Vegan refectory

• The dining halls of the Studierendenwerk Vorderpfalz are strengthening their vegan offerings. From now on, a vegan lunch menu with soup, salad and dessert is available daily at all refectories in Landau, Germersheim, Ludwigshafen, Neustadt and Worms.
• 440,000 (2019) meals were served by the canteens before the pandemic. On average, at least 50% of these were meatless at all locations. In the Landau refectory, this figure has now even risen to almost 60 per cent.
• Studentenwerk demands more food subsidies from the state for the sustainable production of canteen food.

Christmas Dinner for Students!

On St. Nicholas Day, December 6th, there is a delicious Christmas menu in all of our canteens!
The finest deer goulash with sweet potatoes and schupfnudeln or vegetarian beetroot gnocchi with oyster mushrooms, peppers and peas await you in your canteen. In addition, a soup as a starter and almond pudding with poppy seeds and peach to sweeten your day.
Is your mouth watering? Then let's go, on 06.12. to your canteen!

Energy Saving Challenge: The race starts!

Now the race has really begun. All semesters have started again, all halls of residence are occupied and a first picture of the energy consumption in your hall of residence can be seen.
To make this a fair challenge and so that no one has to feel that they don't stand a chance in an older dormitory with a worse energy balance, we don't evaluate the energy consumption per capita, but its change compared to the previous month.

Meet your future employer over dinner?!

• Studierendenwerk Vorderpfalz invites you to job speed dating on Nov. 18 (9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.) at the Landau Mensa Fortstraße.
• All job seekers are invited to lunch in the Mensa between 11:30 and 14:00.
• The chef of Landau's largest kitchen, serving an average of 1,000 meals a day, will be available to answer any questions and give a tour of his cafeteria.

"For almost a year, we have had to keep our refectory in Landau's Bürgerstraße closed because we lack the necessary temporary catering staff," says Andreas Dubiel, head of university catering, explaining the initial situation for the job speed dating. The Studierendenwerk can score with working hours that are rare in the catering industry:

• No weekend work,
• no work on holidays, and
• No work in the evening or at night.

AND THE WINNER IS .......?

Wow, there were really many and very good ideas for saving energy in the dormitory. That's why it took us a little time to choose the best idea for the month of October.
Many of you thought beyond your own four walls and also gave good tips for saving electricity in the common areas of the dormitory, which we are of course looking into. Some things we can adjust, others are required by law (such as hallway lighting).

Limit energy prices - Students and student unions urgently need support

• The inclusion of students in the third relief package is the right signal, but the funds are not sufficient.
• The energy price brake must also apply to tenants:inside the student union, since they pay flat rent
• Revenue from the dining halls no longer even covers the energy they have to pay for.