From 18 to 21 June 2025, scientists from the Faculty of Media at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature at Johns-Hopkins University in Baltimore are organising their first Summer Lab in Weimar. The event marks the beginning of an ongoing cooperation between the two institutions, which is aiming to bring researchers from both countries together to explore the concept of nature from philosophical, media, political, and literary perspectives. Jane Bennett, renowned political scientist at Johns Hopkins University, was already a Bauhaus Guest Professor in Weimar in 2023, and will also be taking part.

The sixth edition of the event series looks at a fundamental aspect of human existence: Culture.

Nach 18 Jahren an der Fakultät Architektur und Urbanistik sowie in diversen Funktionen in der Universität scheidet Prof. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Meier zum Ende des Sommersemesters 2025 aus dem aktiven Universitätsbetrieb aus. Er verabschiedet sich am 9. Juli mit einer Vorlesung »(M)Ein halbes Jahrhundert ›Zukunft unserer Vergangenheit‹«.

Since the beginning of the year, Christian Tischner has led the Thuringian Ministry of »Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur«. He is currently on a tour engaging in discussions with numerous educational and cultural sites, including: kindergartens, schools and universities, institutes, foundations, cultural organisations, and other associations. The tour brought him to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on Friday, 6 June 2025, which was also his first visit to the university. For nearly two hours, the Minister met with the Presidential Board, who has assembled an ambitious and comprehensive programme that presented the university as an institution that is working on important topics for the future beyond its core subject areas.

The BAUHAUS4EU European University Alliance will be holding its first forum from 11 to 13 June in Castelo Branco, Portugal. In addition to the ten participating universities, important partners from the region have also been invited. The forum is intended to strengthen cooperation at regional level, enable exchange with various European University Alliances, and offer a space for efficient working sessions in small groups and at all levels. Around 200 attendees are expected. President Prof. Peter Benz, Chancellor Dr. Horst Henrici and other senior staff from the departments, faculties, and project teams at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be travelling to Portugal for the event.

During a campus tour on Friday, 6 June 2025, the Thuringian Minister of »Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur«, Christian Tischner, will learn about the university's key research projects, innovative teaching concepts, and strategic developments.

On 4 June 2025, the fourth annual »Tag der Ingenieurwissenschaften« (Engineering Day) will be held in the auditorium of the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Bauhaus-Institute for Infrastructure Solutions (b.is) will be participating with several expert lectures and an exhibition on current innovation projects on mobility, circular economies, water, and energy. All those interested are cordially invited to the event starting at 9:30 am!

The fifth edition of the event series centres around global survival. No transformation process will have more existential consequences than anthropogenic climate change.

The »nova space« University Gallery is breaking new ground: With the »Liebe in Zeiten der Bürokratie« (love in times of bureaucracy) exhibition, it is relocating the classic exhibition space to somewhere you might least expect it – the offices of administrative staff. Tea kitchens and meeting rooms are also transformed into exhibition spaces, administrative staff become hosts, and works of art become flatmates in everyday office life. The exhibition will be accessible at set times as part of guided tours.

Am 27. Mai 2025 um 18.30 Uhr lädt horizonte zum Auftakt der universitätsöffentlichen Vortragsreihe zum Thema »Raumaneignung« in diesem Semester ein. Gemeinsam mit dem ersten Gast GRAU geht die Veranstaltung der Frage nach, wie Aneignung als räumliche Praxis verstanden, verhandelt und gestaltet werden kann.

To mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Day, the 54 World Heritage Sites in Germany invite you to discover and experience them on Sunday, 1 June 2025. Under the slogan »Communicate, Connect, Inspire«, the German UNESCO Commission and the Verein UNESCO-Welterbestätten Deutschland are celebrating the occasion with a broad range of activities. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is also participating. Visitors can explore the World Heritage Sites in Weimar and revisit the early Bauhaus.

Innerhalb des Jahresthemas 2025/2026 der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar wurden unter dem Titel »Beyond Now ⸺ Umwelten« zehn Projekte gefördert, die sich in Forschung und Lehre, Wissenschaft und Kunst mit der Wechselwirkung zwischen Lebewesen und ihren materiellen sowie immateriellen Umwelten beschäftigen.

What Does Sustainability in Research, Teaching, Art, and Society Mean? This year’s Science Day at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on Wednesday, 21 May, was dedicated to this question with their theme »What Does Sustainable Mean Here?«. Scientists shed light on this complex topic from different professional perspectives in five exciting presentations. Visitors were invited to reflect on a seemingly omnipresent concept – and yet one that constantly needs to be rethought.

Das Dehio-Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler Thüringens ist in den letzten sieben Jahren in einem gemeinsamen Projekt der Thüringer Denkmalfachbehörde, der Dehio-Vereinigung und der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar grundlegend überarbeitet und u. a. um Objekte der Moderne, der DDR-Zeit, der Industriekultur sowie um Parks und Gärten erweitert worden. Das nun zweibändige Handbuch ist soeben gedruckt erschienen und wird am 4. Juni 2025 der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt.

On Wednesday, 4 June 225, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be hosting an all-day Family and Health Day. All university members – students, doctoral candidates, employees, and, in the afternoon, their families – are warmly invited to a multifaceted event based on health and family.

Im Rahmen des Bauhaus-Moduls »Auf die Schiene kommen« lädt die Professur Entwerfen und Städtebau herzlich zur Eröffnung einer Vortragsreihe ein, die sich mit der nachhaltigen Transformation von Bahnhöfen in den Niederlanden befasst. Den Auftakt macht am Donnerstag, den 22. Mai 2025, um 18.30 Uhr im Bauhaus-Atelier ein Vortrag von Pascal Cornips vom renommierten Architekturbüro Benthem Crouwel Architects aus Amsterdam.

In 2025, Climate Alliance - the largest European city network for municipal climate protection - is once again calling on citizens and municipalities to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible within three weeks. The goal is to make a strong statement in favour of mobility, healthy exercise, and active climate protection. The city of Weimar is taking part in »CITY CYCLING« from 24 May to 13 June 2025. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be participating for the fourth time with its own team.