Business representatives are always welcome guests at the HSZG, as the mutual exchange of information about current scientific work, needs from the business community and developments at the university are the basis for well-functioning knowledge and technology transfer. For this reason, a meeting was held for the fourth time at our university on March 16 as part of the "Workshop Discussion" series of events, to which the Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Zittau branch, and the Dresden Chamber of Crafts had invited.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus-Dieter Haim, welcomed the guests and began by introducing the faculty. He did not conceal the problem of declining numbers of first-year students in the field of electrical engineering. In addition to the professional exchange of ideas and the initiation of joint projects, this series of events is also intended to publicize the courses offered and the optimal study conditions at the HSZG to a broad public.

The topic for this evening was: "Intelligent operation of the energy supply network with decentralized regenerative feeders". So what challenges do renewable energy producers present us with? How necessary are technical adjustments to qualify renewable energy systems from simple power generators to power plants? Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Schmidt gave a very clear and practical lecture on this topic and also presented current research work at the HSZG to the interested audience.

After an extensive question-and-answer session, the participants were also able to take a look at the faculty's state-of-the-art laboratories.

The most important part of this series of events - these are the discussions "on the sidelines". This late afternoon showed once again that there is a great need for information on the part of the business community and that this event format is well suited to overcoming the hurdles in establishing contacts.

The next "workshop discussion" will take place in six months' time, on October 19. Initial suggestions have already been made for the topic that will then take center stage.