This was the TUBAF Festival 2025
On June 18, the canteen forecourt of TU Bergakademie Freiberg was transformed into a lively festival mile - in glorious summer weather. With over 45 participating groups, a varied program and numerous guests, the TUBAF-Fest 2025 was a complete success!
A day for Everyone
Together with students, employees, families, alumni, friends of the university and interested guests from the city, we celebrated a colorful, warm and cheerful anniversary party.
The celebration was marked by two anniversaries:
260 years of TU Bergakademie Freiberg and 100 years of Freiberg Student Aid - two milestone birthdays that we celebrated with lots of joy, music and community.
One Celebration and many Highlights
Until late in the evening, the whole area was a hilarious place to celebrate. A varied program awaited the visitors:
- Live music on the main stage
- Sports and games activities for children and adults
- Culinary offerings with regional and international specialties
- Creative hands-on activities by student groups and local initiatives, including a theater performance
Health and sustainability mile with lots of exciting information and inspiration
A heartfelt Thank You
The atmosphere around the Neue Mensa was particularly wonderful: people laughed, marveled, tried things out, danced, played and made new friends or strengthened existing ones - the kind of genuine togetherness that our university deserves.
A big thank you to everyone who made this festival possible: the many dedicated helpers, the participating groups and initiatives, the artists - and of course everyone who enriched the TUBAF Festival 2025 with their presence.
Together, we created a special day that will be remembered for a long time to come.
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Our View of the Festival
Programmpunkte
Stage programme
- 16:00 - Official opening with Wood'n' Brass BigBand from TUBAF and culinary surprise to mark the 260th anniversary of the Bergakademie and 100 years of Freiberg student support
- 17:00 - Indian students of the university present traditional dances
- 17:30 - Music with JAMATO - employees Mark and Torsten from the International Office
- 19:00 - "Happy Metal" with the Cramer Band - Prof. Reich's band rocks the stage, at the end of the gig there will be an anniversary surprise
- 20:00 - Raffle 260 years of TUBAF - the quiz
- 21:00 - All my Ex's live in Texas - Cover Band
- 22:00 - Glück auf!
From 6 pm DJ Kiweda will provide musical beats during the breaks.
Our students Russi and Dirk will guide you through the programme.
Theatre performance, guided tours and children's reading
- during stage breaks - Reading with Libelle Billi - Presentation of the ZeHs reading booklet - Sofa corner in the Neue Mensa (ground floor right)
- 19:00 - "Bezahlt wird nicht" - Special performance by the independent theatre group "Thespiskarren" - Conference room 1. OG Neue Mensa
- 17:00/18:00 /19:00 - Presentation and guided tour: Mass digitisation of rock thin sections and ore cuttings - Meeting point for guided tours at the awning
Two microscopy scanners are operated in the SciLab of the University Library, with which it is possible to automatically digitise a large number of rock thin sections and ore cuttings in high resolution. The technology is presented and an insight into the data management concept is given. The university's image database TUBAFmedia will be demonstrated.
260 years of the pavilion
University Communications Department
- 260 years of the Bergakademie - The competition: Answer 3 questions about the history of the Bergakademie and take part in the competition! You can win 10 TUBAF Cards worth €40.00. You can take part in the competition until 19:30. The prize draw will take place on stage at 8 p.m.
- Funny photo booth station - Take your photo and share you snapshop on social media #TubafFest2025
- Jubilee TV - Best of film footage from 260 years of the Bergakademie and 100 years of Freiberg student support
- Future mural - What will the Bergakademie look like in 260 years? Draw and write your ideas.
Offer from 15:30- 21:00, forecourt of the new canteen
Children's area
- TU Lino creative stand - Make buttons, tattoo station and TU Lino colouring pictures - Department 5
- Child make-up - Students of Faculty 2 of WS 23/24 ask for a small donation to finance their student council evening - Faculty 2
- Find small prizes in the sandbox - FSR 3
- Crafting with shrink wrap, Target throwing - FSR 4
- Popcorn and lounge - Saxeed
- Painting and writing wall on the theme of hope and curiosity, 4-win and chess in large format - SMD Freiberg (Christian university group)
- Bouncy castle and craft activities for childrenr - Ecumenical Working Group
Offers from 15:30 to 19:00/20:00, awning Neue Mensa
Further offers for children are spread around the grounds.
Sustainability Mile
- SDG wheel of fortune, ecological footprint and chocolate quiz - Freiberger Agenda 21 e.V.
- Information about a sustainable parcel delivery startup - KlimaPay UG
- Quiz and on-site repair offers of items brought along by visitors - Reparaturcafé Freiberg
- Swap market - AG Umwelt
Offers from 15:30 to 20:00/21:00, forecourt of the new canteen in front of the student hall of residence
Presentation of research, working groups with fun and games for young and old
- Games of skill and challenges including BobbyCar races, beer mat flipping - FSR 6
- Minigolf action - Prisma Junior Consulting e.V.
- Medieval show fight and presentation of armour - Ensiferra ad Freiberg IG
- Observation of the sun with a telescope and puzzles about astronomy and space travel - AG Astronomie
- Interactive stations on the topic "Heating on...and then?" - "ExtrA" research project of Faculty 6
- Language games, Presentation of cultures - AKAS & local Erasmus initiative & initiative "Language is a bridge"
- "Hau den Lukas" - Freiberg High Pressure Research Centre
- ScienceSprinter - the vehicle that can transport science in a variety of ways with quiz, Lounge and handicraft offers - Central Transport Centre/ 4transfer
- Tire throwing and presentation of an RT - Racetech Racing Team of TUBAF
- Presentation of past excursions and club life - Geologische Gemeinschaft zu Freiberg e.V.
- Games, opinion board on the topic of right-wing extremism and democracy - Students against the right in Freiberg
- "Schätz me if you can" - TUBAF student council
- Dive into the world of virtual reality - AG VR-Realm (on the ground floor of the new canteen)
Offers from 15:30 to 20:00/21:00, New Canteen forecourt
Health and prevention services
- VKS stem cell donation: Stem cell donation is an unrivalled example of how we can achieve the seemingly impossible when we help each other. Every 27 seconds a person is diagnosed with blood cancer, but you carry the healthy cure - healthy stem cells. At the TUBAF festival, you can register as a potential stem cell donor with 3 cotton swabs. Turn your university day into a lifesaving day.
- Medical cover for the TUBAF festival by the Academic Medical Service
- TUBAF+: Various stands to inform, experience & participate in relation to your physical, mental and social health, highlight this year is the tournament in the HUMAN SOCCER Arena
Offers from 15:30 to 21:00, large meadow opposite the EAC
Healthy Mile by TUBAF+
Culinary offer
- Sweet and savoury snacks in the cafeteria of the Neue Mensa - Studentenwerk Freiberg
- cold drinks at the beer trolley - Klubhaus e.V.
- delicious cocktails and drinks - EAC
- barbecue stand - EAC