Be a student for a day

Shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, the first interested students arrived to secure the good seats for the Faculty W Student University event, which was set to begin at 9:45 a.m.

Three exciting programs, each representing a different degree programme in Faculty W, awaited the students:

The session titled “3D Printing and an Insight into Production and Logistics” covered key aspects of the Engineering Management degree programme. To start, the students attended an informative introductory lecture by Professor Keil on the topic “Challenges and Career Opportunities in Logistics as the DNA of the Economy.”

Afterward, the students gained knowledge from Mr. Haack, a doctoral candidate, and Mr. Mühlan, a staff member at Faculty W, gained knowledge of 3D printing, a subfield of modern production and logistics, and were able to apply this knowledge directly in a trial internship by using the Autodesk Inventor program to model their own designs for 3D printing.

As part of the “Design Your Own 3D Dream Home” program led by Professor Worbs, Dean of Studies at Faculty W, and Mr. Fallgatter, the laboratory engineer for the CAD and PC labs, the students were able to explore aspects of the Housing and Real Estate Management degree programme. After a brief introduction to the software and instruction in Business Administration and construction engineering, they were able to create their own dream home using AutoCAD. They also had the opportunity to directly apply the knowledge they had previously acquired to the design process—for example, by selecting optimal materials and performing calculations for building insulation.

The “business simulation” provided students with fundamental insights not only for the Business Administration degree programme but also for all other degree programmes in the Faculty of W. Here, too, the students began with an engaging introductory lecture on the framework conditions of economic activity, areas of Business Administration, and the key to financial success. Afterward, the students competed in teams representing fictional companies, making decisions about goals and implementation strategies in an effort to prove themselves as the best company on the market.

Teamwork plays a significant role in every professional field today. Therefore, during their studies at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, students also develop social skills, such as the ability to work in a team. This was demonstrated to the high school students through the team-building game “Tower of Power” as part of the High School at the University program.