Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (HSMW) continues to shape its internationalisation process One focus is on the other side of the pond and on cooperation with universities in the United States of America Rector Professor Volker Tolkmitt and his travelling companions from Mittweida met a long-standing academic colleague and friend, Professor Martin Anselm, at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York State at the beginning of April He opened the door to talks with the management of the renowned university and to more in-depth collaboration The agreements signed in the USA will enable more students from both partners to study complete internships or write their theses at the other location HSMW and RIT have a long history of collaboration regularly bringing together students and faculty for the Field School on Automotive Electronics the two-week program provides an insight into German engineering education and German automotive engineering - and the answer to the question of what "Made in Germany" means a visit to the Porsche plant in Leipzig provided this insight Professor Martin Anselm came with three colleagues and 15 students Immediately before the field school, they attended the International Week at HSMW and met compatriots from another HSMW partner university, Shepherd University in West Virginia 12 students and their teachers were in Mittweida as part of their “Cultural Psychology Lecture Course” during the conference which was entitled “Internationalization for Sustainability” There are many parallels between Shepherd University and HSMW Both universities are roughly the same size have a similar profile and are located in similarly sized cities The student exchange with Shepherd University is now being followed by an exchange of teaching staff Agreements on extended cooperation also enable joint research and events as well as relief in view of the high tuition fees in the USA There will be a good opportunity for a reunion in Mittweida 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the Hochschule Mittweida University of Applied Sciences External sites are not covered by our privacy policy Make sure you make new settings for cookies and external services for the external offer A field school with students and teachers from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has already taken place several times but this year was the first time it was held in Rochester 15 students made the journey across the pond to the US state of New York with Professor Frank Weidermann from the College of Engineering they had the opportunity to get to know the country for example for Professor Martin Anselm from RIT and his colleague Weidermann from Mittweida The relationship with RIT goes back a long way the cooperation is primarily in the field of automotive engineering The Germans' expertise in this area is highly valued and the comparison between the USA and Germany played a major role in the introductory lectures and presentations prepared by the students from Mittweida What they learned at RIT was presented at the end The courses the Mittweida students attended at RIT included hydraulic circuits and the practical production of electrical circuits used in automotive engineering The students also had the opportunity to test their gaming skills and learn about game design at the RIT MAGIC Center This was well suited to the breadth of the student group from Mittweida which included not only future engineers for mechanical engineering and electrical engineering but also fellow students from the colleges of applied computer and life sciences The visits to three companies in the automotive supply industry and vehicle construction provided insights into production: Marquardt in Syracuse a globally active German company that has also been producing switches for automotive construction in the USA since the 1980s which produces injection molded parts for automotive construction Classic sightseeing was not to be missed: Highlights were Niagara Falls - less than a hundred miles from Rochester - and the "Big Apple," the largest city in the state of the same name This first joint International Field School between RIT and Mittweida University in the U.S was preceded by three on Saxon soil in 2018 The collaboration between the two universities has personal roots: Professor Martin Anselm's grandfather held a teaching position at Mittweida University for a time His great-grandfather Julius Anselm worked at the former Technikum from 1901 to 1948 RIT is a private university with about 20,000 students and more than 1,000 faculty members in 11 colleges and institutes An academic year there costs about US$ 50,000 without supporting scholarships There were no fees for the Field School at RIT thanks to the mediation of Professor Martin Anselm Travel and accommodation costs were supported by the International Office of Mittweida University through the "PROMOS" program The colleges also supported their students and thus reduced their own contribution The next joint Field School will take place in May 2024 in Mittweida. More than 50 RIT students have already applied for the 16 available spots. In the future, the locations will change every two years, so that there will be a reunion in New York in 2025. Those interested can contact Professor Frank Weidermann directly Germany — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) built its base by tapping into the resentments of angry it’s recruiting their sons and grandsons “We need to keep our young people here in the region,” Weigand “That will also strengthen our youth associations and our young fire brigades because they also need young people and this is what we will put ourselves up for.” “We are not Nazis” — Mike Moncsek member of the AfD’s executive board in Saxony Saxony will hold an election for its state parliament on Sunday and the AfD is expected to snag as much as a quarter of the vote more than doubling its result from the last election held in 2014 The state has been a center of opposition to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migration policies; though her Christian Democrats (CDU) are expected to hold first place the AfD is drawing away its voters in droves Party leaders say a big part of its success in Saxony and elsewhere in the east is the Young Alternative Just how big the youth vote is won’t become clear until Sunday but if the AfD can prove that it can attract young voters in the east it will use the same playbook elsewhere in Germany further destabilizing the political establishment that has dominated the country’s politics for decades “The Young Alternative is a very important component within our party,” Alice Weidel told POLITICO at a campaign event last week adding that the “access to young people” the group provides is invaluable whose quaint exterior belies a history of far-right gang violence is fertile ground for the Young Alternative’s nationalist populism People hold balloons during an election rally of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Koenigs Wusterhausen 2019 | John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images a young AfD supporter dressed in a black T-shirt who identified himself as Ollie pressed the candidates on what they would do to keep young people from leaving Mittweida “There is not much in terms of youth clubs,” he said complaining that many young people simply have nothing to do reassured him that the AfD has “recognized the issue” and promised to improve the situation so that “young people don’t spend their spare time at bus stops.” youth clubs are a key tool in the Young Alternative’s drive to build support Many youngsters are reluctant to be openly associated with the far-right party and don’t want to attend its events The party’s message resonates much more in a club setting “without the public.” “It’s a model that I find quite interesting and exciting,” Weigand said The issues driving support for the AfD in Mittweida are familiar Many here are bitter over Merkel’s refugee policies which they fear will eventually rob the country of its German identity And though unemployment has fallen and the region’s economy is healthy A young farmer, who like most AfD supporters declined to give his name, said he would vote for the party because he doesn’t agree with the Green Party’s climate policies. (The AfD denies man-made climate change exists.) He said he is worried that the Greens would force him to give up his cattle “just to save the climate,” a red line for him No matter how well the AfD does in Sunday’s election it has no hope of holding power in the state as all other parties have ruled out a coalition with the far right And if the Young Alternative succeeds in attracting Saxony’s youth the party is likely to drive political debate in Germany’s east and beyond for some time to come The youth movements of Germany’s establishment parties have also played a central role for decades in grooming future leaders top candidate of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) greets people as he arrives for an election rally in Koenigs Wusterhausen The prospect of the AfD entrenching itself into the region’s political infrastructure is exactly what worries members of Zukunft Sachsen (Future Saxony) a student group that is campaigning to halt the far-right party’s rise It’s urging young people to vote for any party but the AfD on Sunday Weigand and his colleagues consider such moves little more than scare tactics convincing young voters that the AfD isn’t a potentially dangerous force has been the party’s biggest challenge in winning more of the youth vote In cities like Dresden and Leipzig, both of which have large student populations, much of the youth supports the Greens, as is the case elsewhere in Germany. Nationwide, the Young Alternative has by far the fewest members of any of the major parties’ youth organizations which are home to most of Saxony’s population “We are not Nazis,” Mike Moncsek a member of the AfD’s executive board in Saxony Berlin is finally expected to move in line with the rest of Europe ‘The very first phase of the pandemic is behind us,’ chancellor says Merkel urges caution as gradual loosening continues it’s the German presidency of the Council of the EU The company had net sales of around SEK 150 million (EUR 13.7 million) in 2024 within the PCB trading with an EBITA exceeding SEK 20 million (EUR 1.8 million).  B&B earlier had a production facility of PCBs in Germany The German company has a similar business model to NCAB of whom 20 are based in Mittweida in Germany and five in China B&B:s customers are mainly found in the German industry and power sectors and the sourcing mainly takes place from China and a partner in Europe The deal is expected to close in the beginning of May and the sellers will stay during a transition period The purchase price amounts to SEK 135 million (EUR 12.3 million) with a possible further earnout of a maximum of SEK 28 million (EUR 2.5 million) "B&B is a high-quality business with a very good reputation with many long-term customers and will be a good complement to NCAB Group Germany with is presence in Saxony The business concept is similar to NCAB’s and B&B has a strong market position and promising business opportunities," says Benjamin Klingenberg Dec 30, 2020 | History A Polish court has issued a European Arrest Warrant for a former Nazi SS guard from a branch of Flossenbürg concentration camp a 97-year-old German citizen named under Polish privacy laws only as Hildegard Luice N. Prosecutors from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) a Polish state body charged with investigating historical crimes to face charges in Poland for committing crimes against humanity The warrant was issued three months ago and “the case is at the disposal of German law enforcement agencies” IPN prosecutor Artur Orłowski told the newspaper Commemoration or recreation? Dispute over former Plaszow concentration camp between 13 October 1944 and 12 April 1945 Hildegard Luice N served as a guard (SS-Aufseherin) in a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp that was located in Mittweida in Saxony She was one of around 25 female guards responsible for overseeing about 177 Polish female inmates at the camp Most of them were arrested during the Warsaw Uprising They were treated as political prisoners and marked with red triangles also participated in the evacuation of inmates from the camp during which an undetermined number of them were killed Germany donates €60 million for Auschwitz preservation but rejects Polish war reparation demands Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp established originally in 1938 and political prisoners from German-occupied Central and Eastern Europe were brought there It is estimated that up to 100,000 inmates passed through Flossenbürg and its subcamps before they were liberated by the US army prisoners suffered from shortages of food and water Primary school pupils in Poland stage Auschwitz dance performance, including mock gassing the prisoners worked with toxic chemical substances that had a devastating effect on their health Although a great majority of those who served in Nazi concentration camps have already passed away there are still attempts to bring those alive to justice the IPN announced that it is creating a database of all officials who served in German concentration and death camps located on the territory of occupied Poland “Symbol of a brighter future”? Three views on Germany’s memorial to Polish victims of WWII A special team of researchers identified 1,600 former SS officers that served in camps who might still be alive Subsequently Poland asked Interpol for help in tracking them down The officers in question are mostly citizens of German and Austria “We finally have to deal comprehensively with the mass murder that was committed in German concentration camps,” said IPN prosecutor Robert Janicki This summer a former Nazi concentration camp guard was sentenced by a German court to two years in prison was only 17-year-old at the time he participated in mass murder of prisoners at the Stutthof concentration camp located near what is now the Polish city of Gdańsk A 93-year-old former SS guard has been found guilty of complicity in the mass murder of prisoners at the German Nazi Stutthof concentration camp Stutthof, located near Gdańsk in what is now Poland, was used primarily to hold Polish and Jewish prisoners https://t.co/lc6sLrfnFs — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) July 23, 2020 Agnieszka Wądołowska is deputy editor of Notes from Poland She has previously worked for Gazeta.pl and Tokfm.pl and contributed to Gazeta Wyborcza , , The project will strengthen national security and regional infrastructure , , , Figures from PiS have dismissed the claims against Karol Nawrocki as “lies” , , Karol Nawrocki even suggested that the state security services were involved in creating the scandal Apr 30, 2025 | , , , That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland” Apr 29, 2025 | , , , Those employed in Poland work on average the third-longest hours in the European Union Apr 28, 2025 | , , , , Westinghouse and Bechtel were first chosen in 2022 as partners on the 192 billion zloty ($51 billion) project please consider helping us to continue and expand it [email protected] Copyright © 2025 Notes From Poland | Design jurko studio | Code by 2sides.pl Senior Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Weronika Strzyżyńska is currently studying journalism at Goldsmiths as a Scott Trust Bursary recipient She  has written on issues immigration and Brexit for New Statesman and Prospect Agnieszka Wądołowska is managing editor of Notes from Poland ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Stanley Bill is the founder and editor-at-large of Notes from Poland.He is also Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies and Director of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions cultural analysis and political commentary He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor of European Studies at Oxford University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor at the Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Executive Director of Taube Family Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Cyber security is extremely important in society and the economy Here we present three study programmes on the subject.   They are trained to consider the perspective of hackers in addition to those of the software developers network planners and system operators.  Methods and instruments to secure and analyse digital evidence form a major part of the programme.  they learn how to analyse complex IT security issues using scientific methods © www.deutschland.de  You would like to receive regular information about Germany This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page International mobility of academics is part of everyday academic life: Due to Corona teaching and research in - and from - distant countries was severely restricted in recent years people started traveling again: from Mittweida to the world Some have already been here twice this year like Professor Martin Anselm from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State the professor also has a piece of family history connected with the university town and Mittweida University of Applied Sciences: His grandfather had a teaching position at Mittweida University for a time His great-grandfather Julius Anselm worked at the then Technikum from 1901 to 1948 Martin Anselm was with two colleagues and 24 students at the fourth joint "Field School on Automotive Electronics" at the Mittweida Faculty of Engineering and thus in the mother country of the automobile In addition to teaching and exchanges on his research focus served primarily the discussion of opportunities for deepening the Mittweida-Rochester partnership Both sides of the pond see further points of connection in research and in student exchange beyond programs like the field School and disciplines like engineering Martin Anselm: "I am pleased that in the future we also want to deepen the partnership in research and in the exchange in study programs The field school in Mittweida already shows that many of our students take advantage of the opportunity to expand their professional and cultural competencies and overcome their uncertainties in a foreign country." A first joint field school in Rochester and the first visit of a group of German students from various disciplines is planned for 2023 designated rector of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences also wants to make his inaugural visit to the partner in the USA: "RIT is a renowned university in the United States with 20,000 students a little larger than Mittweida University of Applied Sciences I'm all the more pleased that Martin Anselm's personal and academic ties to Mittweida are opening the door for an expanded partnership that will benefit students at both universities in particular." It is already possible for two to three Mittweida students in technical disciplines to spend a semester abroad at RIT each year. The tuition fees of currently about 30,000 US dollars per semester are financed by the exchange places and are not incurred by Mittweida students. Interested students should contact Professor Frank Weidermann Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and must be met with joint efforts at the global Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (HSMW) is doing something - in Saxony and with international impact in an area - that matters just as much: sharing global knowledge on how to deal with climate change the university hosted the first international climate forum "Science for livelihood - Interdisciplinary Forum on Research-Based Approaches for Climate Resilience" from June 13 to 16 at the Center for Media and Social Work Cooperation partners inside were the African Climate Competence Centers SASSCAL and WASCAL the International Center for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) in Koblenz and the University of Würzburg The interdisciplinary forum brought together academics and policy makers from neighboring continents Insights into the effects of climate change were as much the focus of the exchanges in the various conference groups as securing living conditions and saving ecosystems on both sides of the Mediterranean opened the Climate Forum on the morning of June 13 We're always looking for applications to drive improvements in higher education introductory statements by the representatives of SASSCAL and WASCAL were followed by a few words given on politics and science in keynote speeches by Dr Head of the Department of Environmental Policy at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig was characterized by lectures and workshops in various thematic sessions Röbbe Wünschiers (HSMW) and data modeling with Prof Water management and agriculture were also topics on which the scientists exchanged ideas the "Panel discussion: Securing Livelihoods under Changing Climate" offered insights into the work of the scientists Representatives of WASCAL and SAASCAL discussed ways to secure livelihoods in Africa and Europe together with ICWRGC in the TV studio of the university The recording of the panel discussion is available for viewing on the Youtube channel of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences Director of Studies at the Institute for Communication Competence and Languages at the HSMW (IKKS) His conclusion: "The panel on Tuesday evening - like the Climate Forum as a whole - shows how important it is to meet in person in order to work towards a common goal This direct exchange of the many different perspectives approaches and insights is valuable; it facilitates cooperation across continents." For students from Mittweida's Global Communication in Business and Culture program the Climate Forum was an ideal opportunity to engage in conversation with the international guests They accompanied them during the KIimaforum also in the supporting program with guided tours through the university and the university town Mittweida as well as on the final day in Leipzig February 24 marks the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine the Ukrainian national flag flies in blue and yellow at the main building of the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida - a symbol also for the commitment of the university for affected students and scientists since the beginning of the war the main focus was on providing material and psychological support to the Ukrainian students of the university and to the students and scientists who came here as refugees but it will also be flanked by a medium-term perspective for the 80 Ukrainians or so who have found a temporary academic home at the university and would like to continue their studies and scientific work here The university is committed to providing both quick start and acclimation support as well as academic programs Rector Volker Tolkmitt on the occasion of the anniversary: "With the commitment of many people involved in the university we live solidarity with our partner universities in Dnipro and Odessa We are doing our part to ensure Ukraine has the young academics it will need to rebuild the country when Russia respects the sovereignty of its neighbors again and finally ends the war." After initially opening up study courses to Ukrainian students mainly in English language Mittweida University of Applied Sciences is now enabling students to continue and successfully complete their studies regardless of location with the "Ukraine digital" project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) the university prepares teaching materials digitally Students at Mittweida's partner universities in Odessa and Dnipro use these documents anywhere in the world via a virtual platform works in the "Ukraine digital" project alongside her master's degree in Industrial Management She first came to Mittweida last year with her then one-year-old daughter She was already at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences for an exchange semester in 2017 She says: "It is very important to me to do something for my university in Odessa and the students in Ukraine in these difficult times The digital preparation of teaching materials in our Ukraine digital project makes it possible for Ukrainian students to continue studying despite the war I'm also always thinking about the future of my country after the war." 73 Ukrainian students are enrolled at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences More than 200 Ukrainians are currently preparing to study in German at the Studienkolleg at Mittweida University No other Studienkolleg in Germany cares for more young Ukrainians Ukrainian academics have also come to Mittweida six of whom have found a temporary home at the university the Prorectorate for Research had obtained a one-year research grant from the Volkswagen Foundation at very short notice which give students and scientists at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences an academic perspective were prepared and are still accompanied by practical and financial support for life in the university town The university and the city administration work closely together One example for this is the joint information center "T9" that became a counseling center for Ukrainians and an exchange for offers of help from the people of Mittweida Students and employees of the university had jointly and pragmatically started numerous activities soon after the war began They organized apartments for Ukrainian students The staff of the International Office helped with administrative matters The student council organized the furnishing of the apartments with furniture and household items which were financed by donations - as well as the living expenses until support from the Foreigners' Registration Office and then the Job Center began The student union helped with "free tables" in the cafeteria including a German scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium) for 12 students from Ukraine financed in part by supporters from the university town Communication & Languages (IKKS) organized German language courses The Faculty of Social Work and the International Office organized a Ukrainian cultural evening together with the socio-cultural center Müllerhof e.V All refugees can participate in the university's leisure and sports programs free of charge Mittweida University informs students and scientists from Ukraine about support offers on its website Anyone who would like to help personally can also find information here With the signing of a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding between WASCAL SASSCAL and Mittweida University on the third day of the workshop the common goals were fixed in a first document The document was signed on behalf of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences by the Vice-Rector for Education can meet the challenges of climate change alone It will not succeed without strong partnerships The Memorandum of Understanding opens up new opportunities for us and at the same time commits us to a partnership in two key areas: Research and Capacity Building which we believe will lead to fruitful joint research initiatives." Mittweida University intends to participate in teaching research and the supervision of doctoral students Teaching opportunities and student exchanges in graduate programmes as well as joint scientific events are also conceivable Internships abroad in Africa for students from Mittweida will be an additional opportunity Fields where the university is contributing its expertise will be the following among others: Biodiversity and Biohydrogen (Professor Röbbe Wünschiers) Population Genetics and Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (Professor Kristan Schneider) and Application of Analysis Methods to Biology and Meteorology (Professor Franka Baaske) The workshop in June also opened up the view of further fields of future cooperation for example in the area of sustainability communication and AI-supported data analysis The initiatives WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) and SASSCAL (Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management) have been researching solutions to the challenges of climate change in Africa and training young scientists together with German research institutions for 10 years They do this with a focus on different graduate and research centres in eleven partner countries in Western Africa and five in Southern Africa The focus is on topics such as sustainable land use The centres are largely funded by Germany through the BMBF The workshop in Mittweida was another important step on the path to cooperation The beginnings date back a year: Dr Gabin Ananou from the project management agency from the German Aerospace Center had suggested the project during a panel discussion on the prospects for youth in Africa at the International Week in June 2021 at Mittweida University A first discussion with WASCAL took place online shortly afterwards in September 2021 The most recent workshop in Mittweida has already been followed by the first return visits from Mittweida to Africa: Professor Kristan Schneider and Dr Moumini Savadogo The two exchanged views on the connection between climate change and infectious diseases and on how the statistical know-how from Mittweida can flow into specific activities of WASCAL Moumini Savadogo and Professor Daouda Kone how the mutual exchange of academics and students can be organised - and not remain a one-way street for example by having German students and doctoral candidates travel to Africa to work on research projects on site the partners were already preparing the next one: a joint climate conference with WASCAL and SASSCAL at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences in June 2023 The first scientists from WASSCAL and SASSCAL are to give guest lectures in Mittweida in the coming winter semester Young scientists will also spend time in Germany as part of their WASCAL scholarship in Mittweida Start - Aktualności - The SUT team with a win in the international STEM Innovation Contest The "NewCycle" team consists of Klaudia Tomaszewska The students worked under the guidance of mentors Tomasz Pawlik PhD The final was held in Germany at the University of Applied Sciences of Mittweida Three teams entered the international stage: from our University from Spain (Universidad de León) and from Romania (Universitatea din Petroșani) the team from the Silesian University of Technology won outright The goal of the STEM Innovation Contest - EURECA-PRO (eurecapro.eu) within EURECA-PRO is to engage students in developing creative projects that solve real-world problems in collaboration with STEM ("Science Engineering and Mathematics") related industries The competition was aimed at undergraduate and graduate students from EURECA-PRO partner universities It is designed to promote invention and problem-solving skills through collaborative student work with the support of multidisciplinary STEM scientists acting as mentors The winning project concerns the creation of a structural functional material using waste from inorganic chemistry production - The solution proposed by our team is polymer concrete with the addition of difficult-to-recycle waste (car glass and glass-fibre-reinforced polymer composites) which we believe is a waste of useful materials and a neglect of the environment We want to prove that with the use of these wastes it is possible to create a structural functional material that competes with classic concretes and bring about a situation where landfilling or incineration of waste of this type will be uneconomical for businesses our method has a lower carbon footprint," Alexander Peryt explained He added that the material group of polymer concretes itself is characterized by quite favourable characteristics which mean that manufacturing a range of products from them can be more beneficial than using classical concretes In the picture there is our winning group (students with mentors) and the Vice-Rector for Education at the University of Mittweida +48 32 237 10 00 Excellence Initiative - 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Hosted by: IT Center of the Silesian University of Technology (www@polsl.pl) Data availability statement „E-Politechnika Śląska - utworzenie platformy elektronicznych usług publicznych Politechniki Śląskiej” Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative sand or natural stone - Saxony is rich in raw materials that are needed for construction projects the industry is warning of shortages and rising prices there are fewer and fewer companies that mine building materials such as sand The Free State is a state rich in raw materials stated Bert Vulpius from the Mineral Building Materials Business Association (UVMB) there have been increasing signs of supply bottlenecks more pollution from road traffic and a poorer CO2 balance as a result of longer transportation routes the prices for sand/gravel products rose by around 40 percent in the 2019/2023 comparison period," Vulpius calculated This would make construction projects even more expensive According to figures from the Upper Mining Authority in Freiberg there were still 285 open-cast mines in this country in 2010 in which around 37 million tons of building materials were extracted there were only 208 operations with an annual production of 32 million tons "These figures reflect the ups and downs in the construction industry on the one hand and a steady decline in the number of operations on the other," stated Chief Mining Inspector Bernhard Cramer The authority does not currently keep statistics on the country's self-sufficiency in building materials he assumes that the regional demand for raw materials such as gravel and mineral mixtures is largely covered in Saxony The situation is different for building stone and gypsum While Saxony has no gypsum deposits worth mining natural stone is often imported from abroad for cost reasons According to the industry association UVMB the construction industry has to source cement from other federal states Approval for new open-cast mines is taking longer and longer The Upper Mining Authority also sees impending supply bottlenecks - regionally "Many opencast quarries are currently reaching the end of their own parcels of land for which extraction is permitted," explained Cramer approval procedures under mining law are becoming increasingly complex and costly they now take much longer on average than they did in the 1990s It can take significantly longer than 10 years before a new mining project is implemented And such projects often meet with resistance from the local population or compete with agriculture and forestry It is becoming increasingly difficult to use existing deposits industrially "Although Saxony often presents itself publicly as a mining state Companies hardly find any political or public support for their projects." As a result operations are being phased out without successor deposits being developed Vulpius: Raw materials strategy is not being implemented A secure supply of construction raw materials is essential according to the state's current raw materials strategy to the nationwide demand for new housing and the renovation and modernization of buildings and railroads the paper also notes increasing competition with other land uses and planning objectives Raw material potential must be permanently and securely anchored in state and regional planning the construction industry is also held accountable: It must become more sustainable - focus more on conversion rather than new construction and use renewable raw materials and secondary raw materials The state's raw materials strategy has "unfortunately not been put into practice" so far In order to secure supplies in the long term he called for more deposits to be designated in regional plans This applies to the state development plan with regard to deposits of supra-regional importance The industry is also calling for approval procedures for smaller projects and areas to be simplified as well as improved legal and financial framework conditions for the exploration and securing of new deposits "The exploration lead time for raw material deposits and potential has decreased considerably over the past 30 years," warned Vulpius "Significantly more raw materials are being extracted than are newly identified." © 2009 - 2025 DieSachsen.de | Alle Rechte vorbehalten | Entwickelt mit publizer in Sachsen um Ihr unglaubliches Erlebniss auf DieSachsen.de weiter verbessern zu können Mit Inbetriebnahme der Stufe 1 des Chemnitzer Modells und dem damit verbundenen Durchfahren des Chemnitzer Hauptbahnhofs als zweite Verknüpfungsstelle zwischen Eisen- und Straßenbahn wurden auf den Strecken C13 (Chemnitz – Burgstädt) C14 (Chemnitz – Mittweida) und C15 (Chemnitz – Hainichen) Fahrzeuge erforderlich die sowohl unter dem Fahrdraht der Straßenbahn in Chemnitz (600 V DC) als auch auf nicht elektrifizierten Nebenbahnstrecken der Eisenbahn und unter dem Fahrdraht der DB-Strecken (15 kV AC) unterwegs sein können Die durch den VMS beschafften 12 Citylink wurden der City-Bahn für den Betrieb auf diesen 3 Strecken überlassen Essenzielle Cookies ermöglichen grundlegende Funktionen und sind für die einwandfreie Funktion der Website erforderlich Statistik Cookies erfassen Informationen anonym Diese Informationen helfen uns zu verstehen Inhalte von Videoplattformen und Social-Media-Plattformen werden standardmäßig blockiert Wenn Cookies von externen Medien akzeptiert werden bedarf der Zugriff auf diese Inhalte keiner manuellen Einwilligung mehr.