Jena (dpa/th) – Students at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena have declared the occupation of a lecture hall over. From Thursday, the hall should be released for teaching again, the students said in a statement on Wednesday. They occupied the lecture hall about two weeks ago to protest for a professorship in gender history. In a meeting on Tuesday, the council of the philosophical faculty decided to examine “resilient ways” for obtaining this professorship, the University of Jena explained on Wednesday when asked. In addition, the presidency has promised talks about the demands of the students.
In their communication, the students write of “negotiations” with the university, which they want to monitor closely. The end of the occupation is an attempt to “get involved in the promises of the university”. At the same time, they announced that they would continue the protests – with a new alliance “Dare more education! – For the funding of the humanities and secure
