incidence area as of April 6. The state of NRW provides the following information: When entering the country from the Netherlands, proof of a current negative test result must always be carried. The test must have been carried...
The RWTH has decided that no exams and courses in presence are to take place from March the 29th to May the 23rd. Excluded from this are laboratory practicals that have already been authorized. All permissions already granted for face-to-face exams have been...
On April 1st, 2021, the wages for all student and scientific assistants at RWTH will increase! Student assistants will receive 11,80€ instead of 11€ per hour from April 1st. Scientific assistants with a Bachelor’s degree will receive 14€ instead of 13€ per hour...
From Monday, 15.03.2021, the University Library and the Medical Library will be open for borrowing media for RWTH members and for media returns for all users without appointment.Access will initially be limited to 2 simultaneous users, so there may be longer waiting...