Programme
Opening speech
Join us for the opening speech by the Vice President for Research and the Advancement of Early Career Researchers, Professor Harry Haupt, from 3:00–3:10 p.m., in the foyer of the IT Centre (Innstrasse 43).
Below is a list of all activities offered during the Uni Live Open Day, arranged by venue. Please note that the majority of these activities are hosted in German, particularly the guided tours, presentations, lectures and theatre performances. However, you will likely be able to speak English to most of our academics and participate in the more hands-on activities. For a brief description of the individual events in German, turn to the German version of this page and navigate to the relevant sub-pages or download the Uni Live open day programme.
Art studio and workshops (Innstr. 35)
- Guided tour of the art studio and workshops (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Technical services building (Innstr. 37)
- Exhibition of the utility vehicles of the technical services unit: transport vehicles, tractor with attachments and lawnmowers (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Innwiese meadow (across the street from the lower archway of the Nikolakloster)
- Three River Dragons Passau Quidditch (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Lawn with the sundial (between JUR and IM)
- Experience the rhythm (3:00–3:20 p.m.; 3:30–3:50 p.m.)
Outside the Audimax cafeteria (Innstr. 31)
- Egg-Drop Contest (3:00–8:00 p.m.)
- Introducing the Student Fire Fighters' Society (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Lawn in front of the Administration building (Innstr. 41)
- Lacrosse in Passau (3:30–4:00 p.m.; 4:30–5:00 p.m.; 5:30–6:00 p.m.)
Lawn in front of Centre for Media and Communication (Innstr. 33a)
- Goal wall kick game from 1. FC Passau football club (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Audimax foyer stands (all 3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Playfully discovering careers and competencies
- Studying at the University of Passau
- GeoComPass: People. Places. Insights.
- Passau's international university
- Staatslexikon – how the 8th edition was written
- Introducing the Student Parliament
Lecture theatre 9
- Studying at the University of Passau (3:00–3:30 p.m.)
- Why study Charity Studies? Acting with solidarity between ethics and economics (3:45–4:15 p.m.; 5:15–5:45 p.m.)
- How to plan your studies in the Bachelor's/Master's system (4:30–5:00 p.m.)
Lecture theatre 10
- classex – take part in economic experiments (3:00–4:00 p.m.; 5:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Digital foolishness: Internet Law with tongue in cheek (4:10–4:50 p.m.)
Seminar room 101
- Playfully discovering careers and competencies (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Central Library foyer
- Exhibition: Heritage and Commodification: British Culture and Nature for Tourists (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- The University Library: a place of knowledge and learning (3:00–6:00 p.m.; guided tours start at 3:15, 4:15 and 5:15 p.m.)
- Open door in the parent-and-child room (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
ZMK basement
- Guided tour of the ZMK studios (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
ZMK room 010
- Media-supported teaching in the ZIM e-learning laboratory (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
TV studio
- A hands-on tour to the TV studio (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
ZMK foyer
- Tomorrow's media professionals in the making (Information on the study options and facilities) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- The media societies of the University of Passau (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Seminar room 003
- Film: 'The Art of the Possible' (3:00–3:50 p.m.; 5:00–5:50 p.m.)
- Studying in Siberia – Law in Russia – from Passau to Krasnoyarsk (4:00–4:30 p.m.)
Seminar room 004
- Stays abroad & your studies – volunteering, internships and more (4:00–4:45 p.m.)
IM foyer
- Not seeing straight – a guided tour of image processing (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Algebraic fault attacks in cryptography (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Cultural heritage in VR and 3-D (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Synchronisation and consensus building (3:00–3:20 p.m.; 4:00–4:20 p.m.; 5:00–5:20 p.m.)
Seminar room 8
- Getting a taste for religion (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Mathematics Museum and seminar rooms 9 and 10
- Grasping mathematics (with both hands) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Seminar room 30
- Maths compass live (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Lecture theatre 11 (Stadtwerke-Passau-Hörsaal)
- The elegance of mathematical proof (3:30–3:50 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.)
Lecture theatre 12
- Business decisions using Big Data Analytics (3:00–3:20 p.m.; 4:00–4:20 p.m.; 5:00–5:20 p.m.)
Lecture theatre 13
- The influence of secondary data use on people's willingness to relinquish information (3:30–3:50 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.; 5:30–5:50 p.m.)
IT Centre foyer
- Opening speech by the Vice President for Research and the Advancement of Early Career Researchers, Professor Harry Haupt (3:00–3:10 p.m.)
- Intelligent media: Artificial Intelligence up close and interactive hypervideos (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- A demand response system to even out load peaks in power grids (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Nordic Walking (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- On-screen gesture control using your arm muscles (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Smart Eyeglasses (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Maintaining a healthy posture when working at a computer desk (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Acrossing (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Examples of innovative teaching: Study and engage 'Interculturalism in the context of refugee migration' (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Passau Latin America Talks (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- How the water from the river Inn cools our heads: a guided tour on the topic of sustainability and building management (3:00–4:00 p.m.; 4:30–5:30 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 001
- Day-to-day stress: am I affected? (5:00–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 002
- Watch out, (hu-)man! Fascinating topics from the psychology of Human-Machine Interaction (Starts at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 004
- Book table on South East Asia (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Presentation of study-abroad semesters at the University of Atma Jaya, Indonesia (3:00–3:30 p.m.)
- Presentation of the IndOrganic research project (3:30–3:45 p.m.)
- Presentation of the research project 'Geschichts- und Erinnerungskultur in Vietnam' (3:45–4:00 p.m.)
- Presentation of the South East Asia Project (4:00–4:15 p.m.)
- Presentation of the field trip to Indonesia (4:15–5:00 p.m.)
- Video presentations from students enrolled in the M.A. Development Studies programme (5:00–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 011
- Info event: Passau Latin America Talks (3:00–3:30 p.m.; 5:00–5:30 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 017
- The Chair of Development Economics: action research in Africa (3:00–3:30 p.m.; 4:45–5:15 p.m.)
- Teaching and research at the Chair of Intercultural Communication (3:30–3:50 p.m.)
- Presentation of the Chair of Comparative Development and Cultural Research – Southeast Asia and the Chair of Southeast Asian Studies (4:00–4:30 p.m.)
- Gamelan orchestra performance (5:30–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, rooms 125 & 126
- Demonstration of the DA0UP ham radio station of the University (4:00–5:00 p.m.; 5:00–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 202
- Computer tomography: looking inside an egg (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 222
- 3-D scans of museum exhibits (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
IT Centre, room 232
- Text entry in augmented reality (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Juridicum foyer
- Old age retirement planning (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Brave new world? Embryos, stem cells and genetic engineering: what is possible, what lawful? (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Student clubs' and societies' stands (all open from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. unless indicated otherwise)
- AIAS Passau – Students against Leukaemia
- Fight for human rights with Amnesty International
- RCDS Passau e.V. (3:00–8:00 p.m.)
- In Passau for nearly 100 years: the Hanseatia fraternity
- INSTEAD e. V. – management consulting by students
- Student law clinic Passau
- Discover Japan – with the Nippon student society
- Young European Federalists Passau
- Information on helping youngsters in Peru
- Passau University Orchestra e.V.
- Art project
JUR room 057
- Local or global? Where we get our products and services from. (3:00–3:25 p.m.; 3:45–4:10 p.m.; 4:30–4:55 p.m.; 5:15–5:40 p.m.)
JUR room 147a
- Jessup Moot Court Show Pleading (3:30–3:55 p.m.)
JUR room 147b
- Prosecuting attorney: a self-experiment – solving a criminal case (3:00–3:45 p.m.; 5:00–5:45 p.m.)
JUR room 147a and 147b
- Simple dances where everyone can join in (4:00–4:20 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.)
Nikolakloster courtyard
- The Nikolakloster building: where the University began (3:00–3:45 p.m.)
- Historical campus tour in German with the University Archivist, Mario Puhane (starts 4:00 p.m.)
- Chinese shuttlecock (毽子) – a popular traditional sport in Asia (3:00–3:20 p.m.; 3:45–4:30 p.m.)
Nikolakloster foyer
- Portuguese – a user's manual (3:00–5:00 p.m.)
- Introducing German Courses Passau (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- France's culinary diversity: info stand of the Franco-German Culture Workshop ('Kulturwerkstatt') (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Vietnam – country and language (3:20–5:00 p.m.)
Culture café/Kulturcafete (Nikolakloster cafeteria)
- Theatre at the University (3:00–6:00 p.m.), featuring:
- act! with a teaser performance of 'Twelfth Night, or What you Will' (German production)
- Impromenaden (improv theatre)
- KultLaute and a live audio performance
- Spielsucht with a teaser performance of 'Räuber. Schiller für uns'
- Tanztheater with a dynamic mix of contact improvisation, improv theare and expressionist dance
- An evening of live music (6:00–8:00 p.m.), with:
- HardChor
- Passau University Orchestra string quartet
- Mirja Hölscher
- Jeevitha Prabhakara
- Thomas Favrot
- and others
Nikolakloster building, room 111
- Enhancing your executive function by playing music (5:00–5:20 p.m.; 5:30–5:50 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 201
- History quiz (3:30–3:50 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.; 5:30–5:50 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 202
- Czech is communicative! (Presentation of books, brochures and learning opportunities) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Czech is fun! (Interactive taster course with singing, quizzes and games) (3:30–4:00 p.m.; 4:30–5:00 p.m.; 5:30–6:00 p.m.)
- Czech – it's not double-dutch! (A short, fun presentation on the structure of the Czech language, pronunciation and script) (4:00–4:10 p.m.; 6:00–6:10 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 204
- French poetry slam workshop (3:00–4:00 p.m.)
- Parlons français – quizzes, fun et facts (4:00–4:25 p.m.; 4:30–4:55 p.m.; 5:00–5:25 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 205
- French taster course for true beginners (3:00–3:40 p.m.)
- French film – 'Frantz' (4:45–5:15 p.m.)
- The ultimate antidote for Death by PowerPoint! (4:20–5:00 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 206
- Presentation on Russia and the Russian language (3:00–3:15 p.m.; 5:30–5:45 p.m.)
- Russian taster course (3:30–3:50 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.)
- Signpost quiz (4:00–4:15 p.m.)
- Introduction to Cyrillic script (5:00–5:20 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 211 (DiLab)
- The classroom of the future (SKILL project) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 212
- Our favourite German word (short film by former Refugee Programme participants) (3:00–3:05 p.m.; 3:30–3:35 p.m.; 5:25–5:30 p.m.)
- Arabic taster course (taught by former Refugee Programme participants) (4:00–5:00 p.m.)
- Song and guitar music (by current Refugee Programme participants) (5:00–5:20 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 306
- Taster course – Legal English (3:00–3:50 p.m.)
- Video presentation: Learning and living Spanish (4:30–5:20 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 310
- Portuguese – a user's manual (3:30–3:50 p.m.)
- World cinema (Weltkino) (4:00–4:45 p.m.)
- Video presentation: Qué significa para ti ser 'Latinoamericano?' What does it mean to you to be 'Latinoamericano'? (5:00–5:20 p.m.; 5:30–5:50 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 319
- Cuban Week (3:30–3:40 p.m.; 4:30–4:40 p.m.)
- Video presentation: Learning and speaking Spanish; working in German (3:40–3:50 p.m.; 4:40–4:50 p.m.)
- Thai taster course (3:00–3:30 p.m.; 5:30–6:00 p.m.)
- Indonesian language and culture (4:00–4:20 p.m.; 5:00–5:20 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 320
- Polish taster course (3:00–3:15 p.m.; 4:00–4:15 p.m.)
- Bigos Rap (3:20–3:25 p.m.; 4:20–4:25 p.m.)
- Guessing the meanings of ancient Chinese oracle bone script (3:30–3:50 p.m.; 4:30–4:50 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 322
- Vietnam – country and language (3:00–3:20 p.m.)
- L’italia toccata con mano – hands-on Italian (3:30–5:00 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 405
- Digging deep with art history: high-tech scientific analysis using diagnostic technology brings to light hidden layers of paintings (4:00–4:15 p.m.; 4:30–4:45 p.m.; 5:00–5:15 p.m.; 5:30–6:00 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 412b
- Spotlight on business in the USA & UK (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Scrabble (English for Business and Economics) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- English for Business and Economics (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Wall charts: The United States and the United Kingdom (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Nikolakloster building, room 412c
- Pot Luck – Taboo! Karaoke! Graffiti! Story Time! Learning by doing (English for Cultural Studies and Teacher Education) (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Refectory forecourt
- The giant Memory (Concentration) game of occupations (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Equal Opportunities and Family Services info stand (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Gender equality quiz (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
- Show-cooking (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Refectory arcades
- AlumniClub of the University of Passau – your career network (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Refectory building, 1st floor, club room 1
- 'Wohnen live' – Exhibition and information on student accommodation and life in Passau (3:00–5:00 p.m.)
Last revised 1 June 2017; the information on this page is subject to change.