Pleite the Privatuni Witten apparently been averted.

The rescue of the private University of Witten / Herdecke seems done: After a crisis meeting in the night, it was from participating parties, a new sponsor is found. The State of North Rhine-Westphalia had its grants deleted.
  At least short term it seems that the bankruptcy of the private University of Witten / Herdecke averted. The solvency of the university will be selected from among their potential "strategic partner" of the year also secured, it was from the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Science.
The partners come from the economy: There are Heidelberger health SRH Holding Group and the Darmstadt Software AG Foundation. They provide the necessary means to the millions of holes for the university to ending years initially to plug. By early 2009, an independent auditing company, the finances of the University reviewed, to provide the basis for a future state to be promoting. The University informed the Ministry of Science and a night crisis meeting on Tuesday with. "It goes further in Witten," said a negotiating participants.
At the negotiations behind closed doors had alongside science minister Andreas Pinkwart and university representatives, representatives of several sponsors participated. Spokesman of Ministry of Higher Education and wanted the early morning no comment and referred to a press statement on Tuesday morning should be published.
The private university is acutely threatened by the bankruptcy, unless a new sponsor, a financial hole of at least 4.5 million euros for the years ending closes. If the talks failed, needed before Christmas to be made bankrupt, had higher Ralf Hermersdorfer spokesman said on Monday.
The country had last week, unexpectedly announced that it is for 2008 not yet paid to promote higher education from 4.5 million stops. In addition, the university three million euros for 2007 to pay back. The science ministry had the means deletion on the grounds that the university no proper management could prove more. The dispute strictly from the university.
At the university students around 1200, inter alia, medicine and business.