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.

• 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

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".

• Press release from 25 November 2019
• Project homepage "Hybrid Societies: Humans Interacting with Embodied Technologies"

Events in the next days

• 03

  Apr

  Thursday, 04.04.2025 Between Data and Dialogue: Focusing on Participants in Migration Research. 4th Annual IMISCOE Meth@Mig Workshop (Workshop)

  • Philosophische Fakultät, Juniorprofessur Interkulturelle Praxis mit dem Schwerpunkt digitale Kulturen
  • Time: to 04.04. Location: Str. der Nationen 62, Altes Heizhaus Language: Englisch
  • Speaker: Keynote Tuba Bircan (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  • Info: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yolanda López García
  • The workshop highlights the crucial role of participants in migration research. It explores how different methodologies, including AI and digital data, impact participant involvement and ethical issues across all research stages.
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• 22

  Apr

  Tuesday, 22.04.2025 Ehrlicher Makler oder geopolitischer Akteur? Deutschlands Rolle in der Indo-Pazifik-Region (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. Heribert Dieter, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin
  • Info: jakob.kullik@…
  • Der Indo-Pazifik ist Schauplatz im Kampf um die künftige Weltordnung und Zukunftsmarkt. Gelingt es, die regionalen Konflikte friedlich beizulegen oder steuern wir auf einen großen Konflikt zu? Welche Interessen verfolgt Deutschland in dieser Region?
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• 10

  Jun

  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: jakob.kullik@…
  • 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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