How did you like our excursions this semester? By the end of each term we ask you to participate in our online survey. Take 3 minutes and win a 5€ travel voucher!
One more detail: All TUD students can take part - regardless whether they already joined one of the events offered by the Cultural Office or not. Good luck!

Show us your best snapshots of the excursions and make them the motif for next semester's flyer! Take part in the photo competition and win cool prices!
Find all information in the Facebook- Event and on the TUD website. Please send us an email if you prefer not to participate on Facebook.
The competition is supported by the Studentenwerk Dresden.

The leisure programme and  registration for excursions in summer term start in May.
Find all information about the events and how to register via email below. The office hours start on Tuesday, May 2nd 2017.

If you are interested in the activities of the past semesters check out the programme of summer term 2016 and winter term 2016/17 on our website.

Information Day of the International Office for international students
On Thursday, March 30th 2017 , you will meet many important people and or­gani­za­tions that will help you to study suc­cess­fully at TU Dresden. Above all, the tutors will support you at the start of your studies and go on a campus tour with you. The Culture Team and student or­gani­za­tions will be glad to meet you at the info market.
Find more information in the TU Dresden news.

On Wednesday, May 3^rd 2017, the 26^th Student’s-Days Dresden will start at the Alte Mensa, Mommsenstraße 13. Check out the information market for cultural events in general, as well as different artistic groups, student’s clubs and cultural institutions of Dresden, like theatres and museums, presenting their latest pro­grammes and offers. The Cultural Office of the International Office of TU Dresden will be there, too. We look forward to meeting you from 10.30am to 3pm.
Find more information about the Student's Days Dresden, taking place from May 3rd to 24th 2017, brought to you by Studentenwerk Dresden on the website www.dresdner-studententage.de.

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Join us on the discovery of the Royal Palace in Dresden, once seat of power of the Wettins. Today you can find out, how people lived at court in Saxony centuries ago. On Saturday, 13^th May 2017, we will start our first excursion of the summer term, getting impressions of the most important exhibitions like the New Green Vault, Turkish Chamber and the Giant‘s Hall. Afterwards we‘ll go for dinner to discuss our favourite pieces of art.
Fee: 8.00 Euros
Included in the price: guided tour to the castle and ascent of the tower, dinner at a café
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On Saturday, May 20^th 2017, we’ll take a day trip to Bautzen and discover the me­di­eval “City of Towers” in Upper Lusatia. The famous mustard, Bautz’ner Senf, comes from here, and Bautzen is the capital of Saxony’s Sorbian community. We will get to know their traditions at the local museum.
Fee: 8.00 Euros
Included in the price: guided city tour, lunch, visit to Sorbian museum
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Hellerau — this district in Dresden is associated with modern and contemporary dance from the 20th century to present day, and has strong connections to famous names like Mary Wigman, Gret Palucca and William Forsythe. On Saturday, May 27^th 2017, we invite you to join us as we explore the grounds and facilities not only architecturally but also thematically. You get the chance to meet the dancers of the famous Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company. They will give you an introduction to the choreography of that night: EXTINCTION OF A MINOR SPECIES by Jacopo Godani – a sequence of Pas de deux.
Fee: 6.00 Euros
Included in the price: early dinner, visit to the facilities of European Center of Arts in Hellerau and artist talk, contemporary dance performance „EXTINCTION OF A MINOR SPECIES“
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Once the Japanese Palais in Dresden was housing the Dresden university library. Nowadays, you can marvel at objects and stories from all over the world in the Ethno­graph­ical Museum. A very special treas­ure is the so called „Damaskus Room”. It consists of a complete wall and ceiling ornament originally from an ele­gant town house in Syria from the 19^th cen­tu­ry. At the moment it is being re­stored and on Sunday, June 4^th 2017, we will take you to the restauration workshop. Afterwards we can join the Syrian musicians that bring their instruments or check out another exhibition of the museum, that day. We will end the afternoon with lunch in a beergarden by the Elbe river.
Fee: 6.00 Euros
Included in the price: visit to the restauration workshop and ongoing exhibitions, lunch
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Riesa is a small town close to Dresden that’s famous for its pasta production. Let’s find out how they turn from flour to a delicious dish during the Pentecost holiday week! There is even more to learn on Wednesday, June 7^th 2017, and lunch wants to be deserved, at the local school museum: Show yourself as a model pupil, when Miss Bock teaches you a lesson just like German teachers used to do 150 years ago.
Fee: 6.00 Euros
Included in the price: historical school lesson at the school museum, lunch, guided tour of the pasta factory
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On Saturday, June 10^th 2017, our excursion will take us to Castle and Park Pillnitz. You will have the chance, not only to visit this historic site and beautiful gardens, but also to enjoy a concert played on musical instruments from the Baroque age. Come with us and listen to fantastic sounds in the Hillside Palais!
Fee: 8.00 Euros
Included in the price: guided tour to the gardens, Kaffee und Kuchen, Baroque concert
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RACE on SUNDAY, June 25th,
starting from 2.30pm
at Blue Wonder bridge.
Spectators also need and entrance ticket for the festival. Find more information on the Elbhangfest website and in our Facebook event (see below).

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Sports lovers listen up! This summer we are looking for you to complete our in­ter­na­ti­o­nal student team at the traditional dragon boat race during the Elbhangfest, a district festival along the North Eastern shore of the Elbe river, from Loschwitz to Pillnitz. No fancy canoeing skills are nec­es­sary; only bring a positive attitude and basic swimming skills!
On Sunday, June 11^th 2017, we will have a training and on the Elbhangfest weekend, June 24^th to 25^th 2017, you can show your skills at the race!
Important: Presence on both dates is ob­liga­tory for participation. The exact date of the racing day will be announced soon.
Fee: 15.00 Euros
Included in the price:starting fee and train­ing, team shirt, admission to the Elb­hang­fest, snacks on training and racing day
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On Wednesday, June 14^th 2017, at 5 pm you are kindly invited to come to the Chinese national evening in the Studentenwerksforum at Schnorrstraße 2 in the Student’s residence Reichenbachstraße. Be surprised about various gastronomic and artistic ideas prepared by Chinese students from Dresden!
Free admission, no preliminary registration required.
The international evening will take place in the context of the International Coffee Hour of the Studentenwerk Dresden and with support of the Cultural Office in the In­ter­na­ti­o­nal Office of TU Dresden. The event is going to be framed by the Association of Chinese students and scientists of Dresden.
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In 1517 the Reformation started and this summer, the anniversary of this historical event is celebrated all over Saxony in many different ways. On Sunday, June 18^th 2017, we take you to Torgau, the resi­dence of Renaissance and Reformation. After a guided city tour you get the chance to explore the castle Hartenfels where Martin Luther’s famous 95 theses were printed for the first time. In a workshop we will learn about the different local herbs and their meaning for the religious culture.
Fee: 8.00 Euros
Included in the price: guided tour of Torgau and visit to the castle, workshop, lunch
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Every semester we invite you, the par­tici­pants of our excursions, to take part in the Cultural Office photo competition. You get the possibility to share the most beautiful moments of our events and to win at­trac­tive prices. Maybe you’ve already seen the pictures of the winners on our flyers. This summer the best snapshots from 2016 can be seen in an exhibition at the student gallery STUWERTINUM at Studentenwerk Dresden, Fritz-Löffler-Straße 18, 3^rd floor. We celebrate our grand opening on Thursday, June 22^nd 2017, at 6 pm.
Join our vernissage and meet the artists!
Free admission, no preliminary registration required.
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The exhibition is open to the public at STUWERTINUM until July 28th.
In this time you can stop by and vote for the audience award. If you leave your name and email address you can win a prize.
Galerie STUWERTINUM, Studentenwerk Dresden, 3. Etage, Fritz-Löffler-Straße 18, 01069 Dresden
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9am-12am, Tue also 1-3pm, Thu also 1-5pm

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The Saxon Switzerland is not only a wonderful place to hike but also the home of a great natural amphitheatre, the Felsenbühne Rathen. On Sunday, July 2^nd 2017, we’ll ex­peri­ence both! After the hike and picknick, we’ll meet Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, the heroes of Karl May’s famous novels as they are riding through their Wild West ad­ven­tures on real horses.
Fee: 6.00 Euros
Included in the price: hiking in the Saxon Switzerland, Kaffee und Kuchen, open air theatre play „Winnetou and Old Shatterhand“
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On Wednesday, July 5^th 2017, at 5 pm you are kindly invited to come to the Persian night in the Studentenwerksforum at Schnorrstraße 2 in the Student’s residence Reichenbachstraße. Be surprised about various gastronomic and artistic ideas prepared by Iranian students and staff members from Dresden!
Free admission, no preliminary registration required.
The international evening will take place in the context of the International Coffee Hour of the Studentenwerk Dresden and with support of the Cultural Office in the In­ter­na­ti­o­nal Office of TU Dresden.
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Come to the most filmed city in Eastern Saxony on our last day trip in summer term 2017! We invite you to join our excursion to Görlitz on Sunday, July 9^th 2017. Right by the Polish border we have a look at this medieval, baroque and contemporary town, but also take a glimpse at Zgorzelec, the town on the other side of the Neisse river. The organ concert in the church St. Peter und Paul with its 300-year-old so called “Sonnenorgel” (sun organ) will be one of the highlights during our trip.
Fee: 8.00 Euros
Included in the price: guided city tour and visit to a museum, visit to St. Peter und Paul church with organ concert, lunch
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