Transfer & Cooperation

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Please note that this page only shows a selection of our diverse activities in transfer and cooperation. Are you missing a topic or looking for a specific partner? Please contact us directly.

Saxony⁵: We take care of your transfer

Are you looking for a direct line to research or support in implementing an idea? The Saxony⁵ team is the central interface for knowledge and technology transfer at the HSZG. We make sure that your inquiries reach the right experts and support collaborations from the initial contact to the finished project. Talk to us - we are your local transfer team.

To the Saxony⁵ team & offers
Transfer aid - Saxony⁵
Take advantage of our facilities in the areas of production engineering, artificial intelligence (AI platform), and assistive systems (AAL lab) for prototyping and testing.
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Energy real laboratory
In the CELSIUZ Co-Creation Lab, we work with you to develop new concepts for the heat and energy supply of the future.
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Economy & Technology

We see ourselves as the engine of the regional economy. In this area, we bundle our technology-oriented transfer initiatives and projects with which we transfer research results directly into industrial applications. Whether energy transition, structural change or high-tech manufacturing: Discover here how we combine scientific expertise with entrepreneurial action.

  • Technology transfer & fields of innovation
    Partner to the semiconductor industry
    As a strategic partner of Silicon Saxony, we are shaping structural change in Lausitz: from securing skilled workers to the factory of the future
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    Alliance Lausitz - Life & Technology
    Technology for change: As a lead partner, we network over 75 companies and research institutions. Our focus areas: New energy storage systems, industrial 3D printing processes and the working environments of the future.
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    CircEcon research factory
    The Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and the Technical Universities of Chemnitz, Dresden, and Freiberg are planning and implementing a research campus in Lausitz—the only one of its kind in Europe—dedicated to a greenhouse gas-neutral circular economy (CircEcon: Green Circular Economy).
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    LaNDER³ project
    In the large-scale project LaNDER³, the HSZG comes together with non-university research institutions to develop concepts together with regional and international companies that reach far beyond the region.
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    Business meets science
    Once a year, we open our doors for direct dialog: This established format brings together entrepreneurs from the region and researchers to discuss trends and initiate collaborations.
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    Start-up academy
    Whether students, alumni or researchers: We support start-ups from the first sketch to the market-ready business plan. Thanks to ESF-Plus funding, we offer free coaching, workshops and prototyping for young entrepreneurs in the region.
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Patents & property rights

Successful transfer needs protection: We help you to protect your research results under patent law and successfully exploit them.

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Society & dialog

Research thrives on exchange. As a regional university, we not only open our doors to students and businesses, but also seek dialogue with society as a whole. Whether you’re a curious child, an interested citizen, or someone pursuing lifelong learning in later life: Discover our diverse offerings here to experience science firsthand and engage in conversation with us.

  • Dialogue, Education & Events
    Explore politics - experience democracy
    Events, activities, and projects related to political and democratic education at the HSZG.
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    Transformation expertise for the economy, society and post-coal regions
    We combine technological strength with social science expertise.
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    Public events
    Science for Everyone: We regularly offer public events and educational programs to strengthen the dialogue between the university and society.
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    Knowledge events throughout Saxony
    Events at Saxony’s Universities Discover the combined offerings of five universities: The Saxony⁵ calendar brings together accessible science, open labs, and discussion events from all over Saxony in one convenient place.
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    Our senior college
    Lifelong learning at the HSZG offers you exciting lectures from science and practice. The topics are specially prepared for the 50-plus generation. Stay curious and discuss directly with our researchers.
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    Our Kinder Academy
    The Kinder Academy at the HSZG awakens the research spirit of the youngest. We explain science in a simple and understandable way. Children can discover the world of tomorrow in exciting lectures and experiments.
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Our networks

To address the complex challenges facing Lausitz and beyond, we rely on teamwork. Through these strategic networks and research consortia, we pool our expertise with other universities and institutes to jointly develop greater impact in research and knowledge transfer.

  • Our networks & partners
    Saxony⁵ - The transfer network
    Five universities, one mission: Through the Saxony⁵ consortium, we bring together the expertise of Saxony’s universities of applied sciences. By pooling resources and knowledge, we make innovations available more quickly to the entire region.
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    Transfer service provider GWT
    Our partner for professional transfer: GWT connects researchers with over 1,600 industrial customers worldwide. It handles contract management and ensures that innovations reach the market with legal certainty.
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    DC Campus research network
    A Saxon alliance of cutting-edge research: Together with TU Dresden, TU Chemnitz and Fraunhofer IWU, we are shaping the energy transition. Our goal: the development of an integrated direct current infrastructure for the industry of the future.
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    Research network for quantum technologies SAX-QT
    Under the leadership of the HSZG, SAX-QT networks science and industry in order to develop resource-efficient quantum technologies "Made in Saxony". Thanks to its close ties to microelectronics, the network accelerates the transfer into practice, specifically promotes young talent and strengthens the international visibility of Saxony as a research location.
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Our cooperation partners

Our strength lies in our practical focus. We work closely with companies in the region and international corporations—whether through joint R&D projects, as part of final dissertations, or through direct technology transfer. Here is a selection of our long-standing partners from business and industry.

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