The organization of examinations at the School of Business and Economics during the Winter Semester 2020/21 was again significantly affected by the contact restrictions to contain the spread of the Corona pandemic. Already in the summer semester 2020, online examinations in various forms were offered in addition to on site examinations at Halle Münsterland and in the lecture hall building at Schlossplatz, where high capacities made it possible to maintain safety distances and restrict contacts.

The idea contest "IDEAS@REACH" of the REACH EUREGIO Start-up Center was successfully launched on 19 February 2021. Seven projects will be funded with almost € 200,000. Under the claim "REACH FOR IDEAS. IDEAS@REACH 2020/2021", ideas were requested that would improve the start-up culture and raise awareness of the topic of start-ups at the WWU. The aim is to sustainably establish a start-up-friendly ecosystem.

MCM Professor Raoul Kübler was interviewed by Germany’s leading online sailing magazine segelreporter.com. With Boris Herrmann being the first German sailor to finish the world’s hardest solo around the world race, sailing gained in popularity and enjoyed a substantial increase in screen and media time. In his interview, Professor Kübler discusses the reasons behind the growing public interest in offshore sailing and how Boris Herrmann successfully used social media to engage with a worldwide audience to promote his campaign but also sailing in general. He concludes that the accessibility of Boris Herrmann, the high degree of authenticity and emotionality was a huge benefit for the campaign and helped Boris Herrmann and his team to sustainably engage a large audience.