29th Neisse-Elektro 2023

On March 18, 2023, students from the tenth to twelfth grades from the three-country region met for the 29th time in Zittau for the "Neisse-Elektro" Electrical Engineering Olympics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.

Neisse-Elektro is a competition in which teams from the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany each have to solve tasks in the field of electrical engineering. The students prepare for the Olympiad with the support of their teachers in their schools and in workshops at the university.

After lunch together in the canteen, there were 14 hands-on and experimental activities in the faculty's largest laboratory hall. From KIA study consulting to infrared photography, image recognition with AI, railroad signaling technology and a test drive on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell e-scooter from the 3D printer, there was a lot on offer.

The award ceremony took place in the historic citizens' hall of Zittau town hall. Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer, the Rector of the university Prof. Kratzsch, the Dean Prof. Worlitz and the Mayor of Zittau Thomas Zenker were present as guests. The main sponsor - VDE Dresden - was represented by Professor Gruner.

The best national performances were achieved by

Poland: Michał Owoc
Czech Republic: Tomáš Bezányi
Germany: Robin König

The three overall winners all come from Liberec (SPŠSE a VOŠ)

1. Tomáš Bezányi
2. Michal Mlejnek
3. Patrik Danilevič

Thanks to the sponsors Würth Elektronik, VDE Dresden, ATN Hölzel GmbH and KIA-Studium.de, the Olympiad was held and the winners were presented with computer monitors, hard drives and PC accessories as prizes.

The winner Tomáš Bezányi attends the 11th grade of the Secondary Technical School for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Liberec(SPŠSE a VOŠ Liberec). He took part in the Olympiad for the first time and achieved an outstanding 87% of the maximum possible points. When asked where his interest in technology came from, he said: "My grandfather was a mechanical engineer and did a lot of screwing and tinkering at home. I was often in his workshop and learned a lot from him." However, Tomáš was more drawn to communications engineering. At school, he developed a function generator in project lessons with other pupils. And his knowledge of electrical engineering and electronics was more in demand than ever. Teacher Veronika Körnerová prepared him for the Olympics.

In 1995, the idea of a cross-border Olympiad was born at the then Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Since then, students from the border triangle have competed every year to test their knowledge in the field of electrical engineering. The Czech Republic has won 14 times, Germany 13 times and Poland once.

The winner of the 7th Olympiad in 2001 was Ondrej Svarc from the grammar school in Varnsdorf(VOŠa SŠ Varnsdorf). He wanted to start studying the following year. He already had admission to the TU Prague in his pocket. He got to know the Zittau university through Neisse-Elektro. He canceled in Prague and decided to study abroad in Zittau. Ondrej attended the language college and studied mechatronics. After graduating, he worked as a design and process engineer in regional companies. In the fall of 2022, Ondrej came full circle and returned to the university after almost 20 years. As a laboratory engineer in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he helps today's students to understand electrical engineering.

There was one winner from Germany at the 2000 Olympiad: Egmont Schreiter attended the technical college in Zittau and took part for the first time. After training as an electronics technician, he was fascinated by electrical engineering and wanted to study.  So he began studying electrical engineering at university, specializing in communications engineering. He gained his first industrial experience during his studies in Munich at Rohde und Schwarz in the field of terrestrial TV transmitters. A few years later, he returned to the university, first in electronics development and firmware programming at the Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Measurement Technology (IPM), and later as a laboratory engineer in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It is therefore not surprising that Egmont Schreiter took over the organization of the Olympiad from Dr. Menzel in 2014.