Leisure time

Explore Dessau

Expanding horizons in the international cinema, playing canoe polo, and of course, partying - that’s how students in Dessau relax. Enriching your mind can be as wonderful and as much fun as dancing and going to parties. So, what do students do in their free time?

Sure, there are also commuters who live in Berlin, Leipzig, or Halle, and who travel to university. But why spend your valuable time on the road or in train stations when you can help shape a city instead? That is exactly what it means to “study in Dessau”: Designing the campus and city according to your wishes.

Where is what happening?

Tips for things to do in and around Dessau

© Hochschule Anhalt – Dokuteam

VorOrt

The "VorOrt" house constantly offers new events. Students have transformed an old house in the Wolfgangstraße 13 into a place where everyone can try out their ideas. There is room for start-ups, co-workers and collaborative projects. There are workshops, lectures and various events about culture, art, design, and more.

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© Hochschule Anhalt

University Sports program

University Sports has a lot to offer, from Pilates to canoe polo. In the evenings, you can easily ride your bike home.

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© Sam Sanchez; DokuTeam, Fachbereich Design Dessau, Hochschule Anhalt

Restaurants, cafés, bars, and clubs

In the Biergarten under the chestnut tree you can not only watch people caring for a community garden, you can also get to know the “natives”. Sometimes the evening lasts a long time, for example when the students celebrate parties.

© Hochschule Anhalt

Theater, movies, etc.

Or maybe you do want to stop by the international movie theater again? International students organize the events, and once a week they show their favorite films from back home in the original language with subtitles.

© Martin Brück 2005

Interesting places and sights

With two UNESCO world heritage sites, it is clear that there are a lot of cultural treasures to discover in and around Dessau.

© Luftbild Dessau

Additional tips

Bauhaus architecture, Zoo, Technical Museum, castles, fortresses, parks, biosphere reserve, FERROPOLIS, Wasserburg Roßlau, and many other things invite visitors to explore, be astonished, stay for a while, and come back.