Feb 10, 2026
Experience future technologies: Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering organizes workshops at the MINT-EC Future Forum
Together with the nationwide school network MINT-EC e. V., TU Dresden (TUD) is hosting the MINT-EC Future Forum on March 16 and 17, welcoming up to 250 high-achieving students and accompanying teachers from all over Germany to the campus. The event provides selected STEM talents with unique insights into mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM) and turns TUD into a central meeting point for nationwide STEM Excellence funding for two days.
The Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering will take part in the MINT-EC Future Forum on both days of the event. While the first day offers insights into study and career paths in the STEM field with specialist lectures, exchange formats and the education market, the practice-oriented workshops will take place on the second day of the event. These will be organized by universities, companies and other partners - including several offers from the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, which will provide participants with hands-on insights into current research fields and future technologies.
Aerospace and lightweight construction: future technologies for rockets, satellites and aircraft
One workshop day is dedicated to key aerospace and lightweight construction technologies. In the morning, Dr. Oliver Neunzig from the Chair of Space Systems will provide insights into rocket technology, satellite systems and space propulsion systems. In the "Space propulsion/ion engines" workshop, students will learn, among other things, how ion engines work and what role they will play in future space missions.
In the afternoon, the focus will be on lightweight construction: Dr. Anja Winkler and Tom Dziewiencki from the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology will show how modern manufacturing processes, testing methods and sustainable materials contribute to efficiency in aviation in the workshop "Lightweight Construction & Aviation - We do research to make it fly". In a hands-on part, participants will develop their own flight concepts - from paper airplanes to drones - and experience research in a very practical way.
Technology meets life: From sensors, microbes and medical materials
Another workshop day combines technology with issues from medicine, biology and materials science. In the "Electronic Nose" workshop, Dr. Leif Riemenschneider from the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology will present how sensors detect biological signals and the resulting applications for environmental and medical technology.
Dr. Martin Kern from the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology will then provide insights into innovative textile solutions for medical technology. In the workshop "Woven heart valves & sensor gloves for operations", participants will learn how high-performance textile materials are used in surgery and what contribution they make to modern healthcare.
With its commitment, the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering demonstrates how diverse, interdisciplinary and practical its research is - and at the same time makes an important contribution to the promotion of early-career researchers and science communication. The workshops make current research tangible and arouse enthusiasm for engineering studies and careers.
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The MINT-EC Future Forum at TUD is supported by the Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der TU Dresden e. V. (GFF) and:
