Note: The following terms and conditions of participation are a translation from German. The legally binding version is the German version on the website https://tu-freiberg.de/iuz/teilnahmebedingungen-fotowettbewerb.
1. General information
The theme of the competition is to showcase international experiences as the focus of photographic interest. Participants can enter the photo competition by submitting up to three of their own original photos as digital image files via the online form at https://tu-freiberg.de/iuz/fotowettbewerb-teilnahme. Entries must be submitted within the deadline specified below. Participants are responsible for ensuring that their details, in particular their email address, are correct.
2. Participants
Only students, employees, other members of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg and guests are eligible to participate.
3. Implementation and processing
Each participant may submit up to three photos they have taken themselves. Participants must have unrestricted copyright and usage rights to the photos. The motifs must not contravene the legal provisions of the country of origin, the legal provisions of the European Union or the personal rights of the persons depicted. Each image must be submitted in digital JPEG format by uploading it via the online form at by 31 August 2026. Participants must have read and accepted the conditions of participation. The image size must be at least 2,500 pixels for the longest side (depending on the image format – portrait or landscape). The file size must not exceed 10 megabytes. Participation is only possible via the online form at https://tu-freiberg.de/iuz/fotowettbewerb-teilnahme.
Entries submitted by other means will not be accepted, will not be evaluated and will not be returned.
Each participant must provide the information and descriptions requested in the online form for their uploaded photos: title, name of the participant, location where the photo was taken, approximate date of the photo, short accompanying text (300–500 characters) in German or English.
The final selection of the winning images will be made by a jury. The winning photos will be exhibited at the International University Centre (IUZ) of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Prüferstraße 2, 09599 Freiberg. Participants agree that their names will be mentioned as the authors. In addition, three prizes in the form of vouchers will be awarded. Prizes cannot be paid out in cash. The winners will be notified by email by the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. If the participant does not respond within a reasonable period of time after two requests, the prize may be transferred to another participant.
Participants may withdraw their photos from the competition at any time by sending an email to Birgit [dot] Seidel [at] iuz [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Birgit[dot]Seidel[at]iuz[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de). This does not apply to photos that are selected as winners after judging.
All submitted photos that are not selected as winning entries will be deleted after the end of the photo competition.
4. Closing date
The closing date for entries is 31 August 2026.
5. Copyright and rights of use
Participants affirm that they hold all rights to the submitted image, have unrestricted exploitation rights to all parts of the image, that the image is free of third-party rights and that no personal rights are infringed upon in the depiction of persons. If one or more persons are recognisably depicted in the image, the persons concerned must agree to the image being published. Participants shall confirm the above in writing upon request. Should third parties nevertheless assert claims for infringement of their rights, the participant shall indemnify TU Bergakademie Freiberg against all claims. Computer-edited photos may not contain any image parts from magazines, books, purchased CDs, etc.
By participating in the competition, the participant grants TU Bergakademie Freiberg a simple, irrevocable, free, and unlimited right to display the uploaded photo(s) on the premises of the IUZ. In addition, the participant grants the right to report on the photo competition (regardless of the media, i.e. print, online and social media portals such as Instagram).
For persons under the age of 18, the consent of a parent or guardian is required.
6. Data protection
The data will be stored on the servers of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The personal data collected during the competition – in particular the email address – will be used exclusively for the purpose of conducting the competition. Participants agree to the use and storage of their personal data (e.g. email address) solely for the purposes of this photo competition.
You have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data free of charge. Please address any such requests to the contact person named below. If the personal data we have stored about you is incorrect, it will be corrected upon notification by you. You also have the right to revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data at any time with future effect. If you request the deletion of your data during an active competition, you will be excluded from participating in the competition.
7. Exclusion from the competition
In the event of a violation of these conditions of participation, TU Bergakademie Freiberg reserves the right to exclude persons from the photo competition. In such cases, prizes may also be revoked and reclaimed retrospectively. Anyone who provides false personal information will also be excluded.
8. Early termination of the competition
TU Bergakademie Freiberg reserves the right to cancel or terminate the photo competition at any time without prior notice and without giving reasons. TU Bergakademie will make use of this option in particular if, for technical or legal reasons, the proper execution of the photo competition cannot be guaranteed.
9. Organiser and contact person
This photo competition is organised by:
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Akademiestraße 6 in 09599 Freiberg
Internationales Universitätszentrum „Alexander von Humboldt“
Prüferstraße 2 in 09599 Freiberg
Contact person:
Foreign Languages Coordinator
Birgit Seidel-Bachmann
Prüferstraße 2 in 09599 Freiberg
Zimmer 1.404
Phone: +49 3731 39 40 77
E-mail: Birgit [dot] Seidel [at] iuz [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Birgit[dot]Seidel[at]iuz[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
All questions or complaints regarding the photo competition should be addressed directly to Ms Seidel-Bachmann.
10. Legal recourse
By uploading the photos, the participant agrees to the terms and conditions of participation. Legal recourse is excluded.
Note: The following terms and conditions of participation are a translation from German. The legally binding version is the German version on the website https://tu-freiberg.de/iuz/teilnahmebedingungen-fotowettbewerb.
