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EJBW – European Youth Education and Meeting Centre in Weimar

Open for your ideas

The EJBW not only offers an extensive programme of its own activi-

ties but is also available as a guest house and conference venue for

groups and private initiatives. In addition to the historical villa, modern

seminar rooms and overnight accommodation provide an ideal envi-

ronment for events, meetings and conferences of all kinds. The EJBW

can also be booked for overnight accommodation only. We will gladly

assist youth groups and school classes in finding relevant tourism ac-

tivities in and around Weimar.

The German national newspaper DIE ZEIT described the combination

of historical villas and Bauhaus-inspired architecture as a “highlight of

modern architecture in Germany”. Others have commended our facili-

ties as exhibiting “an architectural clarity seldom seen in Weimar since

Gropius’ times”. With four lodges in the gardens, the historic Reithaus

and the Jugendstil villa, the EJBW provides a culturally-rich environ-

ment for meeting and studying. Visit us and see for yourselves!

Reaching us

Arrival by train: take bus no. 1 (direction: Ehringsdorf) from outside the

railway station to the Goetheplatz – change to bus no. 2 (direction:

Bodelschwinghstraße) or bus no. 9 (direction: Süßenborn) and disem-

bark at the bus stop “Hellerweg / EJBW”.

Arrival by car: From the A4 motorway take the exit to “Apolda”. Fol-

low the B87 in the direction of Apolda until you reach the main traffic

lights at Umpferstedt. Turn left towards Weimar on the B7 and follow

the road into Weimar until you reach us on the Jenaer Straße.

We look forward to hearing from you!

For further information about the EJBW, our activities and events or to

enquire about availability, please contact or call us at the address below:

EJBW – European Youth Education

and Meeting Centre

Jenaer Strasse 2/4

D-99425 Weimar / Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 3643 827-0

Fax: +49 (0) 3643 827-111

Email: kontakt@ejbweimar.de

Internet: www.ejbweimar.de

Member of:

Photo credits: Deutsche Nationalstiftung, EJBW-Archiv, www.pixelio.de

Welcome to the European Youth Education and Meeting Centre in Weimar (EJBW)

The EJBW was founded in 1999 as an international institution and mee-

ting centre for the education of children and young people as well as for

teachers and educators from throughout Europe and beyond. We offer a

varied programme of activities for political, cultural, international and in-

tercultural education. As a meeting place, the EJBW also provides at-

tractive facilities including overnight accommodation and spaces for

holding events and conferences. We look forward to your visit!

Learning through meeting

Weimar, with its many historical and contemporary references, is a place

one can learn from and is a central aspect of all our educational acti-

vities at the EJBW. We see ourselves as a place in which children and

young people from different regions and countries can come together to

learn with one another and from one another. International and intercul-

tural groups are accordingly a central aspect of our work. In our semi-

nars, projects and international workshops we examine key issues rela-

ting to democracy such as how democratic processes can be promoted

in politics, society and everyday life and how these are threatened or in

danger of being undermined.

Learning with concept

We organise projects and events on the following topics in accordance

with your specific requirements:

– European dictators and movements for democracy

– European politics and culture

– Youth scenes and youth cultures in Europe

– International issues: human rights, globalisation, sustainability

– Democratic culture in the European context

– Weimar Classics and cultural history

– Intercultural learning and social commitment

For specific examples of our activities, see our events and projects flyers

as well as our annual programme of events on our homepage.

Meet and study in a relaxed environment

The EJBW offers ample space for concentrated work, for recreation and

relaxation.

Our facilities include:

– 134 beds in single, two and three bed rooms with shower and toilet

– 15 modern, fully-equipped seminar rooms

(ranging from a conservatory for 4 people to a cultural room for

80 people)

– a video and recording studio as well as a computer room

– two internet terminals

– an elegant fireside room

– sports facilities and playground

The Reithaus, a former riding hall in the heart of the Park an der Ilm

World Heritage Site, is an ideal venue for conferences and meetings of

between 80 and 400 people. The Reithaus also contains a video and

recording studio as well as several seminar rooms. Facilities include

modern sound equipment, staging and exhibition facilities as well as

mobile simultaneous translation equipment and wireless internet.

Our in-house kitchen prepares four meals a day with a wide variety of

dishes including vegetarian, regional and international cuisine. Our kit-

chen can also prepare packed lunches and provides an event cate-

ring service.