Open call for a new »European Bauhaus Weimar«
In October 2020, Ursula von der Leyen issued a call for a new European Bauhaus. In the call, von der Leyen describes the current global challenges and the need for a new movement aimed towards creating more sustainable cities and more worthwhile living. While the »Green Deal« is focussed on conserving our resources and reducing CO2 emissions, it is also intended to be a new cultural project for Europe. von der Leyen cites the historic Bauhaus as a source of inspiration that brought together art, craft and technology a hundred years ago. And that’s what it’s still about today: in light of the global challenge of climate change, the question is how can we shape the future together through the interaction of technology, science, art and design?
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is applying to be one of the five locations for the new »European Bauhaus«. An interdisciplinary team will be formulating a cross-university approach in early 2021 for the application, which will then be expanded into a concept made up of a broad range of content together with a number of partners from Thuringia, Germany, and around the world. All instructors, students and staff at the university are welcome to participate in and contribute their ideas to this major undertaking and future-oriented project.
»Here at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, we combine shaping the future with a living cultural heritage. We work together closely every day here in teaching and research to develop and implement new ideas and concepts for a sustainable environment worth living in. All of the faculties are united in asking the questions: How are society and the environment changing as a result of modern technology? What does the relationship between humans, the environment and technology need to look like in the future? How can we live together today and in the future? And how do we want to live together?«
Prof. Dr. Winfried Speitkamp
President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
In order to jointly advance the project of the new »European Bauhaus Weimar«, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has called on all teachers, students and employees to participate in an open call. With over 60 contributions from students and teachers from all faculties, the response has been remarkable. A wide range of designs and ideas were submitted, which deal creatively, artistically and critically with climate change, CO2 reduction and, in connection with this, the self-image of our university.
This Friday, 19 February 2021 from 2 pm – 5 pm, the submissions will be presented at the Ideas Pitch via BigBlueButton:
Meeting-Room: Europa-Bauhaus-AG
Meeting URL: https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jul-otw-xsj-d7i
(University members will receive the meeting password via email.)
We are very much looking forward to the exchange during and after the event and invite you to participate and share. Use the event to directly ask the contributing actors questions in a personal chat, to enter into the discussion, to make appointments beyond the scope of the event, to network, to establish working groups or to participate in them in order to introduce and jointly advance your own ideas.
Friday, 19 February 2021, 2 pm to 5 pm: university-wide idea pitch
Sunday, 19 May 2021: digital symposium with project partners organized by the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Various formats will be used throughout the progress and development of the project. Work groups, public events and a variety of participation formats will offer a broad range of opportunities for you to contribute your own ideas and to get involved in the work process.
Currently the following work groups have been formed:
Friday, 5 February 2021: Work group plenary
Tuesday, 26 January 2021: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Directorate, Klassik Stiftung Weimar and Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture meeting
Friday, 22 January 2021: university-wide livestream of project launch and idea pitch with Q&A opportunity
Friday, 15 January 2021: Steering committee meeting
Friday, 8 January 2021: Work group plenary
Friday, 17 December 2020: Steering committee meetig
Friday, 11 December 2020: Work group plenary
Friday, 27 November 2020: first work group plenary
Wednesday, 20 November 2020: first steering committee meeting
Wednesday, 4 November 2020: second Senate report
Wednesday, 28 October 2020: Steering committee agreement in extended Presidium
Wednesday, 7 October 2020: senate report
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