Begrüßung der Erstsemester am 17.10.

Eigentlich war alles wie immer: Bei der Erstsemester-Begrüßung hatten die „Freshers“ viele wichtige Fragen, die sie im Hörsaal und Medienzentrum (HMZ) direkt an die TU-Präsidentin Tanja Brühl und Vizepräsident Heribert Wazecha stellen durften. Die Laune auf dem Campus Lichtwiese war ausgelassen. Aufbruchstimmung lag in der Luft. Doch ganz wie immer war es trotzdem nicht: Der Ausblick auf den Winter hinterlässt einige Sorgen.

Grenoble invites Unite! students

From 6 to 10 February 2023, Unite! students get special access to the first edition of the Unite! winter school on Biomass and innovative materials, which will take place in Grenoble. It will focus on the themes of plant biomass valorisation (green and agri food waste, wood residues) as well as production of biomaterials (or bio sourced materials). Applications are open until 15 November 2022.

Was TU-Studierende von ihrem Auslandssemester erwarten

Seit September verbringen 45 SUD-Studierende der TU Darmstadt sowie elf der Vietnamese-German University (VGU) erstmals ein Semester an der VGU nahe Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt. Nach zwei Jahren Pandemie ist das gemeinsame Masterstudium dort endlich in Präsenz möglich – noch dazu auf dem neuen Campus, der im November eingeweiht wird. Unter den TU-Studierenden machten sich vorab Vorfreude und ein wenig Nervosität breit. Um ihre Fragen zu beantworten und die südostasiatische Universität vorzustellen, reiste der VGU-Präsident eigens aus Vietnam an.

„Fliegendes Klassenzimmer" zwischen Darmstadt und Vietnam

Vor zehn Jahren hat die TU Darmstadt den gemeinsamen Masterstudiengang Sustainable Urban Development an der Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt aufgebaut. Seit drei Jahren ist daraus ein Joint-Degree-Studiengang geworden, der in Darmstadt und Vietnam angeboten wird. Erstmals können nun auch TU Studierende ein Semester in Südostasien verbringen. Das Interesse an dem einzigartigen internationalen Studiengang ist groß.

TU Graz and Wroclaw Tech are now official Unite! partners

On September 20th, during the VI Unite! Dialogue hosted by Politecnico di Torino. Prof. Dr. Harald Kainz, Rector of the Graz University of Technology, and Prof. Dr. Arkadiusz Wójs, President of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, signed the Unite! Charter confirming the full inclusion of both universities to the Unite! alliance. The signature act has taken place during the Unite! Governing Platform in the presence of Unite!'s president Tanja Brühl and all the rectors/presidents of the different Unite! partner universities.

VI Unite! Dialogue in Turin

With over 250 academic, staff and student participants coming from nine European Universities, the Unite! Alliance sixth Dialogue was just hosted at Politecnico di Torino on September 20-22. The Alliance, which concluded its sixth Dialogue, was recently awarded with additional funding from the European Commission. Together with the University delegations, other main participants were EC representatives, CRUI Rector’s Conference, the main German technical Universities’ network – TU9, plus Torino, Barcelona and Stockholm municipalities and the other five CLUSTER European Alliances.

On European Researchers' Night the Unite! alliance invites you to learn about the transition to sustainable and climate-neutral cities by 2030.

The European Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide public event, which displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens' daily lives in fun, inspiring ways. This year, the event will take place in 25 countries on Friday 30 September 2022. The Unite! University Alliance is participating.

The Unite! community introduces itself

Unite! is a living and constantly growing alliance. Many people at the seven (soon to be nine) partner universities are working on different projects to make a European University a reality. Who they are and what exactly they do is what we show in the series “Let's Unite! – Get to know…”. This time, students Airi Nevalainen and Joona Huikuri from Aalto University introduce themselves.

The VI Unite! Dialogue is fast approaching

To close the pilot phase of the Erasmus+ project and launch the future activities, the Alliance will hold the VI Unite! Dialogue in Politecnico di Torino, with task force meetings and public plenary sessions.

Open Science Summer School at Aalto University

One of the focus areas of the UNITE.H2020 project is the promotion of open science. Open science is transparent and accessible knowledge that is shared and developed through collaborative networks. It involves sharing ideas, data, methods and results with local, national, regional and global collaborative networks of research participants. It also goes beyond this to encompass the production and use of this scientific knowledge among these collaborative networks.

Auftaktveranstaltung „getTUgether“ am 21. September

Auf dem Campus Stadtmitte, Lichtwiese und Botanischer Garten der TU Darmstadt sind ab dem 21. September 2022 mehrere Sitzbänke als „getTUgether“ Bänke gekennzeichnet. Diese bieten Gelegenheit, einander zu begegnen, in den Austausch zu kommen – oder ganz einfach ein Gespräch zu führen.

Apply now online till October 7, 2022

Great opportunity: The Deutschlandstipendium offers students 300 euros per month, for at least one year and independent of BAföG. In addition, scholarship holders get in contact with representatives of industry and society and can start forming their own network.

Members of all Unite! partner universities visit the new partner in Poland

Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wroclaw Tech), which together with the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have recently joined the Unite! alliance, hosted the last meeting of representatives of all Unite! Steering Committee. This body of the alliance integrates the so-called Key Liaison Officers (KLO) along with their deputies, and it is responsible for the coordination and continuous development of the alliance, as well as for cooperation between the partner universities, comprising the representatives from all partners.

Studierende für Moderation, Videoproduktion und Interviews gesucht

Du möchtest mit uns gemeinsam einen tollen Einstieg für unsere „Neuen“ in das Studium an der TU Darmstadt gestalten? Das Eventmarketing-Team der TU sucht für die zentrale Erstsemesterbegrüßung 2022 am 17. Oktober Studierende für die Moderation, als Field-Reporter:in sowie als Video-Interview-Partner:in für Erfahrungsberichte rund um das Studium. Interesse? Bewirb dich bis zum 2. September.

European Commission approves funds for second funding phase

Unite!’s proposal to be a technology and innovation driver for the advancement of a green and digital Europe has been approved by the European Commission (EC).