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The perfect thread guide

Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, in cooperation with Pfeil GmbH, are developing a new type of blind stitch sewing technology for the production of high-performance lightweight components
Campus
Second Open letter from the President regarding the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

Update: 12 March 2020, 5:15 am
Research
Cooperation with multinational companies hampers internationalization of co-located start-ups

Prof. Dr. Suleika Bort studied the influence of multinational companies on the internationalization behaviour of co-located start-ups – with publication in an international top-journal
International
Eliminating Borders via Cross-Border Cooperation

Chemnitz University of Technology and seven partner universities apply to be a “European Cross Border University”
Research
Better Climbing with a Virtual Mentor

A research project focused on automated movement analysis while bouldering is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Research
Mostly Female, Well-Educated, yet Older and Less Hopeful

An international research team that includes Chemnitz University of Technology is presenting a follow-up study on the worldwide #FridaysForFuture protests
Campus
Chemnitz University of Technology President Congratulates Two Trainees Upon Successful Completion of Their Training Programmes
Research
The Saxon State Strategy “Education for Sustainable Development” Receives Expertise from Chemnitz University of Technology

Prof. Dr. Marlen Arnold from the Professorship for Corporate Environmental Management and Sustainability will be involved in an advisory group at the state level
Research
How Bio-Economically Optimised Resource and Energy Cycles Help in Producing Sustainable Food

The Professorship of Automatic Control and System Dynamics at Chemnitz University of Technology is developing new regulatory procedures for organic-based production modules and testing them in a miniature insect bioreactor – of particular focus are the larvae of the “black soldier fly”
International
Individual perspective on the study visit program

As one of the participants of the DAAD organized study visit from 28th June to 7th July 2019 at Chemnitz University of Technology Radmila Palinkasevic gives some personal insights
Campus
“If You Want to Shape the Future, You Must Know Your Past”

Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, opened the traveling exhibition, titled “Die Rosenburg – the Federal Ministry of Justice in the shadows of its Nazi past”, at Chemnitz University of Technology
Research
It All Depends on Proximity: How Crystal Influences the Resistance of Graphene

A research team, headed by the University of Göttingen but with involvement from Chemnitz University of Technology, observed greater variation than previously assumed – and it was published in Nature Communications
Research
Advancing Comprehensive Parkinson’s Care

Millions awarded to the “PANOS” Parkinson’s network in eastern Saxony – including the Professorship of Human Locomotion at Chemnitz University of Technology
Study
Connecting Academics from the Balkans: Discovering New Perspectives on Academic and Journalistic Writing

Academic exchange between Chemnitz and the Balkans will continue in 2020 when students and professors from Germany, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia will focus their discussions on the topic “From Uncertainty to Confidence and Trust”.
Events
Talking About Catalonia in Chemnitz

The 27th Catalan Day, from the German Association of Catalan Studies, will take place in 2020 at Chemnitz University of Technology
Campus
Gigantic: 38 Kilometers Worth of Library and Archived Material are Moving

Angela Malz, Director of the University Library at Chemnitz University of Technology, speaks in an interview about the impending move of the library back to the Alte Aktienspinnerei
International
„Tremendous Push“ for Internationalization of Chemnitz University of Technology

Internationally experienced consultants determined extraordinary progress of Chemnitz University of Technology within its participation in the Re-Audit „Internationalization of Universities“ of the German Rectors‘ Conference
Alumni
Five Questions for TU-alumni Miyas Orfali

Miyas Orfali obtained his master’s degree in Information and Communication Systems from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology last year, and he now works as an IT Consultant / Junior Environment Manager at Altran for Vodafone.
Study
Driving Digitisation in the Classroom

The first ever Digital Higher Education Days brought together players from almost all areas of Chemnitz University of Technology
Research
Foundations Laid for Building-Scale GPS Technology

In the BMBF-funded project, Chemnitz University of Technology has developed a unique microchip that can determine the most precise location within buildings