Going forward, students are to use a central online platform to apply for semesters abroad. The aim is to make the process faster, simpler and more transparent for applicants and staff alike. Before any digitalization work can begin, however, the Organizational Development team at the University of Bonn gets involved. 

The start-up project “WerksHub – Your digital assistant for smarter craft trade” is receiving Start-up Transfer.NRW funding of nearly €300,000 to bring its business idea to market. The team of five computer science students from the University of Bonn is developing modular, AI-supported business management software for skilled trade businesses. At the beginning of 2025, the students had already secured a start-up grant from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). Start-up Transfer.NRW is a funding program of the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy (MWIKE) and the European Union.

A new study combining archaeological and genetic research offers fresh insights into social organisation and population dynamics in the Late Bronze Age (approximately 1500 to 1000 BCE). Conducted by an international team of researchers—including scholars from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) in Mainz and the University of Bonn, both in Germany—the study focuses on burial practices in Mongolia. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications.

The Archiepiscopal Clara Fey Gymnasium and the Department for "Early modern History and Rhenish Regional History" (in short: FNZRLG) want to work together to get students excited about the subject beyond history lessons.

Renowned philosopher Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel from the University of Bonn has founded the deep-IN Academy for Deep Innovation GmbH to bring more ethics into economic innovation. The academy offers training courses, conferences, and ethical business consulting, and is building a social knowledge network. Its goal is to maintain ethical and moral principles in a profit-oriented world and integrate them into companies.

The University of Bonn is continuously expanding its research infrastructure – thereby creating the foundation for the success of its researchers. Under the umbrella of the Bonn Technology Campus (BTC), 14 core facilities are now available for university-wide use, combining cutting-edge technologies, specialized expertise, and comprehensive services. They provide all researchers at the university with access to instruments and methods that would often be inaccessible or difficult to obtain for individual research groups. In doing so, the University of Excellence creates the conditions necessary to put research ideas into practice at the highest level.

Despite only being in its infancy, the Institute for Entrepreneurship has already made a name for itself as a driver of entrepreneurial spirit at the University of Bonn. Based at the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional, and Engineering Sciences, it combines interdisciplinary research, teaching and practice in three main areas: start-ups, innovation and transfer. The institute is headed by Professor Denise Fischer-Kreer and Professor David Antons, who are injecting fresh momentum into Bonn’s university landscape together with their team.

The research project “Gen-AIvatar – Universal creation of emotional and diverse avatars through generative AI” is receiving NEXT.IN.NRW funding of around 2 million euros. Scientists at the University of Bonn and TH Köln are working with MindPort GmbH to develop a novel, AI-supported solution for generating emotions for realistic avatars.