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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...

Alina Heinemann is 23 years old, studies materials and technical design at Ostfalia and was able to fulfil a dream at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games: Her first competition at international level. In order to combine competitive sport with everyday university life, Alina commutes from Schulenrode to Wolfsburg every day and from there on to Hanover for training at the state training...

The Haus St. Vinzenz retirement and care centre in Braunschweig acts as a Living Lab.

How do duty rosters, staffing requirements and organisational structures influence quality in hospitals? In this episode of "Einfach Forschung", Prof Dr Heinz-Dieter Quack talks to Prof Dr Felix Miedaner from the Faculty of Healthcare at Ostfalia University. Together, they delve into current research projects at the interface between management, medicine and nursing. The focus is on very specific...

In this episode of "Einfach Forschung", we talk to Prof Dr Mike Hoffmeister, intercultural happiness researcher at Ostfalia University. He shows how happiness can be scientifically analysed - across cultural boundaries - and what practical impulses arise from this for our professional and private lives. An inspiring insight into the connection between research and lived joie de vivre. Listen now:...

Felix, Alexandra, Jana, Leon, Luc, Nicole, René and Sophia from Ostfalia reveal their plans for the lecture-free period. They have a lot planned ..

For all supporters: Keep your fingers crossed - our team joins the RoboCup World Championship in Salvador (Brazil) from July 15th to 21st, 2025.

More efficient, safer and cooler - following a renewal of the air conditioning technology, Ostfalia University's computer centre is now equipped for hot summer

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...