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Here’s where you can learn about the History program at KIT:

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences information booth (Audimax, Building 30.95, Straße am Forum 1)

9:45–10:15 a.m. and 2:00–2:45 p.m. Liberal Arts and Sciences - General Introduction (INFORMATIKOM/Building 50.19, Seminar Room 2/Information Desk in the Foyer)

10:30–11:15 a.m. History Major in the LAS - Presentation (INFORMATIKOM/Building 50.19, Seminar Room 2)

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. “History Orientation” seminar: An introduction to studying history at KIT (Building 30.91, Franz-Haber-Weg 7, Room 012)

12:15–12:45 p.m. LAS – Information Session with LAS Students (INFORMATIKOM/Building 50.19, Seminar Room 2)

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The semester for the Liberal Arts and Sciences degree program kicks off during the last week of October with numerous informational courses: It starts with the LAS Kickoff and the welcome events for first-year students on Monday (Oct. 26). On Tuesday, first-year students can meet our faculty members and ask questions during the “LAS Open Doors” event. On Wednesday, the major programs and the student representatives introduce themselves. This exciting week ends with the kickoff of the Core lecture series. We wish all first-year students the best in their studies!

KIT / Martin Ullmann

On November 3, Ole Sparenberg (on the left in the photo) presented the initial findings of his paper as part of the research training group “The Dresden University of Technology under National Socialism: Transformations of Knowledge and Science in the 20th Century” at the Technical University of Dresden. Among other things, he examined the Chemistry Department’s research priorities in Dresden as well as its involvement in armaments research, and he specifically highlighted continuity in the institution’s personnel across the Weimar Republic, the Nazi era, and the GDR. Ole Sparenberg thus made a contribution not only to the upcoming 200th anniversary of TU Dresden but also, more broadly, to the hitherto little-researched history of technical universities under National Socialism.

Eisenbibliothek, Stiftung der Georg Fischer AG

The new issue of the journal *Ferrum*, on the topic of “Low-Tech: Procedures, Actors, Concepts,” is available as open access. Marcus Popplow, as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, was jointly responsible for the conception of the previous conference at the Eisenbibliothek (Schaffhausen); Silke Zimmer-Merkle has contributed an article to the issue.

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You have completed your Bachelor's degree and would like to deepen your history studies - interdisciplinary, practical and with a lot of creative freedom? Then the EUKLID Master's degree program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is just right for you!

Special features of the program:

-> Small groups and intensive supervision

-> Choice of modules and courses

-> Final thesis in either history or philosophy

-> Start in the summer or winter semester

Are you interested? You can find all information about the program structure here
Does your BA degree give you access to the MA Euclid? Do you have any other questions? Make an appointment with the Student Advisory Service: fachstudienberatung.geschichte∂itz.kit.edu

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In this interview, Rolf-Ulrich Kunze puts the Germans' love of model railroads into historical context. To mark the 25th anniversary of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, a podcast was produced dedicated to the favorite pastime of Horst Seehofer and many other West and East German citizens.