Work experience placements for pupils in Years 7 to 12 are a great opportunity to gain an insight into current research topics and get a first taste of university life.
All work experience opportunities for pupils are listed in the catalogue below (not accessible).
Catalogue of work experience placements for pupils
Internships
Physical-chemical experiment
- Number of places: 2
- Secondary school required: yes, from Year 10
- Coordinator: Ms Haubold
- Telephone: 39-2154
- Email: Anke [dot] Haubold [at] chemie [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 2
Physical Chemistry
Leipziger Straße 29
Insights into chemistry and the life sciences
- Number of places: 2
- Grammar school required: yes, from Year 9
- Tutor: Ms Haubold
- Telephone: 39-2154
- Email: Anke [dot] Haubold [at] chemie [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 2
Physical Chemistry
Leipziger Straße 29
Contributing to current research topics
- Number of places: 3
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Pätzold
- Telephone: 39-2149
- Email: Carsten [dot] Paetzold [at] chemie [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 2
Technical Chemistry
Leipziger Straße 29
From nanoelectronics to solar cells – functional materials and their applications
- Number of places: 2
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Beyer
- Telephone: 39-2162
- Email: Jan [dot] Beyer [at] physik [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 2
Applied Physics
Leipziger Straße 23
3D surveying using laser scanning and GPS (GNSS)
- Number of places: 3
- Sixth-form college required: no
- Supervisor: Dr Martienßen
- Telephone: 39-2875
- Email: Thomas [dot] Martienssen [at] mabb [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Thomas[dot]Martienssen[at]mabb[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 3
Mining Surveying and Geodesy
Fuchsmühlenweg 9B (Reiche Zeche)
Physical and chemical experiments, permeability of natural rocks, interfacial phenomena in immiscible fluids, viscosity measurements
- Number of places: 1–2
- Grammar school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Ms Tamáskovics
- Telephone: 39-2208
- Email: anne [dot] tamaskovics [at] tbt [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (anne[dot]tamaskovics[at]tbt[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Postal address
Faculty 3
Drilling Technology and Fluid Mining
Agricolastraße 22
Analysis of earthquakes at the Institute or at the Berggiesshübel Observatory; assisting with the maintenance and data retrieval from seismological stations in Saxony
- Number of places: 2
- Secondary school required: yes
- Supervisors: Dr Hellwig/Mr Hänel
- Telephone: 39-2233/-2725
- Email: Olaf [dot] Hellwig [at] geophysik [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Falk [dot] Haenel [at] geophysik [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 3
Geophysics and Geoinformatics
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 12 (Otto-Meißner-Bau)
Getting to know an office environment, basic secretarial tasks, computer-based administrative work
- Number of places: 2
- Secondary school qualification required: no
- Supervisors: Ms Böhme and Ms Berg
- Telephone: 39-2792/-3249
- Email: annett [dot] boehme [at] fggb [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (annett[dot]boehme[at]fggb[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de) and arite [dot] berg [at] geo [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (arite[dot]berg[at]geo[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 3
Geology
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 12 (Otto-Meißner-Bau)
Assistance with the recording and digitisation of geoscientific sample material
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Massanek
- Telephone: 39-2198/-4650
- Email: Andreas [dot] Massanek [at] geosamm [dot] tufreiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 3
Mineralogy
Brennhausgasse 14
Geochemical analysis
- Number of places: 1
- Grammar school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Dr Pleßow
- Telephone: 39-3999
- Email: alexander [dot] plessow [at] ioez [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 3
Mineralogy
Brennhausgasse 14
Assistance with laboratory tests in the field of construction chemistry and composite building materials
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school qualification required: No
- Supervisor: Ms Waida
- Telephone: 39-4246
- Email: sandra [dot] waida [at] ikfvw [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Ceramics, Refractories and Composite Materials
Agricolastraße 17
Manufacture and testing of ceramics, refractories and metal-ceramic composites
- Number of places: 2–3
- Secondary school required: No
- Tutor: Dr Hubálková
- Telephone: 39-2506
- Email: jana [dot] hubalkova [at] ikfvw [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Ceramics, Refractories and Composite Materials
Agricolastraße 17
Getting to know the secretariat whilst carrying out tasks independently
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school required: No
- Supervisor: Dr Schreiner
- Telephone: 39-4520
- Email: Marcus [dot] Schreiner [at] iec [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Marcus[dot]Schreiner[at]iec[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 4
Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Reiche Zeche, Fuchsmühlenweg 9
Contributing to current research topics (laboratory and pilot plant trials, data analysis, computer technology)
- Number of places: 2–3
- A-levels required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Schreiner
- Telephone: 39-4520
- Email: Marcus [dot] Schreiner [at] iec [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Marcus[dot]Schreiner[at]iec[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 4
Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Reiche Zeche, Fuchsmühlenweg 9
Work on exciting topics in energy process engineering (analyses, pyrolysis, reactivity) in the laboratory and pilot plant
- Number of places: 2–3
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Schreiner
- Telephone: 39-4520
- Email: Marcus [dot] Schreiner [at] iec [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Marcus[dot]Schreiner[at]iec[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 4
Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Reiche Zeche, Fuchsmühlenweg 9
Recycling of waste (plastics)
- Number of places: 2
- Grammar school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Dr Krampitz
- Telephone: 39-2854
- Email: Thomas [dot] Krampitz [at] iart [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Processing Machinery
Lampadiusstraße 4
“Science is fun – When physics comes to life”
- Number of places: 4
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisors: Dr Jünger/Dr Wulf
- Telephone: 39-2161, -2468
- Email: Aline [dot] Juenger [at] ttd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Rhena [dot] Wulf [at] ttd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Technical Thermodynamics
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 7
Experimenting with glass in the fields of recycling, glass fibres, alternative raw materials or additive manufacturing
- Number of places: 1–2
- Grammar school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Ms Voigt
- Telephone: 39-3293
- Email: glas [at] igt [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Institute of Glass Technology
Leipziger Straße 28
Contributing to current research topics (experimental studies, data analysis, computer simulation)
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school qualification required: yes
- Tutor: Mr Wüst
- Telephone: 39-2772
- Email: Bianco [dot] Wuest [at] et [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Electrical Engineering
Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 4
Helping with the design and set-up of machinery and the 3D printing of components (3D printing lab)
- Number of places: 4
- A-levels required: yes
- Supervisors: Prof. Zeidler/Dr Krinke
- Telephone: 39-3231
- Email: Henning [dot] Zeidler [at] imkf [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
stefan [dot] krinke [at] imkf [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Machine Elements, Design and Manufacturing
Agricolastraße 1
Experimental engineers in fluid mechanics – research, experiments and data analysis
- Number of places: 1–2
- Secondary school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Neumann
- Telephone: 39-2228
- Email: sebastian [dot] neumann [at] imfd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 4
Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics
Lampadiusstraße 4
Determination of the mechanical properties of metallic materials
- Number of places: 1
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Mr Bucher
- Telephone: 39-3495
- Email: Michael [dot] Bucher [at] ww [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Materials Science
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 5
Generation/evaluation of fracture surfaces
- Number of places: 1
- A-levels required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Weidner
- Telephone: 39-2124
- Email: anja [dot] weidner [at] ww [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Materials Engineering
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 5
Microstructural analysis: From the light microscope to the scanning electron microscope
- Number of places: 1
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Weidner
- Telephone: 39-2124
- Email: anja [dot] weidner [at] ww [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Materials Engineering
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 5
Manufacture and testing of a cast component/testing of moulding materials
- Number of places: 2
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Keßler
- Telephone: 39-2855
- Email: Andreas [dot] Kessler [at] gi [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Foundry Institute
Bernhard-von-Cotta-Straße 4
3D printing – from plastic to metal
- Number of places: 1–3
- Secondary school required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Burkhardt
- Telephone: 39-2395
- Email: Christina [dot] Burkhardt [at] iwt [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Materials Engineering
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 5
Shaping the future: a school leavers’ work experience placement in metal forming
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Ms Petzold
- Telephone: 39-3699
- Email: carina [dot] petzold [at] imf [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Metal Forming
Bernhard-von-Cotta-Str. 4
Properties of steel materials
- Number of places: 1
- Grammar school qualification required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Kreschel
- Telephone: 39-2404
- Email: Thilo [dot] Kreschel [at] iest [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Faculty 5
Iron and Steel Technology
Leipziger Straße 34
The colourful world of non-ferrous metals
- Number of seats: 2–3
- Secondary school required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Thiere
- Telephone: 39-2129
- Email: alexandra [dot] thiere [at] inemet [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (alexandra[dot]thiere[at]inemet[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
Faculty 5
Iron and Steel Technology
Leipziger Straße 34
Learning about property management and carrying out caretaker duties
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school required: No
- Supervisor: Mr Streich
- Telephone: 39-2718
- Email: markus [dot] streich [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Department 1
Building and Property
Nonnengasse 22
Simple installation and assembly work
- Number of places: 1
- Grammar school qualification required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Fischer
- Telephone: 39-3484
- Email: Holm [dot] Fischer [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Department 1
Central Electrical Workshop
Agricolastraße 1
Archival work and digitisation
- Number of places: 1
- A-levels required: yes
- Supervisor: Dr Wulkow Moreira da Silva
- Telephone: 39-2727
- Email: Annett [dot] Wulkow [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
University Archives
Akademiestraße 6
Contributing to media relations
- Number of places: 1
- Secondary school required: No
- Supervisor: Ms Göhler
- Telephone: 39-2827
- Email: Ilka [dot] Goehler [at] ub [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Ilka[dot]Goehler[at]ub[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Address
University Library
Winklerstraße 3
Familiarisation with property management and work in caretaker areas
- Number of places: 1
- Gymnasium required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Gerber
- Phone: 39-2718
- Email: Andreas [dot] Gerber [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Department 1
Building and Real Estate
Nonnengasse 22
Easy installation and assembly work
- Number of places: 1
- Gymnasium required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Fischer
- Phone: 39-3484
- Email: Holm [dot] Fischer [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Department 1
Central electrical workshop
Agricolastraße 1
Media design, digital printing, data preparation
- Number of places: 1
- Gymnasium required: no
- Supervisor: Mr Ludwig
- Phone: 39-2450
- Email: Andreas [dot] Ludwig [at] mz [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
Department 5
Media Centre
Prüferstraße 1
Archive work and digitisation
- Number of places: 1
- Gymnasium required: yes
- Requires: Knowledge of German language and ability to read historical German handwritten texts
- Supervisor: Dr. Wulkow Moreira da Silva
- Phone: 39-2727
- Email: Annett [dot] Wulkow [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
University Archives
Akademiestraße 6
Collaboration in media processing
- Number of places: 1
- Gymnasium required: no
- Supervisor: Mrs Scholze
- Phone: 39-3234
- Email: Susanne [dot] Scholze [at] ub [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
Address
University Library
Winklerstraße 3
Contact persons
Kim-Sarah Hartung
Akademiestraße 6, Room 2.10
Telephone: +49 3731 39-2633
Email: Kim-Sarah [dot] Hartung [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Kim-Sarah[dot]Hartung[at]zuv[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Isabel Homenko
Akademiestraße 6, Room 2.13
Telephone: +49 3731 39-2570
Email: Isabel [dot] Homenko [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Isabel[dot]Homenko[at]zuv[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
