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University opening hours for Carnival 2024
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In 2024, members of the university will once again have some time off during the fifth season of the year to cultivate customs. The university closes at 6 pm on Weiberfastnacht, the library is open until 6 pm. The adjoining buildings close at 2 pm, only the main building is open until 6 pm. The university remains closed on Shrove Monday.
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Carnivalists at the university in the 2010s.
Weiberfastnacht/Fat Thursday
The university will be closed from 18:00 on Thursday, 8 February 2024. University employees will have time off from 13:00, and from 14:00 only the main building with the library will be open. From 13:00, all telephone advisory services such as those offered by the Student Advice Centre, the Registrar's Office or the Language Centre will also be closed.
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Carnival society carnival 1932 Bundesarchiv Image 102-13061 CC BY-SA 3.0
Rosenmontag/Shrove Monday
On Monday, 12 February 2024, the university, including the library, will be closed all day and there will be no telephone counselling.
Library open on Weiberfastnacht
Thursday, 8 February 2024 (Weiberfastnacht):
- Library Sankt Augustin Campus open from 08:00 to 18:00 (specialised staff until 13:00)
- Library Rheinbach Campus open from 08:30 to 18:00 (specialised staff until 13:00)
Saturday, 10 February 2024
- Libraries at Rheinbach Campus and Sankt Augustin Campus open from 10:00 to 19:00 (specialised staff until 15:00)
Sunday, 11 February and Monday, 12 February 2024
(Rosenmontag):
- Both locations closed
Image in header: Carnival Monday 1906 - "Prunkmal des Prinzen Karneval", by Joseph Stolzen, public domain