:root {
	--uni-dark-blue: #00385f;
	--uni-navy: #002b49;
	--uni-hover-blue: #005b8f;
	--uni-light-blue: #009ed4;
	--uni-pale-blue: #eef8ff;
	--uni-grey: #64727f;
	--uni-text: #3c444c;
	--faculty-purple: #5f5b93;
	--surface-soft: #f7fafc;
	--surface-mist: #e7eef2;
	--line: #cad8e0;
	--line-strong: #adbdc7;
	--on-dark-text: #dce8ef;
	--on-dark-accent: #8fd8f0;
	--focus-ring: var(--uni-hover-blue);
	--font-university: Calibri, Arial, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
	--section-space: clamp(3.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
	--section-space-compact: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 4rem);
	--section-inline: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
	--section-content-gap: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
	--section-major-gap: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
	--section-transition-space: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

[hidden] { display: none !important; }

html {
	scroll-behavior: smooth;
	scroll-padding-top: 8rem;
}

body {
	margin: 0;
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--uni-text);
	font-family: var(--font-university);
	line-height: 1.7;
	overflow-x: hidden;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
p { margin: 0; }

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible,
[tabindex]:focus-visible {
	outline: 3px solid var(--focus-ring);
	outline-offset: 4px;
}

.skip-link {
	position: fixed;
	top: 0.75rem;
	left: 0.75rem;
	z-index: 1000;
	padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
	border-radius: 6px;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
	transform: translateY(-160%);
}

.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.sr-only {
	position: absolute;
	width: 1px;
	height: 1px;
	padding: 0;
	margin: -1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
	white-space: nowrap;
	border: 0;
}

/* Header */

.site-header {
	position: sticky;
	top: 0;
	z-index: 100;
	width: 100%;
	background: #ffffff;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #dfe5e9;
	box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 1.5rem rgba(0, 56, 95, 0.07);
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.header-shell {
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: auto minmax(13rem, 1fr) auto;
	align-items: center;
	gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2rem);
	width: 100%;
	min-height: 5.5rem;
	margin-inline: 0;
	padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0 0;
}

.university-link {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 2;
	display: block;
	align-self: start;
	flex: none;
	width: clamp(15.4rem, 23vw, 23rem);
	height: clamp(4.693rem, 7.01vw, 7.01rem);
	margin-bottom: min(0rem, calc(5.5rem - clamp(4.693rem, 7.01vw, 7.01rem)));
	background-image: url("Assets/uni-siegen-nt-logo.svg");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: right top;
	background-size: auto 100%;
	overflow: visible;
}

/* The University wordmark fills this share of the lockup; the faculty mark is the background image. */
.university-logo {
	display: block;
	width: 61.190476%;
	height: 100%;
}

.project-brand {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 22rem);
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.9rem;
	min-width: 0;
	padding-left: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
	border-left: 1px solid #cfd8de;
}

.project-name {
	font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.015em;
}

.project-expansion {
	font-size: 0.72rem;
	font-weight: 400;
	line-height: 1.25;
	color: var(--uni-grey);
}

.site-header nav {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: flex-end;
	gap: clamp(0.75rem, 1.5vw, 1.4rem);
}

.site-header nav a {
	position: relative;
	padding: 0.75rem 0;
	font-size: 0.92rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.2;
	color: var(--uni-text);
	transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header nav a:not(.nav-application)::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	bottom: 0.4rem;
	width: 100%;
	height: 2px;
	background: var(--uni-light-blue);
	transform: scaleX(0);
	transform-origin: right;
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header nav a:hover { color: var(--uni-dark-blue); }
.site-header nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

.site-header nav .nav-application {
	min-height: 2.75rem;
	padding: 0.78rem 1rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
}

.site-header nav .nav-application:hover { background: var(--uni-navy); color: #ffffff; }

.nav-toggle {
	display: none;
	width: 3rem;
	height: 3rem;
	padding: 0.65rem;
	border: 1px solid #b9c6ce;
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	cursor: pointer;
}

.nav-toggle > span:not(.sr-only) { display: block; width: 100%; height: 2px; margin: 5px 0; background: currentColor; transition: transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:nth-of-type(2) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:nth-of-type(3) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:nth-of-type(4) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Hero */

.hero {
	position: relative;
	padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
	overflow: hidden;
	background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff 54%, var(--uni-pale-blue) 100%);
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.hero::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	width: min(28vw, 26rem);
	height: 0.4rem;
	background: var(--faculty-purple);
}

.hero-shell {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.02fr) minmax(24rem, 0.98fr);
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
	width: min(100%, 82rem);
	margin-inline: auto;
}

.hero-content { max-width: 43rem; }

.hero-eyebrow {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.65rem;
	margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
	font-size: 0.79rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.11em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.hero-eyebrow::before {
	content: "";
	width: 2.25rem;
	height: 0.22rem;
	background: var(--uni-light-blue);
}

.hero h1 {
	max-width: 100%;
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.3vw, 4rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 0.99;
	letter-spacing: -0.035em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.hero-lead {
	max-width: 40rem;
	margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.22rem);
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.hero-actions {
	display: grid;
	justify-items: start;
	gap: 0.6rem;
	margin-top: 2rem;
}

.application-button {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 1rem;
	min-height: 3rem;
	padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
	border: 2px solid var(--uni-dark-blue);
	background: #ffffff;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1.2;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	text-align: center;
	text-decoration: none;
	white-space: nowrap;
	transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.application-button:hover {
	background: var(--uni-pale-blue);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.application-button > span:first-child {
	flex: none;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.application-button-arrow {
	flex: none;
	font-size: 1.25rem;
	font-weight: 400;
	line-height: 1;
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.application-button:hover .application-button-arrow { transform: translateX(0.2rem); }

.application-button-primary {
	min-width: 15rem;
	border-color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
}

.application-button-primary:hover {
	border-color: var(--uni-hover-blue);
	background: var(--uni-hover-blue);
}

.application-deadline {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1.75rem minmax(0, 1fr);
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.55rem;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	text-align: left;
}

.application-deadline svg {
	width: 1.75rem;
	height: 1.75rem;
	fill: none;
	stroke: var(--uni-light-blue);
	stroke-width: 1.7;
	stroke-linecap: round;
	stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.application-deadline > span { min-width: 0; }

.application-deadline-label {
	display: block;
	font-size: 0.72rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.055em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--uni-grey);
}

.application-deadline-value {
	display: block;
	margin-top: 0.08rem;
	font-size: 0.9rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.35;
}

.hero-media { position: relative; align-self: start; margin: 0; }

.hero-image-frame {
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	background: #d8e4ea;
}

.hero-image-frame::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	background: var(--faculty-purple);
	clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 76% 100%);
	pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-image-frame img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: 50% 48%;
}

.hero-glance {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 2;
	width: min(22rem, calc(100% - 2rem));
	margin: -2rem 0 0 -2.25rem;
	padding: 1.5rem 1.65rem;
	border: 1px solid #cfd8de;
	background: #ffffff;
	box-shadow: 0 0.75rem 2rem rgba(0, 56, 95, 0.06);
}

.hero-glance-kicker {
	margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
	font-size: 0.72rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.hero-glance-list {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.8rem;
	margin: 0;
}

.hero-glance-list div + div {
	padding-top: 0.8rem;
	border-top: 1px solid #dfe5e9;
}

.hero-glance-list dt {
	font-size: 1.05rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.35;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.hero-glance-list dd {
	margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

/* Shared section structure */

.section {
	padding: var(--section-space) var(--section-inline);
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.section-shell {
	width: min(100%, 82rem);
	margin-inline: auto;
}

.section-heading {
	max-width: 48rem;
}

.section-eyebrow {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.7rem;
	margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
	font-size: 0.78rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.11em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.section-eyebrow::before {
	content: "";
	width: 2.25rem;
	height: 0.22rem;
	background: var(--uni-light-blue);
}

.section h2 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.35rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.05;
	letter-spacing: -0.035em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.section h2.section-eyebrow {
	margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
	font-size: 0.78rem;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.11em;
}

.section-lead {
	max-width: 46rem;
	margin-top: 1.25rem;
	font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.4vw, 1.18rem);
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.panel-kicker {
	margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
	font-size: 0.75rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.3;
	letter-spacing: 0.11em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #a9def1;
}

.link-rows {
	display: grid;
	margin: var(--section-content-gap) 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
	list-style: none;
}

.link-rows li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.link-rows a {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 1.25rem;
	min-height: 3.5rem;
	padding: 0.8rem 0.25rem 0.8rem 0;
	font-size: 1rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.4;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.link-rows a > [aria-hidden="true"] {
	flex: none;
	font-size: 1.2rem;
	font-weight: 400;
	color: var(--uni-light-blue);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.link-rows a:hover { color: var(--uni-hover-blue); }
.link-rows a:hover > [aria-hidden="true"] { transform: translateX(0.25rem); }

/* Quick facts */

.overview-section {
	padding-block: var(--section-space-compact);
	background: var(--surface-mist);
}

.overview-section .section-heading { margin-bottom: var(--section-content-gap); }

.glance-stats {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
	margin: 0;
}

.glance-stats > div { min-width: 0; }

.glance-stats dt {
	font-size: 0.76rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.35;
	letter-spacing: 0.065em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #586773;
}

.glance-stats dd {
	margin: 0.65rem 0 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.18;
	letter-spacing: -0.025em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

/* Eligibility */

.eligibility-section h2 { max-width: 18ch; }

.eligibility-layout {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(20rem, 0.9fr);
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.eligibility-list {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0;
	margin: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 1.875rem) 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #d8e1e6;
	list-style: none;
}

.eligibility-list li {
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 10.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
	gap: 1.25rem;
	padding: 0.8rem 0 0.8rem 2rem;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e1e6;
}

.eligibility-list li::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 1.1rem;
	left: 0.15rem;
	width: 0.8rem;
	height: 0.42rem;
	border-bottom: 3px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	border-left: 3px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.eligibility-list strong {
	font-size: 0.94rem;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.eligibility-list span {
	font-size: 0.98rem;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.outreach-panel {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	gap: 1.5rem;
	align-self: center;
	min-width: 0;
	width: 100%;
	margin: 0;
}

.outreach-map {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
}

.outreach-glance {
	--focus-ring: var(--on-dark-accent);
	width: 100%;
	padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
	text-align: left;
}

.outreach-glance .panel-kicker { color: inherit; }

.outreach-glance-copy {
	font-size: 1.05rem;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: inherit;
}

/* Pathway */

.pathway-section { background: var(--uni-pale-blue); }

.pathway-heading,
.pathway-heading .section-lead { max-width: 100%; }

.process-track {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1px;
	margin: var(--section-content-gap) 0 0;
	padding: 1px;
	background: var(--line);
	list-style: none;
}

.process-step {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
	min-height: 17rem;
	padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
	background: var(--surface-soft);
}

.process-number {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 2.75rem;
	height: 2.75rem;
	margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	font-size: 0.78rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.process-step > div { min-width: 0; }

.process-step h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.45rem);
	line-height: 1.15;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.process-step p {
	margin-top: 0.85rem;
	font-size: 0.88rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

/* Master's study and research */

.study-research-heading,
.study-research-heading .section-lead { max-width: 100%; }

.degree-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1.25rem;
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.degree-card {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
	padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
	border: 1px solid var(--line);
	background: var(--surface-soft);
}

.degree-card-header {
	padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.degree-type {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.65rem;
	margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
	font-size: 0.76rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.35;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--uni-grey);
}

.degree-type span {
	padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	font-size: 0.68rem;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.degree-card h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 2.7rem);
	line-height: 1.05;
	letter-spacing: -0.03em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.degree-summary {
	margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
	font-size: 1rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.official-programme-link {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 1rem;
	min-height: 3rem;
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-top: 0.85rem;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.35;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.official-programme-link > [aria-hidden="true"] {
	flex: none;
	font-size: 1.2rem;
	font-weight: 400;
	color: var(--uni-light-blue);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.official-programme-link:hover { color: var(--uni-hover-blue); }
.official-programme-link:hover > [aria-hidden="true"] { transform: translateX(0.25rem); }

.masters-admission-note {
	--focus-ring: var(--on-dark-accent);
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(22.5rem, 0.62fr);
	align-items: end;
	gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
	padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
}

.masters-admission-note .panel-kicker { color: var(--on-dark-accent); }

.masters-admission-note h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
	line-height: 1.1;
	letter-spacing: -0.025em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.masters-admission-note > div > p:last-child {
	margin-top: 1rem;
	font-size: 0.96rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: var(--on-dark-text);
}

.masters-admission-links {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.7rem;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.masters-admission-links a {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 1rem;
	min-height: 3.3rem;
	padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
	font-size: 0.88rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.4;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.masters-admission-links a:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); }
.masters-admission-links a > [aria-hidden="true"] { flex: none; color: var(--on-dark-accent); }

.zess-environment,
.zess-stories {
	margin-top: var(--section-major-gap);
}

.zess-stories-heading h3,
.zess-research-heading h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.7rem);
	line-height: 1.08;
	letter-spacing: -0.03em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.zess-research-intro {
	max-width: 76rem;
	margin-top: 1.25rem;
	font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.4vw, 1.18rem);
	line-height: 1.55;
	text-wrap: pretty;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.zess-research-cards {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.zess-research-card {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
}

.zess-research-card img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
	aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
	border-radius: 0.2rem;
	background: var(--uni-pale-blue);
	object-fit: cover;
}

.research-card-data img { object-position: 50% 18%; }
.research-card-imaging img { object-position: 50% 52%; }

.zess-research-card h4 {
	margin: 1rem 0 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
	line-height: 1.15;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
	text-wrap: balance;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.zess-research-card > p {
	margin-top: 0.65rem;
	font-size: 0.98rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.zess-research-card > .research-credit {
	margin-top: 0.8rem;
	font-size: 0.75rem;
	line-height: 1.4;
	color: var(--uni-grey);
}

.zess-story-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.zess-story-card {
	--focus-ring: var(--on-dark-accent);
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.zess-story-image {
	overflow: hidden;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 80% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.zess-story-image img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
}

.zess-story-forum .zess-story-image img { object-position: 50% 45%; }

.zess-story-awards .zess-story-image img {
	object-position: 50% 28%;
	transform: scale(1.18);
}

.zess-story-copy {
	display: flex;
	flex: 1;
	flex-direction: column;
	justify-content: flex-start;
	padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.25rem);
}

.zess-story-copy h4 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
	line-height: 1.08;
	letter-spacing: -0.025em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.zess-story-copy > p:not(.panel-kicker):not(.zess-story-credit) {
	margin-top: 1rem;
	font-size: 0.94rem;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--on-dark-text);
}

.zess-story-credit {
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-top: 1.35rem;
	font-size: 0.72rem;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: #a9c2d1;
}

.zess-link {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.6rem;
	align-self: flex-start;
	margin-top: 1.4rem;
	padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
	border-bottom: 2px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	font-size: 0.92rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.4;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.zess-link:hover { color: #c6effc; }

/* Life in Siegen and student support */

.siegen-experience-section { background: var(--surface-mist); }

.siegen-experience-heading { max-width: none; }

.siegen-experience-lead,
.student-support-lead {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.4vw, 1.18rem);
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.siegen-experience-lead {
	max-width: none;
	margin-top: 1.35rem;
}

.siegen-experience-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(22rem, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
	align-items: center;
	gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.siegen-link-panel {
	min-width: 0;
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 29rem;
}

.siegen-link-panel h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
	line-height: 1.06;
	letter-spacing: -0.03em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.siegen-city-media {
	position: relative;
	min-width: 0;
	width: min(100%, 44rem);
	margin: 0;
	justify-self: end;
}

.siegen-city-image {
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	background: #d8e4ea;
}

.siegen-city-image::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	background: var(--faculty-purple);
	clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 76% 100%);
	pointer-events: none;
}

.siegen-city-image img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: 50% 44%;
}

.student-support-section { padding-bottom: var(--section-transition-space); }

.student-support-layout {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(24rem, 1fr);
	grid-template-areas: "visual copy";
	align-items: center;
	gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
}

.student-support-copy {
	grid-area: copy;
	min-width: 0;
}

.student-support-lead {
	max-width: 43rem;
	margin-top: 1.35rem;
}

.student-support-media {
	grid-area: visual;
	min-width: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

.student-support-media img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
	aspect-ratio: 6 / 5;
	clip-path: polygon(12% 0, 100% 0, 88% 100%, 0 100%);
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: 50% 42%;
}

/* Application guide */

.application-section { padding-top: var(--section-transition-space); }

.application-heading,
.application-heading .section-lead { max-width: 100%; }

.application-checklist-block { margin-top: var(--section-major-gap); }

.application-subheading { max-width: 58rem; }
.application-subheading .panel-kicker { color: var(--uni-dark-blue); }

.application-subheading h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
	line-height: 1.1;
	letter-spacing: -0.025em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.application-process-list {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1px;
	margin: 2rem 0 0;
	padding: 1px;
	background: var(--line);
	list-style: none;
}

.application-process-list li {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
	min-height: 17rem;
	padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
	background: var(--surface-soft);
}

.application-process-list li > div { min-width: 0; }

.application-step-number {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	flex: none;
	width: 3.25rem;
	height: 3.25rem;
	margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	font-size: 0.86rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.application-process-list h4 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.55vw, 1.3rem);
	line-height: 1.15;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
	text-wrap: balance;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.application-process-list p {
	margin-top: 0.85rem;
	font-size: 0.88rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.application-process-list a,
.key-date-copy a {
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-decoration-color: var(--uni-light-blue);
	text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
	text-underline-offset: 0.2rem;
}

.application-process-list a:hover,
.key-date-copy a:hover { color: var(--uni-hover-blue); }

.application-materials { margin-top: var(--section-major-gap); }

.application-materials-layout {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(18rem, 0.8fr);
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.application-materials-list {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.75rem;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.application-material-item {
	border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
	background: #ffffff;
}

.application-material-item summary {
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 4.25rem;
	padding: 0.9rem 3.75rem 0.9rem 1.35rem;
	list-style: none;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	cursor: pointer;
	transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.application-material-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.application-material-item summary::marker { content: ""; }

.application-material-item summary::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	right: 1.35rem;
	top: 50%;
	width: 0.65rem;
	height: 0.65rem;
	border-right: 2px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	border-bottom: 2px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	transform: translateY(-70%) rotate(45deg);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.application-material-item details[open] summary { background: var(--surface-soft); }
.application-material-item details[open] summary::after { transform: translateY(-25%) rotate(225deg); }
.application-material-item summary:hover { color: var(--uni-hover-blue); }

.application-material-title {
	font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.55vw, 1.3rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.2;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.application-material-answer {
	padding: 1.1rem 3.75rem 1.35rem 1.35rem;
	border-top: 1px solid #d7e1e6;
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.application-material-answer p { margin: 0; }

.application-ready-card {
	display: grid;
	gap: 1rem;
	padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2vw, 2rem);
	background: #eef3f6;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.application-ready-icon {
	fill: none;
	stroke: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	stroke-width: 1.8;
	stroke-linecap: round;
	stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.application-ready-card .panel-kicker {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.application-ready-copy {
	font-size: 1rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.application-ready-link {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 0.5rem;
	min-height: 3.75rem;
	margin-top: 0.35rem;
	padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.25;
	color: #ffffff;
	transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.application-ready-link:hover { background: var(--uni-hover-blue); }

.application-review-note {
	margin-top: 0.4rem;
	padding-top: 1rem;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
	font-size: 0.82rem;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

/* Key dates */

.key-dates-section {
	padding-block: var(--section-space-compact);
	background: #e7f1f7;
}

.key-dates-heading,
.key-dates-heading .section-lead { max-width: none; }

.key-dates-list {
	margin: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem) 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #b9ccd7;
	list-style: none;
}

.key-dates-list li {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 3.1rem minmax(12rem, 14rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
	align-items: start;
	column-gap: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
	padding: 1rem 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #b9ccd7;
}

.key-date-icon {
	display: inline-grid;
	place-items: center;
	width: 3.1rem;
	height: 3.1rem;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 0.55rem 1rem rgba(0, 56, 95, 0.16);
	color: #ffffff;
	line-height: 1;
}

.key-date-icon svg {
	width: 1.55rem;
	height: 1.55rem;
	fill: none;
	stroke: currentColor;
	stroke-width: 1.8;
	stroke-linecap: round;
	stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* Top padding centres the first line of text on the 3.1rem icon. */
.key-date-window {
	padding-top: 0.78rem;
	font-size: 1rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.key-date-copy {
	min-width: 0;
	padding-top: 0.68rem;
}

.key-date-copy h3 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem);
	line-height: 1.35;
	letter-spacing: -0.015em;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.key-date-copy p {
	max-width: 53rem;
	margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
	font-size: 0.92rem;
	line-height: 1.5;
}

.key-dates-updated {
	margin-top: 1rem;
	font-size: 0.88rem;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: #4f5d68;
}

/* FAQ */

.faq-section {
	padding-bottom: var(--section-transition-space);
	background: var(--surface-soft);
}

.faq-heading { max-width: none; }

.faq-heading .section-lead {
	max-width: 100%;
	font-size: 1rem;
}

.faq-groups {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.75rem;
	margin-top: var(--section-content-gap);
}

.faq-group {
	border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
	background: #ffffff;
	scroll-margin-top: 8rem;
}

.faq-group-header {
	position: relative;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 1.35rem 4rem 1.35rem 1.5rem;
	list-style: none;
	cursor: pointer;
	transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-group-header::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-group-header::marker { content: ""; }

.faq-group-header::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	right: 1.5rem;
	top: 50%;
	width: 0.75rem;
	height: 0.75rem;
	border-right: 2px solid var(--uni-dark-blue);
	border-bottom: 2px solid var(--uni-dark-blue);
	transform: translateY(-70%) rotate(45deg);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-group[open] > .faq-group-header,
.faq-group-header:hover { background: var(--surface-soft); }

.faq-group[open] > .faq-group-header::after { transform: translateY(-25%) rotate(225deg); }

.faq-group-header h3 {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.3rem;
	margin: 0;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.faq-group-kicker {
	font-size: 0.7rem;
	line-height: 1.4;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--faculty-purple);
}

.faq-group-title {
	display: block;
	font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.3vw, 1.9rem);
	line-height: 1.2;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.faq-list {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0.75rem;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 1.5rem;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
	background: var(--surface-soft);
}

.faq-item {
	border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
	background: #ffffff;
}

.faq-item summary {
	position: relative;
	padding: 1.25rem 3.75rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
	list-style: none;
	font-size: 1.03rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	cursor: pointer;
	transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-item summary::marker { content: ""; }

.faq-item summary::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	right: 1.5rem;
	top: 50%;
	width: 0.65rem;
	height: 0.65rem;
	border-right: 2px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	border-bottom: 2px solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	transform: translateY(-70%) rotate(45deg);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-item[open] summary::after { transform: translateY(-25%) rotate(225deg); }
.faq-item summary:hover { color: var(--uni-hover-blue); }

.faq-answer {
	padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 1.45rem;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
	font-size: 0.96rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.faq-answer p + p { margin-top: 0.85rem; }

.faq-answer a {
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--uni-hover-blue);
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

.faq-answer a:hover { color: var(--faculty-purple); }

/* Closing call to action */

.application-invitation {
	padding: var(--section-transition-space) var(--section-inline);
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.application-final-cta {
	--focus-ring: var(--on-dark-accent);
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(14rem, 17rem) minmax(14rem, 17rem);
	align-items: center;
	gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 3rem);
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
	border-left: 0.4rem solid var(--uni-light-blue);
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	color: #ffffff;
}

.application-final-cta::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	z-index: 0;
	width: 14%;
	background: var(--faculty-purple);
	clip-path: polygon(62% 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.application-final-cta > * {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
}

.application-final-cta .panel-kicker { color: var(--on-dark-accent); }

.application-final-cta h2 {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
	line-height: 1.1;
	letter-spacing: -0.025em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.application-cta-copy { min-width: 0; }

.application-cta-note {
	margin-top: 0.7rem;
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: var(--on-dark-text);
}

.application-final-cta .application-button {
	width: 100%;
	min-width: 0;
}

.application-contact-link {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 0.75rem;
	width: 100%;
	min-width: 0;
	min-height: 3rem;
	padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
	font-size: 0.93rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.25;
	color: #ffffff;
	transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.application-contact-link:hover {
	border-color: #ffffff;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.application-contact-link svg {
	flex: none;
	fill: none;
	stroke: var(--on-dark-accent);
	stroke-width: 1.7;
	stroke-linecap: round;
	stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* Funding */

.funding-section {
	padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem) clamp(3.5rem, 5vw, 4.75rem);
}

.funding-layout {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(22rem, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

.funding-content { min-width: 0; }

.funding-lead {
	margin-top: 1.15rem;
	font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.45;
	color: var(--uni-dark-blue);
}

.funding-acknowledgement {
	padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
	border-left: 0.3rem solid var(--faculty-purple);
	background: var(--uni-pale-blue);
	font-size: 0.96rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: var(--uni-text);
}

.funding-acknowledgement cite { font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; color: var(--uni-dark-blue); }

.funding-organisations {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	align-items: stretch;
	gap: 1px;
	margin-top: 1rem;
	padding: 1px;
	background: var(--line);
}

.funding-logo {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-width: 0;
	min-height: 10.5rem;
	padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
	background: #ffffff;
	transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.funding-logo:hover { background: var(--surface-soft); }

.funding-logo img {
	display: block;
	max-width: 100%;
	max-height: 7.25rem;
	width: auto;
	height: auto;
	object-fit: contain;
}

.funding-logo-bmftr img { max-width: min(100%, 22rem); }
.funding-logo-daad img { max-width: min(100%, 24rem); }

/* Footer */

.site-footer {
	--focus-ring: var(--on-dark-accent);
	position: relative;
	background: var(--uni-navy);
	font-size: 0.9rem;
	color: var(--on-dark-text);
}

.site-footer::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	width: min(28vw, 26rem);
	height: 0.4rem;
	background: var(--faculty-purple);
}

.site-footer-main,
.site-footer-legal {
	width: min(calc(100% - clamp(2rem, 8vw, 6rem)), 82rem);
	margin-inline: auto;
}

.site-footer-main {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(15rem, 1fr) minmax(20rem, 1.1fr);
	gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
	padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
}

.site-footer ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.footer-wordmark {
	font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1;
	letter-spacing: 0.02em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.footer-expansion {
	margin-top: 0.75rem;
	font-size: 0.88rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
	text-wrap: balance;
	color: #bcd3df;
}

.footer-heading {
	margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
	font-size: 0.72rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1.4;
	letter-spacing: 0.09em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--on-dark-accent);
}

.footer-contact {
	display: grid;
	align-content: start;
	justify-items: start;
	gap: 0.75rem;
}

.footer-contact .footer-heading { margin-bottom: 0; }

.footer-links a:hover,
.site-footer-legal a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
	text-underline-offset: 0.2rem;
}

.footer-contact address {
	font-style: normal;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: #bcd3df;
}

.footer-links {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.footer-links a {
	position: relative;
	display: inline-block;
	min-width: 2.75rem;
	padding: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.4rem;
	color: #ffffff;
}

/* Positioned out of flow so the hover underline stays on the link text; aligned with the first line when a link wraps. */
.footer-links a > [aria-hidden="true"] {
	position: absolute;
	top: calc(0.5rem + 0.85em);
	left: 0;
	color: var(--on-dark-accent);
	transform: translateY(-50%);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-links a:hover > [aria-hidden="true"] { transform: translate(0.2rem, -50%); }

.site-footer-legal {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.25rem 2rem;
	min-height: 4.5rem;
	padding-block: 0.75rem;
	/* Leaves room for the floating back-to-top button at the bottom of the page. */
	padding-inline-end: 4rem;
	border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
	font-size: 0.84rem;
	color: #bcd3df;
}

.site-footer-legal nav { margin-left: auto; }

.site-footer-legal ul {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 0 1.5rem;
}

.site-footer-legal a {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0.45rem;
	min-height: 2.75rem;
	color: #ffffff;
}

/* Back to top */

.back-to-top {
	--focus-ring: var(--uni-light-blue);
	position: fixed;
	right: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
	bottom: calc(clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
	z-index: 50;
	display: grid;
	place-items: center;
	width: 3rem;
	height: 3rem;
	border: 2px solid #ffffff;
	border-radius: 50%;
	background: var(--uni-dark-blue);
	box-shadow: 0 0.35rem 1rem rgba(0, 43, 73, 0.28);
	color: #ffffff;
	transition: background 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.back-to-top svg {
	fill: none;
	stroke: currentColor;
	stroke-width: 2.2;
	stroke-linecap: round;
	stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.back-to-top:hover { background: var(--uni-hover-blue); }

/* With JavaScript, the button stays hidden until the hero has scrolled out of view. */
.js .back-to-top:not(.is-visible) {
	visibility: hidden;
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(0.75rem);
	transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, visibility 0s linear 0.2s;
}

/* Responsive */

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
	.header-shell {
		position: static;
		grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
		gap: 1rem;
		min-height: 5.25rem;
	}

	.university-link { width: 14rem; height: 4.267rem; margin-bottom: 0; }
	.project-brand { justify-self: start; }

	.nav-toggle { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; }
	.js .nav-toggle { display: block; }
	.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] { background: #eef2f4; }

	/* Without JavaScript the links stay visible as a row below the logo. */
	.site-header nav {
		grid-column: 1 / -1;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		justify-content: flex-start;
		gap: 0 1.25rem;
		padding: 0.25rem 0 0.75rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
		border-top: 1px solid #dfe5e9;
	}

	.site-header nav a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 2.75rem; }
	.site-header nav a::after { display: none; }

	.js .site-header nav {
		position: absolute;
		top: calc(100% + 0.5rem);
		right: 1.125rem;
		z-index: 101;
		display: none;
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 0;
		width: min(11.875rem, calc(100vw - 2.25rem));
		max-height: calc(100vh - 6.5rem);
		max-height: calc(100dvh - 6.5rem);
		padding: 0.5rem;
		overflow-y: auto;
		background: #ffffff;
		border: 1px solid #d1d5d9;
		border-radius: 0.5rem;
		box-shadow: 0 1rem 1.75rem rgba(0, 56, 95, 0.12);
	}

	.js .site-header nav.is-open { display: grid; }

	.js .site-header nav a {
		display: flex;
		justify-content: flex-start;
		min-height: 3.5rem;
		padding: 0.9rem 0.75rem;
		border-bottom: 1px solid #dfe5e9;
		font-size: 1rem;
		text-align: left;
	}

	.js .site-header nav .nav-application {
		justify-content: center;
		width: 100%;
		margin-top: 0.5rem;
		padding-inline: 1rem;
		border-bottom: 0;
		text-align: center;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
	.project-brand { grid-template-columns: auto; }
	.project-expansion { display: none; }
	.degree-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.application-process-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
	.application-process-list li { grid-column: span 2; min-height: 0; }
	.application-process-list li:nth-last-child(-n+2) { grid-column: span 3; }
	.process-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
	.process-step { min-height: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
	html { scroll-padding-top: 6rem; }
	.funding-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.75rem; }
	.funding-heading { max-width: none; }
	.application-final-cta { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
	.application-cta-copy { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
	.hero-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3.25rem; }
	.hero-content { max-width: 47rem; }
	.hero-media { max-width: 47rem; margin-top: 0; }
	.hero-lead { max-width: none; }
	.hero-glance { margin-left: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 2.25rem); }
	.eligibility-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.outreach-panel { width: 100%; max-width: 36rem; justify-self: center; }
	.zess-story-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
	.zess-research-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
	.siegen-experience-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
	.siegen-experience-lead { max-width: 46rem; }
	.siegen-link-panel,
	.siegen-city-media { max-width: 44rem; }
	.siegen-city-media { justify-self: start; }
	.student-support-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-areas: "copy" "visual"; gap: 3rem; }
	.student-support-lead,
	.student-support-media { width: 100%; max-width: 44rem; }
	.application-materials-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.application-ready-card { width: min(100%, 38rem); }
	.masters-admission-note { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.key-dates-list li { grid-template-columns: 3.1rem minmax(11rem, 12.5rem) minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 1.5rem; }
	.site-footer-main { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); }
	.footer-identity { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
	.glance-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 2rem; }

	.key-dates-list li {
		grid-template-columns: 2.75rem minmax(0, 1fr);
		gap: 0.15rem 1rem;
		padding: 0.9rem 0;
	}

	.key-date-icon { grid-row: 1 / span 2; width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; }
	.key-date-icon svg { width: 1.4rem; height: 1.4rem; }
	.key-date-window { grid-column: 2; padding-top: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; }
	.key-date-copy { grid-column: 2; padding-top: 0; }
	.key-date-copy h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
	:root {
		--section-space: 3.25rem;
		--section-space-compact: 3rem;
		--section-inline: 1rem;
		--section-transition-space: 2rem;
	}

	.header-shell { gap: 0.7rem; padding: 0 0.85rem 0 0; }
	.university-link { width: 12rem; height: 3.657rem; }
	.project-brand { padding-left: 0.75rem; }
	.project-name { font-size: 1.15rem; }

	.hero { padding: 3.25rem 1rem 3.75rem; }
	.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 10vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.02; }
	.hero-lead { font-size: 1.03rem; }
	.hero-actions { justify-items: stretch; }
	.hero-glance { width: calc(100% - 1rem); margin: -1.25rem 0.5rem 0; padding: 1.25rem; }
	.glance-stats { gap: 2rem 1.5rem; }
	.eligibility-list li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.25rem; }
	.process-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.process-step { padding: 1.25rem; }
	.degree-card { padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem; }
	.masters-admission-note { padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem; }
	.masters-admission-links a { align-items: flex-start; }

	.zess-research-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

	/* The three ZESS stories become a swipeable row instead of three full-height cards. */
	.zess-story-grid {
		grid-template-columns: none;
		grid-auto-flow: column;
		grid-auto-columns: min(85%, 20rem);
		gap: 1rem;
		margin-inline: -1rem;
		padding: 0 1rem 0.75rem;
		overflow-x: auto;
		overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
		scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
		scroll-padding-inline: 1rem;
	}

	.zess-story-card { scroll-snap-align: start; }
	.zess-story-copy { padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem; }

	.siegen-city-image { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
	.student-support-media img { clip-path: polygon(6% 0, 100% 0, 94% 100%, 0 100%); }

	.application-step-number { width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; }
	.application-process-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.application-process-list li,
	.application-process-list li:nth-last-child(-n+2) { grid-column: 1; min-height: 0; }
	.application-material-item summary { min-height: 3.75rem; padding: 0.85rem 3rem 0.85rem 1rem; }
	.application-material-item summary::after { right: 1.15rem; }
	.application-material-answer { padding: 1rem 1rem 1.2rem; }
	.application-ready-card { width: 100%; padding: 1.4rem; }

	.application-final-cta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
	.application-cta-copy { grid-column: auto; }

	.faq-group-header { padding: 1.15rem 3.25rem 1.15rem 1rem; }
	.faq-group-header::after { right: 1.15rem; }
	.faq-list { padding: 1rem; }
	.faq-item summary { padding: 1.05rem 3rem 1.05rem 1rem; }
	.faq-item summary::after { right: 1.15rem; }
	.faq-answer { padding: 1rem; }

	.funding-section { padding: 2rem 1rem 3rem; }
	.funding-layout { gap: 1.5rem; }
	.funding-organisations { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.funding-logo { min-height: 8.5rem; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; }
	.funding-logo img { max-height: 6.5rem; }

	.site-footer-main,
	.site-footer-legal { width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), 82rem); }
	.site-footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; padding-block: 2.75rem 2.25rem; }
	.footer-identity { grid-column: auto; }
	.site-footer-legal { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0; padding-block: 1rem 1.25rem; }
	.site-footer-legal nav { margin-left: 0; }
	.site-footer-legal ul { gap: 0 1.25rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
	.js .site-header nav { right: 0.75rem; width: min(11.875rem, calc(100vw - 1.5rem)); }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
	.university-link { width: 9.5rem; height: 2.895rem; }
}

/* Keeps the menu button clear of the EXCELS name on very narrow screens, including a 320px viewport with a classic scrollbar. */
@media (max-width: 340px) {
	.header-shell { gap: 0.5rem; }
	.university-link { width: 8.5rem; height: 2.591rem; }
	.project-brand { padding-left: 0.6rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
	*, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}