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  Woman in red robe.„Tag des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses" on 11 November 2025

  The "Tag des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses" at Chemnitz University of Technology focuses in 2025 on the opportunities and challenges of academic qualification in the age of AI – participation is free of charge following online registration

• Research

  Two women are standing in a kitchen cooking at the stove, one woman is taking photographs.Why cooking recipes are surprisingly personal – and have been so for over 160 years

  Linguistic study reveals personal pronouns are far more common in recipes than expected and that chatty cooking recipes go back at least 160 years

• Research

  Hands of robot and human.What Does a Human Say to a Robot While They’re Building an IKEA Shelf Together?

  Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology explore human-robot conversations – and share their insights in a podcast episode

• International

  Menschen stehen vor einer LeinwandSuccessful summer school at Chemnitz University of Technology

  The Department of Media Psychology and the Across University Alliance welcomed young media enthusiasts from nine different countries to the summer school "How much science is in science fiction?"

Events of the Faculty of Humanities

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  Monday, 28.11.2025 New beginnings – upheavals: A dialogue between Bremerhaven and Chemnitz (exhibition opening) (Fair/Exhibition)

  • Philosophische Fakultät, Humangeographie mit dem Schwerpunkt Europäische Migrationsforschung
  • Time: 17:00 to 28.11. 18:00 Location: Str. der Nationen 33, Universitätsbibliothek Eingangsbereich, Erdgeschoss Language: Deutsch
  • Info: Anja Riedel, +49(0)371/531 38293, anja.riedel@…
  • The exhibition invites to rediscover history and shows how migration has shaped economy, urban life and identity. A project by Chemnitz University of Technology and the German Emigration Centre.
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  Wednesday, 29.10.2025 Criticality, Interculturality and Decoloniality: A Southern Praxis (Lecture)

  • Philosophische Fakultät, Juniorprofessur Interkulturelle Praxis mit dem Schwerpunkt digitale Kulturen
  • Time: 17:15 to 18:45 Location: Reichenhainer Str. 90, Zentr. Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude 101 Language: Englisch
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Benachour Saidi. Visiting Scholar at TU Chemnitz
  • Info: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yolanda López García, yolanda.lopez@…, +49 371 531-33868
  • This lecture foregrounds the epistemic intersections between criticality, interculturality and decoloniality, unsettling their conceptual insularities, tensions and implications within knowledge production.
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  Wednesday, 05.11.2025 Exhibition Opening: "The Carnation Revolution – Chronicle of a Journey Toward Freedom, Progress, and Democracy"

  • Philosophische Fakultät, Lehrstuhl Kultureller und Sozialer Wandel
  • Time: 19:00 to 21:00 Location: Universitätsbibliothek, 1. Stock Language: Deutsch
  • Info: Prof. Teresa Pinheiro ( teresa.pinheiro@…) und Dr. Ana Troncoso ( ana.troncoso@…)
  • The exhibition presents posters and photographs from the estate of East German reporter Klaus Steiniger (1936–2016), who reported from Lisbon for the newspaper Neues Deutschland. It is part of the event series "Geteilte Geschichten".
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  Monday, 24.11.2025 Nordafrika als Krisenregion und Wirtschaftsmarkt – Welche Rolle spielt Deutschland? (Lecture)

  • Philosophische Fakultät, Professur Internationale Politik
  • Time: 19:00 to 21:00 Location: Str. der Nationen 33, Universitätsbibliothek Raum: Ideenreich Language: Deutsch
  • Speaker: Dr. Marcus Knupp, Germany Trade & Invest/Bundeswirtschaftsministerium, Berlin
  • Info: Informationen erteilt: Dr. Jakob Kullik, Email: jakob.kullik@…
  • An den Rändern des Mittelmeers verfolgen Staaten ihre ökonomischen und geopolitischen Interessen und betreiben trotz der Krisen weiter Handel. Wie sehen die nordafrikanischen Märkte aus und welche Rolle spielen deutsche Unternehmen?
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