At the HSZG, you, dear pupils, are already welcome during your time at school. We will introduce you to studying through various events.
We want to strengthen your ability to decide on a course of study!
Below we have described the events we offer in detail. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can also find further suggestions on our social media channels, on the HSZG YouTube channel and in the numerous podcasts on our degree programs.
Scientists from various disciplines will have their say and show how exciting science can be. The current program and further information can be found on the Görlitz and Zittau Kinder Academy website: Link to the website
The DLR_School_Lab of the HSZG in Zittau is a school laboratory for scientific experimentation on 350 m². It offers exciting science and technology experiences for pupils from a whole class. At up to 6 experimental islands, pupils are introduced to the topics by students and staff and then become increasingly active themselves. To ensure that the visit to our DLR_School_Lab at the HSZG does not take place separately from lessons, the topics are based on the Saxon curriculum.
Possible from grade 5 and particularly recommended for pupils in grades 8 to 11. We will be happy to advise you on this, please contact us.
Further information and booking here
The DLR_School_Lab of the HSZG is part of the"Zukunftslernort Oberlausitz", a brand of the HSZG for extracurricular STEM education. The aim is to promote and develop STEM skills in children and young people. Innovative learning spaces in four fields of activity exist for this purpose.
Detailed information can be found at zuklos.hszg.de
Funded with PMO funds from the assets of the parties and mass organizations of the former GDR.
Under the motto "Knowledge on board", we bring digital technologies into schools. The mobile laboratory "Airlab" consists of a 7 m long Airstream trailer and a towing vehicle. Both vehicles have been configured for working with pupils.
In the Airlab, pupils from year 7 onwards can tinker with and produce 3D-printed components and use digital technology (laser cutter, microscope, robotic arm, drone, etc.). Our guiding students and employees encourage them to "do it themselves". This means that learning takes place during production.
We are happy to come to your schoolyard. Book us!
The "Mobile Laboratory" is part of the"Future Learning Location Upper Lusatia", a brand of the HSZG for extracurricular STEM education. The aim is to promote and develop STEM skills in children and young people. Innovative learning spaces in four fields of activity exist for this purpose.
Detailed information can be found at zuklos.hszg.de
Funded with PMO funds from the assets of the parties and mass organizations of the former GDR.
We encourage an interest in computer science, technology and digital tools among pupils from year 8 onwards. To this end, three-day hackdays are held to implement ideas with up to 40 pupils per school.
The proven concept for this comes from the "Make Your School" project. The HSZG has joined this nationwide network in order to bring even more young people in Upper Lusatia into contact with digital technology and get them interested in STEM professions.
When?
In the 2025/26 school year, the implementation period is March to June 2026. Dates were agreed individually as part of the registration process (see below).
Where?
In grammar schools and secondary schools in East Saxony within a radius of up to 75 km from the HSZG. The following schools will take part in the 2025/26 school year: CWG Zittau, Curie-Gymnasium Görlitz, FSG Niesky, GSG Löbau, Landau-Gymnasium Weißwasser, FS Boxberg.
We are still looking for interested grammar schools in the district of Bautzen!
With what?
Fully equipped material sets with sensors, actuators, programmable electronics and conventional handicraft materials are brought to the schools by the HSZG.
Who is responsible?
Qualified mentors will guide the pupils during the hackdays. They work according to an established concept from MYS (scientifically supported and matured over the years).
How do they do it ?
A teacher workshop is held in advance with the cooperating teachers of the participating schools to make the framework conditions of these project days transparent.
What are the costs?
Free of charge for schools
How to register?
The 6 schools mentioned above are taking part in the current school year. Other schools should register their interest in writing to the HSZG (see contact below). We will get in touch with you.
Individual lessons can take place in the university laboratories as part of the school curriculum. An excursion to the university laboratories is particularly suitable for the subjects of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science.
If required, we can also come to the grammar school with a specialist subject. You are welcome to contact us.
You can complete your compulsory school internship with a focus on STEM from year 9 in our DLR_School_Lab or in the engineering, economics and natural sciences faculties. The HSZG can also be a practical partner for students at technical colleges (FOS). Those interested can also complete additional internships during the vacations. How does that work? Find out more here.
Students in grades 10-13 choose their favorite course of study for a day and experience the HSZG from the inside.
After the welcome in the lecture hall, the students spread out into the faculties and experience individual programs there. In addition to the academic exchange, the program also includes getting to know the HSZG with the Görlitz and Zittau campuses, the canteen, the library and local student life.
Studieren probieren takes place in the months of October-December and March-May on the weekdays Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please contact us so that we can arrange an ideal date for your class or year group.
The HSZG is at your side as a partner for your Complex Achievement (KL) and Special Learning Achievement (BELL). We can offer you experimental support, especially in scientific, technical and commercial subjects. Once you have developed an idea for your topic, it is best to ask your high school teachers whether they have any contacts with teachers at the HSZG. If not, you are welcome to contact us (see below). We will let you know as soon as possible what support is available.
In some schools, the KL is provided in connection with attending regular student classes / courses. In this case, please contact our school contact office first (see below) so that we can prepare access to the faculties for you. This will make it easier for you to access the HSZG.
In June 2026, the Department of Computer Science will be holding its annual IT summer party for students.
We will meet at the Görlitz campus and do computer science together. For this purpose, a key topic of computer science will be presented in more detail as part of a class / course. Afterwards we will realize small projects, so-called "cups" with you. Our summer party is to be understood as a playful competition that is also about fun and teamwork. After refreshments (pizza has proven its worth...), the most interesting projects are voted on together and the winners of the respective cups are determined.
For example, after a topic-related introduction to programming, you can become active in one of three possible specializations:
No previous knowledge is expected of you - curiosity and interest are enough. We will teach you everything you need to know to take part. Your added value is that you will meet like-minded people, work in a team right from the start and meet very good computer scientists with us!
Get in touch with us! Let us know how interested you are, ask us any questions you may have or get in touch by email at any time: IT-Sommerfest@hszg.de
We will be happy to clarify any questions you may have about school deregistration on this day...
Save the Date!
Event period: 1 day in June from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Campus Görlitz, Department of Computer Science
The specific topic/program for 2026 is still being prepared and will be published in advance at https://f-ei.hszg.de/it-sommerfest in good time.
Do you like chemistry as a school subject? Then why not take part in our ONLINE lectures on various CHEMISTRY topics. Here you will be on the trail of scientific phenomena in an understandable way. The lectures take place online from 7 to 8 pm.
The topics at a glance:
28.10.25: Reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry; with Prof. Jan Mollitor
25.11.25: Making atomic nuclei spin - structure elucidation of organic compounds with NMR spectroscopy; with Prof. Jan Mollitor
06.01.26: Chromatography - a process for separating mixtures of substances and identifying substances; with Prof. Jens Weber
03.02.26: The chemistry of natural fiber-reinforced plastics; with Prof. Jens Weber
03.03.26: Nanotechnology - The very small with a big impact; with Prof. Gerd Fischer
31.03.26: Color - an interdisciplinary approach; with Prof. Dieter Greif
Brief information on each event (PDF)
Click here for online registration
Please register at least one day before the event so that you can get online access in time.
This is a joint event of the HSZG Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences and the State Office for Schools and Education, Bautzen site. It is supported by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie im Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V..
International Neisse-Elektro:
The "Neisse-Elektro" electrical engineering Olympiad is held annually in spring (usually in March) in Zittau. Around 30 pupils from German, Polish and Czech schools in the Euroregion take part each year. The young talents are nominated for this international Olympiad by the physics teachers of the participating schools. There will be workshops and excursions focusing on electrical engineering, followed by the final Olympiad at the Zittau campus. To the Website of Neisse-Elektro.
IT Young Talent Award:
The IT Young Talent Award is presented to teams of pupils who have developed creative IT projects to overcome small and large challenges in everyday life as well as in school or working life. The prize was created by InterNexumGmbH, is under the patronage of the Saxon Minister President Michael Kretschmer and is supported by many partners from the business world. Pupils of at least 14 years of age from general education schools are eligible to take part. The winners will receive laptops and IT gadgets and can present their ideas at the IT Summer Festival. Here you can find all information about the IT Young Talent Award.
Chemistry specialist camp and chemistry performance comparison (from year 9):
The chemistry performance comparison is prepared and held every year in cooperation with the Saxon Education Agency Regional Office Bautzen and the chemistry department of our university. The best teams of students who were able to prevail in the first stage of the performance comparison in the grammar schools compete under Olympic conditions in chemical calculations and experimental tasks in the university laboratory to achieve the best possible ranking.
Contact: Matthias Jeschke (m.jeschke@hszg.de)
This involves thematic offers with a STEM focus that follow the "do it your self" approach and are implemented as part of project days, class trips and excursion days. Students work on experimental tasks with a high degree of independence.
If an attractive supporting program is also required, the Upper Lusatia vacation region offers many worthwhile excursion destinations. Simply combine study orientation and relaxation.
Our tips:
In addition:
In addition, the many leisure activities in and around Zittau and Görlitz can be used:
MINT to try: HSZG Mobility-Trail
Subject-related video podcasts:
Student cabinet: Energietechnisches Kabinett
Like all fireworks, our events for schoolchildren are unique. We put a lot of commitment and time into the preparation and implementation. In order for our work to be well received by the students, we need your cooperation and support.
Participation in our events is free of charge for the students (travel, meals and accommodation costs are to be borne by the students themselves) and is agreed in writing. For the selection of the specialist topics, please use the topic catalog (see below under "Download"). Please make a pre-selection in agreement with the students. We strive to realize your topic requests.
Insurance protection: If you participate in school (e.g. as part of a school project week), the school’s accident insurance will take effect in the event of damage. Students who organize their participation at the university (privately) are insured against accidents through the university. Liability insurance is to be borne privately in each case.
The Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is very interested in promoting young academics, especially in engineering and natural sciences. If you receive a rejection of an inquiry from us, then the i. i.e. R. due to the limited human and/or time resources. We ask for your understanding.
