...in the university's well-filled lecture halls on February 26, 2015. The role of chemistry in various subject areas was explained to the more than 200 participating students and teachers from all over eastern Saxony.

The day began with words of welcome from the Rector of the HSZG, Prof. Dr. Albrecht, as well as from Ms. Neubert (Saxon Ministry of Culture) and Dr. Meyer (Saxon State Parliament). The lecture program then began with a ride through art history, from grain and bad weather to the Beatles, in which Prof. Dr. Roth (Free University of Berlin) examined the toxicity of ergot from a chemical perspective.

After a break and refreshments provided by the canteen, the participants were able to choose between lectures on the chemistry of modern dyes, which are ubiquitous in modern cell phone displays, for example (Prof. Dr. Greif) or the basics and applications of electrochemistry (Prof. Dr. Seibt/Prof. Dr. Weber).

After a short coffee break and information about the degree programs offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, as well as a raffle for book prizes, the chemistry department's show lecture was the crowning and entertaining degree of the successful day.

The event was jointly organized by the HSZG chemistry department, the Leipzig Teacher Training Centre and the Bautzen regional office of the Saxon Education Agency as part of the 15-year school partnership and supported by the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences' Friends' Association.

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Jens Weber

Faculty of Mathematics/Natural Sciences

Mail: j.weber(at)hszg.de

Study chemistry at the HSZG:

Bachelor's degree program in Chemistry

Master's degree program in Chemistry and Energy