January 29th, 2025
In 2025, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), one of the oldest technical universities in Germany, will celebrate its anniversary: 200 years since the Karlsruhe Polytechnic School was founded. Under the motto “We are shaping the future. Research | Teaching | Transfer”, KIT is inviting the media to several full-day information trips in 2025.
It starts on February 19, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the topic “Alternative drives and mobility of the future“. In order to find the best solutions for safe and sustainable passenger and freight transport, many different concepts must work together seamlessly. The press trip presents the latest research on the topics of batteries, hydrogen and synthetic fuels. It also shows new types of drive systems and addresses the complex issues of multi-layered transport planning.
The media are invited to this visit at KIT. Please register by e-mail to presse@kit.edu by February 15, 2025.
KIT experts provide information about their research in short, easy-to-understand presentations, discussion formats, and laboratory tours. They provide background knowledge and precisely classify the topics that are of particular interest to citizens, the media, science, business, and politics. Please also note February 20, 2025: On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of KIT and its predecessor institutions, the KIT anniversary ceremony will take place on this day at 6:00 p.m. You will receive a separate media invitation to the ceremony at the beginning of February. (bst)
Press trip “Alternative drives and mobility of the future”
Date/Time:Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue:The meeting point is the registration at the KIT North Campus, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. (Bus transfer to various stations on the North, South and East Campuses).
Press trips in the anniversary year 2025
During a total of five press trips, KIT offers insights into ongoing research and background knowledge on major socially relevant topics.
The dates at a glance:
- February 19, 2025: “Alternative drives and mobility of the future”
- May 15, 2025: “AI, robotics and cybersecurity”
- July 2 and 3, 2025: “Energy systems of the future”
- September 25, 2025: “City of the future”
- October 23, 2025: “Health research”
Further Information about the press trips in the KIT press corner: https://www.200jahre.kit.edu/
Contact for this media invitation
Brigitte Stahl-Busse
Press Officer
Tel.: +49 721 608-41180
E-Mail: Brigitte.Stahl-Busse@kit.edu