The public
Offers for citizens
Coburg University of Applied Sciences consciously and purposefully seeks contact with the population in order to strengthen the transfer of knowledge on the one hand, and to involve citizens more in the diverse activities of the university on the other.
There are numerous opportunities for this:
- CREAPOLIS Makerspace
- GastFREUNDschaft project
- Senior experts
- University association
- Fundraising
- Lecture series “Health – knowledge for all”
CREAPOLIS Makerspace
The CREAPOLIS makerspace in the former cooling hall at the abattoir is an open workshop that is ideally equipped for tinkering, inventing and making: Various 3D printers, laser cutters, e-technology equipment including soldering stations and much more, as well as a classic wood workshop are available to the public. Teachers can hold their own working groups, workshops etc. here and use the equipment, for example to produce teaching materials. More information at www.creapolis-coburg.de
GastFREUNDschaft project
The GastFREUNDschaft project brings together young people from all over the world who are starting their studies or completing an exchange at Coburg University of Applied Sciences with citizens from the region. The aim is to make it easier for students to get started in a completely foreign environment. If you are interested in foreign cultures, want to brush up on your foreign language skills or simply enjoy introducing young students to the highlights of Coburg and the region, GastFREUNDschaft is the right place for you. Participants can expect exciting encounters, intercultural exchange and international friendships. Whether it’s going for walks together, visiting the theater or enjoying Franconian delicacies – everything is possible, nothing is a must! The participants decide individually how often and for what purpose they meet. The International Office at Coburg University of Applied Sciences is also happy to provide ideas and assistance and to offer advice.
Together with Coburg Marketing, a number of supporting events will also be organized in the coming months. For example, the temporary mentors and mentor “children” will be brought together at a kick-off event at Coburg University of Applied Sciences on Thursday, October 17 at 5 pm. For further information about the project and to register by Sunday, October 6, please contact the International Office at Coburg University of Applied Sciences: marion.haase[at] hs-coburg .de, Tel. 09561 317 317.offers
Senior experts
As a student, you have come to the right place if you:
- One-to-one mentoring
… are looking for an occasional or longer-term contact person for personal problems or study decisions, are interested in knowledge gained from many years of professional experience and are looking for a personal dialog: the Seniorexperts will make time for you.
- Job application training
… need feedback on your application documents and your appearance at the interview
- Cross-mentoring
… need competent support on your way to an internship or career start
- Advice for students/entrepreneurship
… want to implement a business idea. We support you with our wide range of experience and expertise.
As a lecturer, you have come to the right place if you:
- Co-teaching
… would like to supplement your courses or projects with our practical professional experience … would like to bring together students interested in founding a company with former successful founders and managing directors. We support you with our wide range of experience and expertise.
Contact:
University association
Members of the University Association are companies and personalities from the regional economy and public life, students and graduates as well as professors and employees of Coburg University of Applied Sciences. The university association provides its services thanks to the voluntary commitment of its board members on the basis of membership fees and donations; it is recognized as a non-profit organization. The members of the board know the most effective funding opportunities from years of commitment and close contact with the university management. They are also the link to companies and institutions in the surrounding area. The Hochschulverein is independent of state requirements and internal university priorities and can therefore set its own funding priorities in the long term.
WHAT WE WANT
Since its foundation in 1966, the Hochschulverein Coburg e.V. (formerly Förderverein der Fachhochschule Coburg) has supported Coburg University of Applied Sciences both ideally and materially where state funding is not sufficiently available. The activities of the University Association enable Coburg University of Applied Sciences to develop a special profile and attractiveness against the background of increasing international competition between universities. To this end, it is crucial to gain private commitment and support from the Coburg University of Applied Sciences community. This benefits the students as well as the university and the regional economy. Furthermore, the focus is on maintaining contact with alumni of Coburg University of Applied Sciences. The university association would also like to address academics who did not study at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and invite them to an interdisciplinary academic dialog.
WHAT WE DO
- Support for students in emergency situations
- Internationalization of the university by promoting student exchange, the implementation of international courses and links to foreign universities as well as by providing accommodation for foreign students
- Improving the quality of teaching by sponsoring the awarding of the “Prize for Excellent Teaching”
- Co-financing of excursions
- Improvement of technical equipment
- Intensifying cooperation between the university and industry by supporting information and contact events such as Industry Day or High-Tech Day, specialist conferences of the departments, arranging company tours
- Support for graduates through annual farewell celebrations, alumni meetings, maintaining contact with alumni, maintenance of an alumni database
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Become a member
- Donations – you will find the account number in the imprint
- Be personally active through volunteer work, e.g. participation in association events
- Give lectures
- Realization of the association’s goals
- Planning and organization of events
- Support for public relations work
- Articles of Association
CONTACT
Association address Hochschulverein Coburg e.V. Prof. Dr. Roland Hertrich Ginsterweg 6 91058 Erlangen info@hochschulverein-coburg.de www.hochschulverein-coburg.de
Fundraising
Sponsoring
Become part of our events or welcome our first semester students at the start of their studies with a give-away in the first semester bag. Every year, we provide around 1500 students with a first semester bag when they start their studies. We will send you detailed information on request. Or help us to support particularly committed students at Coburg University of Applied Sciences financially during their studies by sponsoring a Deutschlandstipendium: Information on the Deutschlandstipendium.
Donations
We have many ideas to make the work of the university even better and more attractive. But we can only implement them with support. Become a supporter. Unfortunately, we will not always be able to guarantee that all the projects presented will be realized in a timely manner. In individual cases, the total funding requirement may not be covered or other framework conditions may prevent implementation. We must therefore reserve the right to use the donations received from you in exceptional cases to implement other tasks of Coburg University of Applied Sciences. Donations made are therefore not collected as earmarked donations. The university is therefore entitled to use your funds to implement its tasks within the framework of the Bavarian University Innovation Act.
Contact us
Franziska Börner Department of Marketing and Communication T. +49 (0)9561 317-584 T. +49 (0)9561 317-115franziska.boerner[at] hs-coburg.de"Health! Knowledge for all by Coburg University of Applied Sciences"
The university’s themed evenings on health bring topics to the table that are at the cutting edge of research and at the same time affect our everyday lives.
The university invites you to event evenings at which scientists and experts from the field provide insights into current research and developments on various topics. The theme evenings are supported by the CREAPOLIS + design project as part of the federal-state initiative Innovative University and by the Technology Alliance Upper Franconia (TAO). TAO is an association of the four universities in Upper Franconia, i.e. the universities of Coburg and Hof and the universities of Bamberg and Bayreuth, which aims to strengthen Upper Franconia as a science location and promote transfer. With the series “Health! Knowledge for everyone by Coburg University of Applied Sciences”, Coburg University of Applied Sciences is continuing the theme evenings from the TAO Health Year 2023. Participation in the events is free of charge.
Next event: 12.11.2024, from 18:00 Event room in the Alte Kühlhalle
The evening will provide an insight into what is currently being researched in Coburg and at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in order to bring AI and machine learning into clinical application and also to what extent the pharmaceutical industry is already using such approaches in the field of personalized medicine. We would then like to discuss with you what should be considered when using AI for medicine and how the use and application of AI can be presented transparently.
Program
Dr. Andreas Rowald, Group Leader for Digital Health at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg:“ProModell: Digital twins for the treatment of neurological diseases” The need for treatment options for diseases of the nervous system is increasing, not least due to demographic change. Neuromodulation technologies can be used to specifically stimulate nerves in the spinal cord and brain. The technology promises great therapeutic benefits. However, its clinical application has so far been very complex and often relies on “trial and error”, as disease characteristics and patients differ individually and there has been a lack of decision-making aids to date. Innovative approaches such as machine learning and digital twins help to better understand how the technology interacts with the nervous system. This can accelerate development and improve clinical decision-making. The ProModell research group develops digital twins to optimize neurostimulation strategies and presents impressive successes – for example, the restoration of walking ability after paraplegia in less than 24 hours. Prof. Dr. Stefan Simm, Professor of Bioinformatics at Coburg University of Applied Sciences:“Transparency is key: Explainable AI models for detecting biomarkers for diseases” With AI models that are designed as a “black box”, it is not possible to understand how an artificial intelligence decision comes about. However, transparency regarding the basis for decision-making is very important for successful use in medicine and targeted support in the medical environment. How can the flood of medical data be analyzed by AI in an explainable way in order to classify diseases and identify biomarkers?
To this end, a working group at Coburg University of Applied Sciences is developing AI models that can be specifically explained by adding biological information in order to train the AI transparently. This basic concept will be explained during the health theme evening using the example of cancer. Dr. Matthias Zwick, Clinical Bioinformatics – Boehringer Ingelheim
“How does a drug affect me?
Machine learning in personalized medicine” In cohort studies, researchers collect data from a large group of study participants over several years.
This results in large data sets with many different types of measured values, including genetic information. Researchers use machine learning methods to find characteristic features for diseases, for example, in these large amounts of data, known as biomarkers. These biomarkers can later be used for early detection, diagnosis and therapy. Machine learning is used to predict the effectiveness of a drug based on such biomarkers or certain patient characteristics. This themed evening will explain this using specific application examples.
Health at the pulse of research: insight into current theme evenings at Coburg University of Applied Sciences
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