Mit großer Bestürzung haben das Präsidium und die Angehörigen der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar am gestrigen Mittwoch erfahren, dass Prof. Dr. Christoph Stölzl, langjähriger Präsident der Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar, am Dienstag plötzlich und unerwartet verstorben ist.

On Monday, 19 December 2022, Thuringian Minister for Economy, Science and Digital Society Tiefensee appointed Dr. Horst Henrici for an additional term as Chancellor. The certificate of appointment was handed over at the Ministry headquarters in Erfurt.

Since 1 October 2022, Dr. Sandra Huning has been Deputy Professor for Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism. Until 30 September 2024, the habilitated urban and spatial planner with a doctorate degree will be serving in place of Prof. Dr. Barbara Schönig, who has been appointed State Secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture (Thüringer Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft).

As of 1 November 2022, Dr.-Ing. Grischa Bertram has been appointed to the Junior Professorship for Spatial Planning and Spatial Research at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.

On Tuesday, 1 November 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Assembly elected Peter Benz as President.

All four faculties at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar have elected new faculty management. The new deans have been appointed by the President and will serve a three-year term at the university until the beginning of the 2025 winter semester.

Steven Mac Nelly is the new central contact person for sustainability issues at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Since 1 September 2022, he has been responsible for, among other things, assessing the energy footprint of university buildings.

A new subject area was launched on 1 September in the Produktdesign (Product Design) degree programme at the Faculty of Art and Design: »Emerging Technologies and Design«. Dr. Thomas Pearce was appointed to the newly created tenure track junior professor position. What does this title mean and how does this >newbie< intend to shape the field in the Produktdesign (Product Design) degree programme?

Martin Siegler, who is a research associate within the Professorship for Media Philosophy at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, has been awarded second prize in the humanities and cultural studies section of the 2022 German Study Prize for his dissertation on the subject of media articulations of human existence in emergency and catastrophe situations. Conferred by the Körber Foundation, this award honours outstanding work of particular social significance.

In its meeting on 6 July 2022, the University Senate unanimously voted in Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Osburg as the new Vice President for Research, Arts and Young Academics. The professor for construction chemistry and polymeric building materials was nominated by the Interim President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and appointed for three years beginning immediately after the vote, in accordance with the University Charter. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Osburg’s term in office thus began on 6 July and she will be available at least until the future university president takes office.

On Friday 15 July 2022, Hannes Dünnebier was honoured with the Lyonel Art Prize during the »summaery2022« annual show at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The award for outstanding young artists is endowed with €2,000 and has been conferred to artistic dissertations from the Faculty of Art and Design since 2019 by the Lyonel e. V. association for the promotion of art, design and culture.

»Drawn to the unique profile of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar«, artist and architect Mona Mahall accepted the Professorship of Presentation Methodology in Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.

Auf der Mitgliederversammlung der Bauhaus Weiterbildungsakademie Weimar (WBA) wurde Ende Mai 2022 ein neuer Vorstand gewählt. Für weitere zwei Jahre wurden Gudrun Kopf, Dezernentin für Studium und Lehre, Dr. Susanne Kirchmeyer, Leiterin des Sprachenzentrums, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Plank-Wiedenbeck, Dekan der Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen, und Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst-Michael Ludwig, Prodekan Forschung an der Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen, im Amt bestätigt.

Digitalisation permeates all areas of society – from work to leisure, health care to climate research, education to entertainment. Researchers from the Faculty of Media are using innovative methods to explore the requirements and effects of this development.

The MDR Broadcasting Council elected a new Administrative Council for the public broadcaster during its meeting on 16 May 2022 The MDR Board of Directors has ten members in total: four from Saxony, three from Saxony-Anhalt and three from Thuringia.

Das Kolloquium »Kontroversen« wird am 3. und 4. Juni 2022 zu Ehren von Prof. Hans-Rudolf Meier, seit 2008 Professor für Denkmalpflege und Baugeschichte an der Fakultät Architektur und Urbanistik, stattfinden.

Today, Wednesday, 6 April 2022, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Assembly elected Prof. Dr. Jutta Emes as Interim President of the university. Prof. Emes has been carrying out the responsibilities of University President for the last six weeks in her role as the Presidium’s interim President. Interim President is an independent position provided for in the Thuringian Higher Education Act (ThürHG) and is elected to take over duties during the period between when a President leaves office and a new President is elected. The election requires a professorial majority vote from professors belonging to the University Assembly.

Ende 1999 wurde Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Bargstädt an die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar berufen. Nach über 22 Jahren Lehr- und Forschungstätigkeit an der Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen übergab der Universitätsprofessor am 05. April 2022 den Staffelstab offiziel an seinen Nachfolger Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Melzner. Im Interview mit Dana Höftmann lässt er die vergangenen Jahre Revue passieren und blickt auf seine persönliche und fachliche Zukunft.

Since February 2022, Prof. Dr. Björn Rüffer has held the Professorship of Applied Mathematics at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. After having worked in Germany, Great Britain and Australia, the doctor in mathematics succeeds senior professor Klaus Gürlebeck. The professorship is based in the Faculties of Civil Engineering and Media and is instrumental in the basic education of Weimar’s engineering and computer science programmes.

University President Professor Speitkamp bid farewell to his colleagues and the students of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar with a reception at the Bauhaus.Atelier on Thursday, 17 February 2022. The afternoon event, organised in compliance with corona regulations, brought together many members of the university who had not seen one another in a long time. Guests visibly enjoyed the in-person event and used the time to chat and say goodbye to Professor Speitkamp. They reflected together on what the President had achieved and wished him all the best in his new position as State Secretary in the Ministry of Education. He will take office on Tuesday, 22 February 2022.