"The future is created where people meet." With these words, THMVice President Prof. Dirk Metzger opened the new Pulse.Point in building A15 on the Wiesenstraße campus. It is more than just a common room: it offers students, staff, and faculty an open, modern space for working, relaxing, and exchanging ideas.
What will the university of tomorrow look like – and what do students and staff need to achieve it? This is the question that the project participants posed as part of the university's future-oriented process – "Future.THM". The Pulse.Point is one of many concrete results. "This space is a vibrant meeting place that demonstrates how a future-proof university can be designed," said Metzger, who, together with co-project leader Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, welcomed attendees to the opening ceremony.
The new space is intentionally designed to be open: it invites encounters and aims to foster exchange across Departments , groups, and locations. A space with "a high quality of stay; a creative space with low-threshold access – a space for us."
Pulse.Point is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It can also be booked for events such as lectures and workshops, open work sessions, exchange formats, and game nights organized by student associations and departments. "The space thrives on being used and its potential expanded," Metzger summarized its function.
He also thanked the project team – Ute Ansion, Nadine Balser (both Facility Management), Tabea Grebe (Study 360 Degree and Workplace Health Management), and Lawen Oweissi (International Office) – as well as all participating students, university members, and staff. "Pulse.Point is a true collaborative project of the university," said Metzger. It's a space designed to demonstrate what collaboration at the university can look like and to make the future tangible.
With the opening ceremony, those responsible simultaneously invited everyone to use Pulse.Point, to bring it to life, and to help shape the future of THM . Because the new space is "not an endpoint, but a starting point."
