Workshop "Future skills for the semiconductor industry: designing the skills profile of tomorrow's graduates"

Begin 26. November 2024 - 12:00 Uhr
End 26. November 2024 - 16:30 Uhr

The Vice President for Education and International Affairs at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Professor Sophia Keil, invites companies in the semiconductor industry to the Zittau campus on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, to participate in a workshop aimed at jointly identifying the industry’s specific requirements and needs regarding the skill profiles of tomorrow’s graduates.

The workshop will focus on practical discussions and an exchange of ideas between university representatives and industry experts. Through keynote presentations and interactive sessions, the goal is to identify companies’ expectations and needs regarding the necessary specialized, interdisciplinary, and practical skills of future graduates. These findings will play a key role in shaping the university’s new degree programs currently under development, ensuring a practical and future-oriented education.

With the participation of experienced speakers from academia and industry, the workshop offers a valuable platform for knowledge transfer and for strengthening collaboration between the university and industry.

We cordially invite all interested companies in the semiconductor industry to participate in this important discussion and contribute their expertise. Together, we will shape the future of education for the semiconductor industry!

When: November 26, 2024 - 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Where: Celsiuz - Co-Creation Lab, Mandau-Höfe, 2nd floor, Äußere Oybiner Str. 16, 02763 Zittau

Program

PART I - IMPULSE PHASE

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Get-together (Arrival and Introductions)

1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks “
” – Speakers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Katzsch (President of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil (Vice President for Education and International Affairs, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences),

1:15 – 1:45 p.m . | Keynote Address: The Current State and Future of the Semiconductor Industry and Its Requirements for Graduates’ Skill Profiles
- Speaker: Dr. Germar Schneider (Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH)
- Content: Overview of current developments and challenges in the semiconductor industry in Saxony and Europe. Requirements placed on graduates by the semiconductor industry today and in the future.

1:45 – 2:00 p.m. | Questions, discussion, and exchange regarding the keynote presentation

PART II - WORKSHOP PHASE (group work at three themed tables)

Theme Table 1
Future Skills – What skills will tomorrow’s graduates need?

Roundtable 2
Discussion of a competency profile using the example of a bachelor’s degree program in Semiconductor Processes and Materials Chemistry (AT)

Theme Table 3
Discussion on the competency profile of a Digital Transformation Manager (AT)

2:00 – 2:05 p.m. | Introduction to group work at the discussion tables
– Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil (Vice President for Education and International Affairs, HSZG),

2:05 – 2:35 p.m. | Introduction to the workshop activities by the topic facilitators

2:35 – 3:30 p.m. | Group work at the thematic tables on industry needs and the resulting competency requirements

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Presentation of results from the thematic tables

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Closing discussion, summary, and outlook

Julia Rülicke
Ihre Ansprechpartnerin
Diplom in Cultural Studies
Julia Rülicke
Julia.Ruelicke(at)hszg.de
Education Division
02763 Zittau
Th.-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.52
1st floor
+49 3583 612-4770
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