Dear colleagues,
Many of you eagerly anticipate news on how we will proceed at Leibniz University Hannover from Monday 4 May, whether provisions in place until 3 May will be modified - such as accessing buildings or working from home.
After intensive discussions, the Presidential Board and the emergency committee have decided to extend all measures until Sunday 10 May 2020.
As you may have heard in the news, provisions and decisions regarding the coronavirus pandemic will not be relaxed until 6 May. In addition, the contact rules currently in place will apply until 10 May. Prospectively, new measures will be announced next Wednesday. The federal states will discuss, agree on and implement a course of action, which must then be adjusted to the situation at our university. In view of this, university management has decided that it is not possible and appropriate to adapt any provisions at this time. For detailed information on specific topics, please refer to our website at www.uni-hannover.de/corona.
Furthermore, the website illustrates overall hygiene measures that have been established to resolve important issues in the context of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in the workplace and at the university. Please do not hesitate to contact your supervisor with any queries as well as for finding solutions. In many instances, using "common sense" in the workplace and when dealing with colleagues in a considerate manner will be the best policy; complying with regulations on distancing and hygiene is now a given.
Based on the overall hygiene measures, faculties and facilities with specific requirements should develop individual solutions following consultation with the Occupational Safety Department (Ralf Winkler, ralf.winkler@zuv.uni-hannover.de).
With regard to examinations scheduled to take place from mid-May, additional hygiene measures will be developed taking into account the situation. As always, the health of students and staff will be our highest priority.
Moreover, I am delighted that we have succeeded in finding suitable formats for digital learning and many other services that are now available online in order to facilitate everyday university operations for our students and staff in a professional and positive manner.
In spite of these trying circumstances, please enjoy May Day and the long weekend.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Volker Epping
President of Leibniz University Hannover
