International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies

International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies IZKT

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Review | Future Congress "Next Frontiers 2024"

Short report, Recap-Film, Press & Pictures
[Image: © Hanna Wenzel]

BMBF Science Year – We are back! [DE]

Our project website is now online
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Review | Celebrating 20 years of IZKT [DE]

Highlights of media and materials associated with the celebrations
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Report Collection | “Living, Learning, and Writing with AI: ChatGPT and its Consequences”

The discussion series on the opportunities and risks of self-learning dialogue systems started in summer 2023. Our university corporate communications team reports.
[Image: © Teresa Berndtsson, Better Images of AI: Letter Word Text Taxonomy, CC-BY 4.0]

Report and video | Exhibition opening "Stuttgart Living Labs. Experimenting for Change" [DE]

The exhibition on Living Labs in Stuttgart was opened with a fishbowl discussion. It is accessible until 14.09. in St. Maria Stuttgart
[Image: © Jens Volle]

Report and Picture Gallery | Liao Yiwu: Invisible Warfare. How a book defeats an Empire [DE]

The 2nd Stuttgart Future Speech took place on January 18, 2023. It was embedded in an accompanying program.
[Image: © Christoph Niemann]

Recent Study: The IZKT is one of 20 innovative university institutions for science communication [DE]

Study by the Berlin University Alliance showcases the IZKT of the University of Stuttgart [DE]
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The International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies

is a cross-faculty research institution of the University of Stuttgart. It brings together scientists of different disciplines to foster interdisciplinary exchange within as well as outside of the university. Through multifaceted events and innovative research designs with partners from urban society the IZKT (German initialism for International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies) also supports the mutual transfer between the university and the general public.

About us

Current events & news

Felix Heidenreich is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Akademie Schloss Solitude.

Photo: Akademie Schloss Solitude

Eva Illouz: Stuttgart Future Speech

Design and Ethics: Design for All?

Philip Manow: Europe's New Dividing Lines. How the De-Consolidation of the Nation-State is Changing European Party Systems

Emotions, Society, Politics: Reading and Re-reading Eva Illouz

Q&A with Eva Illouz

Design and Ethics: What is good?

Review: Closing Event at Atelier Leuschnerplätzle: 'A Lane for Freedom!'

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Review: Climbing Trees for Future Freedoms

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Review: "A Look Ahead"

The IZKT: Dialogue and Transfer of …

The IZKT connects research at the interface between culture and technology and offers a forum for …

Event calendar

The IZKT calendar: lectures, discussions and event series

All news

News from the IZKT of the University of Stuttgart

Projects

Current projects of the IZKT

Courses offered by the IZKT

Within the framework of trans- and interdisciplinary courses, the IZKT gives students of the …

Publications

The IZKT publishes two series of publications

Podcast “Culture and Technology”

The latest technical lectures of the IZKT as well as selected older lectures are available free of …

Videos

Video event teasers, recordings of live streams, podcasts, and IZKT in-house productions

Funding

Members of the teaching staff at the University of Stuttgart can apply to the IZKT for project …

The International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies

Current events & news