On 11th November 2024, State Secretary for Finance Gisela Splett, together with Minister for Science Petra Olschowski, officially handed over the Wilhelmstraße refectory to the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim and the University of Tübingen. During the ceremony, both the State Secretary and the Minister helped serve meals to students and invited guests.

The extensively renovated refectory now offers 900 seating places and can accommodate up to 4,000 meals daily. In addition to an expanded dining area and modern kitchen facilities, new study and workspaces, as well as an enlarged cafeteria, have been created. A photovoltaic system provides climate-friendly energy.

For more information and the full press release from the ministry, click here.