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On this page, the actors of the TU Chemnitz and their projects present what 2025 at the TU Chemnitz will look like in concrete terms and which impulses from the university will echo into the Capital of Culture.
Like the commitment within the university, the page is growing and is constantly being supplemented by new projects. You are welcome to contact the responsible persons to find out more about the goals and designs or to get involved in the projects yourself.
We look forward to your interest and active participation.
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Symmetry_ Break
2023
2023 (completed project)
Faculty of Natural Science
Symmetry_Break
This interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-target group project aims to address sudden and unexpected deviations from the familiar and the resulting newness in a broad context. The spectrum ranges from music, theater and linguistics to the natural sciences. A prime example of spontaneous symmetry breaking in physics is the falling of a standing pencil in a random, but then excellent direction; another is the so-called Higgs mechanism, which gives mass to the elementary particles in the standard model.
The aim of the project is to track down symmetry breaks in the broad academic and personal discourse of all members of Chemnitz University of Technology, the cultural institutions of the city of Chemnitz and its inhabitants - from punchlines and melody changes to gender gaps and catalysts to personal life breaks. Lectures from the individual disciplines and discussion rounds (individual and panel) will form the initial framework for recognizing and understanding common and interdisciplinary aspects and incorporating them into the activities of the Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 as an enriching cultural asset.
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Symmetry_Break
Contact:
Martina Hentschel (Professur Theoretische Physik komplexer dynamischer Systeme)
0371 / 531…
martina.hentschel@…
CHAT
2023
2023 (completed project)
Faculty of Humanities
CHAT – a master class on Europe addressing senior grade students from Germany
From September 15th to 17th 2023 the Institute for European Studies and European History is hosting “CHAT” – a master class on Europe addressing senior grade students from Germany. According to the motto “europaweit” students get insights into modern research fields of European Studies and European History. Out of an extensive range of workshops the participants individually compile their schedule of interest to approach “Europe” as an object of research. Ending with a “Karl-Marx-Rallye” the students have the possibility to get to know the city of Chemnitz.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedobitek (Institut für Europäische Studien und Geschichtswiss.)
0371 / 531…
maj-britt.krone@…
Mathematics Day 2023
2023
2023 (completed project)
Faculty of Mathematics
"Mathematics Day" - not just math, but much, much more
A day that is all about mathematics and shows that math is more than just an unpopular school subject. Mathematics combines theory and practice, thinking and observation, and is involved in so many areas of our lives that it is indispensable as a cultural technique. The main event is the team competition for students in grades 8-9 and 10-12 with participants from (so far) Saxony, the Czech Republic and Poland. While the students are puzzling, there will be training presentations for teachers, trainee teachers and interested members of the public on current topics and developments. There will also be "labs" with special mathematical problems that need to be solved, the popular hands-on mathematics exhibition for all age groups and a networking lunch for registered participants. The main lecture with a socio-cultural theme will be followed by the award ceremony for the best teams.
Project website: "Mathematics Day" - not just math, but much, much more
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"Mathematics Day"
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Philipp Reiter
0371 / 531…
reiter@…
Science podcast „TUCscicast“
2023-2025
2023 - 2025
Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Special series „Capital of Culture“ for the science podcast „TUCscicast“
Contact:
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Bischof
0371 / 531…
andreas.bischof@…
The Smoking Chemnitzer:in
2023-2024
2023 - 2024 (completed project)
Faculty of Humanities
The Smoking Chemnitzer:in – Stereotypes and representations in regional arts and crafts
Incense smokers attend the winter in Chemnitz and the Erzgebirge region every year. The fragrant scent of the smoke wafts through the houses and gets people in the mood for Christmas. The majority are male smokers who are displayed decoratively: miners, foresters, academics... Why are there so few female and no queer figures?
As part of a research project in the master's program in Intercultural Communication and Competence, students deal with regional handicrafts, research the representations of women and queer people in Chemnitz and create their own incense figures, which will later be presented in an exhibition.
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The Smoking Chemnitzer:in
Contact:
Melanie Hühn
melanie.huehn@…
