Humboldtbau
The Humboldt Building is the central lecture hall, seminar building and event venue serving as the academic and cultural centre on the Hans Stamm Campus. This building owes its name to Wilhelm von Humboldt, the founder of the holistic educational ideal of the unity of teaching and research.
Modern interior, high-quality digital equipment and a spacious foyer offer the best conditions for lectures, conferences as well as academic and cultural festive events, also in hybrid form.
The Audimax (Auditorium Maximum, the university's biggest lecture hall) with 611 seats, the Humboldt lecture hall as well as 12 seminar rooms are in the Humboldt Building.
The "mini-cafeteria" in the foyer and the inviting outdoor area with water basin and panoramic view of Ilmenau turn the building into an attractive place to meet and relax between lectures.
When events such as the Long Night of Technology take place, the Humboldt Building with its colourful, iridescent water basin is a real eye-catcher.
The Newton Building, named after Sir Isaac Newton, is the home for groups of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is used for practical training and research, with a focus on specialist areas such as automotive engineering, production engineering or quality assurance and industrial image processing.
The main feature of the building is the 1,000 sqm testing hall, with typical laboratories, machines, and technical equipment (e.g., CNC and milling machines), measuring stations and testing rigs for teaching and research.;
The project hall offers a test center for brake and chassis technology, which is unique in Germany, as well as a modern driving simulator, which investigates the requirements of human-machine interaction.
The Thuringian Innovation Center for Mobility (ThIMo) uses state-of-the-art measuring and testing equipment to research new mobility technologies and has become an internationally renowned science centre in this field.
Click here for the virtual tour of the ThIMo labs:
The Kickelhahn is the local mountain and the landmark of the city of Ilmenau. It is 861 m high and with its 24 m high observation tower offers a magnificent panoramic view of the historic old town, the Thuringian Forest, and its foothills.
Whether a traditional hiking destination for locals or tourists, a sporting challenge for runners, mountain bikers or skiers – you can enjoy the charming landscape from the Kickelhahn at any time of the year, which once inspired even Goethe to write his works.
Just a tip: Especially among students, the uphill walk to the Kickelhahn is a very popular and team-building event and a must for successful studies.
Click here to go to the Video "We are the TU Ilmenau".