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In October 2024, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Fachhochschule Erfurt University of Applied Sciences will be showcasing student projects dedicated to questions of (re)building existing structures during a joint »Hochschulmonat« (university month). The projects are part of the »Sorge um den Bestand« exhibit, which the »Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten« (Association of German Architects) has been running in Erfurt’s »Bahnhallenquartiers« since August.

Once a year, the chancellors of Germany’s universities convene for their annual conference in order to address current professional challenges within their areas of responsibility. This year’s conference is scheduled for 19 to 21 September at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and is dedicated to the keynote topic of »University Construction Despite/in Defiance of Crises«. Some 100 participants from across Germany are expected to attend the conference, which will focus on pioneering university construction initiatives and the concept of the »campus of the future«.

Prof. Jan Willmann und Jun.-Prof. Lars Abrahamczyk haben sich mit ihrem Projekt »Robotic Tectonics – Roboterbasierte Lehr- und Lernumgebung für automatisierte Bauprozesse« (RoboTec) erfolgreich um eines von neun Fellowships des Stifterverbands und des Thüringer Wirtschaftsministeriums beworben. Rund 50.000 Euro stehen nun für ein interdisziplinäres Lehrformat zur Verfügung, das den Studierenden den Umgang mit Roboterarmen praktisch beibringen soll. Bereits mehrfach profitierte die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar von den Förderungen für Innovationen in der Digitalen Hochschullehre Thüringen, um neue Lehrvorhaben zu entwickeln.

The joint BMBF-funded MOVEwell project is scheduled to begin in September 2024 under the leadership of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The goal of the project is to make rural areas more accessible, thus increasing the attractiveness of the regions as business locations – in particular for skilled workers. Using three model regions in Thuringia as examples, innovative and sustainable public transport concepts will be developed, tested and integrated with workplace mobility management concepts. Nearly 4.6 million euros are being provided by the federal government for this project over the next five years.

After several years in development, the prototype for a new type of façade greenery system integrated with solar panels is being tested under real conditions at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funded »Vertikale Klima-Klär-Anlage« (VertiKKA for short) project will be installed on the façade of the Bauhaus-Institute for Infrastructure Solutions (b.is) at Coudraystraße 10. The prototype will be presented to the public for the first time during the grand opening on 5 September 2024 starting at 4 pm.

Im Sommersemester 2024 hat die Professur »Fotografie« ein besonderes Projekt angeboten: Unter dem Titel »MULTIPERSPEKTIVITÄT« haben Studierende der Visuellen Kommunikation mit Kindern und Jugendlichen aus Weimar-West zusammengearbeitet. In zahlreichen Workshops und bei verschiedenen Veranstaltungen sind Fotografien entstanden, die nun bis Ende September im Stadtraum von Weimar-West ausgestellt sind.

Media Art and Design students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be presenting their work at this year’s »Ars Electronica 2024« in Linz from 4 to 8 September 2024. Under this year’s slogan, »sense & sense-abilities«, artists are inviting visitors to reflect on subjective sensory experiences and how they influence our behaviour through interactive installations and performances.

From 26 August to 6 September, the 6th »Weimarer Stummfilm-Retrospektive«, together with the Media Studies Department and the University Library, will be screening a selection of silent films under the slogan »Weltenecho! Filme der Weimarer Republik in den Weimarer Kinos 1924«. The event, which has established itself as a permanent fixture in the Kunstfest Weimar programme, will provide insights into one of the most influential periods in film history. Over ten evenings, a total of 20 films that played in Weimar cinemas in 1924 will be screened at the Lichthaus-Kino Weimar.

Together with other Weimar educational institutions, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be hosting the »Weimarer Wissensdialog. Wissenschaft und Kunst für eine starke Demokratie« (Weimar knowledge dialogue. Science and art for a strong democracy.) on Friday, 23 August 2024. The attending researchers and artists will be presenting their projects and are hoping to engage in discussions with Weimar citizens. The event is being held as part of the »Weltoffenes Thüringen« (Open-Minded Thuringia) initiative.

Die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar lädt dazu ein, sich umfassend über die Studienwahl und die Rahmenbedingungen des Studiums zu informieren. Der nächste Orientierungsabend findet online am Donnerstag, 29. August 2024, 19 bis 21 Uhr statt. Hierzu sind sowohl zukünftige Studierende als auch ihre Eltern herzlich eingeladen.

One semester earlier than planned, the owner of the building, the »Kassenärztlichen Vereinigung Thüringen (KVT)«, will hand the building at Bauhausstraße 11 back over to its tenant, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, on Friday, 16 August, 2024 at 10:30 am. For over 25 years, the Faculty of Media has been home to the departments of Computer Science of Media and Media Studies, as well as the Faculty’s labs, seminar rooms and offices. Extensive renovations, including a new extension, on the building began in autumn of 2021 at the request of the KVT and in accordance with the building’s status. The renovations will provide modern and improved study and working conditions in the 2024/2025 winter semester.

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.

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.

On 21 July 2024, the German-language version of the Gesamtkunstwerk »Das graue Tuch« will premiere at the Zeiss Planetarium Jena. The immersive 360-degree fulldome show, created under the direction of Hon. Prof. Micky Remann with students from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, promises a spectacular performance with live theatre and orchestra.

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.

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.

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.

Medienvertreter*innen sind zur Verleihung des Lyonel Kunstpreises am Freitag, 12. Juli 2024, 18 Uhr, herzlich in die Berkaer Straße 11 eingeladen. Der Nachwuchsförderpreis für künstlerische Abschlussarbeiten wird zum fünften Mal verliehen.

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.

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.