The chairmen of the university councils of North Rhine-Westphalian universities met on Monday (November 4) to exchange experiences. One of the focal points was the recently published draft bill for the NRW Higher Education Strengthening Act. The draft was discussed in detail with the State Minister for Culture and Science, Ina Brandes. As Chairman of the State Rectors’ Conference, Rector Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels reported on cross-university topics. A guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren at the conference focused on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at universities. https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=14372