Saxon State Harvest Festival 2022: Study and research in the three-country region

Open campus in Zittau as part of the 23rd Saxon State Harvest Festival

Begin 01. October 2022 - 10:00
End 02. October 2022 - 17:00
Times & Places

Saturday:

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Zittau Campus, Building Z IV, Theodor-Körner-Allee 8, 02763 Zittau)

7:30 p.m. to midnight (Bühne am Salzhaus (Neustadt), Neustadt 47, 02763 Zittau)

Sunday:

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Zittau Campus, Building Z IV, Theodor-Körner-Allee 8, 02763 Zittau)

Visitors from all over Saxony and from our neighboring countries Poland and the Czech Republic will come to Zittau for the 23rd Saxon State Harvest Festival. A large festival program will fill the city centre with several stages, stalls and a colourful mix of culinary delights, art, culture and exhibitions. We invite you to join us in celebrating the countryside. A warm welcome!

Open campus:

On the festival weekend, we will open our Zittau campus to the public with a wide range of activities for guests of all ages. Hands-on stations, information stands and illustrative material from all faculties and from research will show in an entertaining way what is taught and researched at the HSZG.

Our program on Saturday & Sunday on our campus in Zittau

Our Student Advisory Service!

You can really make a difference with your studies! What does studying sustainably at the HSZG actually mean? Come to our Infopoint, we will be happy to advise you.

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Experimental demonstration of high-voltage technology

Marvel with nearly all your senses at the impressive experiments in the high voltage facility!

We tend to associate high-voltage technology with large facilities, overhead power lines, and power plants—yet the research achievements and understanding of how systems behave are essential for ensuring that household and industrial devices function properly, even far away from major power lines and high voltages. We’d like to give you a glimpse into this world.

Times:

Saturday: 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Location: High Voltage Facility, Hochwaldstraße 2, 02763 Zittau

Our hands-on stations for young and old!
  • Ride our smoothie bike and blend your own smoothie—made with local fruits and vegetables, of course.
  • 3D-printed hydrogen scooter: Eco-friendly electric mobility
  • Paint-making from natural products: Hands-on station for preschool and elementary school-aged children
  • Augmented Reality Sandbox: An infrared camera projects various calculated color schemes onto sand, indicating different heights.
  • Laser cutter: Make your own decorative items—for example, design a wheat ear on your laptop and have the laser cutter cut it out
  • Expand Your Horizons—with Augmented Reality and LEGO(R)
  • Transmission Experiment: How are harvesters designed and assembled? Using the transmission as an example, this demonstration shows what our engineers must achieve for these high-performance machines.
  • Wind Energy Experiment: The wind turbine as a renewable energy source in farmers’ agricultural areas—the energy transition can only happen together.
More highlights on our campus!
  • Photo Exhibition “50 Years of R&D at Zittau University of Applied Sciences” (Presentation)
  • Multimedia presentation with an interactive city map (interactive presentation)
  • Smart Gardening: Remote control of the garden robot in the Building IX experimental greenhouse (interactive presentation)
  • LaNDER³ demonstrators and hands-on display board—uses of plants: natural fibers from plants (information booth and display boards)
  • Power Engineering: Electrical Engineering as a Key Technology for the Energy Transition
  • Craftsmanship Meets Science at HSZG – Upper Lusatian Half-Timbered Houses and Digitalization: Sustainable Building Structures Made from Regional Natural Raw Materials (information booth)
  • Amaliengarten: Urban Gardening in Zittau: A student project introduces itself.
  • Wine Tourism Right on Our Doorstep: Experience a Lower Silesian-Saxon wine and gourmet route through VR glasses and sample wines in our pop-up vineyard.
  • The Senior College introduces itself!
HSZG on Stage: Science meets Music

Visit our colorful stage program with science slam, science quiz and music - handmade and electronic: Find out more here!

What else is going on at the festival weekend:

Program website of the Landeserntedankfest

Photo: M.A. Antje Pfitzner
Ihre Ansprechperson
M.A.
Antje Pfitzner
a.pfitzner(at)hszg.de
Office of University development and communication
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.65
1st floor
+49 3583 612-4560
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