University towns of Görlitz and Zittau

Today, the two mayors of the cities of Zittau and Görlitz, Thomas Zenker and Octavian Ursu, jointly signed the application for the award of the title "University City" to the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior (SMI) in the presence of the Chairman of the University Council Prof. Dr.-Ing. Welf-Guntram Drossel and the University Rector Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch. All preparations have now been made for this and, following the corresponding decision by the SMI, all official town entrance signs will be labeled accordingly in the future.

"We are very pleased about this," explains Alexander Kratzsch, "on behalf of all university members, I would like to thank our two host cities for this explicit commitment, which underlines the importance of our university as an essential partner in urban and regional development." Mayor Ursu calls the new signage an important step and a good example of inter-communal cooperation. "For us, the university is an important partner for urban and regional development. Together with the newly established research centers in the region, it offers enormous potential for positive development." Mayor Zenker is also pleased: "We work together on many  levels and in numerous projects and benefit mutually from this good cooperation. We are now making our path to becoming an important science region in the center of Europe even more visible to everyone."

For symbolic reasons, Zittau and Görlitz passed the resolution almost simultaneously at their respective city council meetings on March 21. University Council Chairman Welf-Guntram Drossel took the news straight to the meeting of the Senate and University Council: "That's a successful start to an important decision-making meeting. An official designation like this is also perceived beyond the region and read as a commitment. I'm very pleased that Zittau and Görlitz, as particularly important regional locations for education and research, are consistently working together here."