Dear Alumni,
2023 is a special year for the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The University has a new President and a new Presidium. The Presidium announced their Kick-Off Programme for the next three years at the Inauguration Ceremony. The Programme was developed with the intention of the highest possible level of participation. The Programme also acts as a call to University members to help shape the future of the University, establish a community of values, and to strengthen and sustain a sense of cohesion. Read more about it here. In this issue, we will be sharing information about, among other things, a transfer initiative to support the digitization of Thuringian businesses and how you can become part of a Bauhaus.Module. We also invite you to join discussions on University history as part of the Alumni-Discussions. Alumni voices can be heard in the new neudeli podcast »Auf eigenen Wegen«.
Warm regards and I wish you a stimulating read
Your Silvia Riedel
The new President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Prof. Peter Benz, was inaugurated with a ceremony held in the Audimax on 26 September 2023. The ceremony was kicked off by Thuringian Minister für Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft, Wolfgang Tiefensee. The afternoon programme took place under the motto »Be Free« and focussed on the new Presidium’s goals and visions for the University. On 1 November 2022, the University Assembly elected Peter Benz as President. > more
The Presidium of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar announced their plans for the next three years at the Inauguration Ceremony. The Programme sets the priorities for the upcoming months and years, identifying numerous measures and milestones that are scheduled to be met before the end of 2023. The Programme also calls upon all University members to help actively shape and contribute to the future of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, »Your University«. > more
On 7 June 2023, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Senate ratified 3 new Vice Presidents in accordance with the proposals made by President Prof. Peter Benz. Dr. Simon Frisch was elected Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs, Dr. Ulrike Kuch Vice President for Social Transformation, and Prof. Dr. Timon Rabczuk Vice President for Projects and Research, each for a term of 3 years. The 3 new Presidium members will lead the University together with President Prof. Peter Benz and Chancellor Dr. Horst Henrici. > more
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, as coordinator of the University Alliance BAUHAUS4EU, was awarded the European Commission’s »Seal of Excellence« together with six partner universities. The aim of the University Alliance is to promote the sustainable and inclusive development of European regions. > more
Since summer 2032, the »Bauhaus.Mobility.Hub« has been developing a broad range of support services in order to help Thuringian businesses take advantage of digitalisation opportunities. The transfer initiative is coordinated by the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and it connects Thuringia to a European-wide network of digitalisation hubs. The European Union and the State of Thuringia are providing funding for the region with the goal of promoting momentum for local digitalisation. > more
Each semester, students tackle so-called »Innovation Challenges« – open questions posed by neudeli business and scientific project partners. The goal is to communicate entrepreneurial perspectives and behaviour and to promote interdisciplinary exchange between students and project partners. Be a part of this Bauhaus.Module and ask exciting questions from your business, department or organisation! > more
The Startup Hub »neudeli« is airing the first episode of its podcast, »Auf eigenen Wegen«. In the podcast, alumni from art and design degree programmes speak about how they started their own businesses. > more
To mark th 100th anniversary of radio in Germany, the artistic research project »Listening to the World – 100 Years of Radio« explores listening as a global phenomenon. Sound artists and researchers as well as radio practitioners and theorists came together to examine the past, present and future of regional and transregional listening. On 21 and 22 October 2023, the preliminary outcomes of the cooperative project between the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Goethe-Institut and Deutschlandfunk Kultur will be presented at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. > more
The »Freibad-Kolonnade« was awarded 2nd place in the »Thüringer Umweltpreis 2023«. The project was carried out by the Junior Professorship for »Konstruktives Entwerfen und Erproben« for the south Thuringian community of Rippershausen. The competition, which recognises exemplary commitment to environmental protection and resource efficiency, saw over 40 project submissions this year. > more
Prof. Dr. Gerd Zimmermann spoke about the nearly 50-year affiliation between the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. In an additional conversation about the history of the University, Gerd Zimmermann, who after 1992 played a key role in shaping the University as its Rector for 3 terms until 2010, spoke about what drew him to Weimar and the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (HAB) as a young man. > more
In an Alumni-Discussion with Dr. Jörg Brauns, Director of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and former University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (HAB) in Weimar student, examined how the climate at the HAB changed in the late 1980s, how the general social upheaval starting in 1989 was reflected in the University, and how the University was transformed in the years that followed. > more
100 years after the first major Bauhaus Exhibition, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar and the Kunstfest Weimar invited guests to the »Bauhaus-Weeks«. From 15 August to 10 September, the three Weimar institutions organised a broad range of exhibitions, workshops, performances, and music and film events across the city. > more
For the 100th anniversary of the first Bauhaus Exhibition, nova space (the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Gallery), is occupying the exhibition spaces in the Schiller-Museum Weimar until the end of 2023. For this event, the University Gallery is working together with external curators and various initiatives of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The Klassik Stiftung Weimar has dedicated its annual programme to the theme of living, with the State Bauhaus as the focal point. The Klassik Stiftung Weimar examines the future of housing and living together, inviting its visitors to engage with sustainable building practices and to discuss topics like displacement and gentrification as they relate to historical forms of housing. > more
A double exhibition featuring creative projects and individuals from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is currently on display in the foyer of the University Library. Creativity is one of the most important resources and strengths at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. But what does this mean in concrete terms? What topics and issues are the modern Bauhäusler concerned with, and how do they tackle them? 15 years of Kreativfonds success stories and a poster exhibition accompanying the release of the »Auf eigenen Wegen« podcast, which is an audio interview format that explores »Creative Entrepreneurship«. The exhibition is on until 8 Janury 2024. > more
Following 3 years of work, the results of the German-Polish research project »Schriftstellerinnen aus der Sammlung Varnhagen. Briefe – Werke – Relationen« hae been made public. The digital edition was created in close cooperation with the Jagiellonen Library in Krakow, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar University Library and the Agentur v3 consulting (Munich). The Varnhagen Collection is one of the largest and most important manuscript collections in Europe. > more
A commemorative concept recalling the National Socialist history of University buildings in Marienstraße 13 and 15 and Belvederer Allee 6 is being developed. The complex history is to be rendered in the areas around the buildings. The inter-faculty project will be funded by the University Presidium until fall 2024. > more
This year, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is a cooperation partner of the ACHAVA Festspiele Thüringen, the largest Jewish Intercultural festival in Germany. As part of this cooperation, a discussion series with Shoah survivors and their descendants, speakers from Israel and Germany, and instructors and students from the University took place on Thursday, 5 October 2023. A celebration followed on the University campus to kick off the new semester at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and marked the official beginning of the ACHAVA Festspiele Thüringen. > more
The virtual career fair provides students, alumni and businesses with the opportunity to connect and network from 28 to 30 November 2023. The event is aimed primarily at international students of computer science and engineering. Interested in presenting your company at the Career Fair Connect and introducing yourself to potential applicants? Register by 29 October 2023 by e-mailing career.services@uni-weimar.de. > more
STAFF | Prof. Martin Hesselmeier appointed Professor of Interface Design | Prof. Dr. Reinhard Kunz appointed Professor of »Innovationsmanagement und Medien« | Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Daniela Spiegel appointed Professor of Conservation and History of Architecture | Kerstin Ergenzinger appointed Junior Professor of »Akustische Ökologien und Sound Studies« | Christina Köchling appointed Junior Professor of »Bauentwurfslehre« | Anastasia Athanasiou appointed Junior Professor of Natural Hazards and Structural Resilience | »soweit die positiven Erinnerungen mich getragen haben werden«: Discussion with Prof. Bernd Rudolf on Retirement
PROFILE | MDR KULTUR meets... University President Prof. Peter Benz Interview | LISTENING TIP: »Unlocking Sustainability«: neudeli Alumni Philipp Hollberg (CAALA) in InnoFM Interview Podast
AWARDS | Success for Fernanda Caicedo and Elia Zeißig at the »kurzsuechtig« Festival | Double success for alumni in IT Young Talent Competition | Media Art and Design alumna Anika Mätzke awarded MDR Broadcasting »Kindermedienpreis« in »Bestes Drehbuch« category for »Jonja« at the »Deutschen Kinder Medien Goldener Spatz« Festival | Product Designer Beatriz Oria Lombardía awarded this year's »Dare to Design« prize at the German Design Graduates Show | Two »Goldene Nägel« for Simon Geistlinger, Visuelle Kommunikation (Visual Communication) graduate, at ADC Talents Award 2023 | Julia Huhnholz and Friedrich Gerlach awarded second place at James Dyson Award 2023 in Germany | Freie Kunst graduate Felix Deiters awarded » Lyonel Kunstpreis« 2023 | Patent family for self-propelling tool sold | Civil Engineering graduate Jan Lünig wins »Schöck-Innovationspreis Digital« | Urban Studies graduate Vincent Mayer awarded »BUND-Forschungspreis« 2023 | »Thüringer Digitalpreis« 2023 awarded to Weimar-based »Consensive«
IN A NUTSHELL | »Gefesselte Blicke« Exhibition of film posters from the 1920s on until 21 October in the University Library | Faculty of Civil Engineering Graduation Ceremony on 4 November 2023 | Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Graduation Ceremony on 17 November 2023 with final theses exhibition in the Main Building | Alumni present the group exhibition »Walle! walle*« until 1 November in Goethe's residence in Weimar | The Bauhaus Christmas will take place on 9 December 2023 | Five Start-Up Ideas Selected for the neudeli Fellowship | Impressions from the 21st »Internationalen Baustofftagung« | Review of the »Strohballen-Bautage« in Weimar | Coming up: 2024 Anniversary – 70 years of the Faculty of Civil Engineering | News from the Bauhaus-Network | News from the Bauhaus Further Education Academy (WBA) e.V.
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