Visiting opportunities at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering

5G, high-voltage technology, acoustics, automation technology - electrical engineering is diverse and shapes all areas and technologies of the modern world. From communication networks to energy systems of the future, from microelectronics and chip manufacturing to biomedical engineering - this and much more is researched and taught at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TU Dresden.

© J. Loesel, IAS-AHA, F. Johannes, T. Pross

Students can get a taste of this diversity during laboratory tours, lectures and small workshops. To give you an impression of the many possible visits, we have listed some possible program items for you.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the availability of the individual items at the time you have requested. However, depending on your interests and the time available, we will be happy to put together an exciting program for your school group. We look forward to receiving your inquiries!

Laboratory tours

© Jörg Simanowski

The special laboratories at the Faculty offer a unique opportunity to gain insights into the research work of our scientists. Below are a few examples of the labs that can receive visitors.

• Max. 15 participants, from 9th grade

However, due to high demand and intensive research work, availability must always be clarified individually.

- Lab Tactile Internet: Robots you can touch
- High-voltage laboratory
- Special acoustic rooms: anechoic room, reverberation room, multimodal measurement lab
- Technical center for electronics technologies
- Showroom 5G Lab Germany - Mobile communications in the year 2020

Lectures on exciting research topics

Faculty scientists explain their research in attractive and generally understandable lectures. Example topics:

- Tactile Internet and artificial intelligence - what opportunities does digitalization offer?
- Experimental lecture in the high-voltage hall
- Sensors - the key to the environment
- Artificial intelligence and integrated circuits
- Laser: a special light source
- Computer-based holography with applications in biomedicine
- Light phenomena in nature and their use in technology
- The path to the smallest electronic systems
- Acoustic illusions - the fascination of hearing
- The physics of musical instruments
- Haptics - The future of the mouse - From Wiimote to iPhone
- Sound design and haptic marketing

Small experiments / hands-on programs

In small experiments, students experience the Faculty's research work at first hand.

- How does a loudspeaker work?
- Hearing with your eyes - can you see speech?
- Hearing and noise
- Defeat a robot in the rock-paper-scissors game!

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