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The University of Konstanz is planning an *in-person* winter semester: 
In compliance with infection prevention measures, a large amount of
courses in all subjects will be offered on the university campus. In
most cases, these courses will not have online alternative formats.

In order for courses to take place in this way, however, students and
teachers *are required to provide proof of vaccination, recovery from
COVID-19 or a current negative test result (3G-rule)*. If you are *fully
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Die Ausnahmeregeln die für An- und Abmeldung der Prüfungen im Wintersemester eingeführt wurden, haben für die Prüfungen im aktuellen Sommersemester keine Gültigkeit mehr. Für die anstehenden Prüfungen gelten wieder die regulären Anmeldefristen.

At the general assembly, Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer, head of the working group on comparative political economy, was elected as one of 49 members of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Seibel, head of the Working Group on Politics and Public Administration, was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk radio about the fraudulent billing of quick tests at private testing stations.

Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer, Head of the Working Group Comparative Political Economy, was chosen for a senior fellowship at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) for a duration of three years, starting on 01 April 2021.

The research projects of the Digital Governance Lab headed by Prof. Dr. Ines Mergel are generating increasing attention in the media, politics and academia. In particular, the project "Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age" and the accompanying research of the "Work4Germany Fellows" enjoy enormous interest due to their current practical relevance.

Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider was interviewed by the Open Science Magazine of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics about his Open Science experiences. The entire interview is openly accessible on the magazine's website.

A recent study by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Koos on the corona protests of the Querdenken movement is attracting attention in the media.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Seibel, Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, was invited to the online panel discussion "Climate Protection at All Levels". The discussion was organized by the Constance section of the climate movement Fridays for Future. The exciting discussion can be viewed in its entirety on Youtube, and the Wochenblatt also reported on the event.