Strengthening community and networking through sports activity

Maria Homeyer, Head of the Welcome Centre, offers a new skate project for connecting German and international researchers. © privat The coronavirus has turned the work and private lives of many people upside down. The challenge now is to find solutions and develop adaptation strategies to deal with the pandemic in everyday life. Especially travel and stays abroad are currently highly problematic. In an interview, Maria Homeyer explains the challenges facing the Welcome Centre of the International Office of Münster University and how the welcome culture is being maintained. What are currently the greatest challenges for the Welcome Centre and for the international researchers coming to the university? Since July 18, international researchers can in principle travel to the university again - however, the guests have to take many aspects into account before they arrive: They need to know about the definition of risk areas, the quarantine rules in force and any changes to air travel. Furthermore, some hotels in Münster do not accept guests from certain countries.