The numerous and varied activities of the HSZG once again delighted visitors of all ages this year.
The numerous and, above all, diverse activities of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences once again delighted visitors big and small at this year's 15th Konvent'a.
Thanks to the support of the Fraunhofer Institute IWU and ATN Hölzel GmbH, the university was not only able to present its own practical range of courses, but also showcase further career and research fields. Ms. Nocke from the Fraunhofer Institute demonstrated the possibilities of 3D printing using samples. She explained to the visitors how the object is built up layer by layer in the printing process. Philipp Mössl from ATN Hölzel GmbH presented a robot that reacts to people. It measures the power requirement for its activities. If this is exceeded, for example because a person is standing in the way, the robot stops.
Students gave samples from their studies in ecology and environmental protection, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Dominik Feller, Gerrit Malaßa and Lena Matthausch from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science showed the younger visitors how different sounds can be produced using a circuit and a small loudspeaker.
The Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences made seedballs from clay and meadow flower seeds to take away and scatter and showed how a habitat for insects (insect hotel) can be designed. Biotechnology student Michéle Kayser gave interested visitors a cellular perspective with an electronic microscope.
The pumped-storage bicycle was an eye-opening experience for children and parents. By pumping water up into a container and then operating a water wheel with a generator, they themselves became part of an energy chain for generating electricity that is otherwise only found in large pumped storage power plants. Students Sina Waidelich and Jennifer Mühle were in charge of this test stand. Visitors were able to gain an insight into our energy technology cabinet via large touchscreens. Older visitors in particular still had fond memories of the former teaching and research reactor. Using a model and circuit diagram, mechanical engineering student Christoph Leichmann demonstrated how a gas and steam turbine power plant works.
Not only do we thank the Fraunhofer Institute IWU, ATN Hölzel GmbH, our students and colleagues for their commitment, but the university itself was also honored with a small gift for its active participation in the Konvent'a for 15 years.