Sept. 1, 2025
| Universität
Neuer Professor für Bohrtechnik und Bohrungskomplettierung
From TUBAF to industry and back again: Professor Ulf Kirsten is following in the footsteps of Professor Matthias Reich at the Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnical Engineering, and Mining – known as Germany's only professor of deep drilling technology and active with his own YouTube channel. With the new appointment, the professorship has been renamed the Chair of Drilling Technology and Well Completion. Professor Ulf Kirsten will take up his post at the Institute of Drilling Technology and Fluid Mining on September 1, while Professor Matthias Reich will retire in October.
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July 21, 2025
| University
Professor Jutta Emes appointed Rector of TUBAF
With the appointment by the Saxon Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow and the handover of the certificate by State Secretary Professor Heike Graßmann on 21 July 2025, Professor Jutta Emes has officially been appointed as the new Rector of TU Bergakademie Freiberg. She now succeeds Professor Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht, who led the university for ten years.
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July 14, 2025
| Research
Climate adaptation for the stable of the future
On 11 July 2025, the association "Zentrum für zukunftsfähige Tierhaltung" was founded at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF). Under the leadership of Freiberg University, researchers, private individuals and members of industry have joined forces to drive forward an innovation pool for the animal-friendly and sustainable barn of the future. The alliance will initially be launched as a registered association.
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July 14, 2025
| University
Millions for Central German Startup Factory: "boOst" wins federal lighthouse competition
Entrepreneurial future made in Central Germany: The Central German consortium "boOst Startup Ecosystem gGmbH" is one of ten projects nationwide that was selected as part of the EXIST lighthouse competition "Startup Factories" organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). This was announced by the BMWE at a press conference in Berlin. This outstanding success is associated with millions of euros in funding from the federal government, which will be supplemented by at least the same amount of funding from the project partners from industry.
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July 8, 2025
| University
Resource-efficient glass production: Sindy Fuhrmann appointed to professorship for energy- and raw material-efficient glass technology
Tenure sucessfully comleted: Following a positive evaluation of her work, Sindy Fuhrmann was appointed to a regular professorship at the WISNA Tenure-Track Program of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg as of July 1. Since March 2020, the alumna of the TUBAF has been researching at the Institute for Glass and Glass Technology how glass can be produced, processed and recycled in a resource-efficient manner.
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July 2, 2025
| Veranstaltung
Steinbock, Kaktus, Gecko: In den Sommerferien die terra mineralia besuchen
In den Sommerferien eine Weltreise machen? Das ist in der terra mineralia, der Mineraliensammlung der TU Bergakademie Freiberg, gar kein Problem. Denn mit dem Ferienprogramm der terra mineralia finden die Besucher vom 28. Juni – 10. August 2025 heraus, welche Tiere und Pflanzen an berühmten Mineralfundorten in der Welt leben.
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July 1, 2025
| Studium
„Data Literacy und Business Analytics“ - Neuer Masterstudiengang startet
Digitale Prozesse und Big Data lassen den Bedarf nach Analyse- und Entscheidungsmethoden basierend auf riesigen Datenmengen steigen. Der neue viersemestrige Master-Studiengang „Data Literacy und Business Analytics“ der TU Bergakademie Freiberg bildet Expertinnen und Experten aus, die BWL-Fachwissen mit datengetriebenen Analysemethoden verbinden können. Der neue Master-Studiengang startet zum Wintersemester 2025/26; Studieninteressierte mit einem betriebswirtschaftlichen oder wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Bachelorabschluss können sich bis 15. September bewerben.
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June 13, 2025
| Stiften & Fördern
Kleine Achat-Sonderausstellung im Foyer der terra mineralia
Besonders schöne Achate, teilweise mit Amethysten, aus der Sammlung des Freiberger Mineralogen Reiner Haake (1937-2023) sind noch bis November 2025 im Foyer der terra mineralia im Schloss Freudenstein ohne Eintritt zu sehen. Haake war ab 2008 einer der ersten Reiseleiter für Besuchergruppen in der neu gegründeten terra mineralia. Nun übergibt seine Familie posthum die Achate von Rainer Haake der Mineraliensammlung der TU Bergakademie Freiberg als Dauerleihgabe.
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June 13, 2025
| Universität
Auto aus Pappe rollt 27 Meter – Preise für erfinderische Schülerinnen und Schüler
Unter dem Motto „Pappe auf der Überholspur“ waren in diesem Jahr Schülerinnen und Schüler dazu aufgefordert, ein Auto aus Materialien zu bauen, die sie in der Papiertonne finden. Zum Wettbewerb hatte das Schülerlabor „Science meets School“ der TU Bergakademie Freiberg aufgerufen.
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June 13, 2025
| University
TUBAF Rector Professor Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht bids farewell as LRK Chairman
On the occasion of the imminent end of his term of office as Rector of TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Prof. Dr Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht was bid farewell as Chairman of the LRK at the meeting of the Saxony Rectors' Conference (LRK) on 12 June 2025. His term of office as Chair officially ends on 30 June 2025.
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