Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium, Secondary education facility in Neu-Ulm, Germany.
The Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium is a secondary school in Neu-Ulm, founded in 1975 and named after the Austrian pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bertha von Suttner. It offers a scientific-technological and a language branch, and its roof houses an observatory used by an astronomy course.
The school was founded in 1975 and named after Bertha von Suttner, who became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. The choice of name reflects the school's commitment to peace education and humanistic values.
The school is named after Bertha von Suttner, the Austrian pacifist and first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. As a UNESCO project school, it takes part in the Netzwerk-Universität-Gymnasium-Industrie (NUGI) programme launched in 1996 by the University of Ulm's microbiology department, which promotes experimental biology teaching. Its robotics groups compete in the First Lego League, and in 2024/25 the teams Spearhead Dynamics and Pallas placed 9th and 14th in Munich.
The school stands in Neu-Ulm's northern catchment area, drawing pupils from Pfuhl, Burlafingen, Steinheim, Offenhausen, Elchingen, Nersingen and Strass. It is an operating Gymnasium, so the building and grounds are best viewed from outside on school days; interior access is not offered to visitors. The rooftop observatory is not open to the public.
On the school roof stands an observatory used by an astronomy course; students there have photographed Saturn and its moons. The building also houses a biosafety level 1 biology laboratory where experimental microbiology and genetic engineering are taught.
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