Events & Dates
The Science Year of the HSZG
The Year of Science serves as the central strategic framework for Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences to combine interdisciplinary research with societal dialogue. Each year, the University focuses on a current priority topic that is significant for the region and beyond. The goal is to bring together researchers, industry partners, and the public to discuss pressing issues of the future in a lively and solution-oriented manner.
Theme Review:
- 2025/2026: “The Future Under Pressure: Energy, AI, and Us in the City of Tomorrow” – Opportunities and conflicts at the intersection of the energy transition and artificial intelligence.
- 2024/2025: “Those Up There, Us Down Here” —Interdisciplinary perspectives on societal minefields (representation, trust, elites) and our region’s development opportunities.
- 2023/2024: “A Turning Point”—for Research, Too? —Challenges at the Intersection of Defense Research, Migration, Climate Change, and Regional Structural Transformation.
- 2022/2023: “Heat Supply Under Scrutiny?” – Security of supply and sustainable heating concepts in times of crisis.
- 2021/2022: “Knowledge Transfer of the Future” – Under the motto “All About Transfer, or What?” the focus is on how innovations effectively reach the economy and society.
- 2020/2021: “Bioeconomy” – Research on renewable resources, inspired by the BMBF’s Year of Science.
- 2019/2020: “Artificial Intelligence” – From neural networks to robots with emotions.
