The award of the nationwide initiative “MINT Zukunft schaffen” (Creating a STEM Future) recognizes the commitment of Saxon primary and secondary schools as well as vocational and general secondary schools that are actively committed to modern and future-oriented school education in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM).

Prof. Michael Kobel, Vice-Rector Education at the TUD, expressed his appreciation and emphasized:

“I would like to express my great respect and thanks to the award-winning schools. Behind the success of these schools are committed school administrators and teachers who, with creativity and a high level of time commitment, convey a fascination for science and technology to their pupils as well as relevant skills for the associated challenges of our time.”

Wilfried Kühner, Head of Office of the State Minister of Education, Prof. Christoph Meinel, Chairman of the Board and Benjamin Gesing, Managing Director of MINT Zukunft e.V. ceremoniously presented the three-year certificates to the schools. The award is under the patronage of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Affairs, Dr. Volker Wissing.

The ceremony took place in the Fritz-Foerster-Bau at TU Dresden and was organized by the school contact point. In the run-up to the ceremony, invited school principals and teachers were able to find out about the university's offers for schools at an “education market”.

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Making science tangible for pupils and strengthening networking with regional secondary schools are important building blocks for attracting future students.

With this in mind, the Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Sciences presented workshops for schools and provided insights into the driving and flight simulators of the various professorships. The networking event also provided an opportunity to identify the schools' needs and to enter into a mutual exchange. Overall, there was a consistently positive response to the integration of the faculty's own offers relating to the mobility of the future for interdisciplinary lessons and for study orientation.