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70 years of studying technology: memories of the construction pioneer Hartwig!
Find out more about the history and campus life of TU Braunschweig students over the last 70 years.
70 years of studying technology: memories of the construction pioneer Hartwig!
The Technical University of Braunschweig is not only an institution for education, but also a place where history comes to life. Looking back over 70 years since the post-war period, we can see how much the course of study is shaped by personal stories. The memories of students like Hans-Joachim Hartwig in particular are a window into this moving era.
Hartwig, who studied at the TU Braunschweig from 1949 to 1954 and completed his engineering studies with a diploma in 1954, represents the challenges and successes of that time. This reports that Magazine of the TU Braunschweig. His daughter, Christine Hartwig-Thürmer, recently handed over documents and photos about her father's life to the university archives. These records include not only examination files, but also rental receipts from the early 1950s as well as photos of Hartwig's most important project, the Kaiserlei Bridge.
Student life in the post-war period
The post-war period was a time of reconstruction and uncertainty for many students, including Hartwig. Many universities were in a badly damaged state and textbooks were scarce. This is also reflected in historical analysis University in the post-war period clearly. Teaching began after the Second World War in the winter semester of 1945/46 and was characterized by challenges such as the need for denazification measures. In Braunschweig, as at many other universities, students were required to take part in a university system that was being redesigned.
The field of civil engineering in which Hartwig worked played a key role in rebuilding the infrastructure. Civil engineers developed solutions for complex projects and actively contributed to environmental protection through the use of sustainable materials. The TU Braunschweig emphasizes that the Civil Engineering course provides students with skills in planning, construction and environmental protection.
Christine Hartwig-Thürmer took the opportunity to get an insight into campus life at the time when she handed over her father's documents. Their interest shows how the current generation values the past and identifies with the challenges of its ancestors. In her writing about her father's life in the post-war period, she sheds light on the social and academic conditions under which the students lived and worked.
A legacy of innovation and change
Hans-Joachim Hartwig left a remarkable legacy. Under his construction management, the Kaiserleibrücke, an important infrastructure project and part of the A661 motorway, was built between 1960 and 1964. His documents, which are now kept in the university archives, form an important part of the history of the Technical University of Braunschweig and the German university landscape as a whole.
The reconstruction of German universities, beginning after the Second World War, was characterized by the development of new curricula, the establishment of student associations and the creation of a new formal framework. Hartwig and generations of students helped lay the foundation for a modern education system that prioritizes flexibility and sustainability.
The records that Christine Hartwig-Thürmer handed over to the university archives are not only a homage to her father, but also a document of change in which students create the foundations for a sustainable and future-oriented building culture through commitment and innovation.