Media information

Bekannter Wettbewerb, neuer Austragungsort: Der 28. Regionalwettbewerb von »Jugend forscht« für Mittelthüringen findet am Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2023, an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar statt. Ende 2022 hatten die Universität und die Materialforschungs- und Prüfanstalt (MFPA) Weimar die Patenschaft für den Nachwuchswettbewerb übernommen. Zuvor war dieser viele Jahre von der Stiftung für Technologie, Innovation und Forschung Thüringen (STIFT) ausgetragen worden.

From 3 to 5 February 2023, the sixth annual student-organised Winterwerkschau will take place at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Art and Design. Students are invited to present their study projects and work in a wide variety of formats over the course of the three-day event. The Winterwerkschau will be rounded out by information events on studying at the Faculty of Art and Design.

On Friday, 3 February 2023, students from in and around Weimar are invited to discover the Computer Science Bachelor degree programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The Computer Science of Media Department is hosting six interactive workshops for the event where participants can explore and learn about current topics in research and teaching in the Faculty of Media’s labs. The »Schnuppertag« will take place from 9 am to 1 pm on the Faculty of Media’s new temporary campus at Schwanseestraße 143.

Am Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2022, 17 Uhr, lädt der Fachbereich Medieninformatik an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar alle Interessierten zur Weihnachtsvorlesung in das Audimax in der Steubenstraße 6 ein. Mit dem Thema »Der gefühlvolle Computer: Eine Einführung in das Physiological Computing« gibt Dr. Jan Ehlers, Juniorprofessor für Usability, einen spannenden Einblick in die noch junge Teildisziplin der Informatik.

Starting on 1 January 2023, researchers at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Faculty of Media will be working together with philosophers and artist on a DFG-funded research project that investigates the critical relationship between animism and machinism.

In 2023, radio in Germany will be 100 years old. To mark this anniversary, the project »Listening to the World - 100 Years of Radio« has now been launched as a cooperation between the Professorship »Experimental Radio« at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the Goethe-Institut, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures).

Product design graduate Maren Klamser has been awarded the prestigious »Bundespreis Ecodesign« (German Ecodesign Award) in the »Nachwuchs« (Newcomer) category. As part of her final thesis, she developed a recyclable mineral solid from building rubble and transferred it into a deconstructable masonry system. The prize is endowed with 1,000 euros in prize money.

On Saturday 10 December 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, together with Studierendenwerk Thüringen, invites you to the annual »Buy Yourself a Piece of Bauhaus« Christmas market. With over 60 stands, visitors can expect to find unique and handmade products, as well as an exciting supporting programme.