A wide range with a vision for the future!

Over the weekend of May 13 and 14, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences was represented at two events. On both days, the university showcased its wide range of programs at KONVENT'A in Löbau. This year’s business and leisure fair was held under the motto: “Let’s get active!” The university wanted to embrace this call to action and invited both young people and the young at heart to participate in sports activities such as mini-golf and mini-table tennis, which were received with enthusiasm. The Co-Bot from the Institute for Process Engineering, Process Automation, and Measurement Technology (IPM) demonstrated a somewhat different kind of upper-arm workout at the HSZG booth. The collaborative robot arm uncorked and served one refreshing lemonade after another—it felt like every minute—making countless children’s eyes light up.

In addition to the university’s sports programs, the focus was, of course, on the full range of offerings at the university as a first-class educational institution. As a result, many prospective students were provided with informational materials and valuable information. Many promised to return to Löbau on June 10, when the HSZG will be represented at the INSIDERTREFF 2023 in the Blumenhalle at the fairgrounds.

A few kilometers away, on Saturday, May 13, students, professors, and staff from the Faculty of Managerial and Cultural Studies took part in the “25 Years of Europastadt” celebration in Görlitz and Zgorzelec and were represented with several booths. The students presented various projects and informed visitors about the university’s diverse academic offerings. The event provided a great opportunity to showcase the HSZG’s commitment to the region in a sustainable way.

At Dr. Ewa Wieszczeczynska’s booth, Polish visitors in particular gained insights into the university’s multilingual study programs. They eagerly took advantage of the opportunity to learn about study options firsthand.

At the second booth, students presented their “Campus Visions” project, which will take place on June 28, 2023, as part of a major cultural event at the Kühlhaus in Görlitz. This project is being carried out as part of the “Event Management” module and clearly demonstrates the practical nature of the education at HSZG. The students also took the opportunity to ask visitors about their wishes and suggestions for the campus of the future and to warmly invite them to the event in June at the Kühlhaus in Görlitz.

The third booth was dedicated to “Campus Open Air” (COA), a festival run and organized by students themselves that will take place on campus. COA promises numerous workshops, concerts, and activities and will take place in early June. The students drew guests’ attention to this exciting event and warmly invited them to attend.

Another booth showcasing the university’s wide-ranging initiatives was that of the Saxon Film Academy. The head of the Film Academy, Mr. Bernd Hölsken, along with staff members, provided information about the exciting educational and continuing education programs for film careers in Görlitz. For example, they discussed the new “Film Production Assistant” course which will begin on August 21, 2023, in Görlitz with renowned instructors from the film industry. During the “City of Europe” celebration, steps toward the further development of the Saxon Film Academy were also explored in discussions with the director of MDR, Prof. Dr. Karola Wille, and the university’s rector.

The booths run by HSZG students and the Film Academy were very good in terms of attendance throughout the day, and they succeeded in drawing the attention of visitors to the 25th-anniversary celebration to the university’s diverse activities. The event provided a valuable platform to showcase the commitment and innovative educational programs at the HSZG and to network.

Overall, the HSZG students’ participation in the “25 Years of Europastadt” celebration was a great success. The students were able to present the university’s broad spectrum of projects and activities to an interested audience while also gaining important insights and ideas for the campus’s future development. The HSZG is thus sending a clear signal about its presence and its contribution to culture and education in the region.