Cross-university and interdisciplinary learning programme for disruptive technologies in the creative and cultural industries.
Hochschulübergreifende und interdisziplinäre Plattform für disruptive Technologien in der Kreativ- und Kulturwirtschaft.
About
Skills for Tomorrow – through a focus on digitalization and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Today’s students from all disciplines increasingly need skills in digitalization and interdisciplinary collaboration, as well as a solid understanding of digital transformation. To meet this need, the Nuremberg Tech and the Nuremberg University of Music have teamed up in the “Disruption in Creativity” (DisC) program, which integrates new digital technologies into teaching across both institutions.
“Disruption in Creativity” refers to the shifts caused by disruptive technologies in the cultural and creative industries, as well as in the creative process itself.
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Dates
Stay tuned… Dates for the Winter Semester 2024/2025 will be announced soon.
Participate
Learning, exchanging, and experimenting with new technologies — with interdisciplinarity at its core.
At the heart of the DisC program are cross-institutional, interdisciplinary “semester projects,” where student teams from both universities work together.
Additionally, the program hosts a public expert lecture series featuring guest speakers who share their insights on the latest digital trends and developments.
Semester Projects
In a “Semester Project”, students from the Computer Science and Design departments at the Nuremberg Tech join forces with students from the Nuremberg University of Music.
Each project lasts a semester and involves a multidisciplinary student team. Since the projects are integrated into the curriculum, students receive credits according to their field’s ECTS system, making it part of their regular coursework.
If you have questions, coaches are available to provide direct help or connect you with the right experts.
Options to participate
- CGI students in their 6th semester collaborate with students from Computer Science and Media (B.Sc.) in the “Generative Design” (FWPF) elective and music students.
- Interaction design students in their 6th semester collaborate with students from Computer Science (B.Sc.) and Computer Science and Media (B.Sc.), on their IT projects, as wells as music students.
These projects count as elective credits in the free elective area.
Music students can find more details on eCampus der Hochschule für Musik.
If you’re studying Computer Science (B.Sc./M.Sc.) or Computer Science (and Media B.Sc./M.Sc.), you can take part in a DisC semester project, as your “IT project” (i.e. IT applications, or interdisciplinary project work).
Want to join the expert lectures as an elective course and earn ECTS credits? Simply sign up for the right elective. More info is available on Virtuohm.
Expert Lectures
The expert lectures are open to the public and dive into topics like disruptive technologies, digital trends, and innovations in the cultural and creative sectors. They also cover societal issues such as copyright and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Speakers come from fields including AI (machine learning, deep learning), extended reality (VR, AR), and other relevant disciplines.
Past Expert Lectures
Title: CODE WITH CONSCIENCE: Ethik in der Softwareentwicklung
Speaker: Dr. Niina Zuber
Date: 06.06.2024
Title: SONIC STORYTELLING: Musical Narratives in a Digital World
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Natasa Paulberg
Date: 02.05.2024
Title: ABOUT MOTION, MANAGAMENT AND MOTIVATION: Drei Praxisperspektiven aus dem 3D- und Motion-Design für erfolgreiche Kreativprojekte
Speaker: Helen Hyung Choi (WOODBLOCK), Conrad Ostwald (Freelance Director und Creative Producer), Markus Eschrich (WOODBLOCK)
Date: 27.03.2024
Vortragender: Mathias Hornschuh (Sprecher der Kreativen in der Initiative Urheberrecht, Universität Basel, Popakademie Mannheim)
Datum: 18.01.2023
Title: Innerland—Eine künstlerische VR-Grenzüberschreitung
Speaker: Alexander Stublić (Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe)
Date: 07.12.2023
Speaker: Josefa Rackl (Digital Designerin)
Date: 09.11.2023
Speaker: Marc Engenhart (Engenhart Design Studio, Author “Design und Künstliche Intelligenz”)
Datum: 20.06.2023
Speaker: Veronika Ortmayr (Akademie für Theater und Digitalität, Dortmund)
Date: 16.05.2023
Speaker: Prof. Ali Nikrang (Ars Electronica und Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München)
Date: 25.04.2023
Team
Coaches & Coordinators
Professors
Design
Prof.
Manuel Casasola Merkle
Module Computer Generated Images
@ Nuremberg Tech
Adjunct Lecturer
Max Häßlein
Module Digital Experience
@ Nuremberg Tech
Prof.
Moritz Schwind
Module Computer Generated Images und Research professor for Computational Design for Future Systems
@ Nuremberg Tech
Prof.
Tilman Zitzmann
Module Digitale Experiene
@ Nuremberg Tech
Music
Computer Science
Administration
Leitung
Former Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr.
Anna Kruspe
Natural Language Understanding
@ Nuremberg Tech (now Hochschule
München University of Applied Sciences)
Förderung
This project is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and coordinated by the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt).
