The student university will take place from 30 June to 7 August 2025 in small groups at the university. You can expect an exciting and informative time during which you will have the opportunity to get a taste of various fields of study and gain new experiences.
Registration:
Registration for the 2025 summer holidays is now open via the form.
We offer the following project weeks during the 2025 holidays:
Materials Week: High-tech materials for the world of tomorrow: 30 June - 4 July 2025
Study programmes: Foundry Technology, Materials Science and Technology, Nanotechnology
Are you curious about the fascinating world of materials? Would you like to understand how they influence our daily lives and what role they play in the technology of tomorrow?
In an exciting and educational week, you will delve deep into the world of materials and discover their potential for innovation and progress.
Together with other students, you will learn about the diversity of materials, how they are produced and how they are processed. You will carry out experiments in the laboratories and halls of the institutes and go on excursions to companies in the region, so that the focus is primarily on practical relevance.
You will also have the opportunity to talk to scientists and our students. Let yourself be carried away by the fascination of materials and get a taste of university life at TUBAF for a few days.
Management Camp: 30.06. - 03.07.2025
Courses: Business Administration, Business and Law, Industrial Engineering
Developing innovations, attracting talent, securing financing and shaping sales - the everyday life of start-ups, medium-sized companies and global players is characterised by numerous exciting challenges. How are decisions actually made in companies? What skills do tomorrow's managers need? And why are some companies simply more successful than others?
The Management Camp will answer these and other questions and offer insights into the world of economics and the work of various professorships in this field. A varied programme with interesting lectures, interactive workshops, tours and much more will show how business works. We cordially invite you to get to know economics better and experience studying it up close.
Geo Week "Spaceship Earth": 7 July - 11 July 2025
Study programmes: Geology/Mineralogy, Environmental Systems Science - Geoecology, Geoinformatics and Geophysics
The geosphere is the habitat of mankind - rocks, earth, water - almost everything is made of it. Who thinks about the fact that water is the number one foodstuff when brushing their teeth and drinking cola? The sensible and sustainable use of our earth and its geopotential (water, mineral raw materials, energy raw materials) as well as the preservation of the environment are one of the greatest tasks of our century.
And geoscientists, i.e. geologists, geophysicists, mineralogists, geoecologists and geoinformatics specialists are the first to be called upon to do this. You will gain an insight into many areas of work and research in the geosciences degree programmes - in the laboratory, in the mine and on excursions!
Geo Week "Fascination of Geoengineering": 14.07. - 18.07.2025
Study programme: Geoengineering, Space Resources - Space Technologies
As a mining town, Freiberg offers numerous interesting treasures not only above ground. There is a lot for inquisitive scientists to discover and explore underground in particular. During the project week at the Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnics and Mining, participants will gain exciting insights into various processes and methods for the extraction and processing of mineral resources, the use of specialised machinery and rock and soil mechanics investigations. In addition, answers to questions about various engineering structures such as bridges and tunnels will be discussed. Participation and experimentation are expressly encouraged at our test stands. Practice-oriented excursions and various opportunities to make contact with students and staff are also part of the week's programme.
Technology Week: 21 July - 25 July 2025
Study programme: Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (Energy Process Engineering, Mechanical Process Engineering, Thermal Process Engineering, Environmental and Natural Materials Process Engineering)
It's hard to imagine our everyday lives without them - the innovative achievements of engineers in the most diverse areas of our lives. Working closely with industry, they research and develop innovative processes and test new materials at the university. During the technology week, you will gain an insight into the research areas of our scientists and, among other things, work on a project to produce your own biodiesel for motor vehicles from rapeseed oil.
BioNanoTec week: 28.07. - 01.08.2025
Study programme: Applied Natural Sciences
The specialist programme consists of experiments that are offered at the institutes of physics and life sciences during the school university. During the BioNanoTec week, you will experience the possibilities of modern electronics and biotechnology at first hand in the laboratories of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg at the Faculty of Chemistry, Physics and Biosciences.
You will get to know microorganisms as small production plants for interesting molecules and use biomolecules to extract strategic elements such as rare earths. These are used in pure form in today's electronics. You will produce and measure your own small test chip in a modern clean room laboratory. You will delve into the secrets of electrons and light waves, i.e. you will be guided from small light experiments (light decomposition, laser diffraction and holography) to the construction of a laser spectrometer. In contact with the scientists, you will directly experience what it means to work together in interdisciplinary research teams. During these days, we will cover everything from biotechnological applications to microelectronic components.
During the student university, there will be a barbecue evening where participants will have the opportunity to chat informally with students, doctoral students and staff, ask questions and gather information.
Informatics Days: 04.08. - 07.08.2025
Study programmes: Applied Computer Science, Robotics
Robots have become an integral part of our daily lives. In various forms, they assist with daily tasks and, depending on the area of application, carry out predefined motion sequences or take on partial tasks completely independently. During Computer Science Week, you will be given an overview of the history and current developments in this field. You can also get a taste of controlling and navigating travelling robots in small research-related projects. Other highlights of the week include the presentation of our new mining robots and an abduction into the virtual world.
Further introductory offers
College of Chemistry from 19 August - 22 August 2025
Study programme: Chemistry
All chemistry institutes open their laboratories for the College of Chemistry and invite you to experiment.
At the beginning, you can expect an experimental lecture, after which you will receive a lot of important information about studying chemistry from the Dean of Studies. Afterwards, you will go on a discovery tour through the modern laboratories. You will go through all the institutes, carry out a variety of experiments and discover the exciting fields and working methods of the various chemical disciplines in a practical way.
In addition to the specialist programme, other highlights await you, such as a visit to the "Reiche Zeche" research and educational mine and a guided tour of the "terra mineralia" mineral collection.
At the end of the school college, there will be a barbecue evening where you will have the opportunity to talk to scientists, ask questions and find out more in a relaxed atmosphere.