Circular letter to the university members (28 October 2022)

Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear colleagues,
Dear staff and students of the WWU,

As you know, Münster will be the venue of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit on November 3 and 4, 2022. The current plans for the restricted zones in the city centre make it necessary to step back from the original assumption that WWU buildings in the area will be accessible.  Considerable traffic disruptions are to be expected in the entire city, so that several buildings will be very difficult to reach. In addition, large-scale demonstrations in the city centre and the Schloss area have been announced and approved.  It is therefore imperative to take the following measures concerning buildings in the city centre (see highlighted area below) that help to ensure the safe execution of research and teaching activities:

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(*a list of the buildings can be found below the mail text).

  • The buildings in the highlighted area (see above) will be closed from November 3, 2022, 12pm noon until November 4, 2022, at 2pm. During that time, access to WWU buildings in this area will not be possible. The caretakers and building maintenance will be on site.
  • Courses that are regularly held in the buildings in this area during this time (Thursday, November 3, 2022, 12pm noon until Friday, November 4, 2022, 2pm) should be moved online. We ask lecturers to inform their students in an appropriate manner (e.g. course commentaries, homepage, e-mail, etc.) about the mode of implementation. We ask students to inform themselves accordingly.
  • The libraries will also be closed during this time. We ask you to take this into account when planning your self-studies. If necessary, switch to other library locations.
  •  Due to expected disruptions during the installation and dismantling of the security measures, we strongly recommend that all other courses in these buildings are also moved online on both days.
  •  All staff members whose workplace is in one of the buildings in the marked area (with the exception of the caretakers and building maintenance) are asked to move their workplaces to their home offices on both days. Transferring to the home offices on these days will not count towards the flexible work regulation.
  • If meetings etc. are scheduled for that time, we ask that they be held online or postponed.
  • Note that several WWU Services will also be affected by these measures and closures. Please inform yourself about possible restrictions in good time on the homepages of the respective facilities you would like to visit.

Please note: Buildings outside the marked area are not affected by the measures mentioned! Here, everything can take place as planned.
In addition, we would like to inform you that access to the city centre areas will be subject to restrictions with regard to access and accessibility by vehicles (including bicycles). If you still wish to enter the city centre area during November 3 and 4, 2022, you should expect delayed arrival times and security checks carried out by the authorities. Therefore, please carry a photo ID with you at all times.
In case of urgent queries regarding the measures mentioned here, send an email to g7.gipfel@uni-muenster.de
We apologise for the short notice and any inconvenience caused by these measures.
Due to the short notice of the announcements, we were unfortunately unable to communicate the measures earlier and ask for your understanding for the inconveniences caused.

With best regards,
Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels, Rector
Matthias Schwarte, Head of Administration

* Buildings affected by the measures:

  • Aegidiistraße 5, Aegidiistraße 67
  • Alter Steinweg 6/7
  • Am Stadtgraben 9, Am Stadtgraben 13
  • Badestraße 9/10, Badestraße 13
  • Bergstraße 29a
  • Bispinghof 2, Haus B; Bispinghof 3, Haus A; Bispinghof 5/6, Haus F; Bispinghof 9/14, Haus E
  • Bispinghof 18, Bispinghof 20, Bispinghof 24/25
  • Bogenstraße 15-16
  • Domplatz 6, Domplatz 20-22, Domplatz 23
  • Georgskommende 14, Georgskommende 25, Georgskommende 26, Georgskommende 33
  • Hüfferstraße 1, Hüfferstraße 1a, Hüfferstraße 5, Hüfferstraße 27
  • Johannisstraße 1, Johannisstraße 4, Johannisstraße 8-10, Johannisstraße 12-20
  • Krummer Timpen 3, Krummer Timpen 5, Krummer Timpen 57
  • Münzstraße 10
  • Pferdegasse 1, Pferdegasse 3
  • Roggenmarkt 15-16
  • Schlaunstraße 2/Rosenstraße 9, Schlaunstraße 3
  • Schlossgarten 3, Schlossgarten 5
  • Schlossplatz 1, Schlossplatz 2, Schlossplatz 2a-2c, Schlossplatz 3, Schlossplatz 4, Schlossplatz 5, Schlossplatz 6, Schlossplatz 7, Schlossplatz 7 (Hörsaalgebäude)
  • Schlossplatz 8, Schlossplatz 9, Schlossplatz 11, Schlossplatz 34, Schlossplatz 3A
  • Schlossplatz 46
  • Servatiiplatz 9
  • Universitätsstraße 13/17, Universitätsstraße 14-16 (Jura), Universitätsstraße 14-16 (WiWi), Universitätsstraße 18
  • Wegesende 4 und 6
  • Wilmergasse 1-4, Wilmergasse 6-8, Wilmergasse 27/28