Portrait Prof. Dr. Faouzi Derbel (Photo: HTWK Leipzig) from 15. July 2026 Prof. Faouzi Derbel, member of the Programme Advisory Board for ‘Promoting Application-Oriented Research at Universities of Applied Sciences’ The Joint Science Conference appointed the HTWK Vice-Rector for Research and Sustainability to the programme advisory board of the Federal-State… more information
The kitchen in the Rocca Tiny House was made from recycled rotor blade material (Photo: Dimitrij Seibert/HTWK Leipzig) from 30. March 2026 A wind turbine blade becomes an outdoor kitchen As part of the EU project EuReComp, HTWK Leipzig worked with project partners in Portugal to develop new applications for recycled composite materials more information
Guests of honour and international keynote speakers at the ‘International Conference on Advanced Textile Structural Composites and Geosynthetics (ATSCG 2026)’ in Bhiwani from 26. March 2026 New research partnership with an Indian university HTWK Leipzig launches a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi – expanding joint research into textile-reinforced composites more information
During the practical session, IGL staff demonstrated two common soil investigation methods to the participants. In addition to static load tests using the institute’s own equipment, dynamic load tests were also carried out (green device, at the front of the picture) to enable a direct comparison of the two methods (Photo: Pauline Schröers/HTWK Leipzig) from 24. March 2026 Knowledge transfer regarding challenging building sites The 3rd DemoDay at the GeoTechnikum at HTWK Leipzig provided practical insights into cone penetration testing in spoil heaps more information
At the Wood Construction Research Centre, Prof. Alexander Stahr demonstrates that modern timber construction, digitalisation and robotics are closely interlinked (Photo: Hannes Löschke / HTWK Leipzig) from 13. March 2026 Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa visits the Timber Construction Research Centre Discussions on research, teaching and joint projects during the diplomat’s and the Honorary Consul’s visit to HTWK Leipzig on 9 March 2026 more information
Dr Sabine König from the UFZ delivering her welcome address (Photo: Saskia Pramor/HTWK Leipzig) from 12. March 2026 The Leipzig Science Club meets at HTWK Leipzig On 9 March 2026, representatives from the member institutions of the Leipzig Science Network and guests exchanged views on excellence in wood-based… more information
