Information about Coronavirus
Please take a moment to read the new arrangements set out in the University’s updated Hygiene and Infectious Disease Concept. We have summarised the most important aspects in emails sent to all students and staff.
News
The University’s crisis management team will provide regular updates here.
Opening of the Payment Office
The Payment Office reopened on 11 August 2020.
Opening of the Leibniz Forum
From 3 August, the entrances to the Leibniz Forum will be open again during the usual opening hours.
37 per Cent Drink More Alcohol Than Before
Germans consumed more alcohol during the coronavirus crisis than before. Jörg Graf, our university’s Commissioner for Substance Abuse, would like to raise awareness of this. In a recent, non-representative online survey conducted by the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim in cooperation...
Leipzig University Sports Hall Converted for Exams
One of the large sports halls on the Jahnallee campus has been converted into an examination hall for the next three weeks so that written examinations can be held despite the current rules on social distancing. The Ernst Grube Hall has been modified to allow up to 387 students to sit an exam at any...
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.