b-it: Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology

22/05/2026

Congratulations to Life Science Informatics alumna Dr. Olga Bodet (now CEO of Zeo Gravity Oy), for the reception of the ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon 2026 prize together with EarthPulse and Prometheus Space Technologies. Read more:

🏁 Meet the top 3 runners of the ESA Φ-Lab 2nd Grand Marathon! A huge thank you to all the incredible innovators who applied to the 2nd Grand Marathon hosted by the European Space Agency - ESA Φ-Lab, in collaboration with Save the Children Italia & UP42! Following a careful selection process, we...

19/05/2026

The AIPD Doctoral Network is funded by the European Commission. Read more about it at the following link:

The AIPD Doctoral Network Artificial Intelligence in Parkinson‘s Disease (AIPD) AIPD is a doctoral network funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), which is a part of Horizon Europe. The MSCA are the European Union’s flagship funding program for doctoral education and postdoctoral train...

19/05/2026

Tomorrow is Dies Academicus at the University of Bonn. Professor Holger Fröhlich will speak at the event. Dies acadmicus is mainly geared at the German speaking audience (the tax payers who fund the university). So most of the presentation will be in German. Professor Fröhlich will present the EU funded Research School AIPD ( AI in Parkinson's Disease). He is head of this Research School. More information about Professor Fröhlich's talk:

Die Universität Bonn bietet regelmäßig einer breiten Öffentlichkeit Lehrveranstaltungen, Vortragsreihen, Vorträge, Diskussionen, Ausstellungen und Führungen, die über das fachspezifische Studienangebot hinausgehen.

29/04/2026

On May 2nd. 2026 there will be Rhein in Flammen (Rhine in Flames). May will be celebrated here with a huge firework over the Rhine river. Read more ath the following link:

Rot leuchtende Bengalfeuer tauchen die Ufer und Sehenswürdigkeiten zwischen Linz und Bonn in ein festliches Licht. Berge und Burgen wirken magisch schön, die Landschaft wird romantisch inszeniert. Umrahmet von fünf Feuerwerken fährt die Flotte aus rund 60 illuminierten Schiffen von Linz zurück ...

29/04/2026

On 30 April you will see many young men pulling or carrying birch trees decorated with ribbons. They are going to bring them to the place of their respective admired girl. The will set up the decorated at their place. Read more about this tradition at the link below:

Germans have been raising the maypole to bring in the spring since the 13th century. Learn what a Maibaum is and where this German tradition comes from.

29/04/2026

Besides Labour Day, the month of May holds several holidays and customs in the month of May. Reed more about it at the following link:

Its just as well that there are 31 days in May as there are so many May festivities in Germany. Explore the many opportunities to dance, woo, drink and generally celebrate this month.

29/04/2026

To all hard woking students: Friday this week, 1st May 2026 is Labour DAy and a bank holiday. Shops will be closed. Make sure your fridges are not empty!

12/03/2026

b-it partners RWTH Aachen University and University of Bonn were named excellence universities again! Congratulations 🎉!!! Read more about it here:

Grünes Licht für Deutschlands Exzellenzuniversitäten(Download): Zehn der aktuell elf in der Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder geförderten Einrichtungen wurden im Rahmen ihrer Dauerförderung evaluiert und allesamt positiv bewertet. Ab dem 1. Januar 2027 werden die folgenden Einrichtu...

13/02/2026

An alltime carnival favourite is the "Berliner". You can bake it on your own or buy it in any grocery store. Read more about it at the link below:

A Berliner (Pfannkuchen) or Krapfen is a German jam doughnut with no central hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in lard or cooking oil, with a jam filling, and usually covered in powdered sugar or glazed.

12/02/2026

Today is women's carnival! Read more about it below: https://www.bonn.de/bonn-erleben/ausgehen-und-erleben/beueler-weiberfastnacht.php?form=translationDisclaimer-NTMzOTI0MjUx&action=submit -NTMzOTI0MjUx