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Environmentally oriented traffic management (January 18, 2023)
- Greeting - Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM )
- prof Dr. Jörg Pfister, Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing, THM
- prof Dr. -Ing. Frank Lademann, Department of Civil Engineering, THM
- discussion
Mobility and health care in rural areas (January 11, 2023)
- Greeting - prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM )
- Markus März, Department of Health, Head of Medical Management, THM
- Vivienne Mekhzoum, Project Assistant Competence Center for Telemedicine and E-Health Hessen
- Sean O'Sullivan and Samuel Weirich, Department of Health
- discussion
Biodiversity through urban green spaces (June 22, 2022)
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greeting
Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - Chances of urban green spaces for the preservation of biological diversity
Dr. Stefan Nawrath, Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology Project Group, Friedberg - Green roofs as a contribution to climate and species protection
Dr. Beate Alberternst, "Living Roofs" project at the Botanical Garden in Frankfurt am Main - discussion
Energy efficiency and climate protection on campus (June 01, 2022)
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greeting
Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - Energy efficiency at the THM and the ECO2 project
Dr. Jochen Stengel, Head of Facility Management THM - CO2-neutral state administration and energy-efficient construction - the project C10 Campus Gießen
Hans-Günter Göddemeyer / Steffen Benz, Division IV 8, Hessian Ministry of Finance - discussion
Resource-efficient and sustainable construction (May 11, 2022)
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greeting
Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - Sustainable building in teaching and practice
Prof. Maik Neumann, Department of Civil Engineering, THM - Factor X – Resource and climate-friendly construction
Klaus Dosch, Factor X Agency, India / ResScore GmbH, Siek/Aachen - discussion
Giessen : THM as part of the city - yesterday, today and tomorrow (08 December 2021)
- greeting
- Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
- Gerda Weigel-Greilich, City Councilor, Department IV, City of Gießen
- Dr. Holger Hölscher, head of the city planning office, Gießen
- discussion
The focus of the lecture series is the THM as part of the city of Gießen - yesterday, today and tomorrow. It takes place as part of the 50th anniversary of the Gießen Friedberg University of Applied Sciences / Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen . Vice-President Prof. Dirk Metzger will open the event and, together with representatives of the city of Gießen , will take up and discuss different facets of the cooperation.
Gerda Weigel-Greilich and Dr. Holger Hölscher, as a representative of the city of Gießen , will look back from their own perspective and experience and go into the role of THM in Gießen today. The focus should be on looking to the future: How will the role of THM in and cooperation with the city of Gießen develop? Which challenges, which future topics, which cooperations will determine the cooperation in the next few years?
Friedberg: Studying at the THM - yesterday, today and tomorrow (November 24, 2021)
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greeting
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - prof Dr. -Ing. Claus Breuer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Technology, THM
- prof Dr. Manfred Börgens, Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing, THM
- discussion
The focus of the lecture series is studying on the Friedberg campus – yesterday, today and tomorrow. It takes place as part of the 50th anniversary of the Gießen Friedberg University of Applied Sciences / Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen . Vice-President Prof. Dr. Katja Specht will open the event and, together with two long-standing professors, will take up and discuss different facets of studying at the Friedberg campus. Professors Claus Breuer and Manfred Börgens, as representatives of various departments and disciplines, will look back from their own perspective and experience and discuss studying today. The focus should be on looking into the future: How will studying at the THM develop after three digital semesters? Which future topics, which content will shape studying in Friedberg in the next few years?
Gießen : Studying at the THM - yesterday, today and tomorrow (November 17, 2021)
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greeting
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - prof Dr. -Ing. Sven Keller, Department of Economics, THM
- prof Dr. -Ing. Jens Minnert, Civil Engineering Department, THM
- prof Dr. Harald Platen, Department of Life Science Engineering, THM
- discussion
The focus of the lecture series is studying on the Gießen campus – yesterday, today and tomorrow. It takes place as part of the 50th anniversary of the Gießen Friedberg University of Applied Sciences / Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen . President Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems will open the event and, together with three long-standing professors, will take up and discuss different facets of studying on the Gießen campus.
The professors Sven Keller, Jens Minnert and Harald Platen, as representatives of different departments and disciplines, will look back from their own perspective and experience and go into studying today. The focus should be on looking into the future: How will studying at the THM develop after three digital semesters? Which future topics, which content will shape studying in Gießen in the next few years?
AI in the diagnostics of the cardiologist (May 26, 2021)
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greeting
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - prof Dr. medical Till Keller, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen
- prof Dr. Michael Guckert, MND department, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
- discussion
Pattern recognition is a classic application of artificial intelligence. It is therefore predestined for the diagnosis of clinical pictures that manifest themselves in data such as biomarkers. In this lecture by Prof. Till Keller and Prof. Michael Guckert, it will be shown how cardiology can be supported in diagnosis using the ECG and which clinical applications are possible.
AI in screw production (May 19, 2021)
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greeting
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - Dr. Thomas Farrenkopf, Department of MND, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
- Hilmar Gensert, Managing Director of KAMAX Tools & Equipment GmbH & Co. KG
- discussion
Being able to deliver customer-specific products within the shortest possible time are two decisive factors in order to be able to survive successfully on the market in the future. A key to this are the tools for screw production, especially in forming technology. Their delivery time often determines the success of a product, especially in the case of new launches. A further complication is that finding a solution often takes place iteratively, which means that the delivery time of tools is critically influenced in several ways. With a completely new, modular production concept, Tools & Equipment reduced its throughput times from eight weeks to just a few hours.
In their presentation, Mr. Gensert and Mr. Farrenkopf will present a fully digitized end-to-end process that represents the consistent horizontal and vertical integration of production, which completely maps the entire value stream.
Mega trend artificial intelligence (05 May 2021)
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greeting
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
Artificial intelligence in Hesse
prof Dr. Kristina Sinemus, Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development -
The Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Annette Miller, Managing Director, hessian.AI -
hessian.AI and the THM
prof Dr. Michael Guckert, MND department, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
The lecture series "Responsibility Future" will take place in the summer semester 2021 with a focus on "Artificial Intelligence". At the start of the three digital events on May 5th, 2021, together with Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus, Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development, will talk about the "megatrend artificial intelligence" and the Hessian perspective. The new Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence "hessian.AI" is the focus of the lecture by Dr. Annette Miller (hessian.AI). The center, in which 13 Hessian universities are represented, bundles excellent research, application orientation and transfer. The THM is in the hessian.AI by Prof. Dr. Michael Guckert represented. Together with Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems bring in the perspective of the HAW and in particular the focus and areas of interest of the THM .
Invest and invest sustainably (December 16, 2020)
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greeting
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
The role of the financial industry in the process of sustainable transformation
prof Dr. Birgit Wolf, Department of Economics, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
Economy and ecology in harmony – This is how sustainable investing works
Dr. Thomas Deser, portfolio manager and ESG analyst, Union Investment - discussion
Banks and other financial companies play a special role in the transformation of the economy towards more sustainability as mediators between providers of capital and those seeking it, and thus as a link to the real sector. This role and the associated opportunities and risks from the point of view of the financial industry will be explained by Prof. Wolf in her lecture.
Sustainability is also increasingly becoming a success factor for private investments, because it provides an additional risk perspective for companies and states. Dr. In his presentation, Deser will present these aspects and Union Investment's sustainable investment process, which combines sustainability analysis with the classic investment approach as part of a multi-stage system. Positive return prospects for the investment alternative are just as important as the sustainability rating.
The events take place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum im Stadtmarketing und Verkehrsverein Friedberg e. V. instead.
The transmission is carried out by Laboratory 10 of the THM under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.
Link to the broadcast: https://youtu.be/YzRxczW8w_g
Action for climate protection - THM for future (December 09, 2020)
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greeting
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
THM for future - impulses for climate protection at the THM
Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President / Department of Civil Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
prof Dr. Harald Weigand, Department of Life Science Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Prof. Holger Rohn, Department of Industrial Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
As a publicly funded university of applied sciences, the TH Mittelhessen has a social responsibility. This also and especially applies to climate protection. Climate protection at and in a university has many different levels and facets. In their impulses, the professors Dirk Metzger, Harald Weigand and Holger Rohn show how action for climate protection in university operations, in research, in teaching, in transfer and in relation to governance of the THM can look like.
The events take place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum im Stadtmarketing und Verkehrsverein Friedberg e. V. instead.
The transmission is carried out by Laboratory 10 of the THM under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.
Makerspaces - space for new ideas (December 02, 2020)
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greeting
prof Dr. Katja Specht Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
Makerspace Giessen – Use and understand new technologies yourself
Johannes Schmid and Nils Seipel, flux – impulse -
Makerspace Friedberg – promote ideas and start-up skills
prof Dr. -Ing. Udo Fiedler, MSc. Christian Abt, Department of Industrial Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
In an entertaining lecture, Johannes Schmid and Nils Seipel will report to the agency "flux - impulse" on the "Makerspace Gießen " project: How do you inspire the entire spectrum of society for digital technologies? How do you prepare topics such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence for such a framework? What educational opportunities and technologies are offered for this? How can students, companies or citizens benefit from Makerspace? First insights into the developed prototypes are also offered and further results are presented.
“From “Äppel to Apple”, this is the motto under which Prof. Udo Fiedler and Christian Abt (Department of Industrial Engineering) report on the promotion of ideas and start-up skills at the THM . How do we pick up young people where others give up their ideas? How do we bring these ideas to life? And how do we close the gap between theoretical lectures and practical professional life for this purpose? The new start-up ecosystem "Gründer:innenherz" at THM answers these questions with creative concepts under the values "Sustainable, Agile, Innovative and Learning" (SAIL). In a short pitch, the speakers will show you how ideas can find a breeding ground in the emerging THM incubator between Makerspace, SAIL and the WI learning factory and how Apples can be discovered between the apples.
The events take place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum im Stadtmarketing und Verkehrsverein Friedberg e. V. instead.
The transmission is carried out by Laboratory 10 of the THM under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.
Digital health company trend (January 15, 2020)
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Alternative ways for patients and citizens to participate digitally in healthcare
Prof. Thomas Friedl, Department of Health, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
From the classic medical practice to the digital health company
Oliver Stahl, Senior Director Corporate Affairs, Lilly Deutschland GmbH
Claudia Fink, Market Access Manager, Lilly Deutschland GmbH - discussion
The classic medical practice with a self-employed doctor who takes over all entrepreneurial activities is becoming increasingly rare. Doctors are increasingly merging into communities, for example in the form of medical care centers, where working hours are more regulated and the entrepreneurial risk is shared. This trend will continue especially in the context of digitization and so-called digital health companies will increasingly emerge. These companies aim to provide care for the patient for the majority of their health conditions without the patient having to go to a doctor outside the network - one-stop healthcare across all healthcare sectors. Thus, integrated digital solutions can also be set up within these companies in order to be able to better care for patients on site as well as immobile patients. The presentation by Claudia Fink and Oliver Stahl from the company Lilly Deutschland GmbH is intended to provide an overview of the first initiatives towards this transformation and to identify both opportunities and risks.
Prof. Thomas Friedl from the THM 's Health Department will address alternative options for digital participation by patients and citizens in the healthcare system in his presentation. He would like to point out possibilities that the stakeholders of digital health policy and health economy have so far consciously or unconsciously not focused on. Digitization in the health environment does not necessarily have to go hand in hand with central structures or big data for healthy people. The proportion of the population that uses the available electronic gadgets to be smart outside of social media is growing steadily, albeit slowly. Friedl will highlight the well-known advantages of the healthcare system to be digitized, also against the background of current developments (e.g. ADA app, telematics infrastructure) and try to evaluate them with a sense of proportion. Furthermore, the lecture will show that the slower digital penetration in healthcare can sometimes be an advantage and certainly cannot be compared with industrial processes.
Autonomous industrial robots (December 11, 2019)
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Autonomous robotic vehicles
prof Dr. Klaus Brillowski, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Material Technology, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
Rescue robots for fire and disaster control
Jens Kläber, TKW Armaturen GmbH, Hanau - discussion
While the first decades of robotics were characterized by stationary industrial robots, today there is a growing interest in mobile, autonomous robotic vehicles. The first systems are already being used in industrial environments. They close previously existing automation gaps. They can bring parts to be machined to machines and pick up finished workpieces. It is new digital technologies that make this possible. A central algorithm is SLAM. The abbreviation stands for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. The lecture will give an overview of the various methods for controlling autonomous robotic vehicles and the associated possible applications.
Fires in large industrial plants or public buildings can have devastating effects. It's all about getting vehicles to the scene of the fire quickly to extinguish, survey the area, and save lives. In view of the risk potential, remote-controlled or autonomous fire-fighting vehicles could become increasingly important in the future. Mr. Kläber from TKW Armaturen GmbH will describe the danger scenario of large fires and the great importance of technologically advanced vehicles for firefighting.
Plastic in the sea...and everywhere! (November 27, 2019)
- Heroes of the Seas
Christian Weigand, Blue Awareness - Microplastics - in the food chain to humans
prof Dr. Harald Platen, Department of Life Science Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
In Christian Weigand's lecture there are fewer facts and figures, but all the more emotion. A keen surfer, he dedicated himself to saving the oceans after completing his studies. Everyone knows about the worrying situation in the seas, and yet the problems are getting worse. Knowledge alone does not trigger action. Storytelling creates an emotional, “blue” awareness: What do the headlines, which are often so frightening but difficult to understand, really mean? What opportunity does each individual have to move from being part of the problem to being part of the solution? In stirring stories, the lecture "The Heroes of the Seas" provides answers and motivates you to start your own hero's journey.
Harald Platen's lecture deals with selected facts on the subject of "plastics in the environment". The focus is on "microplastics", an area in which he himself is researching. In line with the framework topic, he shows how the current research topics are incorporated into the teaching of the THM 's "Environmental, Hygiene and Safety Engineering" course in order to familiarize future graduates with this topic in a qualified manner. Selected research methods and the results obtained are presented, which help to rationally understand the problem. In a modern knowledge society, these facts provide the basis for preparing political decisions in order to be able to successfully counteract the problem that has become visible. The recognized damage can only be remedied with (scientifically) scientifically founded engineering technology, just like the future conversion of the use of plastics into (more) environmentally friendly products in places where modern societies will not want to do without plastics.
Digitization and ethical responsibility (06 November 2019)
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Theological-ethical dimension of digitization
pastor Dr. Dr. hc Volker Jung, President of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) -
For risks and side effects in new territory, please ask ... your engineer?
prof Dr. Michael Behrens, Department of Information Technology - Electrical Engineering - Mechatronics, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
The digital revolution penetrates almost all areas of life. It expands the possibilities of man and at the same time questions man. This is particularly evident in the case of artificial intelligence. What distinguishes humans from machines and artificial life? In order to be able to confidently handle the new technologies, you need a basic understanding of what it means to be human. A theological-ethical reflection on digitization can make a contribution to this. pastor Dr. Dr. In his lecture, hc Volker Jung deals with this topic, which he also wrote down in his 2018 book "Stay Digital Human".
prof Dr. Michael Behrens then leads the participants into the depths and shallows of the digital world in his lecture: "Welcome to new territory, the wonderful digital parallel world in which the fulfillment of all wishes only requires a "click". Nothing can happen to you, because the best "Engineers and scientists solved all the problems many years ago. Just swipe to confirm you've read and understood your 59-page full disclaimer. Now, let the show begin and you're in!"
Digital communication in (university) schools (October 23, 2019)
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Digital transformation of learners, teachers and teaching in (higher) education
prof Dr. Holger Horz, Department of Psychology and Sport Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt -
Digital communication: language and speaking in transition
prof Dr. Benedikt A. Model, Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen . - discussion
The digital transformation of the education system cannot be "prescribed" even with a lot of money. It is happening faster than scientific research can reflect. The changes permanently modify our behaviour, thinking and feelings in all social matters.
The term 'digital communication' does not adequately do justice to this change. At first he only names a new medium through which communication takes place. The terminological reduction to the medium, however, obscures the fact that this media change has far-reaching consequences for everyday and specialist communication, which not only affect the form and content of the communication acts, but also have a general effect on communication and its rules.
Digitization is changing teaching/learning processes at all levels: individually, in educational institutions and at the system level. Thus, future empirical diagnostics of teaching/learning situations will increasingly be longitudinal and outcome-oriented, which will be possible, among other things, on the basis of computer-based assessments (e.g. learning analytics, computer-based, adaptive testing). In order to deal not only reactively with the accelerating techno-social change, but also proactively and innovatively in particular, the development of skills in the academic field should also be accompanied by the universities beyond the university degree in the sense of lifelong learning.
Energy transition at municipal level (June 26, 2019)
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Energy transition using Gießen as an example – the Kommun:E and FlexQuartier projects
prof Dr. -Ing. Stefan Lechner, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen -
Energy concept of Stadtwerke Gießen AG
Matthias Funk, Technical Director, Stadtwerke Gießen AG - discussion
prof Dr. -Ing. In his lecture, Stefan Lechner examines various aspects of the energy transition from a scientific point of view. For example, he describes the technical options for implementation, but also the effects on the energy industry in general, on the municipal energy supply with regard to the technical and economic possibilities and on the citizens. He also discusses the legal framework and conflicts that result from it - today and in the future. Using the example of the Flexquartier research project, he explains the area of tension.
In his lecture, Matthias Funk presents the above-mentioned topics from the point of view of Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG) as a supplier. He goes into the strategy of the SWG and explains the energy concept being pursued. Using numerous practical examples, he shows what has already happened locally in terms of energy transition.
In addition, Matthias Funk dares to look into the future and outlines what needs to happen from the point of view of a municipal utility in order to achieve the ambitious goals for 2035.
The great transformation - society and universities in transition (June 12, 2019)
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The Great Transformation - An Introduction to the Art of Social Change
prof Dr. Uwe Schneidewind, President of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy -
Shaping the future together – for students and the region
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President of the Technical University of Central Hesse - discussion
When looking at the upcoming change processes, the Wuppertal Institute calls for a radically new perspective: the sustainability turnaround must become a creative and creative project. It's about a new form of "future art" that makes people want to change and doesn't shy away from major critical questions, such as those about the future of our economic system. This places new demands on all social actors, especially science and research.
The President of the Wuppertal Institute, Prof. Dr. In his lecture on the book "The Great Transformation", Uwe Schneidewind makes it clear what these new tasks look like and how the energy and resource transition can succeed just as much as a fundamental transformation of our cities, our mobility and our food supply. "The book wants to encourage politics, civil society, companies and each and every one of us to become artists of the future," emphasizes Schneidewind.
How the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen perceives its social responsibility, its President Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems in his lecture "Shaping the future together - for students and the region". In the sense of the lecture series, he will show that the THM cannot save the world, but that it makes very specific contributions in practical research and teaching when it comes to solving specific problems.
Me first! Or is it committed? (May 22, 2019)
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Me first! A society on an ego trip
Heike Leitschuh, book author and moderator for sustainability -
Student workshops at the THM – study with commitment
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President Studies and Teaching, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Students from Labor10, Crowdsourcing, Team Efficiency and Team Racing, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - discussion
Neoliberal thinking poisons people's hearts and minds. Therefore, egocentric, disrespectful and lacking in solidarity behavior is spreading. This is the core thesis of the author Heike Leitschuh. For her book "Me First! A Society on the Ego Trip" she researched many areas of society. Whether in sports, in authorities, schools and daycare centers, in hospitals and rescue services, in the police and fire brigade: you meet Ichlings everywhere. But we are not helplessly exposed to it. It's time to fight back, with a different policy, but also in everyday life for all of us. Because a sustainable society needs solidarity and empathy.
What is the situation at the THM ? Prof. Dr. Katja Specht as Vice President for Studies and Teaching in her classification of the topic in the "self-image of the THM ", presents the concept of the student workshops and gives an overview of all initiatives. Students then report on their student workshops, their commitment, experiences and motivation.
How Lady Gaga's lipstick gets things going in Marburg (08 May 2019)
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Insights into the Loewe 3 project Intelligent production control in the digitized company
prof Dr. Michael Guckert, Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing at the Technical University of Central Hesse
Pia Meier, authorized signatory and member of the management board, Seidel GmbH & Co. KG - discussion
There have always been complex connections and dependencies in production and logistics networks. In our globalized, networked world, however, these dependencies present companies with completely new challenges and make it necessary, for example, to react quickly to short-term orders. To do this, Seidel uses flexible planning tools that follow a holistic approach and ensure that the available resources and information are used effectively. Together with the THM , these are being further developed in a research project.
Megatrend digitization (April 10, 2019)
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Minister of State Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister for Science and Art -
Digitization – curse or blessing?
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President of the Technical University of Central Hesse -
Panel discussion digitization in research and teaching
Minister of State Angela Dorn, Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, Prof. Dr. Katja Specht - Loosened up by improvisation by the Ampere Theater, Frankfurt
Digitization as a megatrend in the 21st century is causing far-reaching changes in the economy and society. The Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) as an application-oriented university is involved in research, teaching and also in its own organization in a multi-layered way with the different facets of digitization and actively shapes them.
At the kick-off event for the 2019 summer semester, Minister of State Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister for Science and Art, will open the lecture series. prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President of the THM , sheds light on the different strategies, projects and challenges for society and the university in his lecture on "Digitization - curse or blessing?". Minister of State Angela Dorn, Prof. Matthias Willems and Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, digitization with a focus on research and teaching. The Ampere Theater Frankfurt loosens up the event with improvisation on digitization.
The event takes place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum Friedberg in the theater Altes Hallenbad in Friedberg.
Industry 4.0 - processes and production of the future (January 16, 2019)
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The production of the future - transparent, responsive, networked and self-regulating
prof Dr. Christian Überall, THM Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science -
Opportunities and challenges in dealing with digitization - a field report
Dr. Thomas Steffen, Managing Director Research & Development RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG - discussion
Germany is a medium-sized country and a high-wage country. So that companies in Germany can still offer competitive products, non-value-adding activities must be reduced to a minimum. Industry 4.0 offers this possibility. The digitization of production creates transparency, which forms the basis for the so-called Smart Factory. In addition to the Smart Factory, new digital business processes make it possible to minimize non-value-adding activities and open up new sales markets. The potentials mentioned extend across the entire value chain - from the supplier through production to the customer. The lecture day is dedicated to the topic of Industry 4.0 and offers the audience a deeper insight into the topic.
Securing the future of the region as a location for optical technologies through networking: the new optics center in Wetzlar (December 05, 2018)
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Development and strengthening of the regional economic area through networking
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Role and tasks of the optics center
prof Dr. Markus Degünther, THM Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing - discussion
The Wetzlar Network was founded in May 2010. The network has grown from 20 founding members to more than 70 members and partners. The industrial network now plays a central role in the development of the industrial region. The Wetzlar Network aims to use and expand skills and innovation potential in the region in an even more targeted manner through networking. This also includes cooperation between companies and educational and research institutions in order to focus more on the areas of training and professional development , technology development for the benefit of the members. The new optics center in Wetzlar, which belongs to the Technical University of Central Hesse, is divided into three pillars according to its tasks. The first pillar is teaching. On the one hand, future graduates should learn how to deal with typical tasks in optical technology companies during their studies as part of a newly established master's course in order to be able to integrate more easily with future employers. On the other hand, employees who are already permanently employed in a company are given the opportunity to develop further in accordance with their tasks through Further measures. The second pillar carries work on ongoing projects. Here, the optics center acts as a partner in future-oriented projects, contributing competencies that may lie outside the center in the first phase after its foundation, but are located within the university. In the future, competencies are to be bundled under the roof of the optics center. Finally, in the third pillar, the optics center assumes its responsibility for the future of the region through application-oriented research with the aim of anticipating technologies and, if necessary, developing them with partners that will be necessary for possible products five, ten or fifteen years in the future.
Hospital logistics 4.0 - project future in the service of the patient (November 21, 2018)
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Hospital logistics 4.0 - current and future logistic challenges and solutions
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Hospital logistics 4.0 using the example of the University Hospital in Frankfurt
Jens Kellner, Head of Logistics, University Hospital Frankfurt - discussion
The hospital logistics manages all historically grown movements in the hospital and coordinates the various requirements with our own drivers, suppliers, waste disposal companies and nursing staff. It's about keeping familiar processes predictable and maintaining high-quality routine. In the event of regular peak loads, logistics must build up buffer capacities and be able to quickly handle emergency processes in unusual situations. At the same time, she must introduce new technologies and processes without jeopardizing our health or hindering medical staff in healing and caring. Experiments are out of the question in this area. This makes the applied researcher in hospital logistics all the more important, who is comprehensively informed about the state of knowledge in his area, but also in related disciplines such as pharmaceutical or catastrophe logistics. At the same time, logistics management must ensure reliability, quality and sustainability. This lecture describes both the perspective of the practitioner and of science and shows the technical and social challenges of the future.
Mega trend artificial intelligence (October 24, 2018)
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Computer science as a technological driver of artificial intelligence
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Are we opening Pandora's box with AI? Trends, forecasts, scenarios in a digital world
Dipl.-Inform. Karlheinz HW Thies, THM Department of Management and Communication - discussion
The "megatrend artificial intelligence" (AI) will be taken up by the two speakers, with Prof. Dominik discussing the topic "IT as a technological driver of AI" from the point of view of science and research and Mr. Thies then on the opportunities and risks of AI under the entitled "Will AI open Pandora's box?"
Prof. Dominik focuses his lecture from the perspective of science and research. How is AI defined from an academic point of view and how has this field developed historically. Mr. Dominik goes into the previous trends and the current state of research and reports on previous and planned AI research projects of the THM . In the concluding prognosis, Mr. Dominik shows general AI research and development topics and focuses on possible focal points that could be addressed at THM .
Mr. Thies considers AI primarily under the focus of a technology assessment and shows possible opportunities as well as risks that will fundamentally change our world through the emerging diverse application possibilities of AI. What changes will AI bring to the individual, to society, to politics and the economy, considering different scenarios? What do we have to be prepared for in order to use the opportunities of this technology on the one hand, but also to control or even avoid developments while weighing up the risks. Mr. Thies will discuss previous findings from trend and future research, which should be included in a risk assessment when using AI technology, especially under the aspect of the epochal development and application potential of AI.
Effects of digitization (June 20, 2018)
Business models on the test bench
prof Dr. Gerrit Sames, THM Department of Economics
Digitization and jobs
prof Dr. Daniel Piazolo, THM Department of Industrial Engineering
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
Industry 4.0 and digitization are leading to extensive changes in the economy. In particular, the previous business models of the companies are being called into question or are massively endangered. However, change also means the development of new opportunities and business areas to which the economy and society must adapt. The lecture "Business models on the test bench" shows the changes that are emerging, goes into the risks of ignoring them, but also shows design options for changes and additions to existing business models for companies. In the second lecture, the effects of digitization on the world of work will be considered. Many work processes are being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. Automation will mean that in the future many similar administrative processes and frequently repetitive tasks will no longer be carried out by people. It is becoming apparent that even highly qualified tasks can be replaced by intelligent technologies. At the same time, digitization and virtualization as well as the use of AI result in new and higher qualification profiles. As with every previous leap in technology, the question arises as to whether digitization will become a “job killer” or whether at least as many new, tendentially more demanding jobs will be created as a “job engine” in the future?
Good Radiation - Evil Radiation (May 16, 2018)
Benefits and risks of radiation in medicine
prof Dr. Klemens Zink, THM FB Life Science Engineering
prof Dr. Joachim Breckow, THM Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
Radiation has been used in medicine worldwide for over 100 years to the great benefit of patients. The medical possibilities resulting from radiation applications in radiation therapy, in nuclear medicine and especially in X-ray diagnostics are enormous. In Germany alone, around 140 million X-ray examinations are carried out every year. Radiation is used specifically to fight disease, but it can also cause cancer. This duality of benefit and potential harm is typical of scientific achievements in a technological society. Such developments challenge universities in particular to consider not only what is feasible but also the possible negative social consequences of technical developments. The lecture examines in detail the benefits and risks of radiation applications in medicine.
Resource efficiency – think more, consume less (April 25, 2018)
Coordination: Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Management & Communication and presidium
Target group: All university members and anyone interested
100 companies for resource efficiency
prof Dr. Mario Schmidt, Pforzheim University, Institute for Industrial Ecology INEC
Education for resource conservation and resource efficiency
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Holger Rohn, THM Department of Industrial Engineering
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
The natural resources available on earth such as raw materials, water, soil and space are limited. Their use has been increasing dramatically for years and is associated with significant negative effects on people and the environment. Noticeable effects are, for example, climate change, availability of raw materials, soil erosion, air and water pollution. The careful and efficient use of natural resources is therefore becoming one of the most important key competencies of sustainable societies. At the latest since the financial and economic crisis of 2007, the term resource efficiency has increasingly found its way into public discussion. Since then, companies have become increasingly aware of resource efficiency due to high and volatile raw material prices. Against this background, politicians at international and national level have responded with appropriate programmes. The German resource efficiency programme "ProgRess" was passed in 2012 and a resource protection strategy is being worked on in Hesse. In the lectures, the topic will be discussed from the perspective of the economy with examples from the project "100 companies for resource efficiency" as well as from the perspective of education with experiences and concrete examples from the development and implementation of the roadmap resource education.
Phosphorus - the hidden treasure in sewage sludge (January 17, 2018)
Coordination: Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Management & Communication and presidium
Target group: All university members and anyone interested
Raw material criticality and circular economy using the example of phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater and sewage sludge - potentials, processes, required organizational structures
prof Dr. -Ing. Ulf Theilen, THM Department of Civil Engineering
prof Dr. Harald Weigand, THM FB Life Science Engineering
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
smart city (December 13, 2017)
Coordination: Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Management & Communication and presidium
Target group: All university members and anyone interested
Urbanization mega trend – the city of the future
Dr. Bernhard Albert, futurologist, Foresight Solution
Intelligent development of a university location
prof Dr. -Ing. Joaquín Díaz, THM Department of Civil Engineering
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
Kick-off event "Responsibility Future" (01 November 2017)
Coordination: Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Management & Communication and presidium
Target group: All university members and anyone interested
Welcome and Introduction
prof Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of the THM
"Learning and researching for tomorrow"
prof Dr. Matthias Willems, President of the THM
"Innovations for a sustainable Hessen"
Dr. Arno Roth, CEO Schunk Group
discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies
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