Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities 

Welcome to the Faculty of Humanities

Hosting six different institutes, the Faculty of Humanities is the biggest and most diverse faculty at TU Chemnitz. Traditional courses of study like English, German, Political Science and European History are combined with modern subjects such as Media Studies, Intercultural Communication and European Studies.

The Faculty of Humanities offers:
  • engaging fields of study,
  • excellent conditions for students,
  • personal support and assistance,
  • lively and innovational research and publication activities,
  • motivated exchange across disciplines,
  • and extensive Ph.D. progammes.

Collaborative Research Centre "Hybrid Societies: Humans Interacting with Embodied Technologies" at the Faculty of Humanities

A collage showing different people interacting with different robots

Image: Jacob Müller

An interdisciplinary team of 30 professors and senior researchers from Chemnitz University of Technology are investigating how efficient coordination takes place between people and embodied technologies in the Collaborative Research Centre "Hybrid Societies", which has been approved by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Experts from the Institutes of English/American Studies, German Studies and Intercultural Communication as well as Media Research at the Faculty of Humanities are also conducting research on the topic of "Hybrid Societies - People Interacting with Embodied Technologies".

Events in the next days

  • Saturday, 10.05.2025 Das janusköpfige Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht: eine bundespolitische Nischen- und ostdeutsche Regierungspartei? (Lecture)

    • Philosophische Fakultät, Professur Europäische Regierungssysteme im Vergleich
    • Time: 17:00 to 17:45 Location: Reichenhainer Str. 90, Zentr. Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude C10.102 (2/N102) Language: Deutsch
    • Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Höhne, Vertretungs-Professor
    • Info: Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
    • Der Vortrag findet im Rahmen des TUC-Tages statt.
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  • Tuesday, 10.06.2025 Die Beziehungen Chinas zu Russland - Neue Machtachse in Asien? (Lecture)

    • Philosophische Fakultät, Professur Internationale Politik
    • Time: 18:00 to 19:30 Location: Str. der Nationen 33, Universitätsbibliothek Raum: Ideenreich Language: Deutsch
    • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sören Urbansky (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) & Dr. des. Martin Wagner (FU Berlin)
    • Info:
    • Russland und China haben eine strategische Partnerschaft gegen den Westen geschmiedet und streben eine neue Weltordnung an. Dies hat regionale Auswirkungen auf den Indo-Pazifik-Raum, aber auch auf Europa. Worauf müssen sich Berlin und Brüssel einstellen?
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  • Thursday, 19.06.2025 Studi meets Praxis | Education (Fair/Exhibition)

    • Philosophische Fakultät, Institut für Pädagogik + Career Service
    • Time: 15:00 to 17:00 Location: Reichenhainer Str. 90, Zentr. Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude N113 Language: Deutsch
    • Info: Anmeldung unter mytuc.org/start
    • Are you studying education and want to know what career opportunities are open to you? The Institute of Education and the Career Service are organizing a two-hour networking event with exciting exhibitors.
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