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Online Program “Global Citizenship and Sustainable Futures: Learning for Change”

Applications to participate in the online program “Global Citizenship and Sustainable Futures: Learning for Change” are open until September 29, 2026!

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Who Pays How Much? Students Discuss Tax Fairness

How fair is our tax system? How high should the tax burden on income, wealth, and inheritances be? About 150 high school students from Osnabrück explored these and other questions during a panel discussion at Osnabrück University.

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Mapping the Field: Croatian Right-Wing Extremism and Ultranationalism in (Organized) Sports

What role do far-right and ultranationalist attitudes and structures play in sports? A new research project at Osnabrück University is investigating this question. 

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Funding for Costa Rica Projects

The International Office awards funds to strengthen relations between Costa Rica and Osnabrück University. Funding is available for trips, events, projects, and now also study abroad programs for students, that have to be carried out until the end of 2026. You can apply by September 20.

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Doctorate in the Department of Banking and Finance

The team in the Banking and Finance Department extends its warmest congratulations to Mr. Gerrit Wittke (M.Sc.) on the successful completion of his Doctorate titled “Three Essays on Financial Markets and Digitalization.” 

In his dissertation, Mr. Wittke examines the effects of digitalization on [...]

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Haven't secured a spot in law school yet?

At Osnabrück University, there are still a few openings available for the 2026/27 winter semester in the  Law - First State Examination in Law. The university will fill these spots by lottery; applications are accepted through September 23.

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Preserve Peace, Prevent War! — Principles for a Peaceful Order

How can aggressive conflicts between nations be curbed and peace secured in the long term? The next Philosophical Café, taking place on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at the BlueNote Culture Lounge, will explore these questions.

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"We need to recognize when we can't trust AI"

How reliable is artificial intelligence when it comes to safety-critical applications such as autonomous driving? We discussed this with Prof. Dr. Matthias Rottmann in the interview series “UOS wants to know.”

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›Ceuta‹ und die europäische Migrationspolitik

Aktuelle Medienbeiträge und Interviews von und mit Jochen Oltmer 

Four Nominations for the Hans Mühlenhoff Award

Students from our School have nominated no fewer than four members of the teaching staff for the award for excellence in university teaching: Prof. Dr. Valeriya Dinger, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gaube, Kim Diestelhorst, and Alicia Wittwer.

Once again, our students have demonstrated how much they value the [...]