During the 2026 Campus Tour, we (the LEQS department) visited the campuses in Kaiserslautern and Landau on a total of four occasions. About 400 students took the opportunity to talk with us and share their experiences, wishes, and ideas.
The focus was on four topics:
- student participation,
- campus presence,
- challenges in academic studies, and
- flexibility in scheduling.
On this page, we provide a summary of the key topics from the campus tour. The individual posts link to the detailed results and highlight the feedback that was mentioned most frequently.
Why do you get involved in student councils or serve as a member of a student association? Or, conversely: Why don’t you get involved?
In what role do you see yourselves as students when it comes to “participation at RPTU”?
At RPTU, you have numerous opportunities to actively help shape the university and, with it, the quality of academic programs and teaching. One of these is getting involved in committees and student councils.
Those who get involved are particularly motivated by access to information and networks. At the same time, supporting other students and creating opportunities for students are important to you when you participate in committees or the student council. If you don’t get involved, it’s usually due to a lack of time or scheduling conflicts with classes.
Your feedback also reveals the roles you see for yourselves in student engagement. The clear majority see themselves primarily as providers of feedback, followed by the role of co-creators.
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How many days a week are you on campus? And what would need to change for you to come to campus (even) more often?
Most of you are on campus three, four, or five days a week.
Your answers show, above all, which infrastructure needs are particularly important to you during your time on campus.
What would encourage you to come to campus more often: longer opening hours for the library, study rooms, dining hall, and cafeteria; more water dispensers; and air-conditioned, well-equipped rooms. You also mentioned improved accessibility to the campus—particularly through free parking and better bus and train connections. In addition, you’d like more quiet spaces and places to retreat, as well as additional recreational activities.
What challenges do you face in your day-to-day academic life?
One issue you mention particularly often is the need for a better-coordinated selection of courses and modules: courses should be offered regularly and, if possible, not overlap. Especially in teacher education, conflicts with other courses, internships, or work schedules at schools make it difficult to organize your studies.
Scheduling exams is also a challenge for many. You’d like exam dates to be spread out more evenly and information to be provided earlier. Many of you also want more support when writing term papers and theses.
Other issues you raised include a lack of study spaces or spaces that are too small, Wi-Fi, and accessibility on campus and at off-campus locations. In addition, you provided numerous comments on specific degree programs, which will be evaluated separately.
What would you like to see in terms of greater flexibility in your academic schedule?
Your responses have shown that, above all, you want a more regular and reliable course schedule. Courses should be offered every semester, and course schedules should be better coordinated with cafeteria hours. Recordings of lectures would help you organize your daily academic life more flexibly.
When it comes to digital teaching, your preferences vary: Some would like more digital or asynchronous courses, while others prefer in-person classes.
You’d also like more flexibility when it comes to exams—for example, through additional dates for retakes, more study time between the end of lectures and exams, and earlier notification of exam dates.