How to study in the unaffordable country!

Yesterday we had a visitor of a rather different kind. Stuttgart-based blogger Tobias Rieger stopped by on his tour through “Unbezahlbarland.” Fascinated by the Görlitz district, he is currently traveling through Upper Lusatia for his “15Grad-Ostblog” and making stops at various locations.

Through his meetings with entrepreneurs and dedicated individuals in the region, he aims to highlight the diverse ways of working and living that are unique to our region. How do the people who call this place home live, laugh, work, and make an impact? And what actually makes studying in the “Three-Country Corner” so special?

In a conversation with the university’s Rector, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kratzsch, the blogger learned about the diversity of teaching and research at HSZG and, during his visit to the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory and the LaNDER³ Hall, experienced the university’s spirit of research firsthand.

Zittau power plant laboratory

The "Zittau Power Plant Laboratory" research project is a cross-faculty / trans-faculty consortium of laboratory facilities dedicated to the study of power plant processes. The focus is on improving energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. At two locations in Zittau (Schliebenstraße 1 and Schwenninger Weg 1), three large-scale test facilities and several smaller test facilities are operated as part of research projects. In addition to research, teaching also benefits from this initiative—in particular the “Energy and Environmental Engineering” and “Automation and Mechatronics” degree programmes.

The large-scale “Zittau Power Plant Laboratory” project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free State of Saxony.

LaNDER³ | Lausitz natural fiber composites: Decentralized energy, raw materials, resources, recycling

As part of the large-scale LaNDER³ project, HSZG is collaborating with non-university research institutions to develop concepts—in partnership with companies operating regionally and internationally—that extend far beyond the region. The goal is to economically extract natural fibers from regionally available biomass while utilizing residual materials, and to process them into high-tech composite materials. This results in lightweight, durable materials that are shaped in an energy-efficient manner, coated for specific functions, and recycled after use.

LaNDER³ is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The university bus and a cameraman are parked in front of the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory. The Rector and the blogger are standing at the entrance, chatting. — Photo: Susanne Fentzel The film crew took the university bus to the Zittau power plant laboratory.

He describes the discoveries he made during his visit to the HSZG and how impressed he is with THERESA , in his blog and in the following teaser video.

15Grad-OstBlog is part of the "Unbezahlbarland" image campaign of the district of Görlitz. The Entwicklungsgesellschaft Niederschlesische Oberlausitz mbH is implementing this image campaign as part of a project of the regional skilled labor alliance on behalf of the district of Görlitz.

In his blog, Tobias Rieger describes his goal of discovering the priceless benefits of the “Unbezahlbarland” compared to life in a big city. We think studying at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is definitely one of them.

We would like to thank Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Klette from the Zittau Power Plant Laboratory and the LaNDER³ team (Dr.-Ing. Rafael Cavalcante Cordeiro, Anett Kupka, Diplom, Lukas Knauth, and Henriette Uhlig, M.A.) for their support during filming.

Text: Cornelia Rothe M.A.

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