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HTW Dresden condemns Russia's attack on Ukraine
25.02.2022The Rector of HTW Dresden, Prof. Katrin Salchert, comments on the current events in Ukraine: "The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops is an unimaginable, terrible event and a great danger for peace in Europe and in the world. Our thoughts go first and foremost to the people in Ukraine, to whom our fullest solidarity goes." HTW Dresden maintains links with universities in Ukraine and Ukrainian students are currently enrolled at the university. Just as people from Russia and from many other nations study, teach and research with us. "This community is a valuable asset that we will continue to preserve.", says the rector.
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Prof. Martin Wittmer: "I am fortunate to be able to use the most beautiful laboratory at the university: The industrial automotive lab!"
24.02.2022What connects you with HTW Dresden? I associate my time at the university so far with challenging years that we have mastered together. I am proud of our graduates. And of course there were one or two sleepless nights before the "Commercial Vehicle Day" that we organise annually in the faculty. Describe the university in three words. Down-to-earth, structured, free of hierarchies What do you wish for the future of the university? I wish for a "good sense" to master the coming educational challenges. A lively campus with committed and optimistic teachers. Furthermore, it is my wish that we, as a place of higher education, are open to people from all over the world and actively live the idea of the European Union. Which place on campus could become your favourite? I am fortunate to be able to use the most beautiful laboratory at the university: The industrial automotive lab! Great place, great light, great lorries and after work I can also work on my bike here. But the "Cafe Listig" is also a wonderful place to spontaneously meet colleagues, talk to each other, brainstorm ideas, make plans - nothing is better than that. More portraits will be published on our anniversary page in the coming weeks: www.htw-dresden.de/30jahre
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German-Japanese Semester Project Global Study Program (GSP)
18.02.2022Last semester, students from Chiba University and HTW Dresden worked in mixed teams to tackle current problems on the topic of "Mobility concepts for the future". Individual mobility has a very large impact on CO2 emissions. This year's project dealt with how new mobility concepts could be developed and implemented to reduce CO2 emissions. After getting to know each other via the Big Blue Button, the so-called "Cultural Presentations" were created and presented by the students. In these presentations, special aspects of daily life and cultural peculiarities were considered. Afterwards, the students worked in separate working groups and analysed current problems in relation to the different mobility concepts in Japan and Germany. The following online lectures were given on the different topics: Autonomous Driving (Professor Toralf Trautmann, HTW Dresden) Batteries and Charging infrastructure (Dr. Budich, HTW Dresden) Integrated Mobility Concepts - the Example of Dresden (Professor Cornelius Scherzer, HTW Dresden) Urban Micro mobility and Bicycle Advocacy and Lobbying in Dresden (Nils Larsen, ADFC Dresden and Professor Stephan Zipser, HTW Dresden) Furthermore, different online resources were evaluated and processed by the students. The final stage was a joint presentation and discussion of the results of the work. "The digital collaboration and coordination was a great challenge for all participants. Nevertheless, all presentations were good to very good," sums up Professor Thomas Himmer, who organised and supervised the project. The GSP programme ran for the fourth time in a row, although this year it was online due to the pandemic. "We hope to be able to hold the next Global Study Programme again on a larger scale and in person. To this end, we will be hosting students from Japan for a two-week intensive course at HTW Dresden in the last two weeks of September," says Prof. Himmer. The GPS course (M952) offers students a project-based learning platform for intercultural cooperation between Japanese and German students.
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Rebecca Krentz: "I work in a wonderful, friendly and modern university library".
15.02.2022Rebecca Krentz has been part of our university community for seven years. She is the deputy head of the library with a focus on information provision as well as Open Access and is completely in her element when she can share knowledge. From the "Long Night of Delayed Essays", where students are helped to finalise their semester projects, to scientific research in the library catalogue, she organises and conducts educational seminars. Today we have the political science graduate in interview. What do you connect with the HTW Dresden? In June 2015, I was able to begin my first permanent position in my dream job at the HTW Dresden - that of a librarian. After many moves in and out of Germany, I finally found a home in Saxony - in two ways. First with my family, but then, very soon, also in a great team, in a wonderful, friendly and modern university library. My work as team leader for information services, but also as deputy head of our beautiful library, allows me to gain insights into the multifaceted, colourful facets of our university on a day-to-day bases - and I'm very sure that I haven't discovered all of them yet. Would you like to share your best memory with us? It was when we won second place at the university sports festival in 2016 as the administration/library team. We had to complete a wide variety of tasks together. For example, we had to pull a Unimog as fast and as far as possible, successfully play Viking chess or score goals against other teams as a human kick footballer. The most exciting task, however, was geocaching. I can still remember very well when, after what felt like an eternity and a long time of wandering around the square, we finally discovered the cache we were looking for - ON the street sign Andreas-Schubert-Straße at the N-building, right at the top, hidden in the cane. I was chosen to fish it out from there. Three of my team mates helped me with robber ladders and all kinds of other hands, so that I successfully made it to the top - and more importantly for me ;-) - I also made it back down in one piece. How would you describe the university in three words? colourful, friendly, inviting What do you wish for the future of the university? First of all, in general terms and therefore first: a lot of enthusiasm, plenty of optimism and just a little bit of unconventionality. Personally, but probably no less modestly, I would like to see us confidently demonstrate to the outside world and actively live out internally what we stand for: for unity in teaching and research, for equality of opportunity, for practical orientation, for knowledge transfer, for networking and today perhaps more important than ever: for open-mindedness, tolerance and democracy. Who would you like to have coffee with? I would have loved to go for coffee with Frida Kahlo. She was not only a famous painter, but also an emancipated woman who, despite physical suffering, stood up for peace and freedom throughout her life. More portraits will be published on our anniversary page in the coming weeks: www.htw-dresden.de/30jahre
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Go East Summer Schools 2022 - Apply from 01.03.2022
10.02.2022The two-track application procedure requires interested applicants to apply to the summer school for admission and to the DAAD for a scholarship. The application deadline in the DAAD portal is identical to the application deadline of the respective summer school. Applications are open to German students of all disciplines who are registered as full students at universities and universities of applied sciences. The application portal is open from 01.03. - 31.08.2022. You can apply for up to 3 summer schools, the DAAD deadlines are identical to the respective deadlines of the summer schools. The participating summer schools are listed at the bottom of the page as of 15.02.2022. More information
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Remembering for a future of peaceful coexistence in diversity: Human chain on 13 February 2022
10.02.2022For the commemoration on the 77th anniversary of the event, the members of the AG 13 February and numerous initiatives in Dresden have prepared a diverse commemoration. Under the motto "Remembering for a future of peaceful coexistence in diversity", a two-part human chain will be formed as a central commemoration on Sunday, 13 February 2022 in the city centre at Altmarkt and Neumarkt and will tie a strong, common bond of cohesion as a sign against hatred and violence and for a democratic, humane and diverse society. "Education, science and research need openness and diversity. New insights and innovations can only come about through dialogue and debate with other opinions," says the rector of HTW Dresden, Prof. Katrin Salchert. "Tolerance, plurality and respect for human dignity regardless of social, ethnic and religious background are values that HTW Dresden stands for. The human chain on 13 February sets an example for this peaceful coexistence."
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Change in the management committee: Prof. Frank Artinger is the new spokesperson of the UniversityAlliance for Applied Sciences
26.01.2022He takes over this position from Prof. Dr. Ralph Stengler, President of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Prof. Christoph Wolfmaier, Rector of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, was elected as deputy speaker. The handover of office was completed by the representatives of the university managements of the six HAWtech universities at their meeting on 21 January 2022 at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. The goal of the new HAWtech spokesperson is to further strengthen the positions of the university alliance and to enrich cooperation in the areas of teaching, research and technology transfer through new networks, collaborations and projects. In addition, the promotion of the STEM field in politics, business and society plays a central role in HAWtech. The next generation of qualified engineers is of decisive importance for securing Germany as an industrial location. In particular, Prof. Dr. Artinger wants to provide more support for the next generation of female STEM students: "Young women today are better educated than ever before, and yet unfortunately far too few of them take up studies in the STEM subjects. This is where we need to start and get schoolgirls excited about studying a STEM subject. In times of a shortage of skilled workers, we cannot and do not want to do without the innovative potential of women." Furthermore, he emphasizes: "As universities of applied sciences, the distinctive quality in practice-oriented teaching and research of the HAWtech partners is a guarantee to accompany and shape the rapid technical developments that will influence our society in the coming years. This also includes quality-assured opportunities for doctoral work or an independent right to award doctorates at universities of applied sciences. Together with regional industry, HAWtech universities already exert a very decisive influence on the regions in which they are rooted and to which they feel particularly committed. We are reliable partners for innovation and, thanks to our outstanding networks, are able to provide supraregional impetus to the economy and promote economic development in Germany." The practical interdisciplinary cooperation at the universities as well as the international networks and cooperation projects make the universities indispensable "innovation centers". Prof. Dr. Artinger points to a faster professionalization of knowledge transfer: "As HAWtech, we are very pleased about the establishment of DATI (German Agency for Transfer and Innovation) announced in the coalition agreement. This has been an approach of the HAWtech Alliance for years – DATI will make a relevant contribution to the promotion of innovation research at universities of applied sciences. Finally, the potential of universities of applied sciences in research, development and transfer will be politically recognized. In addition to clear funding commitments, efficient transfer successes for industry require broad access for universities of applied sciences in the design of DATI. Germany is thus following European neighboring countries such as Austria." As in previous years, a HAWtech conference in 2022 will again provide impetus to participants from science, business, politics and society. "In the coming years, increasing digitization and automation will lead to even greater upheavals in industrial production and open up extensive new value creation potential. Robotics and artificial intelligence will become key technologies for mastering our increasingly complex tasks and requirements. We are currently facing a turning point that will bring about major changes. The transformation fields of climate protection and digitalization will influence all relevant areas in education and research, business and society. The conference is one of many elements with which the universities are making their contribution to taking on these new challenges and shaping our future," emphasizes Prof. Dr. Artinger. In addition to the chairmanship, the HAWtech office will also move to HKA, and can be reached at hawtech(at)h-ka.de from January. For more information, please visit www.hawtech.de About HAWtech "Strong regions, strong universities – connecting interests". Under this guiding idea, six leading universities in the field of engineering sciences founded the nationwide "German Alliance for Applied Sciences" (HAWtech) in 2009. Members of this alliance are Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Dresden University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
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Professor Elena Klimova: "The professorship is my dream job"
24.01.2022Elena Klimova has been Professor of Mathematics and Analysis at HTW Dresden for four years. In addition to her teaching activities, she is a senator, program officer of the International Office and organizes a study trip to Russia once a year. She is originally from Samara, the ninth largest city in Russia. Dresden's diverse cultural landscape and the Elbe River in the middle of the city with its wide Elbe meadows remind her of her hometown. What does she associate with the HTW Dresden, she tells us in the interview. What do you connect with the HTW Dresden? I have held the professorship for Mathematics and Analysis at the Faculty of Computer Science/Mathematics since 2018. For me, the professorship is my dream job. I can bring mathematics closer to young people and be in research at the same time. At HTW Dresden, that's a great opportunity to combine the two. What experience has had a particular impact on you? I was particularly impressed by the friendly atmosphere here at the university. Although my start at the university was not scheduled until October 1, I was already invited to the Faculty Hiking Day in September. The hike took us on mining trails in the Osterzgebirge mountains. The exchange of expertise and the conversations we had with our new colleagues were a great start. How would you describe the university in three words? Friendly, application-oriented, down-to-earth What do you wish for the future of the university? I would like to wish for the future of the university the continuous strengthening of digitalization, especially in teaching. We should actively and sustainably take our positive experiences from the almost two years of online teaching into the future. More portraits will be published on our anniversary page in the coming weeks: www.htw-dresden.de/30jahre
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30 years HTW Dresden
24.01.2022This year, the Dresden University of Applied Sciences celebrates its 30th anniversary. It all began with the foundation in 1992 and the appointment of 23 university professors. In October of the same year, 1,000 students began their studies. Today, 4,800 students are matriculated in 42 degree programs. With its strongly practice-oriented teaching and research, HTW Dresden ranks among the top German universities of applied sciences. On the occasion of our anniversary, we would like to invite you to take a look at the history, present and future of our university and celebrate together with us. On the anniversary page www.htw-dresden.de/30jahre you will find all the current dates of the celebratory year. The chronicle offers a short journey through the development of the university and presents highlights of the past years. In addition, professors, lecturers, students, doctoral candidates, employees from administration and technology, graduates and companions of the university will have their say in the coming months. After all, what essentially forms the university and makes it successful are the people who shape it.
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Information session for your semester abroad in WS 22/23 and SoSe 23
11.01.2022Exchange semester despite Corona? That is possible! Apply by 15 February 2022 for your semester abroad in the academic year 2022/23 (winter semester 2022/23 AND summer semester 2023!). To do so, please submit the following application documents by e-mail to internationales(at)htw-dresden.de or to the office of the International Office (Z 232): - Application for a stay abroad - Current overview of grades (from the QIS portal) - Proof of your language skills (self-assessment) - Letter of motivation (maximum one A4 page, in English or German) On Thursday, 13 January at 5 pm (meeting room in BigBlueButton: https://ibbb.informatik.htw-dresden.de/b/jul-xxc-cxp-ate ) there will be an information session on the topic of studying abroad during your studies. A student who is currently studying abroad will answer all your questions about studying abroad and explain the application process, selection procedure, financing options and much more. Do you have further questions about studying abroad? We'll be happy to help! Advice and enquiries about studying abroad are preferably given or answered via e-mail (international(at)htw-dresden.de). After making an appointment by e-mail, we will be happy to advise you in a personal meeting.
