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Poster for the exhibition. Graphic: Adrian Palko

»nova space« presents its new exhibition »Wo ist der Morgen, den wir gestern sahen?« (Where is the tomorrow we saw yesterday)

The university gallery »nova space« of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar invites you to the opening of the exhibition »Wo ist der Morgen, den wir gestern sahen?« on Thursday, August 22, 2024, from 4 pm. The exhibition shows works by students, university lecturers and external positions that deal with the fragile state of ideas of future visions, the vacuum, the interspaces and -tones, scenarios and snapshots when systems threaten to collapse.

Summer School 2023 participants at the Welcome Party. Photo: Carlos Santos

International Summer with the Bauhaus Summer School 2024

It’s that time again: From 7 to 31 August 2024, 230 students from over 50 countries will be in Weimar to take part in two- to three-and-a-half-week language and specialist courses at the Bauhaus Summer School. Guests are warmly invited to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar campus for the final presentation on 30 August beginning at 2 pm.

Foto der Preisträgerin mit Urkunde in einer Menschenmenge

Maria Fabricius-Wendt mit Lyonel Kunstpreis 2024 ausgezeichnet

Die Freie-Kunst-Absolventin Maria Fabricius-Wendt ist am Freitag, 12. Juli 2024, mit den Lyonel Kunstpreis 2024 geehrt worden. Der mit 2.000 Euro dotierte Nachwuchspreis wird seit 2019 für künstlerische Abschlussarbeiten aus der Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung vom Lyonel – Verein zur Förderung von Kunst, Gestaltung und Kultur (Lyonel e.V.) ausgelobt.

Während der summaery2024 wird der Campus der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar vom 11. bis 14. Juli zur Ausstellungs- und Festivalfläche. Foto: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar/ Thomas Müller

summaery2024: Was die Besucher*innen zur Jahresschau der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar an vier Tagen erwartet

Es klopft, es sägt und hämmert: Die letzten Vorbereitungen zur summaery2024 der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar laufen auf Hochtouren. Ab Donnerstagnachmittag wird der Campus zur Ausstellungs- und Festivalfläche, zum Ort der Begegnung und des Austausches. Die Studierenden präsentieren vom 11. bis 14. Juli unter dem Motto »PLAN B« ihre Ideen für Zukünftiges, zeigen die Ergebnisse des Studienjahres und laden Besucher*innen dazu ein, diese kennenzulernen und darüber ins Gespräch zu kommen. Welche Highlights wann stattfinden – wir geben einen Vorgeschmack, was Sie nicht verpassen sollten.

Collage of the key visual for the exhibition and the two works described in the text

»Traces of REcreation« – Online gallery presents final theses from the product design programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

The online gallery »Traces of REcreation« shows 16 bachelor's and master's theses from the product design programme that were created in the winter semester 2023/24 and summer semester 2024. The graduates have worked individually or in teams on current and relevant topics such as mobility, material design, industrial design and social and critical design. The works can also be visited on site in Weimar from 11 to 14 July 2024 for summaery2024, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's annual exhibition.

Workshop participants take a closer look at Weimar’s city traffic. Photo: Gregor Salobir

How Can Traffic in Weimar Be Improved?

Students will be looking for answers to this question during an international workshop from 8 to 12 July. Students from seven different countries have been invited to rethink urban transport in Weimar at the »City & Traffic« workshop at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The results will be presented as part of »summaery2024« on Friday, 12 July, from 3 to 4.30 pm in Schwanseestraße 13.

European map with the marked locations of the partner universities.

BAUHAUS4EU European University Alliance Receives 14.4 Million Euros in Funding from the European Commission

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s »BAUHAUS4EU« application for the EU’s »ERASMUS + European Universities« initiative has been approved. Together with nine other partner universities from across Europe, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be receiving 14.4 million euros over the next four years. This means that BAUHAUS4EU now belongs to the 64 » European University Alliances« funded by the EU Commission.

Photo of the publication

Visuelle Kommunikation (Visual Communication) Graduate Receives »Förderpreis für junge Buchgestaltung«

On Monday, 17 June 2024, Elfi Handina Murandu was awarded one of three prizes for young book design by the Stiftung Buchkunst for her bachelor's thesis »A Book about Hair«. The publication includes 30 perspectives from Black and biracial individuals, and examines questions of belonging, adapting and representation, among others. The book is a collection of actions and behaviours from various Black realities.

Questions on Starting Your Studies? From June to October, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar students will be offering help via Instagram or e-mail. Photo: Dominique Wollniok

On Equal Footing: High School Graduates Ask – Uni Students Answer

Whether in Instagram or by e-mail – from June to October, students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculties of Media and Civil and Environment Engineering will be offering digital consultations for prospective students. What makes this unique? Any questions related to studying and applying to study will be answered by six Bachelor’s students. This offer is free of charge and aims to make starting a degree programme easier.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar team at the awards ceremony. Photo: Florian Kleiner

On Track for Success: A Shower of Prizes for Weimar’s Concrete Canoeists

On 14 and 15 June the 19th Concrete Canoe Regatta took place in Brandenburg on the Havel. Over 1,000 students from six countries competed to prove that concrete can float. Never before have so many teams been registered. Participants included: 32 Students from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Whether competition, construction or design - Weimar impressed across the board with wins in almost all categories.

Design: Lena Haubner und Hannes Naumann

Save the Date: summaery2024 Annual Exhibition from 11 to 14 July 2024

Which teaching and research projects are already providing answers to the climate crisis, the digital revolution and globalisation? Which ideas have the potential to solve issues and what improvements are still needed? Guests to the summaery2024 annual exhibition will have the opportunity to experience and learn about these thoughts and ideas on campus and across Weimar.

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Celebrates Night of Writing’s Tenth Anniversary

Each year in June, those interested in writing come together in the University Library to talk with experts about research, reading experiences, and writer’s block. With a new name and fresh design, this year’s »Night of Writing« is looking back at the past ten years and over 300 events. The tenth Night of Writing at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be held on 13 June from 6 pm to midnight under the slogan »Rewind« and will focus on failure as part of the writing process. The event us free of charge and university members and guests are warmly invited to join.

The reinforcement was inserted between the cement layers. After a week, the concrete canoes are stripped away from the mould and ready for use. Photo: Friederike Gladitz

Concrete Canoe Regatta 2024: Weimar Students Extend Invitation to Boat Launch

The inaugural concrete canoes of Weimar made their début at the regatta event in Heilbronn in 1994. Back then, the student teams from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar had not yet secured a spot on the winners’ podium, but their success has steadily grown over the past three decades. In 2024, a boat crafted from recycled concrete will head to the starting line in competition for the first time. There will be a public test run of the concrete watercraft at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, 5 June, on Schwanseebad Weimar.

The international »Nothing Matters. On Negative Objects, Spaces, and Relations« conference will be held at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media from 13 to 15 July 2024.

Media Studies Conference »Nothing Matters« Explores Connections Between Non-Things, Non-Places and Non-Relationships

From 13 to 15 July 2024, the international conference in the Department of Media Studies at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media will focus on the materiality of nothingness. Scientists from Germany, the USA, the UK and the Netherlands will look at how nothingness materialises in media formats such as film, literature and games, as well as the practices that give rise to nothingness in the first place.

Poster for Roma Agrawal’s »How a nail built the world« event. Photo: Steve Ullathorne

Engineer, Author, Role Model – Roma Agrawal to Give Lecture in Weimar on 30 May

Civil engineer Roma Agrawal became famous for her work on Western Europe’s highest skyscraper, London’s »The Shard«. Originally from India, Agrawal was born with a gift for maths and science and has, in recent years, discovered a new passion: Communications. Through TEDx talks, books and television, she is generating enthusiasm for engineering and technology. On Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 5 pm, Agrawal will be giving a lecture open to the public at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. All those interested in »How a nail built the world« are warmly invited to attend the lecture at Marienstraße 13 Lecture Hall A. The talk will be held in English.