Academic exchange in formal and informal formats strengthens networks: With “Ecoversity – Collaborative Space for Change”, the TU Braunschweig specifically promotes formats that establish and expand scientific and science-supporting collaborations with external partners from research institutions, business, politics, culture, and society.
Funding is available for projects in the areas of research, study & teaching, transfer, and governance & administration in the regional ecosystem that involve at least one partner outside TU Braunschweig and demonstrate a concrete goal in terms of building partnerships or strengthening changemakers. Interdisciplinary approaches are expressly encouraged. All TU members (employees, students, scientists) were eligible to apply. The funds come from the “Spaces for Cultures” and “Ecoversity – Spaces for Collaboration” funds of the State of Lower Saxony.
| Project | Applicant | Applicant institution/OE | Cooperation partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Advanced Evaluation and Translation of Emerging Health-Related Molecules" AETHER | Dr. Emanuela Montefrancesco, Dr. Jan Henrik Finke | Center for Pharmaceutical Process Engineering (PVZ) | Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, German Center for Infection Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Coating and Surface Technology |
| “Changemaker” in administration – interactive networking event to tap into innovation potential | Dr. Madita Olvermann | Project House | DSMZ, HZI, external speakers |
| Battery ecosystem mobility: Innovation network of science and industry in Braunschweig | Edith Uhlig, Prof. Dr. Arno Kwade | BatteryLabFactory | Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF), Battery LabFactory Braunschweig (BLB), Lower Saxony Research Center for Vehicle Technology (NFF), industrial partners |
| Braunschweig Education Campus – Initiation of a cross-phase cooperation network in teacher training | PD Dr. Dagmar Hilfert-Rüppell | Institut für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften | Regional Office for Schools and Education in Braunschweig, Braunschweig Teacher Training College for Primary, Secondary, and Real Schools, Subject (seminar) heads for secondary and real schools, Research Institute of Teacher Education, Competence Center for Teacher Training Braunschweig, IFdN, Head of Product Team Transfer, Study Program Coordination Faculty 6, Head of Product Team Internships |
| Automotive Circular Economy Summer School from September 8 to September 12, 2025 | Ingke | Institute for Joining and Welding Technology, Institute for Design Engineering, Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology | OHLF, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Fraunhofer Institute for Coating and Surface Technology, Volkswagen AG Group Components |
| Food System Research Hub Niedersachsen | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jana Raupbach | School of Food Chemistry | Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover Medical School, Foundation Veterinary University Hannover |
| Promoting women in mechanical engineering: Strategy workshop on strengthening gender equality at universities in the region | Prof. Dr. Iordania Constantinou | Institute for Microtechnology, decentralized equal opportunities officer for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover |
| GrowthGrid ecosystem: Evolutionary skills in a network | Dr. Anne Fleige, Anke Formaniak, Bernt Erlewein | Zentrale Personalentwicklung, Geschäftsbereich 1 | Leibniz Institute for Educational Media, Georg Eckert Institute, Thünen Institute, Leibniz Institute German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Julius Kühn Institute, Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants, Fraunhofer Institute for Coating and Surface Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research “Wilhelm Klauditz,” Fraunhofer Institute for Coating and Surface Technology, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Coating and Surface Technology |
| HELiPOD@School – Regional plant stress data in integrated biology and mathematics lessons | Prof. Dr. Katrin Vorhölter | Department of Mathematics and Elementary Mathematics | Institute for Science Education (Department of Biology and Biology Education), Institute for Flight Guidance, JB Hyperspectral Devices GmbH, European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Kick ESS off | Prof. Dr. Susanne Robra-Bissantz | Institute for Business Informatics | DenkRaum Braunschweig, Lower Saxony Climate Research Center, enactus Germany e.V., Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany e. V. (SEND for short), Lebenshilfe Braunschweig Chair of Entrepreneurship and Business Succession, Green Office, Transfer Service – Knowledge Transfer |
| Managing a Wider Nitrous Oxide Framework (WNOF) | Prof. Dr. Daniel Prades | Institute for Semiconductor Technology | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (German National Metrology Institute): Innovation Cluster Environment & Climate Metrology, Hydrogen Campus Salzgitter e.V., European Metrology Network for Climate and Ocean Observation (EMN COO) |
| Science Management Network goes Ecoversity | Prof. Dr. Sven Hartwig | Institute for Joining and Welding Technology | Institute for Bioprocess Engineering, Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research “Wilhelm Klauditz Institute” |
| Scoping Workshop: Building a Collaborative Ecosystem for Metabolism Research and Innovation | Prof. Thekla Cordes | Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry | Department of Bioinformatics and Biochemistry, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures |
| Deep-rooted cooperation: cultivating knowledge, shaping the future | Dr. Yue Sun | Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and the City | Bebelhof City Garden, Youth Environment Park Ludwigsgarten |
| ZILEP - Expansion of cooperation between IMAB AG Leistungs-Elektronik and PTB on topics related to power electronics | Prof. Dr. Regine Mallwitz | Institute for Electrical Machines, Drives, and Railways | National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) |