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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" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ich möchte heute eure Aufmerksamkeit auf eine
</span></span><a href="https://www.wu.ac.at/universitaet/news-und-events/news/details-news/detail/wu-startet-spendenkampagne-fuer-ukrainische-partnerunis?utm_source=Mailing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=stuko_WU_Spendenkampagne_Newsbeitrag"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#467886">Initiative</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
lenken, die mir besonders am Herzen liegt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bildung schafft Zukunft – doch für viele Universitäten in der Ukraine ist diese
Zukunft derzeit massiv herausgefordert. Vier unserer Partneruniversitäten (Karazin University, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU), Alfred Nobel University und Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) haben sich mit einem eindringlichen
</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVmolXXrSbA&utm_source=Mailing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=stuko_WU_Spendenkampagne_Video"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#467886">Hilferuf</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
an uns gewandt. Der Universitätsbetrieb ist dort aktuell durch erhebliche infrastrukturelle Einschränkungen geprägt: Stromausfälle, instabile Internetverbindungen sowie eingeschränkte technische und räumliche Ressourcen erschweren Lehre und Studium deutlich.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Trotz dieser schwierigen Bedingungen setzen Studierende und Lehrende ihre akademische
Arbeit mit großem Engagement fort. Dieses Bekenntnis zu Bildung und Forschung möchten wir als Teil der internationalen akademischen Gemeinschaft aktiv unterstützen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Die WU hat gemeinsam mit der Caritas eine Spendenkampagne ins Leben gerufen.
Ziel ist es, die Infrastruktur unserer Partneruniversitäten zu stärken und den Lehr- und Forschungsbetrieb vor Ort bestmöglich aufrechtzuerhalten. Unterstützt werden unter anderem Maßnahmen wie die Verbesserung der IT-Infrastruktur sowie Bereitstellung technischer
Ausstattung für Lehre auch bei Stromausfällen sowie die Schaffung geeigneter Lernumgebungen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"></span><a href="https://wirhelfen.shop/wu-hilft-unis?utm_source=Mailing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=stuko_WU_Spendenkampagne_Caritas"><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#467886">Spende</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:Deutsch"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
kann einen wertvollen Beitrag zu dieser Initiative leisten.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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Osterferien!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Englisch"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Dear students,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Today I would like to draw your attention to an
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.wu.ac.at/en/the-university/news-and-events/news/details-news/detail/wu-launches-fundraiser-for-ukrainian-universities?utm_source=Mailing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=stuko_WU_Spendenkampagne_Newsbeitrag_EN"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#467886">initiative</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
that is particularly close to my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Education shapes the future—yet for many universities in Ukraine, that future is currently facing
massive challenges. Four of our partner universities (Karazin University, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU), Alfred Nobel University, and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) have reached out to us with an urgent
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVmolXXrSbA&utm_source=Mailing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=stuko_WU_Spendenkampagne_Video"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#467886">plea
for help</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">. University operations there are currently marked by significant infrastructural constraints: power outages, unstable internet connections,
and limited technical and physical resources are making teaching and studying significantly more difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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great dedication. As part of the international academic community, we would like to actively support this commitment to education and research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WU has launched a fundraising campaign in collaboration with Caritas. The goal is to strengthen the
infrastructure of our partner universities and maintain teaching and research operations on site as best as possible. Among other things, the campaign supports measures such as improving IT infrastructure, providing technical equipment for teaching even during
power outages, and creating suitable learning environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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can make a valuable contribution to this initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I would like to sincerely thank you for your support and wish you a relaxing and joyful Easter break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Margarethe Rammerstorfer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Univ.Prof. Mag.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dr. Margarethe Rammerstorfer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Gebäude AD, Raum AD.2.038<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Wien, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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