According to the »QS World University Ranking« system, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is among the top 150 universities in the world in the department of art and design. In 2019, 83,000 university graduates and 42,000 university employees were polled for the QS Quacquarelli Symonds’ ranking, which has been compiling results and ranking universities since 2004.
Together with eight other universities from Thuringia, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has successfully completed the two-year procedure for fostering diversity and been awarded certification for the coming three years. Various measures were developed as part of the audit and implemented at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. These include the installation of toilets for all genders, establishment of a diversity fund, implementation of measures for structural and digital accessibility, and deployment of diversity guides, who enable easy access to peer-to-peer counselling in case of discrimination.
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar successfully applied for the »Total E-Quality« award. This award is presented to scientific and industrial institutions that have successfully implemented and sustainable strengthened equal opportunities for both women and men within the institutions’ personnel and organisational policies. The jury confirmed that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar »promotes a well-developed, professional equality, which is impressively practiced at the university«.
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar awarded certificate for »University Internationalisation«
On 5 December 2018, the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) awarded the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar the certificate for »University Internationalisation«. The Weimar university had successfully completed an evaluation and consulting process which began in January 2018.
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar relies on programme accreditation as a form of external quality assurance. The procedures used are based on the peer-review principle and are carried out every eight years. For this purpose, the university is currently preparing a self-evaluation using extensive data conforming to the criteria outlined by the Kriterienkatalogs of the Kulturministerkonferenz (conference of ministers of education). Once complete, this self-evaluation will be examined by an accredited agency and discussed with professorial and student experts from other universities as well as experienced professional individuals during an on-site visit. This will result in a comprehensive report for each study programme which will then form the basis for the award from the Akkreditierungsrat (accreditation council).
All courses of study at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar are accredited with the exception of the diploma course in Freie Kunst (Fine Art) and the Lehramt an Gymnasien (Teaching Qualification in Art Education), both of which conclude with a state exam. The majority of the courses offered at the university have already undergone this process numerous times. An overview with expert opinions can be found on the accreditation council’s website.