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.

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.

Dear students,
The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering is looking forward to starting the new summer semester 2025 together with you. All information about the introductory events and helpful links for the start of the semester can be found on our website.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An ambitious project on a tight budget: Nine students are designing this year’s stand for the Leipzig Book Fair. From 27 to 30 March, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be represented on 80 square metres. The exhibition concept is the brainchild of a specialist course in the Faculty of Art and Design.

An der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar startet ein Pilotprojekt zur Förderung nachhaltiger Stoffkreisläufe: der »Materialverteiler«. Das Projekt möchte Studierenden und Lehrenden einen Ort bieten, an dem wiederverwertbare Materialien gesammelt und kostenlos zur weiteren Nutzung bereitgestellt werden. Ziel ist es, im Architektur- und Urbanistikstudium Ressourcen zu schonen, Abfall zu reduzieren und die Studierenden finanziell zu entlasten.

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.

For the eighth time, students from the Faculty of Art and Design are inviting visitors to the Winterwerkschau. From 7 to 9 February, visitors will be given exclusive insights into over 50 current academic projects. The focus isn’t solely on the finished work – the creative process itself is also on display. Starting on Saturday, 8 February, from 10 am to 2 pm, prospective students can visit the exhibition and learn more about studying in the fields of art and design. Prior registration is not necessary.

For the eighth time, students from the Faculty of Art and Design are inviting visitors to the Winterwerkschau. From 7 to 9 February, visitors will be given exclusive insights into over 50 current academic projects. The focus isn’t solely on the finished work – the creative process itself is also on display. Starting on Saturday, 8 February, from 10 am to 2 pm, prospective students can visit the exhibition and learn more about studying in the fields of art and design. Prior registration is not necessary.

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.

From 4 to 11 February, Weimar's »Atrium« is attracting visitors with a special experience: students from the »Art and Social Terrain« class at the Faculty of Art and Design are designing two shops in the shopping centre. They are putting on an exhibition and offering daily »skill-share workshops« where participants can learn new things and socialise. The vernissage, a performative tour, begins on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, at 5 pm. The meeting point is the red carpet in front of the main entrance.

Der Fachbereich Medieninformatik der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar lädt auch in diesem Jahr zur traditionellen Weihnachtsvorlesung an der Fakultät Medien ein. Experte Stefan Lucks, Professor für Informationssicherheit und Kryptographie, gibt in seinem Vortrag »Lügen mit Statistik« spannende Einblicke in die Kunst, Statistiken gezielt einzusetzen und geschickt zu manipulieren. Die Teilnehmer*innen erfahren, wie Zahlen zur überzeugenden Argumentation genutzt werden – und wie man sich vor Täuschungen schützt. Die Vorlesung findet am Dienstag, 17. Dezember 2024, 13.30 Uhr, im Seminarraum H der Bauhausstraße 11 statt.

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«.