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Aca­d­e­mic Staff Exchange: Deep­en­ing Col­lab­o­ra­tion at Bauhaus-Uni­ver­sität Weimar

Hauptgebäude der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8 99423 Weimar (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Thomas Müller)
As part of the Inclusive Cities project, a faculty member from Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) extended her stay in Germany by an additional week following the project's kick-off event in Weimar.

The extended stay offered valu­able oppor­tu­ni­ties for aca­d­e­mic exchange and col­lab­o­ra­tion. Build­ing on the ped­a­gog­i­cal train­ing received dur­ing the kick-off, the par­tic­i­pant engaged in in-depth dis­cus­sions with Bauhaus-Uni­ver­sität Weimar staff on the joint course cur­rently in devel­op­ment – explor­ing its con­tent, struc­ture, and roadmap together.

Beyond these work­ing ses­sions, the stay allowed for active parti­cipation in aca­d­e­mic life at Bauhaus-Uni­ver­sität Weimar. A par­tic­u­lar high­light was the inte­gra­tion into the Fac­ul­ty’s Excur­sion Week, which included field vis­its and dis­cus­sions in Erfurt with Bauhaus-Uni­ver­sität Weimar fac­ulty, inter­na­tional stu­dents, and local stake­hold­ers. These encoun­ters offered fresh per­spec­tives and prac­ti­cal insights directly rel­e­vant to the themes of the Inclu­sive Cities project.

The par­tic­i­pant was also invited to attend cul­tural and aca­d­e­mic events at the uni­ver­sity and in the city, fur­ther enrich­ing the exchange and fos­ter­ing con­nec­tions across insti­tu­tions and disciplines.

This activ­ity was coor­di­nated by the Bauhaus-Uni­ver­sität Weimar project team in close col­lab­o­ra­tion with Notre Dame Uni­ver­sity-Louaize, with the shared goal of strength­en­ing the foun­da­tions for the joint course devel­op­ment ahead.