Mit dem Master-Studiengang »Media Ecologies« erweitert die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar ihr internationales Lehrangebot: Dieses innovative und forschungsorientierte Programm untersucht die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Medien und ökologischen Systemen und ermöglicht Studierenden, Medien nicht nur als isolierte Technologien, sondern als komplexe Netzwerke und Milieus zu verstehen, die unsere Wahrnehmung und unser Verständnis von Umwelt maßgeblich beeinflussen.

The Thuringian Forest is a myth, habitat, recreational area, and economic factor – but how much of it is left in times of climate crisis, urbanisation, and demographic change? What kind of future can be developed in this symbolic landscape in the former Green Heart of Germany? The »Landscape in the Anthropocene: Thuringian Forest - Between Imagination, Resources, and Reality« project is seeking to answer these questions, specifically in the Masserberg region.

The Centre for Higher Education Development’s (CHE) latest ranking recognises several outstanding degree programmes in the Faculties of Architecture and Urbanism as well as Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The general study situation and organisation as well as the university's support and facilities in particular were rated very highly by the students. The results were published in May 2025 in the »ZEIT Studienführer« and DIE ZEIT’s HeyStudium online portal.

What happens when a forest changes? Students from the »PostCompost – Forest Reset« research project are examining the transformation of the Thuringian Forest with instructors Klaus Fritze-Herbst and Christian Doeller. Using artistic and scientific methods, the group is making it possible to understand how nature, landscapes, and habitats are evolving and reshaping themselves.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will open its doors on Saturday, 24 May 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm for the annual Open Campus Day. What is the right degree programme for me? How can I finance my studies? What can I expect in Weimar and on campus? These questions and others will bye answered by Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Studierendenwerk Thüringen staff in the foyer of the Mensa am Park at Marienstraße 15 starting at 9 am. Guests will be provided with general and subject-specific information on studying.

Career Services invites Bauhaus-Universität Weimar students, graduates, and alumni to the Career Networking Fair at the Mensa am Park on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. The hybrid event will offer numerous opportunities to speak directly to potential employers both in person at the event or beforehand online.

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.

Two Bauhaus-Universität Weimar student projects have made it to the final of the prestigious RIMOWA Design Prize 2025. The »TONBO« design by Marius Kintzel and Julian Solmsdorff and the »Standalone« design by Tom Kemter and Niels Cremer stood out to the international jury from the numerous entries submitted from across Germany. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 13 May 2025.

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.

On Tuesday, 22 April 2025, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar will be honouring their student volunteers starting at 2 pm. The event will provide an opportunity to engage in conversation in a pleasant and casual atmosphere. Together, we want to celebrate both the close cooperation between the universities’ student bodies and the student commitment, something that is too often overlooked.

The »Materialverteiler« is now open. On 8 April from 4 to 9 pm, those interested can have a look around and drop off or pick up materials. The pilot project, which has been collecting materials since February, offers a central point for students and instructors at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar to drop off recyclable materials like cardboard, wood, and foam that can then be passed on free of charge.

She stopped by the stand because it »really stood out from the others«, says a Leipzig Book Fair visitor of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s stand. And because she finds the hustle and bustle of the publishing stands in the exhibition halls to be too much, she particularly enjoys coming here and being able to browse through such great and unusual books. She is especially interested in typography, which drew her to a book printed in red on white and deals with signets, pictograms and lettering by a VK student.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is continuing its long-standing tradition of participating at the Leipzig Book Fair with its own stand from 27 to 30 March 2025. This year’s concept is especially surprising: It teases visitors with a suggested entrance to an underground station. It invites visitors to take an imaginary journey from Hall 5 in Leipzig directly to Weimar.

Students from the Visuelle Kommunikation (Visual Communication) and Media Art and Design degree programmes artistically explored the individual and collective memories of the Holocaust and the Second World War. Films, video collages, set designs, and screenplay projects were created in several projects and courses. The students are presenting their work under the title »Morgen ist heute gestern« as part of the Deutsche Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar’s »Ressource Erinnerung« in the Redoute.

Wie nehmen wir Architektur wahr? Hören wir, was wir sehen? Sehen wir, was wir hören? Diese Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt eines neuen Podcasts zur Architekturvermittlung, der von Studierenden der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar entwickelt wurde.

Two Visuelle Kommunikation (Visual Communication) students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar are being recognised for their submissions to the renowned »100 Beste Plakate« competition for the 100 best posters in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Helene Dennewitz and Ossian Osborne were each awarded one of the coveted prizes. Competition was fierce again this year: A total of 2509 posters from 711 entrants were submitted to the competition.

Der Ausbau des Dachgeschosses in der Coudraystraße 11A ist vorerst abgeschlossen. Seit Februar 2025 können Studierende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar die neuen Arbeitsräume nutzen. Ein Teil der Arbeitsplätze ist dauerhaft geöffnet und frei verfügbar. Weitere fünf Arbeitsräume können für studentische Projekte oder Abschlussarbeiten semesterweise gebucht werden. Dafür muss eine Freischaltung der thoska per E-Mail beantragt werden.

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.

A pilot project promoting sustainable material cycles is being launched at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: »Materialverteiler«. The project hopes to provide students and instructors with a designated space for collecting recyclable materials and making the materials available for reuse free of charge. The aim is to conserve the resources being used in the Architecture and Urbanism degree programmes, reduce waste, and relieve the financial burden on students.