Delicious food and drinks, music and lots of conversation – more than a thousand people attended the “Dresden is(s)t bunt” banquet on September 9, 2024. A long table with a total of 280 tables stretched from Schlossplatz across Augustusbrücke in the middle of the city, where visitors and organizers came together in a unique atmosphere to celebrate diversity in Dresden. In addition to a colorful cultural program, the banquet offered the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas about different cultures and share food with others.

TU Dresden also took part in the guest banquet with a total of ten tables to set an example for diversity, exchange and openness in Dresden.

Prof. Ursula Staudinger, Rector of TU Dresden, emphasizes: “Openness to the world, a welcoming culture, a variety of perspectives and diversity - this is what the Guest Banquet stands for and these values are also essential for the attractiveness of any location for science and innovation. Scientific excellence and the resulting positive economic effects can only be achieved through international cooperation and global exchange. Those who work against this through exclusion, isolation and even racism are endangering the prosperity of all.”

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Strengthening diversity in Saxony

After the European elections and the state elections in Saxony, it is more important than ever to publicly stand up for our democratic society and good coexistence. As a cosmopolitan university, TU Dreden is committed to a strong democracy and the inseparable values of respect, diversity and cosmopolitanism.

The TU Dresden took part in the banquet:

• Alumni Office
• B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering
• Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC)
• Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB)
• Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD)
• Directorate University Culture
• Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering (DIGS-BB)
• Institute for Further and Continuing Education (TUD FaCE)
• International Office
• Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (PoL)
• Language school TUDIAS

Background of "Dresden is(s)t bunt"

"Dresden is(s) bunt" is a festival celebrating cultural and culinary plenitude. It is organized by the Cellex Foundation and has been held annually since 2015, this year for the 8^th time in Dresden. With this event, we strive to create a space for intercultural exchange. It is the perfect opportunity to practice and demonstrate diversity on the one hand, and to promote openness, dialog and peaceful coexistence on the other.

Contact:

Sarah Zinn
Cellex Foundation
Tel.: +49 351 4466 450 92
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