News about »Beyond Now«

The second part of the event series will focus on a variety of questions about the future of our democracy. Democracy did not simply appear out of nowhere and it is not a guaranteed success. For the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the experiences of National Socialist, the GDR, reunification, and the post-reunification period all shaped and influenced the understanding of democracy, as was demonstrated in the last elections. How should universities deal with this? How should the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar deal with this?

On Thursday, 3 April 2025, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar presented its six-semester annual theme programme to kick off the summer semester. The current annual theme, »Beyond Now ⸺ Environment«, focussed on projects and partners that explore the interaction between living beings and their material and immaterial environments through research, teaching, science, and art.

The Wind Tunnel Lab was lit up in purple, pink, and green for the opening of the »BEYOND NOW ⸺ Environment ⸺ Technology ⸺ Human« annual theme event at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Vice President for Social Transformation, Dr. Ulrike Kuch, presented the focal point for 2025 in her welcoming speech and emphasised the importance of the impact research and teaching have on society.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will begin its first annual theme series, »BEYOND NOW⸺ Environment ⸺ Technology ⸺ Human« in the 2025 summer semester. The »Beyond Now ⸺ Questions on the Future of Society« event series is an essential part of the annual programme. It is intended to highlight current social issues and combine regional, national, and international perspectives.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will begin its first annual theme series, »BEYOND NOW⸺ Environment ⸺ Technology ⸺ Human« in the 2025 summer semester. The »Beyond Now – Questions on the Future of Society« event series is an essential part of the annual programme. It is intended to highlight current social issues and combine regional, national, and international perspectives. Leading guests from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and other institutions will join students and the audience to discuss developments that are bringing about profound changes, providing mutual support, and shaping our society in the long term from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will begin its first six-semester annual theme series, »BEYOND NOW⸺ Environment ⸺ Technology ⸺ Human« in the 2025 summer semester. The Presidential Board hopes to increase the visibility and effectiveness of research, teaching, and transfer activities in society by the end of the 2027/2028 winter semester.