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At the 2026 DLR Prize competition, students from all over Germany presented their school projects on high-temperature heat pumps and demonstrated their importance for a climate-friendly industry.
13.10.2026
DLR Award: Students Develop Models of High-Temperature Heat Pumps
The 2026 DLR Prize recognizes creative contributions that present current energy research in an accessible way and inspire young people to take an interest in future technologies.
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At the Technical Center (from left to right): Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer; Prof. Dr. Welf-Guntram Drossel (Executive Director of the Fraunhofer IWU); Thomas Zenker, Mayor of Zittau; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Scholz, Director of the FKO; Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil, Vice President for Research, Transfer, and International Affairs at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
09.10.2026
10 Years of the Fraunhofer Plastics Center in Upper Lusatia: Research That Makes a Difference in the Region
Within ten years, a small research team has grown into one of the most productive research centers for plastics technology and lightweight construction in Upper Lusatia.
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Participants and attendees of the International Summer School with the printed trimaran at Olbersdorfer See.
09.10.2026
From idea to the water in five days
Twelve students from the fields of engineering and product design developed their own boat designs at the International Summer School; one of these was printed at full scale and subsequently floated on Lake Olbersdorf.
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BioMaS project test site at Gut Krauscha with various test plots
08.10.2026
Steinklee für trockene Böden
Im Projekt BioMaS untersucht die HSZG unter Praxisbedingungen in der Oberlausitz, welche Steinklee-Genotypen auf trockenen und nährstoffarmen Böden Biomasse liefern können.
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View from the chancel into the packed St. John's Church in Zittau during the orientation ceremony for Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
07.10.2026
We Are All the University
With approximately 900 guests and significantly more new enrolments than the previous year, Zittau/Görlitz University welcomed its new students at the start of the 2026/27 winter semester.
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Group photo of the speakers and organizers
06.10.2026
How do we want to live in our old age?
On September 28, 2026, in Görlitz, experts from academia, the professional field, and civil society gathered at the GAT Institute’s theme day, “Housing for the Elderly—Between Tradition and the Future,” to discuss current approaches to self-determined living in old age.
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02.10.2026
Five Universities, One Shared Innovation Space: The Saxony⁵ Transfer Network Takes Stock
The 2026 Saxony⁵ annual meeting at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences focused on achievements, the impact of knowledge transfer, and the future of the growing network.
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinen is at the Görlitz campus of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
25.09.2026
Culture at Heart, Management in Focus
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinen brings together many years of experience in the fields of culture, management, and academia, and has been contributing this perspective to the HSZG since March 2026 as a professor of cultural management and cultural policy.
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24.09.2026
KIA Kicks Off the New Academic Year with Strong Demand
First-year students in the KIA program gathered at the KIA Shuttle launch event on the Zittauer Campus to make their first connections and start the new semester together; at the same time, demand for places at university through dual and cooperative programs at HSZG remains high.
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Christian Vogel, Manuel Isensee, Marcel Kupke, and Daniel Fiß are standing side by side at the awards ceremony; Manuel Isensee and Marcel Kupke are holding their certificates.
24.09.2026
Outstanding Final Dissertations
Graduates Marcel Kupke and Manuel Isensee received the 2026 Johann-Andreas-Schubert Prize for their final dissertations, which were particularly relevant to professional practice.
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