Topping-out ceremony for new centers for humanities at the Goethe University!

Topping-out ceremony for new centers for humanities at the Goethe University!

On May 26, 2025, the topping-out ceremony for the Center for Humanities was celebrated on the westend campus of the Goethe University in Frankfurt. The building, which is built by the university, occupies an area of ​​2800 square meters and will include seven floors. In the new complex, 180 office workstations, four seminar rooms, a trial stage and a large multifunctional room are housed. The planned commissioning of the center is planned for 2026. The university has carried out the first complete object planning and the financing, which underlines the importance of the project. University President Professor Enrico Schleiff said extremely satisfied with the construction progress during the celebrations.

The Center for Humanities will be in the immediate vicinity of the building of language and cultural studies as well as the Leibniz Institute for Educational Research. The draft comes from Esref Yavuz, head of the planning and construction department, while the Architect architecture firm was commissioned with the execution planning. Access to the new building takes place from both the east and west, with a generous foyer with a glazed space for exhibitions. The rehearsal stage is specially designed for the students of the Institute for Theater, Film and Media Sciences.

properties and equipment of the new building

The structure of the center is carefully tailored to the needs of scientists and students. A seminar room and offices are housed on the ground floor, while on the first floor, three seminar rooms and learning areas are created for the students. The floors two to five are intended for 180 office workstations, which are mainly used for third -party funds. This structure is intended to promote research in the humanities and social sciences and support interdisciplinarity.

Special attention was paid to the architectural design. The dimensions of the building were determined in consultation with the neighboring Leibniz Institute for Education Research. Originally planned as an administration building, the project was redesigned based on user feedback in order to integrate seminar and rehearsal stage rooms. This flexibility will benefit the interdisciplinary exchange between the various fields of the university.

financing and support of the project

The total costs of the construction work amount to around 20 million euros. In addition, the project is supported by the state government with over one billion euros from the Heureka university investment program, which underlines the importance of the new building for the location. As part of the third round of the Heureka program, a total of 330 million euros will be awarded at Frankfurt universities to improve the teaching and research conditions by 2031. Minister of Science Angela Dorn announced that the funds will be increased by a further 1.7 billion euros by 2031.

The progress of the Center for Humanities is not only important for Goethe University, but also represents an important step for the scientific landscape in Frankfurt. * The support of the state government shows that the new building is a strategic priority for the future of research and education in the region * currentes.uni-frankfurt.de .