Bauhaus University Weimar

What Bauhaus University Weimar does

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is a public German university located in Weimar, Thuringia, established in its current legal form in 1994 and tracing its heritage to the original Bauhaus school founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. The university operates four faculties—Architecture and Urbanism, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Art and Design, and Media—offering approximately 40 study programs that span fine arts, visual communication, media design, media studies, computer science, architecture, civil engineering, materials science, environmental studies, and management. It is a state-owned public corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) under Freistaat Thüringen, supervised by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, and occupies a UNESCO World Heritage campus. Primary customers are domestic and international students; industry and business partners form a secondary segment for collaborative research and talent pipeline.

The technology stack underpinning operations includes the TYPO3 content management system for the central web presence (in use since 2006), Matomo for web analytics, and Moodle as the learning management system for blended delivery. Internal collaboration and digital campus services are delivered through Bauhaus.Chat, Bauhaus.Cloud, and Bauhaus.CampusDigital. Research activity is organized in part through the Bauhaus Research School and extends into applied areas such as automated and connected driving. Distribution is primarily direct on-campus education in Weimar, supplemented by Erasmus+ and bilateral international exchange agreements and digital channels via Moodle.

The revenue model is a public-funding model rather than a commercial model. The institution is funded primarily through state appropriations and third-party research grants; revenue is not publicly disclosed. Tuition is effectively free for EU citizens, with all enrolled students paying a semester fee that covers administrative costs, student services, and a public transportation ticket (Semesterticket). Non-EU students may incur tuition fees depending on circumstances. Sub-brands including Bauhaus4EU (European University Alliance), summaery (annual student exhibition), Bauhaus Research School, and Gründungswerkstatt neudeli (startup hub) extend the institution's reach into alliance-based education, public engagement, doctoral training, and entrepreneurship support.

Name

Bauhaus University Weimar

Legal name

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Website

https://uni-weimar.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is a public German university with four faculties and approximately 40 programs spanning architecture, civil engineering, art and design, and media. It serves domestic and international students, is funded by the State of Thuringia, and occupies a UNESCO World Heritage campus.

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Product category

Higher Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Engineering Services (541330)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture Schools (within Arts & Design institutions) (EDAHAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ), Arts, Humanities & Creative Research Universities (EDAHABAG)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Architecture and design education
• Engineering and media studies
• Interdisciplinary research
• Doctoral and graduate programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Weimar

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bauhaus University Weimar is a public German university that delivers higher education and research across four faculties: Architecture and Urbanism, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Art and Design, and Media. It offers approximately 40 study programs spanning fine arts, design, visual communication, media design, media studies, computer science, architecture, civil engineering, materials science, environmental studies, and management, complemented by doctoral research and continuing education.

Product overview

Bauhaus University Weimar is a public university with four faculties (Architecture and Urbanism, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Art and Design, and Media) offering approximately 40 study programs spanning fine arts, design, visual communication, media design, media studies, computer science, architecture, civil engineering, materials science, environmental studies, and management. The university operates various digital platforms and tools for educational delivery and campus operations, including the TYPO3 content management system for its website, the Moodle learning management system, Matomo web analytics, and internal communication tools such as Bauhaus.Chat, Bauhaus.Cloud, and Bauhaus.CampusDigital. The institution is also engaged in research initiatives including automated and connected driving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bauhaus4EU: European University Alliance initiative
• summaery
• Bauhaus Research School
• Gründungswerkstatt neudeli

Products and services

• Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctoral Study Programs
• summaery Annual Exhibition
• Moodle Learning Platform
• International Exchange Programs
• Collaborative Research and Technology Transfer Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bauhaus4EU (European University Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean University Alliance bringing together Bauhaus-inspired institutions to collaborate on education, research, and innovation across Europe. Promotes mobility, joint programs, and shared excellence in design, architecture, and creative disciplines.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Technische Universität Berlin: Major German technical university with prominent architecture and civil engineering faculties; a direct competitor for German-speaking students in architecture, urbanism, and civil engineering, overlapping with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's two technical faculties.
• Aalto University: Finnish university formed by merging a technology university with art, design, and architecture schools, creating a closely parallel interdisciplinary creative-technical model to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's four-faculty structure.
• University of Applied Arts Vienna (Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien): Austrian public university for applied arts, architecture, and design; directly comparable mission and program mix to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's art and architecture offerings and competes for German-speaking design and architecture talent.
• University of the Arts Berlin (Universität der Künste Berlin): One of the largest art, design, and music universities in the world, located in Berlin; directly competes with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's Faculty of Art and Design for German and international creative students.
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): German public research university combining architecture, civil engineering, and computer science faculties under one roof—directly comparable to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's interdisciplinary mix of creative and technical disciplines, and a direct competitor for German architecture and engineering students.
• TU Delft (Delft University of Technology): Leading European technical university renowned for architecture, industrial design, and civil engineering—operates in the same niche of design-and-engineering higher education and competes for the same pool of architecture and design talent as Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
• weißensee academy of art berlin: Berlin-based German public art and design school with a focus on product, textile, and visual communication design; closely comparable in size and program mix to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's art and design faculty.
• Folkwang University of the Arts: German public arts university with strong design, communication, and art programs; directly comparable in scope to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's art and design offerings and competes for the same domestic student pool.

Broad incumbents

• ETH Zurich: Switzerland's flagship technical university with strong architecture and civil engineering departments; broader and better-resourced than Bauhaus-Universität Weimar but offers overlapping programs and competes for top faculty and graduate students in architecture and engineering.
• Royal College of Art (London): World-leading postgraduate art and design university; offers a comparable design-and-engineering adjacency and competes with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for top international design and architecture students, though it operates at a larger and more research-intensive scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/uniweimar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/bauhausuni
• Instagraminstagram.com/bauhaus_uni
• Xx.com/bauhaus_uni
• Facebookfacebook.com/bauhaus.botschafter

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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