On September 1, 2025, the DFG-funded research project Authoritarian Urbanism in the 21st Century: Progressive Urban Design and Participatory Planning in Hungary and Serbia started at the chair European Cities and Urban Heritage.

This year's German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Prize goes to doctoral student Ihab Al-Rikabi from Iraq. He is being honored for his outstanding commitment to social, societal, and intercultural issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

This year's German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Prize goes to doctoral student Ihab Al-Rikabi from Iraq. He is being honored for his outstanding commitment to social, societal, and intercultural issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

At the end of the year, the BAUHAUS4EU (B4EU) University Alliance will be hosting a Staff Week together with the Bauhaus Summer School. From 8 to 12 December, around 30 staff members from all ten partner universities, as well as from Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv School of Architecture and Lviv National Academy of Arts in Ukraine, will meet and visit the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Under the slogan »Summerschools als Instrument zur Umsetzung europäischer BAUHAUS-Kurse« (Summer School as a Tool for Implementing European BAUHAUS Courses), the workshop will focus on international short-term programme formats.

On November 13, the online event »Alumni.Insights« provided around 50 international students with valuable perspectives on pursuing careers in Germany. Hosted by the Faculty of Media and the Career Service, the event featured three international alumni Fauziah Permatasari (Human-Computer Interaction), Lucky Chandrautama (Computer Science for Digital Media), and Aayush Shah (Digital Engineering) who shared their professional journeys and insights.

From 12 to 14 November, the Sprachenzentrum | Centre for Language and Cultural Learning at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar invites you to the BAUHAUS4EU Staff Week: The theme of the event is »Let’s Talk About Language!«, and staff from the language centres of all ten BAUHAUS4EU University Alliance partners will meet in Weimar for the first time for a »Dialogue of Languages«. The three-day programme will focus on learning about one another’s institutions and approaches and exchanging ideas about innovative course formats for students and employees. A total of 25 guests from all over Europe are expected to attend the event and collaborate on concepts for intercultural learning and linguistic networking.

This week kicks off the first of four annual BAUHAUS4EU European University Alliance-organised photo competitions. Students and doctoral candidates at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar or at other Alliance universities are eligible to participate. The theme of the competition is »Inclusive Grounds: Stories of Belonging and Resilience« and is a call to participants to see their respective campuses as living ecosystems and to look for moments that reflect the B4EU Alliance's mission in terms of its values of resilience, sustainability, inclusivity, and beauty.

The international Erasmus Days will take place across Europe from 13 to 18 October: For six days, universities and educational institutions will invite visitors to learn about the projects and opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ Programme. In 2024, over 10,000 events took place in 60 countries. This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be participating for the first time with initiatives organised by the BAUHAUS4EU University Alliance and the International Office.

The BAUHAUS4EU (B4EU) University Alliance has published their first programme of events: Courses are now open to members of all ten partner universities, including the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The course catalogue includes lectures for students as well as workshops, staff weeks, and training sessions for administrative and technical staff, instructors, and researchers, providing opportunities for further education and networking with European colleagues.

Vom 22. September bis 1. Oktober 2025 findet das achte Science Camp für Thüringer Ingenieurstudierende an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar statt. Im Fokus der hochschulübergreifenden Lernreihe stehen dieses Mal akustische Signale, die von schwingenden Baustrukturen ausgehen. Ziel ist es, Hands-On-Erfahrungen mit Bauwerkserschütterungen und insbesondere Erdbeben zu sammeln und sich mit Studierenden und Industriepartnern zu vernetzen.

On 4 September, the BAUHAUS4EU University Alliance invited its partners from across Thuringia to a workshop at the Startup Hub »neudeli«. The Thuringian »B4EU-Regional Council« kicked off its work with the constituent meeting. The goal is to strengthen the relationship between the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and regional partners and to initiate collaborative projects. In addition to representatives from the Faculties of Architecture & Urbanism, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Media, University President Prof. Peter Benz was also in attendance.

The »spacing – Lernen zwischen Räumen« three-day conference will be hosted by the Learnraum.Bauhaus and the eTeach-Netzwerk Thüringen from 24 to 26 September at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The event will centre around the idea of designing physical, digital, and hybrid spaces so that they provide optimal support for teaching and learning. Registration is open for those interested and is free of charge.

Mit einer erfolgreichen Abschlusspräsentation endete der zweiwöchige Intensivkurs »NextGen Engineers – Advanced Training Courses for a Sustainable Tomorrow« am vergangenen Freitag, den 29. August 2025. Unter Leitung der Professur Komplexe Tragwerke bearbeiteten die internationalen Teilnehmer*innen komplexe ingenieurtechnische Herausforderungen und fanden innovative technische Lösungen, die sich an den Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) der Vereinten Nationen orientieren. Das Programm kombinierte spezialisierte Lehrveranstaltungen mit internationaler Expertise, praxisnahen Teamprojekten und Exkursionen vor Ort.

Interkultureller Austausch, Ingenieur-Know-how, Praxiswissen und natürlich jede Menge Spaß stehen auf der Agenda des größten Sommerkurses an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Am Montag, den 18. August 2025 begrüßte Kursleiter Jun.-Prof. Lars Abrahamczyk 29 Teilnehmer*innen aus der ganzen Welt. Bis 30. August 2025 werden sie gemeinsam komplexe Herausforderungen im Bauingenieurwesen bearbeiten und versuchen innovative und nachhaltige Lösungsansätze zu finden.

Vom 7. bis 12. September 2025 findet in Buffalo (USA) ein internationaler Design+Build Workshop unter der Leitung von Lukas Kirschnick, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Professur Entwerfen und Tragwerkskonstruktion der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und Nicholas Bruscia, Assistant Professor an der School of Architecture and Planning an der University at Buffalos statt.

From 6 to 31 August 2025, around 250 students from over 50 countries will 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 29 August beginning at 2 pm.

From 6 to 31 August 2025, around 250 students from over 50 countries will 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 29 August beginning at 2 pm.

From 6 to 31 August 2025, around 250 students from over 50 countries will 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 29 August beginning at 2 pm.

Mit dem innovativen Lernkurs »Experimental Testing Based on Impact and Resistance: Wind, Fire and Earthquake« überzeugte das Projekt PARFORCE unter Leitung der Professur Komplexe Tragwerke an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar beim PROFFORMANCE HigherTeacher Award 2025 und gewann den 1. Platz in der Kategorie Digitalisierung. Die Preisverleihung fand am 4. Juni im Rahmen der Online-Veranstaltung »Teacher Power! - Hochschulpolitik in Aktion« statt. Insgesamt wurden 17 Projekte aus 161 Bewerbungen ausgezeichnet.