Join in: Your ideas for a modern Görlitz!

Are you between 13 and 27 years old? Then take the opportunity to help shape your city and your campus!

On Monday, June 10, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can participate in the creative workshop "An early shift for my Görlitz. Shaping Saxony as a land of science" contribute your ideas and visions for the future of Görlitz as a science location. Together, we will shape the transformation in the areas of studying, living, working and leisure.

"How should the living environment, university, leisure facilities and urban society be designed so that you can study in Görlitz? What would have to change for you to see your future in Görlitz?" These and other questions are the focus of the event.

After exciting workshops with scientists and future developers from business, culture and communication, you will present your ideas in a pitch to a top-class jury, including Minister President Michael Kretschmer and Science Minister Sebastian Gemkow.

Theme table: "Our FutureCampus 2030+: Studying better together - practical and sustainable in the digital age"

Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is participating with a themed table led by Vice-Rector for Education and International Affairs Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil. This will be supported by Prof. Dr. Falk Maiwald and Sebastian Benad (M.A.) from the Faculty of Management and Cultural Studies as well as Christian Tiller and Robert Viertel (M.A.) from the strategic university initiative "Zukunftslernort Oberlausitz" (ZukLOS).

Main topic: How do we design a future-proof degree program that combines digital technologies, practical studies, sustainability, social responsibility and mobility?

Key points and questions:

1. Flexible and creative learning spaces: How can learning spaces be designed to encourage creativity and flexibility? Which digital tools and platforms can enrich everyday learning and improve the quality of teaching?
2. Practical study: How can courses be designed to be more practice-oriented in order to better prepare students for the job market of the future?
3. Sustainability in campus life: What measures can be taken to make the campus more sustainable?
4. Social responsibility and community: What measures can be taken to strengthen social cohesion and togetherness on campus?
5. Mobility: How can the mobility of students and staff on campus be improved?

In order to find answers to these questions and get young people excited about the upcoming transformation, the Saxon Agency for Structural Development (SAS ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Science's campaign "SPIN2030. Saxony as a Land of Science" campaign and the HI Lusatia! initiative developed an event entitled "An early shift for my Görlitz. Shaping Saxony as a Land of Science".