Liebe Menschen der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar,
auf den folgenden Seiten möchten wir, das Präsidium der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Ihnen die Schwerpunkte, die wir uns für unsere gemeinsame Legislatur gesetzt haben, unser daraus folgendes Startprogramm für 2023 sowie die Bilanz des Startprogramms vorstellen.
Das Startprogramm war das Ergebnis von Befragungen, Gesprächen und Debatten, die an der Universität im vergangenen Jahr stattgefunden haben und zu denen wir auch weiterhin im Austausch bleiben wollen.
Das heißt, dass dieses Programm 2023 nicht abschließend war, aber wir wollten zu Beginn unserer gemeinsamen Arbeit erste Prioritäten setzen: Damit sollte ein Momentum erzeugt werden, das uns durch die Legislatur bis 2026 tragen soll. Eine Bilanz erfolgte nun im Mai 2024.
the university should be a positive and productive space for all of us, where we can live, work, conduct research, teach and learn
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar should be a positive and productive space for all of us, where we can live, work, conduct research, teach and learn; it should be somewhere we can develop and maximise our professional and personal potential.
We understand achieving this goal together to be the main task of the University Administration.
We wish for the scientific, artistic and design research and practice at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, in addition to its teaching, extracurriculars and other services, to provide inspiration that will have a global impact on society. We wish for students, academics and artists to come to Weimar because they are able to study, research and achieve things here that they can’t do anywhere else. We wish for University members and staff to stay here because we offer a dynamic and energetic institution that is bound together as community with progressive and diverse values in the face of modern challenges. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is, in this sense, already well positioned. As we all know, however, there is still lots to do.
A new Presidium can’t solve all problems immediately or address all issues with the same amount of attention. This is why we have compiled a summary of upcoming topics and identified a small number of medium-term priorities for each of them. These will in turn be accompanied by specific milestones that can be achieved by the end of 2023. The milestones of the 2023 Kick-Off Programme can be understood as laying the foundation, because we are of course thinking beyond 2023. Naturally, as the Presidium, we will continue moving forward on all scheduled and long-term plans in our departments.
We have defined a few key points to establish the foundation of our working hypothesis.
Key Points
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar sees itself now and in the future as an institution that functions as a beacon and cultural pillar in society, and as a place where exceptional research is carried out. Our core strengths are creativity and innovation. The work carried out here serves the common good and focusses on participation, diversity, technological development and social and environmental sustainability.
In order to meet these demands, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is
- critically reflective, culturally inclusive and promotes integration;
- committed to meeting international professional standards of the disciplines taught here, yet has a recognisable interdisciplinary institutional profile;
- a stakeholder and partner in the international networks of universities, institutions, academics and artists, and forward-thinking markets;
- curious, creative and open to innovative and experimental approaches;
- entrepreneurial in both thought and action, but not driven by commercial goals;
- pragmatic, but not necessarily application-oriented;
- courageous in our values without being dogmatic; and, above all
- instrumental in shaping society.
These demands lead to – in addition to fundamental teaching and research responsibilities – identifiable courses of action. These courses of action include, for example
- having a modern outlook and establishing the University’s international reputation as a reflection of its regional and international networking;
- focussing on internal and external communication;
- fostering environmental and social sustainability;
- the University’s effectiveness in socio-political settings;
- promoting inter-/transdisciplinary research and teaching opportunities;
- offering full-time and part-time studies, further education courses, preparation and orientation courses, as well as relevant follow-up courses;
- institutionally integrating into regional, national and international organisations; and
- integrating digitalisation, internationalisation and diversity into the University’s everyday life.
We – the new Presidium – are choosing to begin with this concept because we see it as specific and concise. However, we do not see it as exhaustive or conclusive. We want to continue working with each other and with you on finding solutions, and we are well aware that most issues are complex and involve various interests, perspectives and interconnections and that there is often no single »right« solution. We encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas. This can be done easily by sending an e-mail to wir[at]uni-weimar.de.
Now let’s have a look at our programme!
