The Siemens Innovation Campus is moving into its next phase: Today, December 2, letters of intent regarding relocation and cooperation projects were signed in the presence of Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer. With support from, among others, the Free State of Saxony and the city of Görlitz, Siemens has been able to secure strong, long-standing good partners known for their innovation—including the Technical University of Dresden, the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, and the Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL).

Dresden University of Technology plans to establish, in collaboration with partners, a branch campus of the Dresden Institute of Automotive Engineering (IAD) on the Siemens Innovation Campus. The project will examine the integration of automated driving and hydrogen-based mobility, particularly in the areas of commercial vehicles and public transportation, as a key component in ensuring mobility and service provision in rural areas.

The Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG) aims to support highly innovative companies—particularly in the fields of energy efficiency and resource conservation—in collaboration with partners from industry and civil society. A manufacturing sector with strong export capabilities and high standards is to be developed here, either through existing companies or new start-ups. To this end, the university will work with Siemens to create a platform for collaboration between researchers and developers that, above all, opens up significant opportunities for young women and men.

The Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) is planning a DIGITAL SPACE@Innovationscampus Görlitz to leverage synergies that can arise from startup support and economic development. The DIGITAL SPACE aims, on the one hand, to support aspiring entrepreneurs at a very early stage and, on the other hand, to assist existing companies with their digital transformation—particularly in the development of new technologies and business models.

The Siemens Innovation Campus Görlitz is an element of the "Siemens Görlitz Pact for the Future", which was signed by Siemens AG, the state of Saxony and the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft on July 15 of this year. The aim is to strengthen the location in the long term and provide significant impetus for structural change in Lausitz. To this end, further technology and industrial companies, start-ups and research institutes are to be established. The focus is on digitalization, automation, energy technology and innovative materials and manufacturing technologies.