The pre-Christmas period at TUBAF is characterised by many great events every year. Christmas parties, experimental biscuit baking or the club eventsat "Alte Mensa" and EAC. A special highlight is planned for every taste and every age group. Get an overview of what's on offer and get into the Christmas spirit. Merry Christmas and Frohe Weihnachten!
Christmas gifts from the Uni-Shop
Do you miss university around Christmas time? The popular Christmas items from the Uni-Shop can help! The best way to pass the time until the presents arrive is with the new TUBAF Monopoly. Of course, you'll be dressed in our Ugly Christmas Sweater, which you can find in our shop from 10 December. You can then make yourself really cosy by the candlelight of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg candle arch, while the Christmas tree baubles with the university seal shine on your Christmas tree. What could be better?
Christmas Cards & Annual Calendars
Christmas cards are now available for sending Christmas greetings by post or digitally. They can be ordered or downloaded from the Media Center website. An annual calendar with the semester dates can also be ordered in various DIN formats for the year 2026.
02.12. Christmas Bingo
Christmas bingo awaits you with sweet prizes, loud shouts and two Santas to ensure the best atmosphere. The ideal way to start the dark season with a highlight.
Time: from 20:00
Location: Alte Mensa - Petersstr. 5
03.12. Christmas party of the student council of Faculty 6
The Christmas party brings the university together: first a humorous reading with our professors, then an atmospheric Christmas market with lots of warm drinks and sweet and savoury highlights. The perfect way to end the year together.
Time: from 18:00
Place: Schlossplatzquartier, Room 1301, Prüferstraße 2
10.12. Advent celebration for senior citizens
The Chancellor of TU Bergakademie Freiberg and the Managing Director of Studentenwerk Freiberg are pleased to invite you to the traditional Christmas party.
You can look forward to a cosy get-together with Christmas pastries. An evening snack will be available for you from 5.30 pm.
A small highlight this year: the student Christmas market will take place on the ground floor of the new canteen from 3 pm to 7 pm. Take advantage of the Christmas offers from our students!
Please register by calling 03731 39-2711 or sending an email to Carmen [dot] Knebel [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de by 1 December
Time: from 15:30
Location: Neue Mensa, Agricolastr. 10a
10.12. Student Christmas market
On 10 December, the student Christmas market in the new canteen invites all students, staff and their families to an atmospheric afternoon - without any lectures, as this is academicus from 1 pm! Look forward to creative craft stations, festive sounds from the big band and choir as well as a free mulled wine reception from the Rector from 3 to 4.30 pm. Come along and enjoy the pre-Christmas atmosphere on campus together!
Time: 15:00 - 19:00
Location: Neue Mensa, Agricolastr. 10a
11.12. Christmas at ZeHS
The ZeHS cordially invites you to sing Christmas carols together with coffee and cake in the foyer. There is also the opportunity to playfully explore your own ecological footprint. Afterwards, a small excursion to the Freiberg Christmas market is planned.
In addition to the cosy get-together, there will be an opportunity to discover the current exhibitions at ZeHS on this day:
- In Transition - Paintings by Walter Padao
- From the Salt of Life - A Journey into the World of Raw Materials
- Roundly Made! - Highlights on the circular economy in Muldenhütten
- Symmetrical metamorphoses and other impossibilities - photo exhibition by Piet Joehnk
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Location: Foyer ZeHS, Winklerstraße 5
11.12. Christmas casting
The traditional Christmas casting is an event held just before the holiday season, where we come together to admire the skills of our metal casters. Enjoy the company with mulled wine, beer, or other drinks, and grab a bite at the grill if you’re hungry. With a bit of luck, you could win a Schwibbogen cast live that evening in the raffle. The FSR 5 is looking forward to seeing you!
Time: starting at 6 p.m.
Location: Foundry Hall, Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 4
15.12. Christmas party of the University Student Mission Germany
The University SMD Christmas party offers you a relaxed time together to recharge your batteries with soothing fellowship and the beneficial message of Christmas. With food, biscuits, carols and lots of nice people.
Time: from 19:00
Place: Tee-Ei, Untermarkt 5
16.12. Christmas Lecture of the Institute of Geotechnics
The Christmas Lecture 1.0 addressed the question of Santa Claus' motivation. Dr. Martin Herbst from Rock Mechanics guides the audience through the lecture with small gifts and humorous stories. He skillfully links stories about Santa Claus and his helpers with geotechnical topics.
Time: 14:30
Location: Helmut-Härtig-Bau, lecture theatre HHB-1035
16th/18th December Show Lecture Chemistry
"Great - and now a lecture by Prof Brown, that curmudgeonly scaremonger. That's all I need."
But what begins as a boring lecture for Martha quickly turns into a memorable journey through time in search of long-forgotten ideals and the worst of all looming time travel paradoxes. Not to mention the travelling companion. But what caused the time jump? Will they manage to solve the mystery behind time?
The team from the Faculty of Chemistry, Physics and Biosciences welcomes you to a memorable performance.
Time: from 17:00
Place: Lecture Hall B of the Lecture Hall Centre/University Library,
17.12. SMART biscuit engineering
There are many different requirements for Christmas biscuits these days: low carb, low or high calorie, sustainable, vegan or student-friendly low cost? Baking should be quick and easy and contribute to relaxation and slowing down. The technical equipment is also varied, ranging from student dormitory equipment to high-tech parental kitchens. The desire for smart biscuits that are insensitive to fluctuations in the baking process and indicate when they are baked through is innovative. The Christmas lecture is dedicated to all these topics with experiments and tastings.
Time: from 18:00
Location: Lecture theatre WEI 1051, 1st floor, Julius-Weisbach-Bau, Lampadiusstraße 4
17.12. University Advent Concert of the Collegium Musicum
The Collegium Musicum of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg invites you to its twentieth university Advent concert.
Get in the mood for the Christmas season with us. Look forward to a colourful programme with the three ensembles of the Collegium Musicum.
The musical directors are Sebastian Paul Rehnert (symphony orchestra), Dr Franz Fehse (choir) and Dirk Brandenburger (children's and youth orchestra).
Time: 20:00 - 21:30
Location: Audimax, Winklerstraße 24
Admission prices: €10 / €5 reduced for pupils, students and severely disabled persons; free admission for children up to 14 years
The admission price includes one mulled wine or children's punch per person.
18.12. Christmas wrapping paper and the 17 flat space groups of crystallography
As part of the lecture “Introduction to Crystallography” for the third semester of the bachelor's degree program “Geology/Mineralogy,” Prof. Gerhard Heide explains the symmetry elements of the 17 flat space groups in crystallography. To illustrate these complex concepts, he also analyzes the symmetry of Christmas wrapping paper.
Participants are invited to bring their own wrapping paper to examine its symmetry properties together.
However, the symmetry of completely filled two-dimensional space is not limited to specific architectural forms such as tiled floors, tiled walls, facades, and representative buildings such as churches and castles. It can also be found in everyday items such as wrapping paper. A remarkable example of the diversity of symmetry elements is the Alhambra in Granada, where all 17 theoretically possible combinations of symmetry elements can be found.
Time: 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Location: Großer Hörsaal WER-1015, 1. OG, Abraham-Gottlob-Werner-Bau, Brennhausgasse 14
18.12. VocaVox Christmas concert
Get in the mood for the festive season with Christmas a cappella music - enjoy the VocaVox Christmas concert. Look forward to songs from funny to contemplative, from upbeat to relaxing.
Time: from 18:30
Location: Annenkapelle, opposite Freiberg Cathedral
22.12. How do you celebrate Christmas?
Together with the university SMD, international students and guests in particular can enjoy a nice dinner. Talk about your Christmas traditions and bring along a traditional dish from your home country that is typical for Christmas or winter.
Time: from 19:00
Place: Tee-Ei, Untermarkt 5
26.12. Christmas party
If the holidays get too quiet, the Christmas party provides the necessary balance. Drink specials, festive decorations and Santa ensure the perfect party atmosphere!
Time: from 22:00
Location: Alte Mensa - Petersstr. 5
Friends for Dinner
The university SMD gives international students and guests the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with local hosts. All they have to do is register at friendsfordinner.de. Hosts and students are then brought together. The hosts then contact the guests to invite them to their home.
Place and time are agreed individually.
Geotechnical Engineering Advent Calendar
Starting on December 1, a new door will open every day—offering exciting insights into important professional associations in geotechnical engineering, challenging tasks, and great prizes for students! Join in and secure your spot!
You can stay up to date by subscribing to the “Advent Calendar” folder in the OPAL course “Geotechnics – up to date,” where the latest door will be uploaded every day. At the same time, you will always find the latest doors on the institute's homepage.
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