Current Calls and Funded Projects

To initiate joint projects and intensify international cooperation, TU Braunschweig and its strategic partner universities provide financial support.

On this page you will find current calls for projects with partner universities of TU Braunschweig as well as an overview of all previously funded projects.

Current calls for applications

CALL: Seed Funding Programm mit der National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) (EXTENDED DEADLINE: July 13, 2026)

TU Braunschweig and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) are jointly funding researchers and administrative staff from both universities who would like to work together on a (research) project. For the calendar year 2027, interested parties can apply for up to 6,000 euros (or 200,000 NTD) per project/university and, for example, finance travel to the other university.

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Funded projects

Tampere University

Title	Contact person	Faculty
TRANSPARC - Transportation Science Partnership Consolidation	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Friedrich	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Initiation of an administrative cooperation between faculty 6 of TU Braunschweig and Tampere University Teacher Training School and Faculty of Education and Culture	Dr. Imke Misch	Faculty of Humanities and Education
IdefiX Interdisciplinary railway exchange in the German-Finnish crossover with a focus on research, administration and teaching	Jan Peter Heemsoth	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Exchange of experience in faculty/university administration	Imma Braun	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Faculty
Exchange of experience in faculty/university administration	Clemens Eichhorn	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Title	Contact person	Faculty
Towards Climate Neutral Communities, TCNC	Prof Dr Vanessa Carlow	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Autonomoes wearable network nodes for smart sensing in future cities - AWARE	Jasenka Dizdarevic	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
Modeling of ECO-concrete FRACture, MECOFRAC	Prof Dr Eng Ralf Jänicke	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Circular urban waste strategies	Dr Kolja Meyer	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Urban Built Environments and Sustainable Transport (UBEAST)	Prof Dr Thomas Siefer	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Sustainable COrrosion REsistant coatings on metal additive MANufactured structures for future cities (COREMAN)	Dr Julian Unglaub	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences

University of Strathclyde

Title	Contact person	Faculty
In Space Composite Manufacturing	Declan Jonckers, MEng	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Faculty
Success Factors of University-Business-Collaboration	Prof Dr David Woisetschläger	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Faculty

Title	Contact person	Faculty
Is GLUT4 vesicle fusion calcium dependent? New tools for an intractable question	Prof Dr Ingo Rustenbeck	Faculty of Life Sciences
Low-cost “barrier-on-a-chip” tissue models for in-vitro toxicity studies: Knowledge transfer & Feasibility Study	Thomas Winkler	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Semantic Communications for Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things (IoT)	Prof Dr Eng Lars Wolf	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
Random periodic orbits and periodic measures in interacting particle systems	Prof Dr Benedikt Jahnel	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Faculty
Exploring Innovative Processes and Digital Methods for Pharmaceutical Engineering" (EDiPharm)	Prof Dr Eng Daniel Schröder, Nga Do, Gerlinde Benninger	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
SAGA: Superconducting Electric Aircraft Systems for Green Aviation	Prof Dr Michael Terörde	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
MeGaLED: Metrology of GaN pseudosubstrates for next generation LEDs	Irene Manglano, Prof. Andreas Waag	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
Advanced metrology of optical coatings for precision measurements	Prof Dr Stefanie Kroker	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics

University of Rhode Island

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
Energy Materials Innovation: Research Exchange, Joint Proposals, and Gain for URI–TU Braunschweig Student Mobility Programs	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Schröder	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
EVR-Lab: Evaluating Immersive Virtual Reality for Laboratory Education – A Large-Scale User Study of an HPLC Virtual Lab	Dr. René Kockord	Faculty of Humanities and Education
Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure & System with Nano Technology and Artificial Intelligence	Prof. Dr. Michael Wistuba	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Global Product Systems Sustainability (GPSS) workshop 2026	Prof. Dr. Thomas Spengler	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Faculty

Title	Contact person	Faculty
Workshop beyond lithium ion batteries – Exchange of ideas on joint proposals and student thesis for next generation batteries	Prof Dr Daniel Schröder	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Collaborative virtual immersive classroom conceptualization for joint student groups and co-teachings: A strategic partnership between TLS (URI) and XR Learning Lab (TU BS)	Dr René Kockord	Faculty of Humanities and Education
Summary and Synthesis Workshop on Human-Wildlife Coexistence / department talk on climate change adaptation with urban green infrastructure	Dr Michael Strohbach	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Global Product Systems Sustainability (GPSS) workshop 2024	Prof Dr Thomas Spengler, Dr. Alexander Barke	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Faculty
Lab to Lab: Linking People and Media Tech	Dr Stefan Böhme	Projecthouse

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
Bio-Analytical Sensors und Carbon Nanotubes fur Pharma-Anwendungen	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Schröder	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Offshore Wind Energy	Prof. Dr. Jörg Gattermann	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Etablierung einer Kooperation im Bereich der Herstellung von Festkörperbatterien	Prof. Dr. Georg Garnweitner	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Erforschung und Weiterentwicklung von Lern-Ökosystemen in einer digitalisierten Welt	Prof. Dr. Carmen Becker/Prof. Dr. Julia Gerick	Faculty of Humanities and Education

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
Modellierung von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Schröder	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Entrepreneurship und Innovation	Prof. Dr. Reza Asghari	Entrepreneurship Hub
Ökologie und Resilienz von Küsten und Feuchtgebieten, Wildtierforschung, Bodenkunde und ökologische Modellierung	Dr. Michael Strohbach	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Einwandige Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhren als Biosensoren für Toxizitätsstudien in organotypischen Zelldehnungsplattformen	Prof. Dr. Iordana Constantinou	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
Experimental Thermal Comfort Strategies. (ETCS). A joint study across two latitudes.	Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Endres	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Development and establishment a Collaborative Design Studio between the Departments of Architecture at TU Braunschweig and the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM.	Prof. Dr. Almut Grüntuch-Ernst	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Development and establishment a Collaborative Design Studio between the Departments of Architecture at TU Braunschweig and the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM.	Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Plaschke	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics
Medical Informatics with Artificial Intelligence	Prof. Dr. Thomas Deserno	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Fakultät
Validation of precipitation reanalysis products for rainfall-runoff modelling in Mexico (VIP MEXICO)	Dr.-Ing. Hannes Müller-Thomy	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Mathematics of Quantum Physics	Prof. Dr. Volker Bach	Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Fakultät
Comparative assessment of natured-based solutions to increase coastal resilience - A Mexican-German perspective to coastal climate change adaptation	Prof. Dr. Nils Goseberg	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
Development of Ocean energy SYstems at low energy Sites (DOSYS)	Dr. Christian Windt	Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources
Hybrid Fabrication of Electrically Conductive Structures via Multi-Material Extrusion Using Hydrophilic Graphene in Organic Solvent Systems	Prof. Dr. Thomas Vietor	Institute for Engineering Design
AI-Enhanced Resilient Communication System with O-RAN-Based Seamless 4G–Wi-Fi Connectivity	Prof. Dr. Lars Wolf	Institute of Operating Systems and Computer Networks
Toward an Efficient ML Lifecycle Management for Future AI-Native Radio Access Networks	Prof. Dr. Admela Jukan	Institute for Computer and Network Engineering

Title	Contact	Faculty / Institution
High energy density solid state batteries with silicon metal anodes and polymer semi-solid-state electrolytes	Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Melzig	PVZ - Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Coarse-Grained Network Traffic Prediction for Network Resource Management in Future Smart Cities and Smart Driving	Prof. Dr. Admela Jukan	Institute of Operating Systems and Computer Networks
COSMoS – Constructing On-Orbit Structures for Modular Services	Dr. Aditya Thakur	Institute of Space Systems

Title	Contact person	Faculty
High energy density solid state anode-free battery with polymer/sulfidic electrolytes and modified Cu foil	Prof Dr Eng Sabrina Zellmer	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Structures with Foam Resin and Its Applications	Prof Dr Eng Thomas Vietor	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Development of Enhanced Camera-Based Perception Algorithms and Systems for Automated Driving	Prof Dr Roman Henze	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
CRAFT: Cold-spray Repair Assessment for Fatigue-resistant Technologies	Dr Eng Julian Unglaub	Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences

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Current Calls and Funded Projects

Current calls for applications

CALL: Seed Funding Programm mit der National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) (EXTENDED DEADLINE: July 13, 2026)

Funded projects

Tampere University

University of Strathclyde

University of Rhode Island

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

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