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How do innovations and new technologies from the world of science find their way into practical application? With the new ‘TUBAF Innovation Center’, the TU Bergakademie Freiberg is pooling its expertise to support researchers on this journey. At the same time, this center for technology transfer and start-ups provides a central point of contact for companies seeking scientific expertise, wishing to initiate collaborations with the university or looking to put new technologies into practice. The university also expects the new structure to provide additional impetus for business and innovation, particularly in Central Saxony. On 29 September 2026, the centre officially commenced operations.  Read more...

Praxisorientiert und interdisziplinär: Wer an der TU Bergakademie Freiberg Chemie oder Angewandte Naturwissenschaft studiert, lernt nicht nur naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen. Seit 70 beziehungsweise 30 Jahren geht es in den beiden Studienrichtungen auch darum, daraus wissenschaftliche Innovationen, neue Technologien und industrielle Verfahren zu entwickeln.  Read more...

The drill-core archive currently under construction on Lessingstraße in Freiberg is still a building site – from 2027, it will house the drill cores and geological findings of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg and the State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology. International artists were invited to submit their proposals for the design of the entrance area. The winner was the Leipzig-based artist Franziska Möbius with her design ‘INSIGHTS’ – a glass installation reminiscent of the shape and analysis of drill cores.  Read more...

A helicopter operated by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources is currently flying over the area around Gottesberg this week (expected to continue until 12 September 2026). Using the helicopter and kilometres of power cables laid on the ground, a team from the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, together with project partners, is surveying the subsurface in the western Ore Mountains. The aim of the measurements is to create the most accurate possible 3D model of the underground tin deposits.  Read more...

Die Mitglieder und Angehörigen der TU Bergakademie Freiberg trauern um ihren Ehrensenator Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ulrich Groß, der am 6. August 2026 im Alter von 76 Jahren verstorben ist.  Read more...

Using a helicopter from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, specialised drones and kilometres of power cables laid on the ground, a team from the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, together with project partners, is surveying the subsurface around Gottesberg in the western Ore Mountains. The aim of the measurements is to produce the most accurate possible 3D model of the underground tin deposits. The new joint project, DESMEX-MinD, was launched in March 2026; the first helicopter flights over the Erzgebirge are planned for September this year.  Read more...

Saxony’s Minister of Science, Sebastian Gemkow, visited the TU Bergakademie Freiberg on August 11, 2026. During his full-day visit, he was able to gain insight into the current research at TUBAF and experience what makes this “resource university” so special.  Read more...

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and Energy Technology at TU Bergakademie Freiberg has once again been awarded the "Gütesiegel" by the Association of Faculties of Mechanical and Process Engineering (FTMV). The FTMV has thus confirmed that the faculty meets its high quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and organisation.  Read more...

A culture of empowerment and responsibility; Openness and dialogue internally, a sharper profile externally, … One year after taking office as the first female Rector of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg on 21 July 2025, Professor Jutta Emes looks back and ahead. Openness, cooperation and communication were key themes when you took office. Has the TU Bergakademie Freiberg changed in this respect over the past year?  Read more...

On 23 June 2026, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on university cooperation was signed between the Tomás Frías Autonomous University (UATF) in Potosí and TUBAF. The Bolivian university, situated in the world’s highest city at an altitude of 4,000 metres, owes its foundation – just like the TU Bergakademie Freiberg – to the silver ore deposits here on the ‘Cerro Rico’ mountain. Key areas of cooperation between the partners include geological exploration of the ore-rich region, sustainability in the extraction and processing of raw materials, the recovery of valuable materials, environmental protection – particularly with regard to water – and renewable energy sources. The focus is on lithium and the rare earth elements, which are strategic metals for Europe.  Read more...