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Alumni in film portrait

In the following film interviews, we portray doctoral graduates from 50 years of scientific development at TU Bergakademie Freiberg with their diverse and sometimes unusual career paths. The selected alumni represent all faculties of our university.

  • Mrs Prof Swanhild Bernstein, doctorate in mathematics in 1993, professor at the Institute of Applied Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
  • Mr Dr Ralf-Peter Bösler. Ralf-Peter Bösler, PhD 1995 in Steel Technology, COO Primary ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products, ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH
  • Prof. Vinzenz Brendler, PhD 1993 in Chemistry; Head of the Department of Interfacial Processes at the Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf
  • Prof. Welf-Guntram Drossel, doctorate in forming technology in 1998, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU Dresden and Chemnitz and Professor of Adaptronics and Lightweight Functional Design in Production at Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Dr Peter Fröhlich, doctorate in chemistry in 2012, research assistant at the Institute of Technical Chemistry at TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Managing Director of PARFORCE Engineering & Consulting GmbH
  • Frau Prof. Anja Geigenmüller, 2003 doctorate and 2011 habilitation at the Faculty of Economics, since 2012 Professor of General Business Administration at the TU Ilmenau
  • Mr Prof. e. h. Dr.-Ing. Klaus-Ewald Holst, doctorate in 1977 in the field of underground gas storage, former Chairman of the Executive Board of Verbundnetz Gas AG
  • Mrs Prof. Dagmar Hülsenberg, doctorate in 1970 in silicate metallurgy and economics, appointed the youngest female professor in the GDR at the TU Ilmenau in 1975 at the age of 34
  • Dr Stephan Krein, 1996 doctorate in thermal engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Head of Sales Support at Verbundnetz Gas AG Leipzig
  • Mrs Prof Maja Krumnacker, doctorate (1962) and habilitation (1967) in metallurgy, appointed the first female professor at our university in 1978
  • Dr Maciej Piechocki, doctorate in economics in 2007, consultant at BearingPoint Frankfurt am Main
  • Dr Jana Pinka. Jana Pinka, PhD in Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Physics in 1992, member of Freiberg City Council since 2004, member of the Saxon State Parliament for the parliamentary group Die Linke since 2008
  • Mr Prof. Jörg Schneider, 1977 doctorate and 1981 habilitation in geology/palaeontology, since 1987 Professor of Palaeontology at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
  • Dr Frank Schreier, 1983 doctorate in economics, Steinbeis Transferzentrum Mannheim
  • Dr Annett Weiß, doctorate in economics, Steinbeis Transferzentrum Mannheim
  • Dr Annett Weiß, doctorate in economics, Steinbeis Transferzentrum Mannheim
  • , 2006 PhD in Biology at the Faculty of Chemistry and Physics, since 2008 Deputy Director of the Museum of Natural History Chemnitz

With the kind support of the Media Centre of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (filming and editing work) as well as the Association of Friends & Sponsors of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Verein der Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg e.V.) and the Dr. Erich Krüger-Foundation.

Promovierende auf der Bühne der Alten Mensa bei der feierlichen Verabschiedung im November 2023.
Detlev Müller

Ceremonial farewell ceremony for doctoral and postdoctoral graduates

Every November, we invite the previous year's doctoral and post-doctoral students to join us for a festive farewell.

Find out more here.

The alumni network FAN

The Freiberg Alumni Network (FAN) is your link to your former university. We would like to stay in touch with you even after your studies, research or teaching activities. This is why our network was established at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in 2003. Through FAN, the university and alumni can form professional and interdisciplinary networks.

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