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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Liebe Studierende,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">bevor wir in die wohlverdienten Weihnachtsferien starten, möchte ich euch von Herzen danken: für euer Engagement, eure Ausdauer
und dafür, dass ihr das Wintersemester und den Campus WU mit Leben gefüllt habt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Wir blicken auf ein Jahr voller Ereignisse und Highlights zurück. Besonders freut uns das große Interesse an unseren Studienprogrammen:
Erneut konnten wir einen Bewerbungsrekord auf Bachelor- und Masterebene feiern. Im D4 haben wir die Türen zu einem neuen Hörsaal mit 250 Plätzen geöffnet und damit noch mehr Raum fürs Lernen geschaffen.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Ich hoffe, dass auch einige eurer persönlichen Highlights 2025 an der WU stattgefunden haben. Sei es, weil ihr ein neues Studium
begonnen habt, kurz vor dem Abschluss steht oder neue Freundschaften knüpfen konntet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Genießt die Feiertage, tankt Kraft und lasst die (Fach-)Bücher ruhig mal geschlossen. Im neuen Jahr starten wir gemeinsam wieder
durch – erholt, motiviert und vielleicht mit ein paar guten Vorsätzen (oder zumindest mit Resten von Weihnachtskeksen).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Ich wünsche euch erholsame Weihnachtsferien!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Margarethe Rammerstorfer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Before we all head into the well-deserved Christmas break, I would like to sincerely thank you for your commitment, your perseverance, and for bringing life to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We look back on a year full of events and highlights. We are particularly pleased about the great interest in our study programs: once again, we were able to celebrate
a record number of applications at both the bachelor’s and master’s level. In Building D4, we opened the doors to a new lecture hall with 250 seats, creating even more space for learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I hope that some of your personal highlights of 2025 also took place at WU – whether you started a new program, are close to graduating, or made new friends.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Enjoy the holidays, recharge your batteries, and feel free to leave (text-)books closed for a while. In the new year, we’ll kick things off together again – refreshed,
motivated, and maybe with a few good resolutions (or at least with some leftover Christmas cookies).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We wish you a relaxing Christmas break!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Margarethe Rammerstorfer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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