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Understanding connections, recognizing new issues, and exchanging ideas with others - the Studium generale stimulates in many ways. The lecture series and courses are aimed at students from all disciplines and interested members of the public alike.

You can find the Studium generale program in the proWissen magazine. You can download the current semester's issue here

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Long-standing tradition

For over 20 years, the Studium generale, under the direction of Prof Dr. Helmuth Albrecht, Director of the Institute for Industrial Archaeology, History of Science and Technology (IWTG), has been offering an interdisciplinary, general education program

Comprehensive education beyond the specialist area

Students are given the opportunity to educate themselves beyond their specialism. For TUBAF employees and members of the general public, the Studium generale offers the opportunity to attend university during or after their professional career

Diverse offer

The lecture series and lecture series of the Studium generale deal with topics from science, politics, economics, culture and society. The second focus of the programme is on selected IWTG courses
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Event information

Would you like to take courses from the regular range of courses offered in the Studium Generale programme and earn credit points for them?

Please find out in advance which courses must be completed for this and whether these courses are recognised by your respective faculty, e.g. as compulsory electives.

Who may attend?

In addition to students, members and affiliates of the university, other interested participants are welcome to attend Studium Generale courses. For some events ("soft-skill" courses), binding registration via the secretariat is required.

Does it cost anything?

Attendance at the lecture series, colloquia and conferences is free of charge for non-members of TU Bergakademie Freiberg and is possible without registration. For all other events, enrolment as a guest auditor is required for a fee of €30 per semester. Applications for guest auditor status are available from the Admissions Office (Main Building, Akademiestraße 6, Room 12, Monday to Thursday, 12:30-15:30, telephone 03731 39-3535).

Information on guest auditor status

The entire programme is free of charge for students and employees of TU Freiberg.

Are there credit points?

The entire range of courses for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes as well as all modularised diploma programmes is structured in modules, the scope of which comprises either 3 or 6 credit points. Credit points must be earned for some of the courses in the Studium generale programme. The courses are specially labelled. In any case, a certificate of successful participation in the course will be issued on request.

Contact us

For information on registration, obtaining a certificate and examination options in the Studium generale programme, please contact the following addresses