diff --git a/src/conf.typ b/src/conf.typ
index fd82d52..131a294 100644
--- a/src/conf.typ
+++ b/src/conf.typ
@@ -25,15 +25,7 @@
       campus: "Eppelheim"
     ),
     supervisor-signature: false,
-    authors: (
-      (
-        name: "Sven Vogel",
-        course: "TINF19IT1",
-        company: "ABB AG",
-        supervisor: "Benny Goodman",
-        matriculation-number: 123456789
-      )
-    ),
+    authors: ((),()),
     // information about thesis
     thesis: (
       title: "Unofficial ABB/DHBW Typst template",
@@ -95,6 +87,7 @@
 
       if type(val) == array {
         // ignore checking arraay
+        base.insert(key, update_val)
       } else if type(val) == dictionary and type(update_val) == dictionary {
         base.insert(key, deep-insert-checked(val, update_val))
       } else if val == none or type(val) == type(update_val) {
diff --git a/src/pages/titlepage.typ b/src/pages/titlepage.typ
index a91ff8c..41b8c4c 100644
--- a/src/pages/titlepage.typ
+++ b/src/pages/titlepage.typ
@@ -49,9 +49,17 @@
     // faculty
     #pad()[
       #if text.lang == "de" [
-        aus dem Studiengang #config.university.program | #config.university.faculty
+        aus dem Studiengang #config.university.program
       ] else if text.lang == "en" [
-        from the course of studies #config.university.program | #config.university.faculty
+        from the course of studies #config.university.program
+      ] else [
+        #context panic("no translation for language: ", text.lang)
+      ]
+
+      #if text.lang == "de" [
+        an der Fakultät #config.university.faculty
+      ] else if text.lang == "en" [
+        at the faculty of #config.university.faculty
       ] else [
         #context panic("no translation for language: ", text.lang)
       ]
@@ -68,14 +76,19 @@
       ]
       #config.university.name
       #linebreak()
+      #if text.lang == "de" [
+        in
+      ] else if text.lang == "en" [
+        in
+      ] else [
+        #context panic("no translation for language: ", text.lang)
+      ]
       #config.university.campus
     ]
 
-    #pad(top: 1em)[
+    #pad(top: 1.5em)[
       #let names = ()
-      #for author in config.authors {
-        names.push(author.name)
-      }
+
       #if text.lang == "de" [
         von
       ] else if text.lang == "en" [
@@ -83,70 +96,33 @@
       ] else [
         #context panic("no translation for language: ", text.lang)
       ]
-      #set text(size: 16pt)
-      #grid(columns: 1, row-gutter: 1em, ..names)
+
+      #v(1.5em)
+
+      #let rows = int(config.authors.len() / 3 + 0.5)
+
+      #for i in range(0, rows) {
+          let cols = calc.min(config.authors.len() - i * 3, 3)
+
+          grid(columns: cols, column-gutter: 1.5em, ..config.authors.slice(i * 3, i * 3 + cols).map(author =>
+              grid(columns: 1, row-gutter: 1em,
+                  text(size: 1.25em, author.name),
+                  text(size: 1em, author.company),
+                  text(size: 1em, author.contact),
+                  [
+                      #str(author.matriculation-number),
+                      #author.course
+                  ]
+              )))
+        }
     ]
 
-    #pad(top: 1em)[
+    #set align(bottom)
+
+    #pad(top: 1.5em)[
       #thesis.timeframe
     ]
 
-    #set align(bottom + left)
-
-    #if text.lang == "de" [
-      #grid(
-        columns: 2,
-        column-gutter: 1cm,
-        row-gutter: 0.5cm,
-        align: top + left,
-        stroke: none,
-        [Matrikelnummer, Kurs:],
-        par(
-          leading: 0.5em,
-          for author in config.authors {
-            str(author.matriculation-number) + ", " + author.course
-            linebreak()
-          },
-        ),
-
-        [Betrieb, Betreuer:],
-        par(
-          leading: 0.5em,
-          for author in config.authors {
-            author.company + ", " + author.supervisor
-            linebreak()
-          },
-        ),
-      )
-    ] else if text.lang == "en" [
-      #grid(
-        columns: 2,
-        column-gutter: 1cm,
-        row-gutter: 0.5cm,
-        align: top + left,
-        stroke: none,
-        [Student ID, Course:],
-        par(
-          leading: 0.5em,
-          for author in config.authors {
-            str(author.matriculation-number) + ", " + author.course
-            linebreak()
-          },
-        ),
-
-        [Company, Supervisor:],
-        par(
-          leading: 0.5em,
-          for author in config.authors {
-            author.company + ", " + author.supervisor
-            linebreak()
-          },
-        ),
-      )
-    ] else [
-      #context panic("no translation for language: ", text.lang)
-    ]
-
     #if config.supervisor-signature {
       align(
         bottom,
diff --git a/template/main.typ b/template/main.typ
index a411caf..8048297 100644
--- a/template/main.typ
+++ b/template/main.typ
@@ -6,16 +6,23 @@
   lang: "de",
   region: "de",
   draft: false,
-  author: (
-    name: "Sven Vogel",
-    semester: 4,
-    program: "Informationtechnology",
-    course: "TINF19IT1",
-    faculty: "Technik",
-    university: "DHBW Mannheim",
-    company: "ABB AG",
-    supervisor: "Benny Goodman",
-    matriculation-number: 123456789,
+  authors: (
+      (
+        name: "Sven Vogel",
+        course: "TINF19IT1",
+        company: none,
+        supervisor: "Benny Goodman",
+        matriculation-number: 123456789,
+        contact: "sven.vogel123@web.de"
+      ),
+      (
+        name: "Sven Vogel",
+        course: "TINF19IT1",
+        company: "ABB AG",
+        supervisor: "Benny Goodman",
+        matriculation-number: 123456789,
+        contact: "sven.vogel123@web.de"
+      )
   ),
   thesis: (
     title: "Unofficial ABB/DHBW Typst template",