Together, we are developing and shaping Bochum as a City of Knowledge. In doing so, we rely on close cooperation with stakeholders from science, administration, business and urban society. As an interdisciplinary and cross-institutional knowledge network, we live the idea of
working together. To this end, all our partners use their individual strengths in a targeted manner for the common cause.
With our innovative formats, we establish a dialog between science, municipalities and the entire urban society. In doing so, we provide impetus for an open culture of innovation and transfer in the spirit of knowledge-based urban development.
Encounters and exchanges are important to us – in line with the idea of co-creating together. That is why UniverCity organizes many different events where people can get in touch with each other. In addition, we actively participate in the event formats of our broad-based network in a spirit of partnership.
November
2026
Wherever people come together, there are topics that feel difficult to address. “Brave Spaces” are spaces where these topics are consciously addressed. Our Winter School invites you to explore this idea together and put it into practice.
10:00 – 17:00
The location will be announced after registration.
Free
November
2026
Solidarity and community instead of hate and incitement on social media? Media scholar Julia Bee (Ruhr University Bochum) explores how this can be achieved.
18:00 – 19:00
Querenburg Public Library, Querenburger Höhe 270, 44801 Bochum
Free
December
2026
How can local news reach more people? Including those who have so far shown little interest in what’s happening on their doorstep. Jasmin Baake shows how digital formats and AI can open up new avenues. And she’s bringing along her own chatbot, ‘Bo-GPT’, to demonstrate this.
18:00 – 19:00
Querenburg Public Library, Querenburger Höhe 270, 44801 Bochum
Free
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Fascinating conversations, smiling faces, sparkling eyes, hours of fascination. The feedback shows that ‘Geistesblitz’ is a programme that suits the city of Bochum down to the ground.
Read more05. Nov 2026
Event Recommendation: What might our future look like? In the “Utopias” knowledge series, we’ll explore this question together with researchers from Bochum. The focus will be on specific research projects and the latest scientific findings that show what might be possible tomorrow.
Read more02. Sep 2026
On Friday 25 September 2026, Bochum city centre will be transformed for the first time into a venue for hands-on science: With ‘Geistesblitz Bochum – The Knowledge Festival centred on the Haus des Wissens’, UniverCity Bochum e.V., together with over 30 partners from the worlds of science, the city and civil society, invites you to experience research right where people come together: in the heart of Bochum city centre.
Read more21. Jul 2026
