Venue hire

Are you are looking for an appropriate venue for your lecture, conference or event series? Then please get in touch! In both our Historical Building and our Central Library, we offer the right setting for your scientific or cultural event.

Please note that due to upcoming personnel and organizational changes, we will not be able to accept reservations for events in the Historic Building after 1 August 2025 until further notice.

Pauliner Church (Historical Building)

Photo gallery Pauliner ChurchThe Pauliner Church, located on the first floor of the Historical Building, is available for lectures, conferences and event series. The Pauliner Church has 680 square metres of floorspace. It offers seating in rows for at least 80 up to 200 people.

Technical equipment:

  • Speaker’s desk
  • Podium
  • 2 microphones for speakers
  • 2 neckband microphones
  • Laptop (windows) incl. internet for speakers
  • Wi-Fi (Eduraom, GuestOnCampus)
  • Projector
  • Projector screen
  • Further technical equipment available on demand

If you wish to book the Pauliner Church for your event, please send us the venue hire application form (in German only). Thank you!

Alfred Hessel Hall (Historical Building)

Photo gallery Alfred Hessel HallThe Alfred Hessel Hall, located on the first floor of the Historical Building, is available for lectures, conferences and event series. On 280 square metres, the Alfred-Hessel Hall offers seating in rows for at least 80 up to 200 people. The setup cannot be changed.

Technical equipment:

  • Vertically adjustable speaker’s desk incl. microphone
  • Permanently installed podium incl. wheelchair ramp (max. 3 tables incl. 3 microphones for speakers)
  • 1 laptop (Windows) incl. internet for speakers
  • 2 portable microphones
  • 1 neckband microphone
  • Wi-Fi (Eduraom, GuestOnCampus)
  • Projector
  • Projector screen
  • Further technical equipment available on demand

If you wish to book the Alfred Hessel Hall for your event, please send us the venue hire application form (in German only). Thank you!

Lecture Hall (Historical Building)

Photo gallery Lecture Hall The lecture hall, located on the first floor of the Historical Building is available for lectures, conferences and event series from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00. With floorspace totalling 100 square metres, it can seat up to 30 persons (conference seating with tables and chairs, see photo). The setup cannot be changed.

Technical equipment:

  • Speakers desk
  • Laptop (Windows) incl. internet access for speakers
  • Wi-Fi (Eduroam, GuestOnCampus)
  • Projector
  • Projector screen
  • Flipchart
  • Further technical equipment available on demand

If you wish to book the lecture hall for your event, please send us the venue hire application form (in German only). Thank you!

Further Information

For details regarding further Göttingen University event locations, as well as advice on organising events at Göttingen University, see the Public Relations department’s event management website.

For information about other event locations in the Göttingen area, see Göttingen Tourismus e. V.’s website "Tagen in Göttingen" (German only).