Prof. Dr. Harald Simons (links) im Gespräch mit Hans-Christoph Thiele vom Referat Wissenspolitik der Stadt Leipzig (Foto: Katrin Haase / HTWK Leipzig) from 11 November 2026 Affordable housing: HTWK professor Harald Simons calls for a minimum rent At the Leipzig pub discussion, Simons discussed ways of tackling the housing shortage with experts and members of the public. His view: without rising… more information
Prof.in Gabriele Hooffacker (Foto: Jan Urban/HTWK Leipzig) from 07 April 2026 HTWK media professor Gabriele Hooffacker to become the new Academic Director of the EIJK from 1 May Change in the leadership of the European Institute for Journalism and Communication Research e. V. (EIJK) more information
Bored pile work at Leipzig Central Station. On 22 April, engineer Lars Wecke will give a talk on regional excavation pits and foundation works from 07 April 2026 Double anniversary at the HTWK Leipzig geotechnical seminar The 20th Geotechnical Seminar will resume on 22 April with specialist presentations for the construction industry – the highlight: the 100th event on… more information
Presentation of the FiPVT project results: (from left to right) Wolfgang Schubert (Elstatik Foundation), Prof. Mathias Rudolph, Bruno Schneider © HTWK Leipzig from 02 April 2026 HTWK team develops organic PVT module for industrial façades Easily retrofittable prototype developed for the combined generation of electricity and heat from industrial façade surfaces more information
Prof. Dr rer. nat. Jörn Hoffmann, PProfessorship Computer Engineering and Real-Time Systems, Faculty of Engineering HTWK Leipzig from 01 April 2026 Portrait | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Jörn Hoffmann Computer Engineering and Real-Time Systems "I think the most important thing is curiosity, in other words the desire to really understand how technical systems work." more information
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konstantin Weise, Chair of Measurement and Sensor Technology, Faculty of Engineering HTWK Leipzig from 01 April 2026 Portrait | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konstantin Weise Measurement and Sensor Technology "I am convinced that the aim should be to train your students so that one day they have even better ideas and develop more elegant solutions than you… more information
