Monday, January 06, 2025, from approx. 5 p.m.
 

Location
Audimax, KIT Campus South

Target group
Public

Brief description
Classical concert at the beginning of the year
- has already been held on a smaller scale in previous years
- performed by KIT Philharmonic Orchestra
- conducted by Nikolaus Indlekofer
- champagne reception during the interval
- preceded by a ceremonial hoisting of the anniversary flag

Expected number of visitors
approx. 700 visitors

Thursday, February 20, 2025
 

Location
Schwarzwaldhalle and Gartenhalle
Kongresszentrum Karlsruhe am Festplatz

Target Group
Invited guests from KIT, politics, society and economy

Brief description
Ceremony on the occasion of KIT's 200th anniversary
- Stage program with welcoming speeches
- Discussion panels and entertainment
- Reception with supporting program (music, entertainment)
- Food and drinks

Expected number of visitors
approx. 3,000 guests

March 27 to October 15, 2025
Physics exhibition with 10 to 20 objects

March 27, 2025 to December 31, 2030
Digital exhibition

Location
Physical exhibition:
- March 27, 2025 to July 4, 2025 KIT Campus South, Learning and Application Center Mechatronics
- July 11 to October 19, 2025 ZKM - Center for Media Art Karlsruhe
Online exhibition

Target group
- The public
- Prospective students

Brief description
Be part of a journey through the fascinating history of KIT
- with vernissage and finissage
- Messages on the history of KIT in 10 chapters
- Digital exhibition with 100 objects
- Physical exhibition with 10-20 objects

Website
www.archiv.kit.edu/callforobjects

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Location
LAZ, KIT Campus South

Target group
- Invited guests
- Art lovers
- sponsors

Brief description
- Event for the opening of the exhibition "100 Objects from the History of KIT"
- 10-20 exhibition objects
- with digital access to the online presentation of the 100 objects
- Invited group of people
- Guided tour by the curators
- The LAZ will also be officially opened on this day

Expected number of visitors
100-150 people

website
www.archiv.kit.edu/callforobjects

May 6 and 7, 2025

Location
Forum in front of the Audimax building

Target group
- students
- Doctoral candidates
- alumni

Brief description
The KIT Career Fair is the annual company contact fair at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). It is organized by Career Service & Alumni at KIT. The fair is aimed at students, doctoral candidates, alumnae and alumni of all disciplines and offers them the opportunity to find out about potential employers and career entry. At the same time, it offers you as a company a platform to present yourself to qualified young professionals with vacancies and information on the application process, recruiting and career paths in your company.

Expected number of visitors
approx. 10,000 visitors

Website
www.karrieremesse.kit.edu

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location
KIT Campus South

Target group
- public
- families
- children and young people
- alumni
- partners from science, industry and society

Brief description
A look behind the scenes of one of Europe's largest scientific institutions, popular science lectures, hands-on activities, live experiments, guided tours, exhibitions, demonstrations, knowledge rally for children and young people

Expected number of visitors
approx. 25,000 visitors

May to November 2025

Location
Attractive locations outside the campus

Target group
- Students

Brief description
- Action day Lust auf Zukunft - Lust auf Good Leadership;
- Speechparty - short workshops on presenting and communicating;
- Barcamp on a currently relevant topic

Website
study.hoc.kit.edu
Day of action Lust for the future
Speechparty 2023
Barcamp 2023

Expected number of visitors
210 visitors

Friday, July 4, 2025, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Location
Outdoor area KIT Campus South,
the exact location will be announced

Target group
- Employees and their families
- Students and alumni
- Selected partners

Brief description
Summer evening with a varied accompanying program (walking acts, music)
- Spectacular light show at the end
- Food and drinks for a 3-course menu are brought by the participants themselves
- Furniture in the form of beer table sets will be provided
- a small selection of food and various drinks can be purchased at stands along the route

Other notes
The event cannot take place in the event of a storm or heavy thunderstorm

Expected number of visitors
approx. 3,000 guests

October 14 to 19, 2025

Location
On campus, in Karlsruhe and online
 

Target group
- Public
- Children and young people
- Families
- Students and prospective students
- Alumni
- Citizens

Brief description
- Combination of a top-class scientific conference AND events for the public
- Under the motto "Have your say! Join in! Participate!", the KIT Science Week 2025 is all about the "City of the Future"
- Urban planning, architecture, smart cities, energy supply, mobility, digitalization and sustainability: the topics at the KIT Science Week 2025 are diverse and offer exciting insights into the world of research
- Whether workshop, escape room, pub crawl, exhibition, play or (specialist) lectures and discussions: there is something for everyone here.

Expected number of visitors
- approx. 10,000 visitors throughout the week
- approx. 200-300 visitors at the evening events

Website/further information
www.scienceweek.kit.edu
Image film 2023
Image film 2021
Program booklet 2023
Program booklet 2021

October 19, 2025

Location
ZKM

Target group
- Invited guests
- Art lovers
- sponsors

Brief description
- Event to mark the end of the exhibition "100 Objects from the History of KIT"
- 10-20 objects from the exhibition
- with digital access to the online presentation of the 100 objects
- Invited group of people
- Guided tour for curators

Expected number of visitors
100-150 people

Website
www.archiv.kit.edu/callforobjects

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location
Audimax, KIT Campus South

Target group
Students in their first semester

Brief description
- Welcome event to welcome new students by the Presidential Board
- Accompanying exhibition with information about studying
- Social program, music, food and drinks
- hybrid event
- the stage program will be streamed
- the exhibition can only be visited in analog form

Expected number of visitors
1000 visitors