Innovative university

The website of Coburg University of Applied Sciences was translated using translation software provided by a third-party provider such as DeepL. The official text is the German version of the website. No liability is assumed, either explicitly or implicitly, for the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of the translations into another language.

Promoting innovation, connecting people

The aim of CREAPOLIS is to transfer the expertise and skills available at Coburg University of Applied Sciences to the region and to develop and expand new skills together with our partners from business and society.
In addition to teaching and research, this exchange of knowledge represents the so-called ‘third mission’ of the university and is referred to as ‘transfer’.
Through various transfer activities, CREAPOLIS aims to contribute to positive, innovation-based regional development. To the homepage of CREAPOLIS CREAPOLIS is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Joint Science Conference GWK as part of the Innovative University program.
From 2018 – 2022, the funding volume amounts to 6.5 million euros.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences was also selected for the second funding round of the “Innovative University” competition.
A good 9 million euros will thus flow into the region until 2028.

Building blocks from CREAPOLIS

A lightbox sign with the words "CONNECT CREATE INNOVATE" in bold black letters stands elegantly against a white background, mounted on a light-colored wall at Hochschule Coburg.

Connect

We connect people inside and outside the university, personally and institutionally, locally and regionally.
In this way, we are expanding Coburg University of Applied Sciences’ network in the region in order to facilitate more cooperation between the university and companies, organizations and society.

CREATE

With the CREAPOLIS Makerspace, we are creating a space for making.
All citizens can use this open workshop.
We are transforming the former Coburg slaughterhouse into a place of creativity and exchange.
Targeted workshops – run by university staff and interested volunteers – make knowledge and new technologies accessible to everyone.

INNOVATE

CREAPOLIS is a test balloon: we are testing innovative formats and tools to promote the exchange of ideas, knowledge and technology between universities and the region.
This includes events that facilitate encounters, entertaining pitches, creative makeathons and much more.
We work together with academics and students at the university, companies and organizations in the region and the general public to enable innovations to emerge.

A vibrant outdoor scene unfolds near Hochschule Coburg, with people gathered around wooden pallets and colorful chairs in front of a graffiti-covered wall. The area is shaded by large white poles, and bright red fabric hangs from a building corner. A large audience sits in a dimly lit room with red lighting at Hochschule Coburg, attentively watching a speaker on stage. The speaker stands next to a couch and a screen displaying a presentation. Attendees are seated in rows of chairs, all facing the stage.

The Makerspace

Our makerspace in the director’s villa of the former Coburg abattoir is a well-equipped open workshop where both high-tech solutions and traditional tools and craft techniques have their place.
Everything is allowed, from leisure crafts to start-up prototyping: students, citizens, pupils and all other partners and interested parties aged 16 and over can implement their own ideas, learn new skills and experience a creative community.
An open workshop thrives on the community: knowledge and tools should be shared so that everyone benefits.
We offer introductory courses for makers and anyone who wants to become one. To the dates and further information

At a table filled with scattered components, two individuals diligently work on an electronic device. Their hands expertly handle wires and circuit boards, embodying the technical prowess honed at Hochschule Coburg. It’s a scene of focused repair or assembly, where knowledge meets practice. A red and white sign reading "Maker Space" is on a wall to the left, proudly marking the innovative area at Hochschule Coburg. In the background, a group of three people are standing and talking in a well-lit room. The focus remains on the sign, with the people blurred.

Promotions and events

  • Workshops
  • Discussion rounds
  • Hackathons
  • Makeathons
  • Specialist conferences
  • Exhibitions
  • Repair cafés

The team

Supporting research

Each faculty at Coburg University of Applied Sciences also has academic project managers who actively support the application and implementation of research and transfer projects.
Professors are thus relieved of the burden of initiating projects.

Scientific project managers

News

Die nächsten Veranstaltungen