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Vom 4. bis 11. Februar lockt das Weimarer »Atrium« mit einem besonderen Erlebnis: Studierende der Klasse »Kunst und sozialer Raum« an der Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung gestalten zwei Ladengeschäfte im Einkaufszentrum. Sie zeigen eine Ausstellung und bieten täglich »Skill-Share-Workshops« an, bei denen die Teilnehmenden Neues lernen und Kontakte knüpfen können. Die Vernissage, eine performative Tour, beginnt am Dienstag, 4. Februar 2025, um 17 Uhr. Treffpunkt ist der rote Teppich vor dem Haupteingang.

On 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will mark the end of its multi-year project, »Erinnerungs- und Informationsmedien auf dem Campus«. The aim of the project was to investigate the Nazi history of university buildings and to make it public. The project focusses on two buildings: Marienstraße 13/15, once the headquarters of the »Thüringer Landesamtes für Rassewesen« (Thuringian State Office for Racial Affairs), and Belvederer Allee 6, a former »Jewish House«.

Up-and-coming talent in the construction industry was recognised by the »RKW Kompetenzzentrum« at »BAU 2025«, the world’s leading trade fair, in Munich on 14 January 2025. Among the award winners was Markus Boden, a scientific associate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His free digitalisation check for small and medium-sized companies in the construction industry impressed the jury and won him first place in the »Baubetriebswirtschaft« category. The university will be represented at a stand at the trade fair until Friday.

Die Wanderausstellung im Foyer der Universitätsbibliothek der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar beleuchtet eine prägende Phase der jüngeren deutschen Geschichte und zeigt vom 15. Januar bis 25. Februar 2025 Fotografien und Dokumente aus dem letzten Studienjahr vor dem Mauerfall 1989.

Am 22. Januar 2025 laden der Career Service und die Gründungswerkstatt neudeli der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar gemeinsam mit der Thüringer Agentur für die Kreativwirtschaft (THAK) und der Thüringer Agentur für Fachkräftegewinnung (ThAFF) zur Veranstaltung »Should I Stay or Should I Go? – Dein Weg in die kreative Selbstständigkeit in Thüringen nach dem Studium« ein. Von 16 bis 18 Uhr können sich Studierende und Alumni kreativer Studiengänge in der Gründungswerkstatt neudeli über berufliche Perspektiven in Thüringen informieren.

Zwölf Länder in 150 Tagen: Der mehrfach ausgezeichnete Bauingenieur Prof. Mike Schlaich, Partner im Ingenieurbüro schlaich bergermann partner und Professor an der TU Berlin, absolvierte eine lehrreiche Reise quer durch Afrika. Entlang der legendären Route »Cape to Cairo« erkundete er Straßen, Schienen und Brücken, um die Bauingenieurkunst und -geschichte des afrikanischen Kontinents besser kennenzulernen. Seine Erfahrungen schildert er am 16. Januar 2025 im Rahmen der Vortragseihe einBlick an der Fakultät Bau und Umwelt der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Interessierte sind herzlich um 17 Uhr in den Hörsaal A in der Marienstraße 13 eingeladen. Der Eintritt ist frei.

From 15 January to 25 February 2025, an exhibition in the foyer of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s University Library will shed light on a formative phase of recent German history, featuring photographs and documents from the final academic year before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

Der Fachbereich Medieninformatik der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar lädt auch in diesem Jahr zur traditionellen Weihnachtsvorlesung an der Fakultät Medien ein. Experte Stefan Lucks, Professor für Informationssicherheit und Kryptographie, gibt in seinem Vortrag »Lügen mit Statistik« spannende Einblicke in die Kunst, Statistiken gezielt einzusetzen und geschickt zu manipulieren. Die Teilnehmer*innen erfahren, wie Zahlen zur überzeugenden Argumentation genutzt werden – und wie man sich vor Täuschungen schützt. Die Vorlesung findet am Dienstag, 17. Dezember 2024, 13.30 Uhr, im Seminarraum H der Bauhausstraße 11 statt.

The »32 | 1938 | 0 – Die Synagogen in Thüringen« travelling exhibition will be on display at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar from 16 December 2024 to 31 January 2025.

Doctoral candidate Pappal Suneja from India has been awarded the 2024 DAAD award in recognition of his outstanding commitment to intercultural cooperation at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Lola Behrens' bachelor's thesis has been recognised in the young talent category of the Hessian State Prize for Universal Design. The award-winning »LAVA« care shower chair was specially designed by the product designer to meet the needs of people with age-related physical limitations. With her work, Lola Behrens shows how clever design can improve the living conditions of many people and counter demographic change with good solutions.

On Saturday 7 December 2024, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, together with Studierendenwerk Thüringen, invites you to the annual »Buy Yourself a Piece of Bauhaus« Christmas market. Over 100 exhibitors, more than half of whom are students, will be selling handmade, one-of-a-kind products and Christmas inspiration spread over two floors. Visitors can expect a festive supporting programme with fairytale films, a gingerbread building competition, and wrapping paper sales.

Das Auditorium maximum der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar wird in Zukunft zu Ehren des französischen Soziologen Maurice Halbwachs (1877−1945) »Maurice-Halbwachs-Auditorium« heißen.

This year’s Peter Joseph Lenné Prize in the »National« category goes to Till Pulst, a student in the Master’s degree programme in architecture at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. His project »Transformation Lausitz – Welzow Süd: Die Produktive Landschaft« won over the jury of the ideas competition for architecture, landscape planning and art.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the city of Weimar are closely intertwined. Even so, it is not always easy to raise questions or put forward suggestions about this relationship, the university itself, or science to the University Directorate. To change this, a new dialogue and exchange format has been launched, known as »Weimar Talks«. All residents of Weimar are cordially invited to join us at the Atelier Café, located behind the Main Building, for a cup of coffee or tea in a relaxed setting.

On 22 November 2024, this year’s winners of the traditional graduation exhibition at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism were recognised as part of the graduation ceremony. Three main prizes, two special prizes and ten commendations were presented for outstanding ideas and solutions addressing contemporary architectural, urban development and social challenges. These encompass topics such as urban-rural dynamics, the repurposing and conversion of buildings, structural changes, opportunities for participation and the role of artificial intelligence.

In December 2024, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Audimax will be renamed the »Maurice Halbwachs Auditorium«. Through this dedication, the university is honouring the life and work of French sociologist and philosopher Maurice Halbwachs (1877–1945), who died at Buchenwald concentration camp of an illness resulting from his imprisonment. An accompanying exhibition of his work and its reception will be presented at the University Library.

Experimenting, exchanging ideas and learning with enthusiasm: The newly founded Science Discovery Centre at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Marienstraße 7 welcomes children and youth to broaden their knowledge in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and gain professional inspiration. The Science Discovery Centre Weimar will be opening its doors to the public for the first time from 6 to 11 pm as part of the Long Night of Sciences on 15 November 2024.

Felix Stockhausen has been honoured with a recognition at the Mia Seeger Prize 2024 for his bachelor's thesis in product design at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Under the title »Velocity«, he designed a bicycle compartment including a guidance system to make taking bicycles on commuter trains easier and more attractive.

A project in the Faculty of Art and Design is working on digitally customised, 3D printed foot orthoses. The project will make everyday life easier for affected patients. Researchers on the »Digitale Orthetik« project were awarded a gold medal at the international »Ideen, Erfindungen, Neuheiten« (iENA) trade fair. The project was funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society.