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.

Starting at 5 pm on Friday, 12 July, the Faculty of Media will be presenting a wide range of projects that deal with the present and future of a diverse, digital society as part of their Open Lab Night for summaery. This year will be the last time that the Computer Science of Media and Media Studies Departments transform their rooms in the former Coca-Cola factory at Schwanseestraße 143 into an experimentation and research station. Once the lecture period ends in August, the Faculty will be moving back to Bauhausstraße 11.

What could the future of vacant spaces look like? How can regional material cycles and sustainable construction methods be used? How can the future issues of town and country be solved? These are just some of the questions that students at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism will answer in their semester projects and exhibit at the summaery in and around the main building of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Im Rahmen der Philipp-Schwartz-Initiative der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung hat die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar die Möglichkeit erhalten, ein Philipp-Schwartz-Stipendium zu vergeben. In diesem Zusammenhang ist seit Juli 2024 Dr. Liubov Chernysheva als Postdoc-Stipendiatin an der Fakultät Architektur und Urbanistik der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar tätig. Ihre Mentorin ist Jun.-Prof. Dr. Daniela Zupan (European Cities and Urban Heritage).

For this year's annual exhibition, students at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar often present their projects in unusual locations away from the campus. In addition to the art and design exhibition spaces in the historic Van de Velde ensemble and Marienstraße, summaery2024 will also feature completely new venues. This year, for example, passers-by can experience textile art at the train station in Apolda or immerse themselves in democracy campaigns in the Weimar shopping mall »Atrium«.

Dr. Ulrike Kuch, Vice President for Social Transformation at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar., was a guest on the latest episode of the »ScienceManagersForFuture« podcast. In the interview, Dr. Kuch gave a comprehensive overview of her role as Vice President, a position that was first created at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in June last year.

The city of Khulna in southern Bangladesh lies on two tributaries of the Ganges. Khulna is currently battling major waste issues, including huge amounts of plastic that get washed into the city from the rivers and further into the sea. Since 2021, scientists from the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) have been working with colleagues from the Environmental Engineering Department at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Eckhard Kraft investigating how to avoid waste in the long term and how to implement a sustainable waste management system in Khulna.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has, through a participatory and dynamic process involving many university members and affiliates, finalised its inspiring, future-oriented »Struktur- und Entwicklungsplan (STEP)« (structure and development plan). Th plan outlines an ambitious and realistic vision for the university up to the year 2030. STEP 2030 was adopted by the University Assembly on 14 June 2024.

This year's annual exhibition at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is all about »PLAN B«: Which teaching and research projects are already providing answers to the climate crisis, the digital revolution and globalisation? Students and instructors from all four faculties are hoping to address social challenges with new ideas and solutions by thinking ›outside of the box‹. They will be presenting their work from the academic year at summaery2024 from 11 to 14 July, and invite visitors to come and exchange ideas at various locations on campus and in and around the city.

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.