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A legal dispute is currently taking place at Labour Court Braunschweig between the AfD-affiliated association "Zentrum", which classifies itself as a trade union, and Volkswagen Group Services. "Zentrum" is demanding access to the plant in Isenbüttel so that union shop stewards can be elected there. Prof. Dr. Horst Call, labour law expert at the Faculty of Law at Ostfalia University of Applied...

The 20th Sustainability Forum focused on sustainable tourism in the run-up to the summer holiday season. Like every summer, people are drawn to holidays: whether by plane, ship across the seas or hiking in the mountains - the tourism industry is booming unabated after corona. But: "In view of climate change, the classic warm-water destinations on the Mediterranean, which have so far been classics...

On May 16, 2025, Lars Bruhnke, Director of Partnerships at Volkswagen AG and author of the book “Future Changes in Emissions Limits within the EU – Legal Comparison with US Law”, delivered a conference titled “How to Handle Legal Requirements in a Multinational Company” to students from India and Nepal participating in the DAAD-SDG Partnerships Project “Implementation of the Sustainable...

The 20th graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Law attracted around 200 guests to the Ostfalia.

Prof. Winfried Huck engages students on the legal dimensions of the SDGs.

On 10 April 2025, our students from India and Nepal, in collaboration with the NABU KG Wolfenbüttel, visited the amphibian protection area in Asseweg, Wittmar (Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse). NABU (The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), Germany’s oldest and most member-rich environmental association, welcomed the students with an engaging overview of its work in biodiversity and habitat...

Together with two other university lecturers from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and the Hochschule Hannover, Prof. Dr Kreutz LL.M. has launched a new specialist event in the field of intellectual property. The details of the event are as follows: Title: Göttingen IP and Competition Law Forum Type of event: Hybrid event [Göttingen and online via Zoom ] Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 from...