diff --git a/messages/uniworx/categories/school/de-de-formal.msg b/messages/uniworx/categories/school/de-de-formal.msg
index 28cf19c0e..d4feac656 100644
--- a/messages/uniworx/categories/school/de-de-formal.msg
+++ b/messages/uniworx/categories/school/de-de-formal.msg
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ SchoolName !ident-ok: Name
 SchoolLdapOrganisations: Assoziierte LDAP-Fragmente
 SchoolLdapOrganisationsTip: Beim Login via LDAP werden dem Nutzer/der Nutzerin alle Institute zugeordnet deren assoziierte LDAP-Fragmente im Eintrag des Nutzer/der Nutzerin gefunden werden
 SchoolLdapOrganisationMissing: LDAP-Fragment wird benötigt
+
+SchoolExamSection: Prüfungen
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStart: Minimale Tage zwischen Anmeldebeginn und Termin für Prüfungen
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStartTip: Wenn angegeben werden Dozierende gezwungen Anmeldezeitraum und Prüfungstermin stets zusammen einzustellen.
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterDuration: Minimale Anmeldedauer für Prüfungen
@@ -12,6 +14,18 @@ SchoolExamRequireModeForRegistration: Prüfungsmodus erforderlich für Anmeldung
 SchoolExamRequireModeForRegistrationTip: Sollen Dozierende gezwungen werden Prüfungsmodus und Anmeldefrist stets zusammen einzustellen?
 SchoolExamDiscouragedModes: Prüfungsmodi mit Warnung
 ExamCloseMode: Prüfungs-Abschluss
+
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementSection: Eigenständigkeitserklärungen
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone: Keine Eigenständigkeitserklärung erlauben
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional: Eigenständigkeitserklärung optional einforderbar
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired: Eigenständigkeitserklärung immer erforderlich
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode: Modus für nicht-prüfungsrelevante Übungsblattabgaben
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode: Modus für prüfungsrelevante Übungsblattabgaben
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText: Eigenständigkeitserklärung
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementTextTip: Dieser Text dient als Standard-Eigenständigkeitserklärung beim Anlegen eines neuen Übungsblattes innerhalb eines Kurses dieses Instituts. Wenn Anpassungen erlaubt sind, kann diese Erklärung pro Übungsblatt durch einen Dozierenden überschrieben werden.
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther: Anpassungen erlauben?
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOtherTip: Soll es Dozierenden erlaubt sein, pro Übungsblatt eine abweichende Eigenständigkeitserklärung anzugeben?
+
 SchoolUpdated ssh@SchoolId: #{ssh} erfolgreich angepasst
 SchoolTitle ssh@SchoolId: Institut „#{ssh}“
 TitleSchoolNew: Neues Institut anlegen
diff --git a/messages/uniworx/categories/school/en-eu.msg b/messages/uniworx/categories/school/en-eu.msg
index c15e02e7a..aa7d295fc 100644
--- a/messages/uniworx/categories/school/en-eu.msg
+++ b/messages/uniworx/categories/school/en-eu.msg
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ SchoolName: Name
 SchoolLdapOrganisations: Associated LDAP fragments
 SchoolLdapOrganisationsTip: When logging in users are associated with any departments whose associated LDAP fragments are found in the users LDAP entry
 SchoolLdapOrganisationMissing: LDAP-fragment is required
+
+SchoolExamSection: Exams
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStart: Minimum number of days between start of registration period and start of exams
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStartTip: If specified course administrators will be forced to specify the start of the registration period and the start of the exam at the same time.
 SchoolExamMinimumRegisterDuration: Minimum duration of registration period for exams
@@ -12,6 +14,18 @@ SchoolExamRequireModeForRegistration: Exam design required for registration
 SchoolExamRequireModeForRegistrationTip: Should course administrators be forced to fully specify their exam design when setting a registration period?
 SchoolExamDiscouragedModes: Exam designs to warn against
 ExamCloseMode: Exam closure
+
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementSection: Statements of Authorship
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone: No Statement of Authorship allowed
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional: Statement of Authorship optionally activatable
+SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired: Statement of Authorship always required
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode: Mode for exam-unrelated exercise sheets
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode: Mode for exam-related sheets
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText: Statement of Authorship
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementTextTip: This text serves as default Statement of Authorship upon creating a new exercise sheet in a course of this school. This statement may be overriden by a course administrator per exercise sheet if adaptations are allowed.
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther: Allow adaptations?
+SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOtherTip: Should course administrators be allowed to specify an alternative Statement of Authorship?
+
 SchoolUpdated ssh: Successfully edited #{ssh}
 SchoolTitle ssh: Department „#{ssh}“
 TitleSchoolNew: Create new department
diff --git a/models/schools.model b/models/schools.model
index 33975b7a3..b686b7964 100644
--- a/models/schools.model
+++ b/models/schools.model
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ School json
     examRequireModeForRegistration Bool default=false
     examDiscouragedModes ExamModeDNF
     examCloseMode ExamCloseMode default='separate'
+    sheetAuthorshipStatementMode SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode default='optional'
+    sheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode default='optional'
+    sheetAuthorshipStatementText Text Maybe
+    sheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther Bool default=true
     UniqueSchool name
     UniqueSchoolShorthand shorthand -- required for Normalisation of CI Text
     Primary shorthand        -- newtype Key School = SchoolKey { unSchoolKey :: SchoolShorthand }
diff --git a/src/Foundation/I18n.hs b/src/Foundation/I18n.hs
index b720355c6..17f4d418b 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/I18n.hs
+++ b/src/Foundation/I18n.hs
@@ -404,6 +404,15 @@ instance RenderMessage UniWorX ExamCloseMode where
       mr :: RenderMessage UniWorX msg => msg -> Text
       mr = renderMessage foundation ls
 
+instance RenderMessage UniWorX SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode where
+  renderMessage foundation ls = \case
+    SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone     -> mr MsgSchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone
+    SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional -> mr MsgSchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional
+    SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired -> mr MsgSchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired
+    where
+      mr :: RenderMessage UniWorX msg => msg -> Text
+      mr = renderMessage foundation ls
+
 -- ToMessage instances for converting raw numbers to Text (no internationalization)
 -- FIXME: Use RenderMessage always
 
diff --git a/src/Handler/School.hs b/src/Handler/School.hs
index c6373ae23..38cc9bf18 100644
--- a/src/Handler/School.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/School.hs
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ data SchoolForm = SchoolForm
   , sfExamRequireModeForRegistration :: Bool
   , sfExamDiscouragedModes :: ExamModeDNF
   , sfExamCloseMode :: ExamCloseMode
+  , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementMode :: SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+  , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode :: SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+  , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementText :: Maybe Text
+  , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther :: Bool
   }
 
 mkSchoolForm :: Maybe SchoolId -> Maybe SchoolForm -> Form SchoolForm
@@ -75,11 +79,17 @@ mkSchoolForm mSsh template = renderAForm FormStandard $ SchoolForm
   <$> maybe (\f fs -> areq f fs (sfShorthand <$> template)) (\ssh f fs -> aforced f fs (unSchoolKey ssh)) mSsh (textField & cfStrip & cfCI) (fslI MsgSchoolShort)
   <*> areq (textField & cfStrip & cfCI) (fslI MsgSchoolName) (sfName <$> template)
   <*> (Set.fromList . mapMaybe (fmap CI.mk . assertM' (not . Text.null) . Text.strip . CI.original) <$> massInputListA (ciField & addDatalist ldapOrgs) (const "") MsgSchoolLdapOrganisationMissing (const Nothing) ("ldap-organisations" :: Text) (fslI MsgSchoolLdapOrganisations & setTooltip MsgSchoolLdapOrganisationsTip) False (Set.toList . sfOrgUnits <$> template))
+  <*  aformSection MsgSchoolExamSection
   <*> aopt daysField (fslI MsgSchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStart & setTooltip MsgSchoolExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStartTip) (sfExamMinimumRegisterBeforeStart <$> template)
   <*> aopt daysField (fslI MsgSchoolExamMinimumRegisterDuration & setTooltip MsgSchoolExamMinimumRegisterDurationTip) (sfExamMinimumRegisterDuration <$> template)
   <*> apopt checkBoxField (fslI MsgSchoolExamRequireModeForRegistration & setTooltip MsgSchoolExamRequireModeForRegistration) (sfExamRequireModeForRegistration <$> template)
   <*> areq pathPieceField (fslI MsgSchoolExamDiscouragedModes) (sfExamDiscouragedModes <$> template <|> pure (ExamModeDNF predDNFFalse))
   <*> apopt (selectField optionsFinite) (fslI MsgExamCloseMode) (sfExamCloseMode <$> template <|> pure ExamCloseSeparate)
+  <*  aformSection MsgSchoolAuthorshipStatementSection
+  <*> apopt (selectField optionsFinite) (fslI MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode) (sfSheetAuthorshipStatementMode <$> template <|> pure SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional)
+  <*> apopt (selectField optionsFinite) (fslI MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode) (sfSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode <$> template <|> pure SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional)
+  <*> aopt (textField & cfStrip) (fslI MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText & setTooltip MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementTextTip) (sfSheetAuthorshipStatementText <$> template)  -- TODO: use htmlField
+  <*> apopt checkBoxField (fslI MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther & setTooltip MsgSchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOtherTip) (sfSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther <$> template <|> pure True)
   where
     ldapOrgs :: HandlerFor UniWorX (OptionList (CI Text))
     ldapOrgs = fmap (mkOptionList . map (\t -> Option (CI.original t) t (CI.original t)) . Set.toAscList) . runDB $
@@ -98,6 +108,10 @@ schoolToForm ssh = do
     , sfExamRequireModeForRegistration = schoolExamRequireModeForRegistration
     , sfExamDiscouragedModes = schoolExamDiscouragedModes
     , sfExamCloseMode = schoolExamCloseMode
+    , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementMode = schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode
+    , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode = schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode
+    , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementText = schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText
+    , sfSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther = schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther
     }
 
 
@@ -108,6 +122,8 @@ postSchoolEditR ssh = do
 
   ((sfResult, sfView), sfEnctype) <- runFormPost sForm
 
+  -- TODO: validate Form: when AuthorshipStatement required, the statement text must be `Just t` with `t` non-empty
+
   formResult sfResult $ \SchoolForm{..} -> do
     runDB $ do
       update ssh
@@ -117,6 +133,10 @@ postSchoolEditR ssh = do
         , SchoolExamRequireModeForRegistration =. sfExamRequireModeForRegistration
         , SchoolExamDiscouragedModes =. sfExamDiscouragedModes
         , SchoolExamCloseMode =. sfExamCloseMode
+        , SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode =. sfSheetAuthorshipStatementMode
+        , SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode =. sfSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode
+        , SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText =. sfSheetAuthorshipStatementText
+        , SchoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther =. sfSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther
         ]
       forM_ sfOrgUnits $ \schoolLdapOrgUnit ->
         void $ upsert SchoolLdap
@@ -159,6 +179,10 @@ postSchoolNewR = do
         , schoolExamRequireModeForRegistration = sfExamRequireModeForRegistration
         , schoolExamDiscouragedModes = sfExamDiscouragedModes
         , schoolExamCloseMode = sfExamCloseMode
+        , schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode = sfSheetAuthorshipStatementMode
+        , schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode = sfSheetAuthorshipStatementExamMode
+        , schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementText = sfSheetAuthorshipStatementText
+        , schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther = sfSheetAuthorshipStatementAllowOther
         }
       when didInsert $ do
         insert_ UserFunction
diff --git a/src/Model/Types/School.hs b/src/Model/Types/School.hs
index 0b9f65634..bb739f563 100644
--- a/src/Model/Types/School.hs
+++ b/src/Model/Types/School.hs
@@ -17,3 +17,16 @@ pathPieceJSON ''SchoolFunction
 pathPieceJSONKey ''SchoolFunction
 derivePersistFieldPathPiece ''SchoolFunction
 pathPieceBinary ''SchoolFunction
+
+data SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+  = SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone
+  | SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional
+  | SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Bounded, Read, Show, Generic, Typeable)
+  deriving anyclass (Universe, Finite, NFData)
+
+nullaryPathPiece ''SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode $ camelToPathPiece' 4
+pathPieceJSON ''SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+pathPieceJSONKey ''SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+derivePersistFieldPathPiece ''SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
+pathPieceBinary ''SchoolAuthorshipStatementMode
diff --git a/test/Database/Fill.hs b/test/Database/Fill.hs
index b97ed31e3..e3a22a6c4 100644
--- a/test/Database/Fill.hs
+++ b/test/Database/Fill.hs
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ fillDb = do
         , termLectureEnd
         }
       void . insert_ $ TermActive (TermKey term) (toMidnight $ addDays (-60) termStart) (Just . beforeMidnight $ addDays 60 termEnd) Nothing
-  ifi <- insert' $ School "Institut für Informatik" "IfI" (Just $ 14 * nominalDay) (Just $ 10 * nominalDay) True (ExamModeDNF predDNFFalse) (ExamCloseOnFinished True)
-  mi  <- insert' $ School "Institut für Mathematik" "MI" Nothing Nothing False (ExamModeDNF predDNFFalse) (ExamCloseOnFinished False)
+  ifi <- insert' $ School "Institut für Informatik" "IfI" (Just $ 14 * nominalDay) (Just $ 10 * nominalDay) True (ExamModeDNF predDNFFalse) (ExamCloseOnFinished True) SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired (Just "Erklärung über die eigenständige Bearbeitung\n\nHiermit erkläre ich, dass ich die vorliegende Abgabe vollständig selbstständig angefertigt habe, bzw. dass bei einer Gruppen-Abgabe nur die bei der Abgabe benannten Personen mitgewirkt haben.\n\nQuellen und Hilfsmittel über den Rahmen der Lehrveranstaltung hinaus sind als solche markiert und angegeben. Direkte Zitate sind als solche kenntlich gemacht.\n\nIch bin mir darüber im Klaren, dass Verstöße durch Plagiate oder Zusammenarbeit mit Dritten zum Ausschluss von der Veranstaltung führen.") False
+  mi  <- insert' $ School "Institut für Mathematik" "MI" Nothing Nothing False (ExamModeDNF predDNFFalse) (ExamCloseOnFinished False) SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeOptional Nothing True
   void . insert' $ UserFunction gkleen ifi SchoolAdmin
   void . insert' $ UserFunction gkleen mi SchoolAdmin
   void . insert' $ UserFunction fhamann ifi SchoolAdmin