Get-to-know the city and the univeristy
Greeting
The International Student Week in Ilmenau (ISWI) turns the Technische Universität Ilmenau into a peaceful microcosm of the world for ten days, transcending national borders. People from 70 different nations come to Ilmenau from all continents to join students from over 100 countries on campus in a peaceful atmosphere. They will discuss and celebrate the theme “Sharing Power, Giving Opportunities, Enabling Participation.”
The guiding themes of ISWI – justice, freedom, cohesion – not only give ISWI a unique character; they also give TU Ilmenau a friendly face. With this smile, I would like to welcome you all, guests and hosts, to our university. I wish you a wonderful time together in Ilmenau!
– “Professor Kai-Uwe Sattler,
President of TU Ilmenau”
Ilmenau
“Ilmenau – himmelblau” – “Ilmenau – skyblue”. This is the motto of Ilmenau. Blue is the color of peace, happiness and harmony. It is a color, which suits to the life here in Ilmenau:
Ilmenau is a town located in the heart of Germany, at the edge of the Thuringian Forest. It is one of the largest towns in the state of Thuringia with 26.000 inhabitants. You will recognize that Ilmenau is not a hugh city with scyscrapers or full of car noises. It is a sweet small city surrounded by nature. Fun fact? Although it is a small city, offers Ilmenau and the surrounding region many Olympic champions e.g. in luge (last: 2018 Dajana Eitberger) and bobsleight. One can say that Ilmenau is a historical city with tradition and transition.
Do you know Goethe? Even Goethe lived here in Ilmenau. Goethe is a famous German writer and poet, who was happy to spend time in this town! (“I was always happy to spend time here, and still am. Methinks the reason lies in the harmony that is struck here …”), according to one of his letters sent to Schiller, back in 1795.
You might think now “What can Ilmenau offer for an International Student Festival?” Ilmenau is a perfect city to escape hustle and bustle, to relax and enjoy time! Besides the beautiful nature, you can visit historical buildings and monuments in town and take part in the different recreational activities that take place in this town. But best of all: have a great time with the people living here. All of these things are definitely worth checking out!
You can find more information about Ilmenau here!
Technical University Ilmenau
One out of four of the inhabitants of Ilmenau are students (in total over 6000) at the Technological University (TU) Ilmenau. The TU Ilmenau was founded in 1894 as an Institute for Technology. It offers courses and programs leading to officially recognised bachelor’s and master’s degrees and PhDs in several areas of study. So this might be the perfect place if you’re interested in studying engineering, science, media or economics! There are five different academic departments (faculties):
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Computer Science and Automation
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science
- Faculty of Media and Economic Sciences
At TU Ilmenau exists the motto “We are a big campus family”. The TU Ilmenau is a campus university with short distances not only to the university buildings but also to the library, the housings on the campus and the sports centre. Since we are a big campus family, we try to make life and study unique: There is a high number of student’s associations, e.g. cinema, radio, orchestra, choir, big band. Plus, there are student clubs on the ground of the university campus and other organisations, e.g. “Wohnzimmerkultur”, who organise concerts in students’ living rooms.
You can find more information about TU Ilmenau here!