Wolfram Ressel, Rector of the University of Stuttgart, thanks all members of the university for their commitment over the past months. [Picture: Universität Stuttgart]
Wolfram Ressel, Rector of the University of Stuttgart, thanks all members of the university for their commitment over the past months. Picture: Universität Stuttgart] Dear members of the University of Stuttgart, to begin the summer weeks, which may afford us a well-earned break, relaxation and a certain distance from everyday happenings in the world of academia, I would like to take the opportunity to write a few warm greetings. Words such as "distance" and "everyday" that we once used so unhesitatingly and unthinkingly, no longer role so easily off the tongue in these difficult times: we all have a few difficult weeks behind us, where we all missed and longed for academic exchanges, personal contact, where we were forced to arrange an everyday existence characterized by social distancing, a form of pandemic social distancing previously unknown to us. But nevertheless, I would like to say a few words about the challenging weeks of teaching and examinations already behind us and about studying and researching in the summer semester 2020. Despite the difficulties, our creativity, solidarity and effort have ensured that the summer semester will remain in our memory, and that it did not simply become a lost semester. It was a semester that opened our eyes to the fact - sometimes with surprise and even delight - that with extraordinary effort, optimism and foresightedness we were able to develop new strengths and focuses.
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