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Weimar in MINT fever: Student research center opens with robot dog!
Federal Minister of Education Karin Prien visits the Bauhaus University Weimar to open a student research center on August 21, 2025.
Weimar in MINT fever: Student research center opens with robot dog!
On August 21, 2025, Federal Education Minister Karin Prien paid an inaugural visit to the Bauhaus University Weimar. Together with the Thuringian Minister of Education and Science Christian Tischner as well as university president Prof. Peter Benz and numerous guests, including the robot dog “SPOT”, the focus of the visit was on a visit to the newly established student research center. This center aims to strengthen the connection between science, research and school education and to support students in researching MINT subjects, reports Bauhaus University Weimar.
The student research center offers young researchers an open and supportive environment to develop their “science identity”. It enables participation in project days, preparation for competitions such as “Jugend forscht” and also offers holiday programs to deepen STEM knowledge, as on the MINT Thuringia website is highlighted.
Key areas of STEM education
During her visit, Minister Prien made it clear that academic freedom should not be restricted by morality or ideology. There are a total of 17 student research centers in Thuringia that have already achieved great success in competitions such as “Jugend forscht”. Prof. Peter Benz, President of the Bauhaus University, summarized that the university has pursued a technology-oriented approach to training and education since 1967, particularly in areas such as civil engineering, materials research and urban planning. In addition, Prof. Carsten Könke, director of the MFPA, and Dr. Sven Günther from STIFT Thuringia made a significant contribution to the establishment of the student research center, according to the report Bauhaus University Weimar.
The approach of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to MINT education is holistic and networked. With measures such as the “MINT action plan” and the “MINTvernetzt” initiative, students and teachers are supported to promote MINT skills. Important cornerstones of this plan are collaborations between school and extracurricular activities as well as involving parents in STEM education to create enthusiasm for STEM careers such as Education & Research Platform explained.
The student research center in Weimar is therefore a significant step in promoting MINT enthusiasm among young people and contributes to further strengthening the scientific and innovative strength of young people in Germany.