Reusable instead of disposable – just ask about reusable (January 15, 2025)

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• greeting
  Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Establishment of local reusable networks
  Robert Reiche, Initiative Reusable-to-go / CONET Solutions GmbH
• Reusable.Model.City: Results of the accompanying scientific research
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Susanne Hartard, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Birkenfeld Environmental Campus
• Use of the reusable system in university catering – field report
  Annabell Diehl, Gießen Student Union
• discussion board

The 45th lecture series is dedicated to the topic of “reusable instead of disposable”. Since January 1, 2023, the obligation to offer reusable food in out-of-home catering has been in effect in Germany.

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 7 p.m., practical solutions for reusable systems and networks for companies, cities and municipalities will be presented. Dr. In his presentation, Norbert Reiche from the Reusable-to-go initiative shares his experiences with establishing local reusable networks. Afterwards, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Susanne Hartard presented the results of the “Reusable.Model.City” project from Wiesbaden and Mainz, which was scientifically supported by the THM and the Birkenfeld Environmental Campus of the Trier University of Applied Sciences. The programme is completed by an experience report from Annabell Diehl on the use of the reusable system in the university catering of the Gießenstudent union.

Implementing the heat transition – the THMwastewater heat utilization system (November 13, 2024)

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• greeting
  Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Use of wastewater heat as a contribution to the heat transition
  Dr. Ulf Theilen, Department of Civil Engineering Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• The THMwastewater heat utilization system: from planning to operation
  Erik Greß, Facility Management / ECO2, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• discussion board

The 44th lecture series "Responsibility for the Future" is dedicated to the topic of the heat transition as an important contribution to a sustainable energy supply.

A specific application is the THMwastewater heat utilization system. A heat/cold pump system was put into operation at the THM building C10 in Gießen at the beginning of 2023, which essentially draws its energy from the wastewater from the Wieseck collector that runs directly past the THM . The wastewater is removed from the sewer via a shaft and pump system, largely freed of coarse material in a sieve and then fed into a heat exchanger. There, the wastewater is cooled by a few Kelvin, the heat extracted is raised to the useful level via a large heat pump system and fed into the THM local heating network. Up to 585 kW of heat from the wastewater can be used regeneratively and raised to a useful level of up to 800 kW of heat via the heat pump. In summer, the system can also be used to generate cold for air conditioning in the buildings.

Prof. Dr. Ulf Theilen from the Construction Department / ZEuUS Competence Center and Erik Greß from the Facility Management / ECO2 team at THM present the use of wastewater heat from the initial idea, planning, installation and operation at THM . They also discuss the facility as a real-world laboratory for research and teaching: For example, an inter- and transdisciplinary project module is always carried out in the summer semester together with students from the LSE Life Science Engineering (UHSI Environmental, Hygiene and Safety Engineering) and WI Business Administration and Engineering departments Business Administration and Engineering (FG Life Cycle Management) and BAU (Master Infrastructure - Water and Transport).

Sustainable and climate-friendly consumption (October 30, 2024)

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• greeting
  Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• greeting
  Kjetil Dahlhaus, Mayor of Friedberg
• Sustainable lifestyles as climate savers?
  Michael Lettenmeier, CEO D-mat ltd, Finland, lecturer at THM
• Sustainable consumption in teaching – impulses
  Dr. Stefanie Wannow, Department of Economics, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
  Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Holger Rohn, Department of Business Administration and Engineering , Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• discussion board

Sustainable and climate-friendly consumption is the focus at the start of the 2024/25 winter semester: How can we shape our lifestyle and our consumption in such a way that we remain within the framework of the Paris 1.5 degree climate target?

The THM invites all interested parties, university members and representatives from companies, associations, politics, administration and schools to Friedberg. It starts on Wednesday, October 30th, 7 p.m., in the action room “The Emperor’s Sustainable Clothes” at Kaiserstraße 13.

The mayor of Friedberg, Kjetil Dahlhaus, and Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of THM. Dr. Michael Lettenmeier, lecturer at THM and CEO of the Finnish company D-mat ltd., will give a lecture on the topic “Sustainable lifestyles as climate savers?” He is also the inventor of the climate puzzle, with which you can playfully develop measures and an individual roadmap for a sustainable lifestyle. Prof. Dr. will then provide impulses for sustainable consumption in teaching at the THM Stefanie Wannow from the Department of Economics and Prof. Holger Rohn from the Department of Business Administration and Engineering . Both use practice-oriented methods in their modules, guide students to research-based learning and, among other things, work with the climate puzzle.

Make transformation successful (June 12, 2024)

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• greeting
  Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• How transformation succeeds success factors for social transformation
  Prof. Dr. Kora Kristof, Vice President Digitalization and Sustainability, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• THM impulses on the status of the university-wide development process
  Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President and Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• discussion board

The 42nd lecture series is dedicated to the question of how transformation can be successfully designed. We are currently facing very different ecological, social and economic challenges – as a society and also as a university. These sometimes require profound changes in the various social areas and fields of action. In order for these to be successful, partial improvements are not enough; comprehensive transformation processes are necessary, which can only succeed with the active participation of the relevant actors.

Prof. Dr. In her habilitation “Models of Change – Introduction and dissemination of social innovations and social changes from a transdisciplinary perspective,” Kora Kristof researched how social changes can be made more successful. In addition to the theoretical analysis of different models of change processes, she conducted in-depth interviews with 40 high-ranking change experts from practice. In her lecture she will focus on the success factors for social transformation.

As a university, THM is part of these social changes and takes responsibility. In order to develop further as a university, the presidium initiated the Further management of the strategy process and the identification of THM 's future goals. Under the name “Future. Since 2023,THMhas been developing an image of the “university of the future” with the broad participation of university members. As part of the lecture series, Prof. Katja Specht and Prof. Dirk Metzger will provide insights and impulses on the status of the university-wide development process after the completion of the future workshops in the departments, cooperation in future spaces and the future conference.

Create a difference (May 15, 2024)

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• greeting
  Dirk Metzger, Vice President Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Developing urban open spaces for the future: biodiversity, sustainability and resilience
  Dr. Volkmar Wolters, animal ecology, Justus Liebig University Gießen
• “Create a Difference” competition for the redesign of campus area A15
  Laura Gottschalk, green office, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Awards ceremony
• Project presentation by the competition winners
• discussion board

Learn sustainably from start-ups (April 17, 2024)

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• greeting
  Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• greeting
  Kjetil Dahlhaus, Mayor of Friedberg
• Integrate sustainability aspects into innovation and start-up activities
  Dr.-Ing. Claus Lang-Koetz, Institute for Industrial Ecology (INEC), Pforzheim University
• What established companies can learn from start-ups
  Dr. Katrin Pertschy, Department of Business Administration and Engineering , Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• discussion board

The 40th lecture series focuses on the topic of learning sustainably from start-ups and thus at the same time innovation and founding. As a publicly financed university, THM assumes social responsibility and makes practical contributions in teaching and research to solve current social challenges. Innovations can be seen as the key to these sustainable solutions. In order to systematically develop innovations, whether incremental or radical, a wide range of skills are necessary. At the same time, innovations are an important part of entrepreneurial activity; in the context of start-ups and company foundations, the focus is on innovative products, services, business models or technologies.

In the first contribution of the evening, Prof. Lang-Koetz will report on his activities in promoting innovation and sustainability in start-up activities at Pforzheim University and with green founders in Baden-Württemberg. As a professor of sustainable technology and innovation management, he has many years of experience in designing innovation processes while integrating sustainability aspects into companies, which he also brings into the start-up support of the “Design Factory Pforzheim” project. Prof. Lang-Koetz will discuss intra- and extracurricular support offers at Pforzheim University, such as the Startup Summer Camp – Sustainable Innovation and the support offer Green Check Your Idea.

Prof. Dr. Katrin Pertschy from the THM Department of Business Administration and Engineering will address innovations and Start-ups from a completely different perspective in her presentation. Prof. Dr. Katrin Pertschy was appointed professor for the first time in the 2023/24 winter semester. The focus of her professional work was previously in the area of ​​customer-centered development of digital product and business model innovations. Under the title “What established companies can learn from start-ups” Prof. Dr. Pertschy first looks at the challenges and obstacles to successful innovations in established companies and then shows how established companies can improve their own ability to innovate by using methods and processes from the startup context.

Sustainable innovation and founding (November 29, 2023)

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• greeting
  Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Integrate sustainability aspects into innovation and start-up activities
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Lang-Koetz, Sustainable Technology and Innovation Management, Pforzheim University
• Ideaco insights and experiences from the ideas contest and THM 's start-up support
  Christian Abt, Department of Business Administration and Engineering , Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• discussion board

The 39th lecture series focuses on the topic of sustainable innovations and start-ups. As a publicly financed university, THM assumes social responsibility and makes practical contributions in teaching and research to solve current social challenges. Innovations can be seen as the key to these sustainable solutions. In order to systematically develop innovations, whether incremental or radical, a wide range of skills are necessary. At the same time, innovations are an important part of entrepreneurial activity; in the context of start-ups and company foundations, the focus is on innovative products, services, business models or technologies.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. In the first contribution of the evening, Lang-Koetz will report on his activities in promoting innovation and sustainability in start-up activities at Pforzheim University and with green founders in Baden-Württemberg. As a professor of sustainable technology and innovation management, he has many years of experience in designing innovation processes while integrating sustainability aspects into companies, which he also brings into the start-up support of the “Design Factory Pforzheim” project. Prof. Lang-Koetz will discuss intra- and extracurricular support offers at Pforzheim University, such as the Startup Summer Camp – Sustainable Innovation and the support offer Green Check Your Idea.

Christian Abt from the Business Administration and Engineering department will give insights and experiences from the ideas contest and THM 's start-up funding in his lecture. He is the initiator of the THMstart-up competition Ideaco and the associated start-up advice and coaching. In this context, he has accompanied numerous successful teams over the past few years from idea generation onwards. The start-up activities are closely linked to the makerspace, the learning factory and several Bachelor and Master courses in which the topic of sustainable innovations and Start-ups also play a role.

Project management as a success factor (November 1, 2023)

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• greeting
  Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• The evolution of project management: challenges, trends and solutions
  Prof. Dr. Claus Hüsselmann, Department of Business Administration and Engineering , Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Project management and next generation leadership
  Dr. Thorsten Nottebaum, PROJEKTERFOLG GmbH
• discussion board

The 38th lecture series "Shaping the Future - Project Management as a Success Factor" is dedicated to the outstanding importance of project management in both companies and the public sector. In a dynamic and rapidly changing world, in which rapid technological Further occur and unpredictable changes shape everyday life, project management is the key to the successful design of future projects.

In the first lecture Prof. Dr. Hüsselmann will first describe how project management has changed in light of the current challenges facing projects, including managing complexity, uncertainty and collaboration in global teams. A central part of the lecture is dedicated to current trends in project management. The increasing importance of agile and lean methods is highlighted.

In the second lecture, Dr. Nottebaum reports from project practice. It highlights the key skills future project managers need to be successful. These include leadership skills to motivate teams, the ability to communicate clearly in diverse environments and the willingness to continually develop.

Both lectures invite you to recognize and use the opportunities and challenges of project management in a changing world. They encourage discussion of how companies and public institutions can successfully navigate into the future by using project management as a strategic tool.

Micromobility as a contribution to the mobility revolution (July 5, 2023)

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• Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Sting, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Technology, THM
  Electric micromobility in urban areas
• Anja Zeller, Political Director of the Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD), Landesverband Hessen Make the traffic turnaround yourself
• discussion board

The 37th lecture series will take place with the focus on “Micromobility as a contribution to the mobility transition”. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Sting researches the topic of micromobility at the THM and opens the event with his lecture “Electric mobility in urban areas”. The focus of the practice-oriented research work is mostly on e-bikes and e-scooters of various shapes, their various drive and control options, as well as individualization when retrofitting existing vehicles. The implementation is carried out using individualized add-on parts from 3D printing and various battery systems from other applications, such as garden equipment and tools, which allow users to use the batteries efficiently and in a resource-saving manner.
Anja Zeller (Political Managing Director of the Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD), Landesverband Hessen) in her lecture "Doing the traffic turnaround yourself" spans the arc from the need for action in the transport sector to practical implementation: In the transport sector, the climate goals in Germany have not yet been achieved. So the potential is huge. From the point of view of the VCD, there are many ways to make mobility much more sustainable than before - without rigorously excluding certain modes of transport. The goal is climate-friendly, self-determined mobility for everyone, preferably around the clock. Cities have different challenges than communities in rural areas. What can universities, students and employees, each individual, what can volunteers, municipalities and politics do?

The future viability of the combustion engine (June 14, 2023)

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• Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Wilfried Müller, Umicore AG & Co. KG Hanau, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Marketing Automotive Catalysts
  On the way to sustainable, clean mobility - EU7 emissions legislation
• Johannes Ullrich, Section Manager Fuel Injection Research, Hyundai Motor Engineering Technical Center, Rüsselsheim
  Second-generation e-fuels and bio-fuels as a possible complementary strategy to e-mobility
• Discussion with the speakers and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Breuer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Technology, THM

The future viability of the combustion engine is the current topic of the 36th Lecture Series on Responsibility Future. Wilfried Müller has held a responsible position at Umicore AG & Co. KG Hanau in the area of ​​automotive exhaust gas catalysts for many years. In his lecture "On the way to sustainable, clean mobility - EU7 emission legislation" he will start by showing the global developments in relation to drives. Building on this, he will shed light on different ways in which drive systems can become cleaner and at the same time go into more detail on the conversion from Euro 6 to Euro 7.

The evening continues with the presentation by Johannes Ullrich, Section Manager Fuel Injection Research, at the long-standing THMcooperation partner Hyundai Motor Engineering Technical Center in Rüsselsheim. In his presentation, Johannes Ullrich will focus on e-fuels and bio-fuels of the second generation and analyze them as a possible, complementary strategy for e-mobility.

Following the two practical lectures, the speakers will discuss with the audience and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Breuer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Technology and Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research at THM.

Bionics and 3D printing are picking up speed (May 31, 2023)

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• Greeting - Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Jung, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Technology and Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research, THM
• Stefan Kammann, Head of Business Center Samples and Mechanical Solutions, Continental Engineering Services, Frankfurt
• discussion

The 35th lecture series with a focus on bionics and 3D printing is gaining momentum and opens the series in SS 2023. Prof. Dr.-Ing. In his lecture, Udo Jung will focus on bionics as the link between biology and technology. The bionic design practice for the lightweight construction of tomorrow is an approach developed and tested at THM , which expands and modernizes the classic component lightweight construction to include bionics. He will clearly present this using various of his own research projects and implemented practical examples, including the conversion of a municipal commercial vehicle from diesel to battery-electric drive with lightweight construction as a mandatory requirement to compensate for the additional battery weight.

In his presentation, Stefan Kammann, Head of the Business Center Samples and Mechanical Solutions at Continental Engineering Services, Frankfurt, will go into more detail about additive manufacturing (3D printing) and use examples to show how it can be used to implement innovative, bionic solutions complex, finely structured form.

Environmentally oriented traffic management (January 18, 2023)

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• Greeting - Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President of 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

In recent years, the effects of climate change have also become increasingly clear in Germany. Flood disasters and periods of drought are happening more frequently, the forecasts are bleak and the protests against the very cautious climate policy of the current federal government are getting louder. In this context, the possibilities for avoiding greenhouse gases (GHG) are increasingly being discussed and then formulated as political demands. It is important to quantify and compare the effects of the various demands and measures. The changes over time must also be considered, with GHG emissions falling significantly in almost all sectors in recent years - except for transport. Frank Lademan discusses in his lecture, with a focus on the transport sector, which measures can be used to achieve the political goals for climate protection and how realistic they are.

Due to the increased volume of traffic, the emissions attributable to traffic activities have risen significantly in recent decades. Motorized traffic is one of the largest emitters of CO ₂, NO₂ and particulate matter, which makes it a central field of action for climate protection and sustainability goals.

Jorg Pfister takes a closer look at traffic flow quality, a factor that contributes significantly to traffic-related emissions. Since motorized vehicles consume more fuel in stop-and-go traffic, the emissions generated during the combustion process also increase. Against this background, environmentally oriented measures to control and direct traffic and to influence traffic behavior are becoming increasingly important. For this reason, they must increasingly be considered as an integral part of a future-oriented overall transport system.

Mobility and health care in rural areas (January 11, 2023)

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• Greeting - Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, President of 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

The 33rd lecture series takes place in cooperation with the Competence Center for Telemedicine and E-Health Hessen (KTE Hessen) instead of. KTE Hessen advises in the field of telemedical applications and e-health infrastructures. In partnership with the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen , the Justus Liebig University in Gießen and the state of Hesse, the center operates as an independent advice center.

In the first lecture of the evening Mark March to the increasing problems in outpatient medical care. Many doctors cannot find a successor for their practice. Patients cannot find a general practitioner/specialist within easy reach; waiting times for an appointment with primary care specialists are now up to 6 months or more. A current analysis by the Hesse Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians shows that in the next few years, the previously known care will no longer exist, especially in rural regions. In order to counter these developments with new ideas, the first tele-ophthalmology practice (TAP) was launched in Bad Berleburg on November 7th, 2022. There, qualified med. Patients undergo ophthalmological examinations without the presence of a doctor. Markus März will report on the reasons for setting up the TAP, initial experiences and future prospects.

Vivienne Mekhzoum In her lecture, she first introduces the KTE Hessen and then goes into the current challenges of rural care and innovative forms of care that support immobile patients in everyday life, for example. Future prospects and innovations are illustrated using model projects in Hesse and discussed together. Furthermore, the benefits and possible uses of digital solutions in healthcare are explained.

The third lecture by Sean O'Sullivan and Samuel Weirich deals with the need for emergency medical care, which has been growing for years. Neither health-care measures, such as increasing staffing ratios, nor political compensation strategies, such as merging with the medical on-call service (ÄBD) or the formation of "integrated emergency centers", can solve the challenges satisfactorily. In order to create relief, technological concepts have proven themselves to optimize process steps in emergency care (teleemergency doctor, digital documentation, IVENA, etc.). So far, however, there has been no technological concept for intersectoral communication between all service providers that recognizes medical needs in real time, directs the patient to the right supply resource and thus enables an early medical consultation. With modern Internet technologies, an emergency medical information network (“Emergency Talk Network”) was conceptualized, which brings together the existing local actors in an intersectoral platform. This enables video consultation and the transfer of medically relevant data, taking into account data protection and data security, so that regional interdisciplinary care models and patient flows can be controlled more reliably and the available resources can be used optimally.

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 of 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)

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• greeting
• Prof. Dirk Metzger, Vice President of 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 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 opens the event and, together with representatives of the city Gießen , will address and discuss different facets of the collaboration.

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 of 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 at 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 opens the event and, together with two long-standing professors, will address and discuss different facets of studying at the Friedberg campus. As representatives of various departments and disciplines, Professors Claus Breuer and Manfred Börgens will look back from their own perspective and experience and address studying today. The focus should be on looking into the future: How will studying continue to develop after three digital semesters at THM ? What future topics and what 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 of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sven Keller, Department of Economics, THM
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Minnert, Department of Civil Engineering, 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 opens the event and, together with three long-standing professors, will address and discuss different facets of studying at 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 of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• Prof. Dr. med. Till Keller, Department 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. This makes it ideal for diagnosing clinical pictures that are manifested in data such as biomarkers. This lecture by Prof. Till Keller and Prof. Michael Guckert will show 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 of 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 of 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 for the Future” will take place in the summer semester of 2021 with the 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 of artificial intelligence” and the Hessian perspective. The new Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence “hessian.AI” is the focus of Dr. Annette Miller (hessian.AI). The center, in which 13 Hessian universities are represented, brings together excellent research, application orientation and transfer. The THM is in hessian.AI through Prof. Dr. Michael Guckert represented. He will work together with Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems will 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)

• greeting
  Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of 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, as intermediaries between capital providers and buyers and thus as a link to the real sector, have a special role to play in transforming the economy towards greater sustainability. This role and the associated opportunities and risks from the perspective of the financial industry will be clarified 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 THM Laboratory 10 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.

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Action for climate protection - THM for future (December 09, 2020)

• greeting
  Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, President of 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 Business Administration and 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. Professors Dirk Metzger, Harald Weigand and Holger Rohn show in their impulses what action for climate protection can look like in university operations, in research, in teaching, in transfer and in relation to governance at THM .

The events take place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum im Stadtmarketing und Verkehrsverein Friedberg e. V. instead.

The transmission is carried out by THM Laboratory 10 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.

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Makerspaces - space for new ideas (December 02, 2020)

• greeting 
  Prof. Dr. Katja Specht Vice President of 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 Business Administration and 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 (FB Business Administration and Engineering ) report on the promotion of ideas and start-up skills at THM. How do we pick up young people where others give up their ideas? How do we bring these ideas to life? And to this end, how do we close the gap between theoretical lectures and the practical professional world? The new start-up ecosystem “Gründer:innenherz” at THMaddresses these questions with creative concepts under the values ​​“Sustainable, Agile, Innovative and Learning” (SAIL). The speakers will show you in a short pitch how ideas find a breeding ground in the THM emerging incubator between Makerspace, SAIL and the WI Lernfabrik and how apples are discovered among 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 THM Laboratory 10 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vogt.

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Digital health company trend (January 15, 2020)

• 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.

In his lecture, Prof. Thomas Friedl from the THM Health Department will address alternative options for digital participation of patients and citizens in the healthcare system. He would like to point out possibilities that have not yet been brought into focus by stakeholders in digital health policy and the health industry, either consciously or unconsciously. Digitalization 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 existing electronic gadgets to travel smartly, even beyond social media, is growing steadily, albeit slowly. Friedl will highlight the well-known advantages of the healthcare system being digitized, also against the background of current developments (e.g. ADA app, telematics infrastructure) and try to evaluate them with a sense of proportion. The lecture will also show that the slower digital penetration in healthcare can sometimes be an advantage and can certainly not be compared with industrial processes.

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Autonomous industrial robots (December 11, 2019)

• Autonomous robotic vehicles
  Prof. Dr. Klaus Brillowski, Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Materials 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.

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Digitization and ethical responsibility (06 November 2019)

• 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 in his lecture into the depths and shallows of the digital world: "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 take a quick swipe to confirm that you have read and understood your 59-page full rights waiver consent form. Now come on, the show begins and you're in!"

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Digital communication in (university) schools (October 23, 2019)

• Digital transformation of learners, teachers and teaching in (higher) education
  Prof. Dr. Holger Horz, Department of Psychology and Sports Science, 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.

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Energy transition at municipal level (June 26, 2019)

• Energy transition using Gießen as an example – the Kommun:E and FlexQuartier projects
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Lechner, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering , 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 perspective. For example, it describes the technical options for implementation, but also the effects on the energy industry in general, on the municipal energy supply in terms of technical-economic possibilities and on citizens. He also discusses the legal framework and conflicts that arise from it – today and in the future. Using the Flexquartier research project as an example, 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.

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The great transformation - society and universities in transition (June 12, 2019)

• The Great Transformation - An Introduction to the Art of Social Change
  Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneiderwind, 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 Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• 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”, Uweschneidewind makes it clear what these new tasks look like and how the energy and resource transition can be just as successful 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,” emphasizesschneidewind.

How the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen assumes its social responsibility is addressed by its President Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems in his lecture “Shaping the future together – for students and the region”. In the spirit of the lecture series, he will show that THM cannot save the world, but that it makes very specific contributions to practical research and teaching when it comes to solving concrete problems.

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Me first! Or is it committed? (May 22, 2019)

• 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 of 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 THM ? This is what Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, explains how she fits the topic into the THM's self-image, 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.

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How Lady Gaga's lipstick gets things going in Marburg (08 May 2019)

• 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 Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
  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.

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Megatrend digitization (April 10, 2019)

• greeting
  Minister of State Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister for Science and Art
• Digitization – curse or blessing?
  Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, President of the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
• 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 Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (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 opening event for the 2019 summer semester, State Minister Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister for Science and Art, will open the lecture series. Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, President of THM, highlights the different strategies, projects and challenges for society and universities in his lecture on “Digitalization – a curse or a blessing?” In the subsequent panel, Minister of State Angela Dorn, Prof. Matthias Willems and Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, digitalization with a focus on the areas of research and teaching. The Ampere Theater Frankfurt loosens up the event through improvisation on digitalization.
The event takes place in cooperation with the Bildungsforum Friedberg in the theater Altes Hallenbad in Friedberg.

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Industry 4.0 - processes and production of the future (January 16, 2019)

• 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.

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Securing the future of the region as a location for optical technologies through networking: the new optics center in Wetzlar (December 05, 2018)

• Development and strengthening of the regional economic area through networking
  Ralf Niggemann, Manager Wetzlar Network - Industrial Network Optics, Electronics & Mechanics
• 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 initially 20 founding members to now over 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 even more specifically 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 and technology development for the benefit of the members. The new optics center in Wetzlar, which belongs to the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen 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 as part of a newly established master's degree programme during their studies in order to be able to integrate more easily with future employers. On the other hand, employees who are already employed in a company have the opportunity to develop further in line with their tasks through Further training measures. The second pillar supports 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 founding, 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 and, if necessary, developing with partners technologies 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)

• Hospital logistics 4.0 - current and future logistic challenges and solutions
  Prof. Dr. Monika Maria Möhring, Department of Management and Communication
• 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.

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Mega trend artificial intelligence (October 24, 2018)

• Computer science as a technological driver of artificial intelligence
  Prof. Dr. Andreas Dominik, THM Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science
• 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 of artificial intelligence” (AI) is taken up by the two speakers, with Mr. Prof. Dominik discussing the topic of “Informatics as a technological driver of AI” from the perspective of science and research and Mr. Thies then discussing the opportunities and risks presented by AI Title “Are we opening Pandora’s Box with AI?”

Prof. Dominik focuses his lecture from the perspective of science and research. How is AI defined from an academic perspective and how has this field developed historically? Mr. Dominik addresses the previous trends and the current state of research and reports on previous and planned AI research projects at THM. In the final forecast, Mr. Dominik highlights general AI research and development topics and focuses on possible focal points that could be taken up 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 Business Administration and 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 Department of 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: FB Business Administration and Engineering , FB 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 Business Administration and 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: FB Business Administration and Engineering , FB 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 Construction
Prof. Dr. Harald Weigand, THM of Life Science Engineering

discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies

smart city (December 13, 2017)

Coordination: FB Business Administration and Engineering , FB 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 Construction

discussion and exchange of ideas
Overall moderation: Prof. Holger Rohn, Dipl.-Inf. Karlheinz Thies

Kick-off event "Responsibility Future" (01 November 2017)

Coordination: FB Business Administration and Engineering , FB Management & Communication and presidium
Target group: All university members and anyone interested

Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Katja Specht, Vice President of THM

"Learning and researching for tomorrow"
Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems, President of 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