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.

Rund 850.000 Euro stellt der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) dem englischsprachigen Masterstudiengang »Natural Hazards and Risks in Structural Engineering« (NHRE) an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar zur Verfügung. Bis 2032 fließen die Fördermittel in Vollstipendien für Studierende aus Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern sowie jährliche Zuschüsse für Tutorien. Im Rahmen des Masterstudiums erwerben die Stipendiaten das technische Know-how für Planung, Bau und Sanierung in Risikogebieten. Nach erfolgreichem Studienabschluss sollen die internationalen Fach- und Führungskräfte das Wissen in ihre Heimatländer tragen und diese nachhaltig weiterentwickeln.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is funding the English-taught »Natural Hazards and Risks in Structural Engineering« (NHRE) Master's degree programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar with nearly 850,000 euros. This funding will go towards full scholarships for students from developing and industrialising countries and annual grants for tutorials until 2032. Scholarship recipients acquire the technical skills required for planning, construction, and redeveloping in high-risk areas. Once students have successfully completed the programme, they are expected to bring their knowledge back to their home countries as international experts and contribute to sustainable development.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is introducing the »European Urban and Planning Studies« (EUPS) double degree programme taught in English at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.« Students will have the opportunity to join the EUPS degree programme as part of the established European Urban Studies Master's degree programme, which, upon successful completion, awards students with a double degree from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden.

The Spanish architect duo Pablo Garrido Arnaiz and Carla Ferrando Costansa, founders of PARABASE, will be leading the Professorship of Architectural Space and Design in the 2025 summer semester at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Their approach combines analytical research with a strong spatial and material sensibility. What brought you to Weimar? What ideas do you hope to pass on to the students?

Mindestens zwei Millionen Gebäude wurden in Syrien durch den Krieg zerstört – die Deponiekapazitäten sind begrenzt und der CO2-Ausstoß durch die Nutzung neuer Baumaterialien wäre erheblich. Professor Dr. Aref al-Swaidani, ein ausgewiesener Experte auf dem Gebiet des Baustoffrecyclings, sieht die Chancen für Syrien und dessen nachhaltigen Wiederaufbau in der Vernetzung der Industrie und im Wissensaustausch über Kreislaufwirtschaft, Recycling-Anlagen und die Verarbeitung sekundärer Rohstoffe. Aus diesem Anlass findet am 24. und 25. April 2025 der internationale Workshop »Baumethoden und -materialien für ein Syrien nach dem Krieg« an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar statt. Die zweitägige Auftaktveranstaltung, organisiert vom Innovationszentrum BAU in Zusammenarbeit mit der Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen, bringt Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft zusammen. Ziel ist es, effektive, ökologische und wirtschaftlich tragfähige Ansätze für den nachhaltigen Wiederaufbau Syriens zu diskutieren und neue Kooperationen zu fördern.

It’s a meeting that many have been working towards for a long time: Over 70 participants in the BAUHAUS4EU University Alliance project came together on Wednesday, 11 March for their first official work meeting. The principal aim is to plan and finalise eleven »Work Packages« and to continue working on them across national borders over the next four years. Some of the guests in Weimar had quite the journey – and not just because of striking airport staff: Alliance members come from a total of ten universities in nine European countries. Participants will be working together until 13 March with the goal of turning the vision of a joint European university into reality, or, perhaps more precisely, to lay the foundations for it.

Ten universities in nine European countries: The EU-funded »BAUHAUS4EU« Alliance launched at the beginning of January. The transnational cooperation, led by the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, is aiming to develop innovative digital teaching formats and strengthen internationalisation. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, as project leader, has invited over 70 participants from all over Europe to a kick-off meeting in Weimar from 11 to 13 March.

Das Goethe-Institut Rom und die Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo präsentieren in einer Abendveranstaltung mit Verena von Beckerath, Rompreisträgerin Villa Massimo 2013, den Film Two Houses. Im Anschluss findet ein Gespräch in englischer Sprache zwischen Verena von Beckerath und den Architektinnen Claudia Clemente, Almut Grüntuch-Ernst und Simona Malvezzi statt. Dabei wird es um die Möglichkeiten künstlerischer Forschung in der Architektur, die narrative Perspektive des Films und Orte der Gemeinschaft gehen. Das Gespräch wird von Julia Trolp moderiert.

Vom 27. Februar bis 7. März bringt die Bauhaus Spring School zum vierten Mal Studierende aus ganz Europa zusammen: Mit 226 Teilnehmenden der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und ihrer europäischen Partneruniversitäten verzeichnet das internationale Kurzzeitprogramm in diesem Jahr so viele Anmeldungen wie noch nie. In zehn interdisziplinären Kursen aus den Bereichen Architektur und Urbanistik, Kunst und Gestaltung sowie Medien und Kultur haben die Studierenden die Möglichkeit, kreativ zusammenzuarbeiten und sich interkulturell zu vernetzen. Zur Abschlusspräsentation am 7. März, ab 14 Uhr, sind Besucher*innen herzlich auf den Campus der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar eingeladen.

From 27 February to 7 March, the Bauhaus Spring School will attract students from all over Europe for its fourth year. With 226 participants from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and its European partner universities, this year’s international short programme has a record number of enrolments. In ten interdisciplinary courses on architecture and urbanism, art and design, and media and culture, participants will have the chance to work creatively together and engage in intercultural networking. Guests are warmly invited to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar campus for the final presentation on 7 March beginning at 2 pm.

For the third time in a row, an alumna of the binational Europäische Medienkultur (EMK) degree programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has received the Franco-German University (DFH) Excellence Award: Emilia Terodde was recognised this year for her Bachelor's thesis, »Hörbare Abwesenheit. Der Sound als Träger der Erinnerung in ›The Zone of Interest‹«. The award ceremony was held on 30 January 2025 at the French Embassy in Berlin.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, together with nine European partner universities, officially launched its »BAUHAUS4EU« University Alliance on 1 January 2025. The Alliance will be funded by the European Union with a total of 14.4 million euros as part of the ERASMUS+ »European Universities« programme. The goal is to establish a European campus that offers integrated education and research programmes and ensures seamless mobility for over 124,000 students and 10,000 staff members.

The Professorship of Acoustic Ecologies and Sound Studies cordially invites you to two events: on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 7.30 p.m., we welcome Juliana España Keller to her performance lecture »Our place is among the Stars«. On Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 7 p.m., Dr Marcin Pietruszewski will give a lecture and a concert entitled »Auditory Distortion Synthesis«.

Radio has been a medium of listening for more than 100 years – worldwide. This is the subject of the six-part podcast »Listening to the World – 100 Years of Radio Art«. All six episodes were broadcast on Deutschlandfunk Kultur and can now be heard in the ARD Audiothek and wherever podcasts are available.

This year’s DAAD award went to doctoral candidate Pappal Suneja from India. He is being recognised for his outstanding commitment to social, societal, and intercultural issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

This year’s DAAD award went to doctoral candidate Pappal Suneja from India. He is being recognised for his outstanding commitment to social, societal, and intercultural issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

This year’s DAAD award went to doctoral candidate Pappal Suneja from India. He is being recognised for his outstanding commitment to social, societal, and intercultural issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Doctoral candidate Pappal Suneja from India has been awarded the 2024 DAAD award in recognition of his outstanding commitment to intercultural cooperation at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

From 6 to 9 November 2024, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar hosted the first meeting of the Bauhaus4EU Student Council. Student representatives from all nine countries within the Bauhaus4EU university alliance met to lay the foundation for active and sustainable collaboration while formulating shared visions.