The event series On the Road to Innovation –Future Energies will stop at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences on October 22, 2025.
Join the event to explore EU-funded research projects from Lusatia, learn about the innovative potential of the DZA – German Center for Astrophysics in Görlitz, and follow the panel discussion on application-oriented research and transformation in Lusatia.
The following experts will share their knowledge:
- Babett Gläser | Head of Department, Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture, and Tourism
- Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch | Rektor, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Susanne Stump | Managing Director, futureSAX – the innovation platform of the Free State of Saxony
- Andreas Otto | Head of Transformation Research, German Center for Astrophysics, Görlitz
- Stephan Meyer | District Administrator of the Görlitz district
- Dr. Jens Weber | Professor of Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Further information & registration: https://www.futuresax.de/events/veranstaltung/on-the-road-to-innovation-energien-der-zukunft?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=09%2F2025_Newsletter_Montag
After the closing ceremony and get-together with stakeholders from science, business, and politics, you will have the opportunity to attend the opening of the 2025/2026 Science Year at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.
The motto of the upcoming Science Year at HSZG is: “A future under tension: Energy, AI, and us in the city of tomorrow.”
Join the discussion on the “future under tension” in research, innovation, and urban development!
The following speakers have been announced:
- Dr. Sophia Keil | Vice Rector for Research, Transfer, and Internationalization at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Dr. Dr. Tanja Manuela Kneiske | Head of the Technology and Management of Integrated Energy Infrastructures department at the Technical University of Berlin and Scientific Director at Fraunhofer IEG
- Diana Karbe | Project Manager for Economic Development, City of Hoyerswerda
- Dr. Robert Knippschild | Leibniz Institute for Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IÖR), Head of the Interdisciplinary Center for Transformative Urban Redevelopment (IZS) Görlitz
- Thomas Krusekopf | GreenZitty Initiative
- Carolin Fischer M.Sc. | Research Associate NFG MUBARES (Multifunctional Use of Buildings for a Resilient, Decentralized Energy Supply in Saxony), Dresden University of Applied Sciences
Further information & registration: https://www.hszg.de/veranstaltungsdetails/eroeffnung-wissenschaftsjahr-6