Changes to the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (law on academic fixed-term contracts)
On 17 December 2015, the German Bundestag adopted the first amended version of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, which went into effect March 2016.
As a result, new requirements apply to fixed-term contracts for academic staff. The most important developments and information are included in the newsletter on the new requirements imposed by the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (in German).