University News: 2016

International
From Chemnitz to New York

“Uni goes UNO“: In March 2017, students from TU Chemnitz will represent the Central African Republic as “junior-diplomats” at the world’s biggest simulation of the United Nations in New York
International
Great Hospitality – Great Scholarship in Pearl River Delta

Delegation of the Faculty of Humanities visited the Sun Yat-sen University
International
Collective Research on “Green” Composite Materials

Visit of a delegation of the King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok at the Chemnitz University of Technology – deepening the research cooperation with MERGE
International
10.000 Dollar for International Network Projects

International network AC21 calls for proposals within the competition “Special Project Fund 2017”
International
Continuation of the German-Israeli Workshop in 2017

Chemnitz University of Technology and Sapir Academic College Sderot organize the workshop “German-Israeli relations” and bring German and Israeli students together – end of Application: January 5th
Events
Diabetes, also Known as the “Sugar Disease”: Recent Findings on Prevention and Treatment

Professor Isabel Sacco, from the University Sao Paulo in Brazil, will give a guest lecture on Thursday, December 8, 2016
Research
Keeping an Eye on Environmental Protection and Costs

The TU Chemnitz is involved in the joint project “New galvotechnical coating processes from ionic liquids (GALACTIF)”, funded by the federal government with four million euros
Research
The Power of Music

Psychologists of the TU Chemnitz fathom the effects of a human behavior thousands of years old
Campus
From A as in Aikido to Z as in Zumba

The Zentrum für Fitness und Gesundheit offers a wide range of fitness programs after its extensive renovation
Events
Exercise as Medicine? What the Evolution of our Body can Teach us

Daniel E. Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, will give a guest lecture, December 7, 2016, on how exercise can optimize health in the light of evolution
Campus
The Christmas Market Opens its Gates

The TU Chemnitz invites young and old alike to its Christmas Market at the Plaza in front of the Weinhold-Bau on December 1st, 2016
International
A New Academic Home – 25 Years Later

Maryse Nsangou-Njikam, since September Cultural Counsellor at the Cameroon Embassy in Berlin and a scholar from Yaoundé University, visits the English Department to join discussions on PhD projects
Culture
Icecold Taste Explosions

Chemistry meets Cuisine: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Lang illustrates what he associates with molecular cooking at the “Bar Ausgleich” in the campus canteen on November 23, 2016
Campus
New Task Force Shall Support and Accompany “Lighthouse Projects”

Optimal framework conditions for successful application will be developed in working groups – within the strategy for excellence “Chemnitz Cluster+” supports applications
Culture
A Festive Concert in the Lecture Theater

The Collegium musicum of the TU Chemnitz are going to play Grieg, Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Bottesini on November 19, 2016
Research
The Erzgebirgsbahn Receives Recognition from the Federal President

„EcoTrain“ develops a hybrid drive for rail vehicles ready for series production – Professorship of Management Accounting and Control at TU Chemnitz is project partner and assesses sustainability
Research
Working on the Perfect Sandwich

Researcher of the Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE are developing stable lightweight materials made of textile and foam - first applications in headrest and testing car seat
Research
Europe’s Top Networkers of Lightweight Engineering are in Chemnitz

The Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE at the TU Chemnitz provides an international impetus for sustainable development in the field of lightweight engineering
International
Time to Go Abroad – Time to Get Informed

The International Office‘s (IUZ) "International Day" takes place on November 9, 2016
Research
Cross-national Research in the Field of Fiber-reinforced Plastic

Habilitation of Prof. Suchart Siengchin, elected president of the King Mongkut´s University of Technology North Bangkok, at the TU Chemnitz – Research cooperation with MERGE