Information about Coronavirus
News
Our University’s crisis management team will provide regular updates here.
Student Survey on the Online Semester Started
The online semester has been a great challenge for both lecturers and students. With the survey that started on 1 July, the University management...
Interim Financial Aid for Students
In recent weeks the BMBF has already announced its intention to provide 100 million euros to Germany’s “Studentenwerk” organisations, so that they can...
Information About the Winter Semester 2020/21
In consultation with the State Rectors’ Conference (LRK), there have been no changes to the basic semester dates (1 October 2020 until 31 March...
Application Deadlines Extended
Due to the coronavirus crisis, prospective students have more time to apply to Leipzig University this year. Many application periods have been...
Information for Staff and Students
We take the health of our students, staff and guests very seriously. Please find current information and advice below. Members of the crisis management team set up under the University’s pandemic plan are liaising on a daily basis.
Further Information
Interview With Crisis Helper Maria Bischof
Maria Bischof is a tenth-semester medical student at Leipzig University. She recently began working as a crisis helper at Leipzig University Hospital, testing people for SARS-CoV-2.
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Background and Development of the Spread of Coronavirus
In the lecture below, Professor Uwe G. Liebert, Director of the Department of Virology at Leipzig University Hospital, explains what is currently known about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and how it compares to other coronavirus strains in terms of transmission, epidemiology and pathogenesis.
