49 students from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic compared their knowledge in the field of electrical engineering.
The final round and award ceremony of the International Electrical Engineering Olympiad Neisse-Elektro of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences took place for the 22nd time on March 19, 2016. Dr. Eva-Maria Stange, Saxony's Minister of State for Science and the Arts, was the patron of the event.
In the historic town hall of the town hall of Zittau, the rector, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Albrecht, warmly welcomed those present, including the member of the Saxon state parliament Dr. Stephan Meyer, Mr. Hermann Jaeckel, as representative of the state minister, the mayor of the town of Zittau, Mr. Thomas Zenker, from the VDE Bezirksverein Dresden e.V. (main sponsor) Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Herbert Kindler, as well as representatives of the Turow power plant (PL), the schools in Varnsdorf, Görlitz, Löbau, Zittau, Bautzen, Liberec (CZ), Dĕčín (CZ), Bogatynia (PL), Jelenia Góra (PL) and Bolesławiec (PL).
He explained that the International Electrical Engineering Olympiad has become a permanent fixture in cross-border cooperation at our university and in the Neisse Euroregion over the past 22 years. "This includes not only the diverse contacts in the "Neisse-Elektro" working group, but above all the committed teachers, university lecturers and organizers in the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. They accompanied the participants all the way to the final round and, above all, motivated them to take part in this competition. They are all united by one goal: to inspire young people to study, especially in engineering and science subjects," continued the Rector.
Dr. Eva-Maria Stange, Saxony's Minister of State for Science and the Arts, conveyed her greetings from Hermann Jaekel, Head of the Department for Universities of Applied Sciences at the Ministry. A quote from the State Minister's greeting: "The 22nd International Electronics Olympiad is a wonderful example of European cooperation. If you want to discover something new, today more than ever you have to be open to the world and cross borders. Science and research have always been internationally oriented. When you, dear participants, came together here in the border triangle in preparation for this Olympiad and now in the final round of the competition, you not only experienced and applied electrical engineering at the highest level, but also experienced how important this cross-border cooperation is. The borderless exchange not only provides you with a gain in technical knowledge, but also a gain in living together, in new friendships, it opens up paths to your own successful future and to the future of our three countries. In other words, you are all winners in terms of knowledge, European culture and team experience, language, tolerance, etc. The most important thing for each of you is that you have risen to the challenges of this Olympiad and actively participated in the competition of ideas. I congratulate you all for this and wish you all the best for the future."
49 pupils from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic compared their knowledge in the field of electrical engineering in this year's final round. Between the final round and the award ceremony, the students went on an excursion to the Zittau municipal swimming pool, the oldest historic municipal swimming pool in Germany. The history and renovation of the building were explained to them there.
At the subsequent award ceremony in the team competition, the Czech team once again took first place, followed by the German and Polish teams.
In the individual competition, Patrik Kolín from Liberec (CZ) succeeded in winning the International Electrical Engineering Olympiad. He achieved first place by a large margin and received a tablet PC with a detachable keyboard as a prize. The runner-up Stefan Seibt comes from the vocational school center in Zittau. He was also delighted to receive a tablet as a prize. Julius Bognitz from Joliot-Curie-Gymnasium Görlitz also comes from Germany. He received a flat screen monitor as a prize.