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A new course at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is starting. In research and development, THM teams create innovations for industrial practice. The university is expanding its international cooperation network, thereby opening up additional opportunities for students to study abroad. A graduate's thesis receives a prize. A new professor has started work. The THM invites you to public lectures. Here you will find news from teaching, research and university life as a whole.

 

The IEM department at THM in Friedberg is sending 98 students off to their professional lives. Photo: THM

Farewell to the THM with the sound of bells

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Sunshine and the chime of the bell for the finale: The Department of Information Technology, Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics (IEM) at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) in Friedberg released its graduates into the world of work with a celebration and motivating words.

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Prof. Dr. Jörg Subke with student Marie Heuer at the OT-World trade fair: Research into rehabilitation and medical aid care at the THM for more than 20 years. Photo: THM

Individual medical technology for individual complaints

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The OT-World in Leipzig is considered the world's leading trade fair for rehabilitation and medical aids. Prof. Dr. Jörg Subke has been presenting research projects and study opportunities at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) there for 20 years - and always brings ideas back to Gießen .

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From the idea to development and research at THM to its own online shop: the FISEGO company is celebrating the start of sales of its fire-safe sockets in Butzbach. Photo: THM

FISEGO: from THM startup to your own company

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Nine years passed from the idea to the start of sales. In 2015, during his training as an electronics engineer, Fabian Goedert asked himself whether there were sockets that didn't burn. This idea became a student research project at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) in 2018: FISEGO fire protection technology. The GmbH of the same name has existed since 2022, and the Butzbach-based company is now starting to sell its fire-safe multiple sockets online.

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Dr. Lisa Kaufmann received her doctorate in architecture from the THM and published her dissertation. Photo: THM

Put more focus on architectural research

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Her doctoral topic is more relevant than ever: For four years, Dr. Lisa Kaufmann is working on the densification of post-war modernist row housing estates. There is a current debate behind this somewhat unwieldy-sounding topic: How do cities create affordable living space and stabilize the rental market? How can existing apartment buildings be designed to be age-friendly?

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The THM “pit team” is happy about the success in Italy (from left): Nico Velten, Franziska Bender, Timo Pauli, Vivienne Gnau, Finn Mourik, Philipp Heide, Maximilian Weber, Fabian Fritzsch (driver), Jason Stys, Larissa Kamenik, Robert Nöring, laboratory engineer Ben Falgenhauer and Prof. Klaus Herzog. Photo: THM

THM Motorsport Team: 2nd place with motorcycle prototype

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In an exciting race, the THM Motorsport team from Gießen secured second place with a specially designed motorcycle in the Supermono competition in Italy.

The 15-person team from the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ), consisting of students, laboratory engineer Ben Falgenhauer and Prof. Klaus Herzog, took part in the competition in the class up to 450 cubic centimeters. They designed a motorcycle that weighs 110 kilograms and has an output of 46 kW, i.e. 62.6 hp, at the wheel.

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Concentrated laboratory atmosphere: Dr. Benjamin Ebinger teaches the children taking part in the Wetzlar Children's Summer 2024 amazing things about air.

Physics you can touch, chemistry you can eat

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As the liquid nitrogen wafts across the ground like fog, the children are fascinated and move close together. Laura Seker-Haus and Philipp Anton Schafhauser from the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science (MNI) at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) make strawberry ice cream before their eyes in just a few minutes. The children who take part in the “Children’s Summer” holiday care run by the Sportjugend Wetzlar agree: “The ice cream is incredibly delicious.”

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Lukas Gail presents the research results of the work to an international audience. Photo: THM

Two programmes for the price of one

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Apps, online banking, operating systems, websites and computer games are all based on a complex programmeming language that is barely noticeable to users. Constant innovation is the basis for professional work in this area. That's why Prof. Dr. Uwe Meyer and his doctoral student Lukas Gail from the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science (MNI) at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) presented their research results at the two-day “International Conference on Reversible Computation 2024” in Toruń, Poland.

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The participants from the various companies are pleased with the successful event and the informative exchange.

CO2 reduction as the top issue

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The topic of sustainability is becoming increasingly important for companies from various perspectives. For this reason, Hessenmetall's sustainability working group visited the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ).

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Prof. Dr. Nicholas Qyll presented his current research on Karl Lagerfeld's visual image strategies in Oxford. Photo: Dr. Rebecca Casson/Deakin University Melbourne

The power of prestige

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When you hear the name Karl Lagerfeld, the first thing that comes to mind is his physical characteristics: long white hair tied in a braid, dark sunglasses, elegant clothing in black and white. His visual appearance and his striking statements have turned the star designer into a total work of art - a prestigious personal brand. How exactly this worked was explained by Prof. Dr. Nicholas Qyll researched at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ). The professor of visual communication works in the Digital Media Systems course in the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science.

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