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Campus run | 24.06.2026

Erfurt campus run

With its campus run, the University of Erfurt is adding another attractive competition to the Thuringian running calendar. Together with the Universitätssportverein Erfurt e.V., the university invites running enthusiasts to compete over the ten-kilometre course as well as the 5 x 2 kilometre team run and Bambini run (400 m) on the campus in Nordhäuser Straße.

Next date:

The next Campus run at the University of Erfurt will take place on 24 June 2026.

Boys' Day

Inspiring pupils to study primary school teaching

On Boys'Day pupils gain an insight into occupational fields that boys rarely consider in the career orientation process, e.g. primary school teaching. The nationwide Boys'Day programme is also held at the University of Erfurt. The target group is primarily pupils in grades 9-12.

The date for the next Boys'Day will be announced here in good time.

Boys'Day at the University of Erfurt

Next date:

The next Boys'Day at the University of Erfurt is expected to take place in 2028.

Erfurt Science Slam

Erfurt Science Slam: "Science on the stage!"

The Erfurt Science Slam, a scientific lecture competition to which the University of Erfurt cordially invites all interested parties, has become a permanent fixture in Erfurt's calendar of events.

What is it about? Under the motto "Science on stage!", the slammers each have ten minutes to present their research projects in an entertaining way that everyone can understand. All aids are permitted. The aim: to inspire the audience and win the Erfurt Science Slam Cup !

to the Erfurt Science Slam

Next date:

The next date will be announced.

Long Night of Sciences | 06.11.2026

Experience science up close: The Long Night of Sciences

Student at the Long Night of Sciences Erfurt

It takes place every two years – the "smartest night of the year" or, in other words, the "Long Night of Sciences" in Erfurt. Together with Erfurt's universities, the HELIOS Clinic and numerous other companies and institutions, the city of Erfurt invites all Erfurt residents and guests to experience science in the truest sense of the word.

A whole evening full of lectures, exhibitions, presentations and experiments. Variety is guaranteed, as scientists and experts from regional companies open the doors to their laboratories, cleanrooms, operating theatres, archives, lecture halls and production facilities for the "Long Night of Sciences". Visitors have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes, find out details of current research work at first hand and ask lots of questions. And, of course, you can also join in.

Are you an employee at the University of Erfurt and would like to organise an event? Simply get in touch by e-mail.

to the Long Night of Sciences

Next date:

The next "The Long Night of Sciences" will take place on Friday, 6 November 2026, from 6 p.m. on the University of Erfurt campus and at many other locations in Erfurt.

Children's University Erfurt

Erfurt Children's University: For kids who love to run and conquer hearts

Once a year, Erfurt's children get really big. That's when, always in autumn, the Erfurt Children's University takes place, where the little rascals can put up their eavesdroppers, sit in real lecture halls like the grown-ups and ask the children's heart conquerors, who are called professors here, questions. Of course, there is also a real student ID card: as a visible sign of participation, the children can enter their name here and receive a stamp for every lecture they attend. Once the six stamp fields are full, there's a children's university certificate to hang on the wall.

Every year, new and exciting topics await the mini-students. For example, why a rabbit doesn't need glasses. Or who Mr Shakespeare actually was. Or why not every Cinderella can become a princess. Whether you are 5 or 15 years old – the events are designed for different age groups and participation is free of charge.

Are you an employee at the University of Erfurt and would like to organise an event? Simply get in touch by e-mail.

Next date:

The next Erfurt Children's University will take place in the winter semester (October to February) in 2026/27.

Children's university "All about the book"

Children's university "All about books": meeting place for little bookworms

Plakatmotiv der Kinderuni "Rund um das Buch"

Every year in March, the University of Erfurt campus becomes a meeting place for little bookworms. This is when the university's subject area "Didactics of German at primary level" organises the children's university "All about books". The event is part of the Erfurt Children's Book Days and aims to make children curious about literature. Every day for a week, the children can sit in a lecture hall like the grown-ups and listen to a lecture dealing with a wide variety of genres such as fairy tales, mythology, children's literature classics and children's literature in film and theatre. This is followed by various seminars and workshops on the respective topics, in which the children can deepen their knowledge.

to the children's university "All about the book"

Next date:

The next children's university "All about books" will take place in spring 2027.

Lecture series

The city of Erfurt, together with Erfurt's universities, regularly invites all interested parties to a joint lecture series. The focus is on socially relevant topics that are analysed from a variety of disciplines. In this way, the universities bring science into the city - to the citizens.

to the lecture series page

Next date:

The next lecture series is planned for the winter semester 2026/27. It is expected to take place on Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:45 pm. The topic this time will be "War and Peace".