Committees are voluntary student-founded groups whose members share a common interest. For instance, students meet up to do sports or urban gardening, reach out to foreign universities, play music, write their own UCF magazine, organise guest lectures, or sell sustainable study material. Whatever idea you think needs to be heard and purchased, find or found your committee and get people engaged!
Arts Liberated
Arts Liberated is dedicated to pushing academic boundaries through artistic creation. It produces theater plays, organizes regular jam sessions, hosts painting, crocheting and improv workshops and is eager to hear about your artistic visions.
Take a look at our theater section here.
Head: Rahel Szirtes
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/artsliberated/
E-Mail: lasartsliberated@gmail.com
Disassembl3D
Disassembl3D is the tinkering committee of the UCF, where students collaboratively learn to do 3d-printing, electronics, robotics and related dark arts.
This committee is currently inactive.
E-Mail: disassembl3d@protonmail.com
EcoALAS
EcoALAS brings together English-speaking students who are interested in sustainability and environmental issues. We organize events which promote eco-friendly behavior and awareness, such as clothes swaps, hikes, gardening, workshops (ex: sustainable gift wrapping, DIY hygienic products, upcycling), movie nights, and sustainable study material sales.
This committee is currently inactive.
E-mail: ecoalasfreiburg@gmail.com
The Journalism Committee
The Jack Magazine is run and published by the LAS Journalism Committee. Each issue explores a theme in an interdisciplinary and creative way. Contributions adopt political, scientific, social, philosophical, personal, cultural, or alternative perspectives and take divergent stylistic forms. In this spirit, the Jack is an expression of the philosophy of the Freiburg LAS community that embraces academic, social, and cultural diversity.
Head: Sasha
Website: https://www.jack.uni-freiburg.de/
IG @jack_journalismmail
E-mail: thejackucf@gmail.com
Feminism2go
Feminism2go creates space for addressing issues and inspires action relating to intersectional feminism. Whether it’s about menstrual products in the bathrooms, feminist reading circles, or activism, Feminism2go is the right address. The committee aims to break the academic bubble, move beyond it, and become an open and inclusive space. Anyone is welcome, whether student or non-student. Recognizing that a wide range of feminist organizations already exists in Freiburg, the committee also sees itself in an intermediary position to support, link, and complement feminist action around it.
Head: Son Wagner
IG @Feminism2Go
E-mail feminismtogo@gmail.com
Global Affairs in Dialogue
Global Affairs in Dialogue (GAD) aims to build a network between students and experts engaging with global challenges in diverse disciplines. Formerly known as the Global Order Project, it was established under the patronage of the former chief prosecutor of the ICC Moreno Ocampo in 2015. The Committee has organized talks, events, conferences, and student excursions. Each year, the Committee chooses an overarching topic that it aims to investigate and discuss. For the academic year 2022/2023, GAD focuses on the topic of “Grassroots Movements and Civil Society”. The Global Affairs in Dialogue Team also organizes pub quizzes, movie nights, and workshops.
This committee is currently inactive, but there is a Modelled United Nation association at the University of Freiburg (FreiMUN).
Website: https://www.global-affairs.org/
E-mail: ucf@global-affairs.org
Repair Café
The Repair Café is a space where students can come together and repair things to bring more sustainability to our university. Everyone can bring stuff to repair and help each other out while having a snack and spending time in a relaxing atmosphere.
Head: Niko Christen
E-mail: ucfrepaircafe@gmail.com
Reading Room Committee
The Reading Room is the library at UCF. It houses a steadily growing collection of both academic and non-academic literature that students may work with. The Reading Room Committee takes care of the Reading Room, coordinates the yearly book haul and organizes events such as the winter festivity. Their head is also called the keeper of grounds and scrolls.
Head: Karla Williams
E-mail: readingroomcommittee@gmail.com
Quixotic
In semi-regular Quixotic meetings, students discuss and debate a cultural object (e.g. a piece of writing, an artwork or a performance). In so doing, they expand their understanding of the diverse areas of knowledge that their peers are interested in. Any student can propose a topic for discussion. We believe in rationality, tea and a barely controlled maelstrom of ideas.
To propose a topic/cultural object for a discussion, to ask to be included in the mailing list, or for other contacting needs, reach out via email.
Heads: Lucie and Annie
E-mail: ucf.quixotic (at) protonmail.com