Together against COVID-19: Take care of yourself and of your higher education institution
The current situation with COVID-19 is still a challenge and has far-reaching effects on almost all areas of society. It is a shared responsibility to stop the spread of the infection or at least to reduce it to a minimum. In this context, higher education institutions are also being called upon to help. At the same time, teaching and research within the higher education system must continue to function, even under COVID-19-induced conditions. The higher education institutions have, within the frame of their autonomy, spent the last few months developing concepts and regulations, suitable for their respective situation, size and field, based on the “COVID-19-Guidelines for a safe operation of higher education institutions” and are thus well prepared as they enter the 2020/21 academic year. The following ten points summarize the major measures taken by the higher education institutions.
