Jan. 28, 2026 | University

TUBAF is the most popular small university in Germany

Students rate TU Bergakademie Freiberg University as the best small university in Germany. With first place among the most popular universities with less than 5,000 students, they secured the "StudyCheck Award 2026" for Freiberg University. The top rank is based on an evaluation of the portal "StudyCheck" and thus on the assessments of the students themselves. The result reflects the innovative teaching, individual support and practical relevance of the STEM degree programmes at TU Bergakademie Freiberg.  Read more...
Jan. 22, 2026 | Research

The future of raw materials: Saxon Raw Materials Conference at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg

How can we extract and recycle raw materials in a climate-friendly and sustainable way in the future? At the 3rd Saxon Raw Materials Conference on 22 January 2026 in Freiberg, experts from science, the raw materials industry and politics will meet to debate the urgent questions of the future - including Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Panter.  Read more...
Jan. 7, 2026 | Research

TU Bergakademie Freiberg at strategy meeting of the Saxon Hydrogen Union with the Minister President

The Saxon Hydrogen Union is an association of the technical universities in Saxony and the Dresden University of Applied Sciences. Today (7 January 2026), representatives of the participating universities are meeting at TU Dresden - together with the Minister President of the Free State of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer - to coordinate the next steps.  Read more...
Dec. 12, 2025 | Universität

"Strengthening AI skills and optimising processes": Saxon Library Award for Freiberg University Library

The Freiberg University Library has come up with a pioneering idea on how libraries can use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise processes in their everyday library work. Today (12 December 2025), it will receive the Library Prize 2025 from the Saxon State Minister for Culture and Tourism, Barbara Klepsch, and the Chairman of the Board of the Saxony Library Association, Lars Rohwer. The Freiberg University Library will be using the prize money of 10,000 euros to realise its pioneering idea. In an interview, the head of the library, Dr Julia Meyer, explains the role AI will play in behind -the-scences library processes.  Read more...
Dec. 10, 2025 | Event

Flowers blasted into steel: New exhibition "Exploded Flowers" at terra mineralia

What remains when a delicate flower on a steel base is exposed to the shock wave of an explosive blast? A new exhibition in the foyer of terra mineralia shows the astonishing results of an unusual series of experiments in the underground laboratory of the Freiberg High-Pressure Research Centre.  Read more...
Dec. 9, 2025 | Study

Learn more actively, study more resiliently

Whether interactive molecular simulations and visualisations, collaborative English courses or coaching for mental stress: TUBAF students will benefit from new ideas for courses and services from the coming summer semester. The four projects for "Freiräume" in teaching are funded by the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre.  Read more...
Dec. 9, 2025 | Universität

TUBAF launches Monopoly Special Edition

The Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF) is launching its own Monopoly game. In a limited special edition, players can discover the university in a completely new way - with typical buildings, traditions and characters from university life in Freiberg. This makes TUBAF the only university in Germany to have designed its own special edition of the popular board game.  Read more...
Dec. 3, 2025 | Alumni

Between textbooks and a YouTube channel: Questions for Professor Matthias Reich

Germany's only professor of deep drilling technology is just one role of the versatile expert on the liquid treasures of the subsurface: he runs the YouTube channel "Spaß mit Tiefbohrtechnik", is a guitarist in a happy metal band and has written a children's book. Professor Matthias Reich officially retired at the end of September, but will remain in Freiberg - and on YouTube anyway.  Read more...
Dec. 2, 2025 | Stiften & Fördern

"Einer der aktivsten Universitätsfördervereine in Sachsen"

Der Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg e.V. (VFF) hat am 28. November 2025 seine jährliche Mitgliederversammlung abgehalten – und dabei erneut gezeigt, welche wichtige Rolle der Verein für die Entwicklung der Universität spielt. Rund 150 Mitglieder kamen zusammen, bestätigten den geprüften Jahresbericht 2024, entlasteten den Vorstand und verabschiedeten das Budget für 2026.  Read more...
Nov. 8, 2025 | Alumni

TUBAF celebrates graduates, doctoral and post-doctoral graduates

553 graduates and 79 doctoral and post-doctoral graduates are saying goodbye to TU Bergakademie Freiberg this year. More than 200 of them will celebrate their academic degrees on 8 November in the Alte Mensa in Freiberg city centre. The most common degrees are in engineering, natural sciences and economics. With their knowledge, graduates and postgraduates are sought-after specialists for global challenges.  Read more...
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