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What do a Baroque monastery and artificial intelligence have in common? Quite a lot – if you’re in Speinshart.

Here, journalistic curiosity meets groundbreaking research, while historic architecture intersects with societal relevance. Whether you’re reporting on the center, looking for visuals or following our developments – we provide you with everything you need. Prompt, personal, and professional.

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„We have contact“ – If your mind just flashed to Dr. Ellie Arroway in the sci-fi classic “Contact” from 1997 – then you’re thinking just like we are. Because we too are driven by communication, a fascination for the future, and a healthy dose of curiosity.

And no – you don’t need a radio telescope or alien frequencies to reach us. A quick email or phone call will do just fine.

Here’s some media to get you started. Need more? Just get in touch:

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Press kit with background information

Get it all – get the press package

Clear and open communication is central to the SSC’s mission. Our press kit supports journalists and media professionals worldwide with essential background information and materials, helping to ensure transparent and accurate reporting on the center’s work.

The press kit includes:

Fact sheet
Logo files and graphic assets
Images of Speinshart
Portraits Prof. Dr. Günter Leugering and Dr. Adrian Roßner

Usage rights: These media files may be used free of charge for journalistic coverage of the Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech. Please credit all images with “Speinshart.ai”.

Fact sheet

Big ideas become even bigger in Speinshart

What makes Speinshart stand out: As an interdisciplinary science center in a monastery, Speinshart provides space for visionary research, strategic retreats, and international collaboration in the fields of AI and SuperTech. The fact sheet provides all the key information at a glance.

Maintaining the flow

Live from Speinshart: Science, progress, and future thinking – always up to date.

Whether it’s snapshots from our latest symposium, a quick quote from an event in the Musiksaal, or an AI meme with a twist – here’s where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at our science center. Curated, authentic, and always up to date.

Follow us into a bright future:

Two outstanding researchers join our Scientific Ad

What comes next for NLP and Large Language Models?

30 students. 9 institutions. 2 countries. 5 intens

What does the future of mathematical research look

5 days. 27 students. One big question: How can we

Exploring fluid dynamics, singularities and AI-dri

Good news travels fast

Curious what others are saying about us? Here it is. The latest press coverage – insightful, diverse, and independent. From the vision behind Speinshart to specific projects in AI and SuperTech.

Check out what’s making the news:

Two Strong Voices for Speinshart: Masashi Sugiyama and Alexander Martin Join the Scientific Advisory Board

The Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech is delighted to welcome two outstanding researchers to its Scientific Advisory Board: Prof. Masashi Sugiyama, Director of the RIKEN Center for Advanced… read

Language Models, Research and European AI Sovereignty: NLP & LLMs at Speinshart

How are Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models evolving — and which research questions will shape the years ahead? On 28 and 29 September 2026, researchers from Bavarian universities… read

AI for SMEs: University of Würzburg’s D3 Group at Speinshart

How can artificial intelligence be used effectively not only by large corporations, but also by small and medium-sized enterprises? This is the central question addressed by “KI-Regio – Artificial Intelligence… read

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