contact.bauhaus 3 | 2021

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Dear Alumni,

The summer semester at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has again been overshadowed by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. In order to make sure that students are able to carry out their studies without major delays, as many in-person events as possible are taking place. The current developments are offering increasing hope for a return to more on-campus interaction. Just like every year at this time, the university preparations for the annual exhibition are in full swing. The summaery2021– ›TheSum‹ will be taking place from 15 to 18 July. Although this year’s exhibition will be primarily online again, this will in no way diminish the event’s intensity, attractiveness or vibrancy. In the run-up to the exhibition, the university is interested in showing what it has been like to study and work under pandemic conditions and to look at what projects could be carried out during this time. The event website has become an exhibition space in itself; a place for sharing experiences you have had studying during the pandemic and providing insight into how and where work could be carried out.

If you are interested in sharing your experiences and project work results from the pandemic, we encourage you to submit your photos and videos, creative texts and audio files, graphics and illustrations, or any other format you wish.

For more news on the university, studying and life at your alma mater, check out the latest contact.bauhaus. We hope you enjoy reading and discovering.

With warmest greetings,
Your Silvia Riedel

On 16 and 17 June, the Goethe-Institut will be exploring the question of generations from a global perspective. The event will host international guests from culture, science, business, media and politics during the third Kultursymposium Weimar. The symposium will take place digitally this year, supported by events in Weimar and at Goethe-Institut facilities worldwide. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is participating as a partner of the art project »Rewilding«. > more

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is slated to be the first Studienbrücke partner university in Thuringia in the upcoming 2021/22 winter semester. Studienbrücke is a study-preparation programme for students from outside Europe who wish to complete a Bachelor's degree in Germany in a STEM subject. The university offers four Bachelor degree programmes. > more

Together with intensive care physicians, scientists at the university are investigating how virus-infected air spreads among ventilated patients. The research is investigating procedures that are carried out on patients who are seriously ill with the coronavirus and require either full-face or nasal cannula breathing support (Nasal High-Flow Therapy). The goal is to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals and care homes. > more

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Conrad Völker and his team from the Department of Building Physics were awarded the Thüringer Forschungspreis in the category of  »Angewandte Forschung« (applied research) for their work on »Optische Schlierenverfahren zur Visualisierung von Raumluftströmungen« (Schlieren method for the visualisation of indoor airflow). This is the first time that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has won this award. > more

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Chilean Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso have been working together since 2020, carrying out student exchanges in the fields of architecture, urbanism and geography. The partner universities conduct joint research on topics that speak to a critical reflection on the contradictory history of progress. There are eight spots open for students at each of the partner universities. > more

The phosphorus-recycling toilet »P-Bank« is being presented this year during the »Woche der Umwelt«. This will include: The interactive »P-Bank« toilet, developed by students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Art and Design, focusses on the scarcity of phosphorus and the role of sanitary systems. > more

On Tag der Lehre, scientists from the startup hub »neudeli« and alumni Charlene Wündsch and Josephine Zorn received the teaching award at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The prize was awarded for their Bauhaus.Module »Entrepreneurship & Innovation«, which took place for the first time in the 2020/21 winter semester. In the Bauhaus.Module »Entrepreneurship & Innovation«, students work together on interdisciplinary teams with the aim of solving relevant social issues. > more

In age when digitisation is always increasing, how and where can an informed and critical audience find journalistic content? In the summer 2021, the junior professorship for »Organisation und vernetzte Medien« will begin a three-year research project on »Neuen Formen der organisierten Zusammenarbeit im Journalismus« (new forms of organisation in journalistic collaboration). This project has been made possible through 200,000 euros of funding provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) > more

Literature and media scientist Dr. Elena Vogman was awarded the renowned Freigeist Fellowship from the VolkswagenStiftung. Her »Madness, Media, Milieus. Reconfiguring the Humanities in Postwar Europe« research project in the Faculty of Media will be funded with around 1.2 million euros. Freigeist Fellowships are awarded to outstanding and innovative young researchers. > more

Prof. Dr. Bernhardt Siegert, chair of History and Theory of Cultural Technologies, will be supported by the »NOMIS Research Grant«. With the help of this funding, innovative research can be carried out over a three-year period in the field of the cultural technique of computing and calculating, as well as its influence on an evolved relationship with our environment. The »NOMIS Research Grant« supports unconventional research projects. > more

Medieninformatik student Axel Schorcht dealt with digital tools in schools as part of his project studies in the Faculty of Media. The data leak he uncovered in the process made headlines across Germany. Learn more about his motivation, discoveries and his studies in Weimar in an interview. > more

Under the motto »Vielfalt fördern, Diskriminierung entgegentreten, Chancengleichheit verwirklichen« (promoting diversity, fighting discrimination, making equal opportunities a reality), the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is participating in the »Vielfalt gestalten« (shaping diversity) Deutscher Stifterverband audit together with seven other universities in Thuringia. The audit is intended to anchor diversity more firmly in university structures, establish diversity-oriented measures and develop and implement a university-specific diversity strategy. > more

During the lecture and panel discussion »Mensch Macht Moderne«, members of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Council, along with representatives from the fields of politics, culture and media will address central Bauhaus questions and discuss them from a current perspective with students. Recordings of selected past events are also available. Have a look at these past events or join in in upcoming events. > more

The summaery2021 »TheSum« will take place from 15 to 18 July under the guidance of the Faculty of Art and Design. In the run-up to the exhibition, the university is interested in showing what it has been like to study and work under pandemic conditions and to look at what projects could be carried out during this time. Students, lecturers, staff and alumni are encouraged to share their unique experiences and creative contributions based on the questions »How are projects unfolding during the pandemic?« on the university’s project platform. > more

The neudeli Fellowship is open for applications for innovative ideas from students, staff and alumni from the university each semester. For the start-up hub’s 20th anniversary, there was an unusually large number of applications in the summer semester with over 20 high quality submissions. Business ideas from six teams were chosen during the final selection round. > more

Thuringia is emerging with a new look as a place to study. Under the slogan »Endecke Dein Studium!«, the newly designed website invites prospective students to explore Thuringia’s universities. Transparent, Mobile-Friendly and Accessible. > more

Studierendenwerk Thüringen celebrated a topping-out ceremony for the Mensa am Park in March 2021 with guests from the community and the political sphere. The nearly 40-year-old GDR building has been undergoing renovation since February 2020, maintaining its status as a historical building. Members of both Weimar universities should be able to meet once again in the Mensa in the 2021/2022 winter semester. Once the modernisation is complete, the serving and cashier area will operate under the free-flow principle. > more

The Haus am Horn was honoured with the European Cultural Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award. A total of 24 outstanding achievements in the field of cultural heritage from 18 European countries will be recognized with the award. The European Commission and Europa Nostra recognise the preservation and presentation of the world’s first Bauhaus architecture. > more

IN GENERAL NEWS | News on the New European Bauhaus | Diana Pacelli receives sponsorship from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Freundeskreis for »Trenta Denari« | Corona – and then? Urban planner Prof. Frank Eckardt on the decline of German city centres | DIGITAL Career Networking Day on 25 June 2021 | News from neudeli | Public lecture series: »Entangled Modernities«, »Weimarer Stadtgespräche«, »Medienanthropologie«, »Identität und Erbe« | Insight: Bauhaus.Modules – experimental, transdisciplinary, interactive, creative, global | News from the Bauhaus-Netzwerk | News from the Bauhaus Further Education Academy Weimar e.V. | Alumni: 2021 Class Reunion

AWARD | »Born to be Bauhaus 2021«: Art prize awarded to performance artist and bauhaus.fm-Rundfunkorchester | The Art Directors Club (ADC) awarded three prizes to students and Visuelle Kommunikation staff member | Nominations for the MediaArchitecture Biennale Award | Joint project with the department of Industrial Design and Werkhaus: Standing workstation »HOCH_X« awarded »GREEN GOOD DESIGN« prize

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