Latest Updates on the WORT Project

The 2nd Campus Food Festival at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences took place on May 6, 2025. The festival was organized by former student and current university employee Anna-Lena Abel. She was supported by the international student organization DEGIS, the student council for computer science and especially the student Anton Schmidt, w...

The second round of the certified " Beauftragt:r Weltoffene Organisation” (Representative for Cosmopolitan Organisations) training course, designed, organised and held by WORT, concluded with the third and final module on 16-17 January 2025. Marked by high levels of participation and enthusiastic engagement throughout, this final round was a res...

Students presented their final projects for the WE+ (WORT Empower Plus) initiative, marking the culmination of their summer semester efforts. These projects, set to be executed in the coming months, reflect the core objectives of WORT: fostering leadership, empathy, and community engagement through innovative and inclusive activities. The WE+ w...

On Monday, June 17th, an impressive concert took place on the Schmalkalden University campus, made possible by the cooperation between the University of Schmalkalden, the student council, and the Schmalkalden Music School, as well as the support of the WORT project. This event marked the first official performance of the new ensemble and was als...

On 17 June 2024, the online event "Understanding the Thuringian Elections - Understanding the Consequences" took place, organised in cooperation between the WORT project and the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ). Speaker Cornelius Helmert (IDZ) provided a comprehensive analysis of the recent local and European elections. The detai...