Impressionen Summer School

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Here we showcase special moments from our TUD|excite Summer School—from inspiring workshops and exciting lectures to lively exchanges between experts and researchers. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of our summer event and discover what the participants experienced, learned, and created together.

Highlights from the 2026 Summer School
Group photo of participants and contributors
Group photo of participants and contributors

© André Wirsig

Certificate Presentation for Group 1
Certificate Presentation for Group 1

© André Wirsig

Certificate Presentation for Group 2
Certificate Presentation for Group 2

© André Wirsig

Certificate Presentation for Group 3
Certificate Presentation for Group 3

© André Wirsig

Certificate Presentation for Group 4
Certificate Presentation for Group 4

© André Wirsig

Organizing Team
Organizing Team

Prof. Block with the Summer School organizing team © André Wirsig

A group is sitting in rows of chairs
A group is sitting in rows of chairs

© André Wirsig

Audience facing the speakers
Audience facing the speakers

© André Wirsig

Participants in a circle of chairs
Participants in a circle of chairs

© Matvii Lytvynenko

Discussion with Experts
Discussion with Experts

Dr. Sebastian Hermsdörfer (patent attorney at Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB) advises teams as an expert © Matvii Lytvynenko

3 participants are discussing something on a laptop
3 participants are discussing something on a laptop

© Matvii Lytvynenko

3 participants present their initial results
3 participants present their initial results

© Matvii Lytvynenko

3 participants in a video conference
3 participants in a video conference

© Matvii Lytvynenko

4 participants in a video conference
4 participants in a video conference

© Matvii Lytvynenko

Participants discuss
Participants discuss

© Matvii Lytvynenko

Jury Members
Jury Members

Judging panel featuring Thorsten Frei (business angel), Dr. Nagwan Abu El-Ella (excite|FUTURELAB), Daniela Hertzer (LEAG), Alexander Türpe (exciteLAB), and Prof. Dr. Jörn Block (University of Trier) © TUD|excite

Opening Remarks by the Speaker
Opening Remarks by the Speaker

Harald Schraeder (EUTOPIA project manager at TUD) welcomes the participants © TUD|excite

Presentation by a Stakeholder
Presentation by a Stakeholder

Felix Hagleitner (Startup Factory boOst) delivers a welcome address © TUD|excite

Speech by the Vice Provost
Speech by the Vice Provost

Prof. Dr. Angela Rösen-Wolff (Vice Rector for Technology Transfer at TUD) opens the Summer School © TUD|excite

First meeting of the groups
First meeting of the groups

© TUD|excite

Balloon Tower Challenge
Balloon Tower Challenge

© TUD|excite

Guided Tour of the Dresden Zwinger
Guided Tour of the Dresden Zwinger

© TUD|excite

Presentation by Experts
Presentation by Experts

Prof. Dr. Martin Keller (President of the Helmholtz Association) as a guest of honor at the Summer School © TUD|excite

Participants at Hoyerswerda Castle
Participants at Hoyerswerda Castle

Christian Hoffmann, from the Economic Development Office of the City of Hoyerswerda, welcomes us at Hoyerswerda Castle © TUD|excite

Participants in the drafting phase
Participants in the drafting phase

© TUD|excite

Participants at work
Participants at work

© TUD|excite

The entire group plays a game to showcase their progress to the others
The entire group plays a game to showcase their progress to the others

Malte Windwehr (Startup Factory boOst) leads the content development efforts © TUD|excite

An evening event where founders share their startup stories
An evening event where founders share their startup stories

Business Roundtable at Lake Geierswalde (Lusatia) © TUD|excite

Pitch Training
Pitch Training

Teresa Buchner (KOBOLD) during pitch training © TUD|excite

Introduction to the Jury
Introduction to the Jury

Prof. Block from the University of Trier is the academic director of the Summer School © TUD|excite

Expert Presentation
Expert Presentation

Our financial experts: Sören Schuster (TGFS), Leonard Balbig (Sparkasse), and Markus Michalow (MBG) © TUD|excite

Audience on Presentation Day
Audience on Presentation Day

Pitch Session at the Open Science Lab © TUD|excite

Group Presentation
Group Presentation

© TUD|excite

Group Presentation
Group Presentation

© TUD|excite

Organizing Team
Organizing Team

The organizing team after a job well done. © TUD|excite

festive evening buffet
festive evening buffet

© TUD|excite

Impressions Summer School 2025
Gruppenfoto der International TUD|excite Summer School 2025
Gruppenfoto der International TUD|excite Summer School 2025

© André Wirsig

Display stand with logo, participants in the background
Display stand with logo, participants in the background

© André Wirsig

Participants seated, professor explaining at the front
Participants seated, professor explaining at the front

© TUD|excite

Video conferencing on screen
Video conferencing on screen

© TUD|excite

Participants in the audience, professor in front of a projection screen
Participants in the audience, professor in front of a projection screen

© TUD|excite

Participants discussing in front of their business plans
Participants discussing in front of their business plans

© TUD|excite

Mentor shows object and participants sit down and try it out as well
Mentor shows object and participants sit down and try it out as well

© TUD|excite

Group sits outside on a bench with their mentor and discusses their business plan
Group sits outside on a bench with their mentor and discusses their business plan

© TUD|excite

Introduction of the patent experts, who stand at the front facing the participants
Introduction of the patent experts, who stand at the front facing the participants

© TUD|excite

Group discusses business plan with mentor
Group discusses business plan with mentor

© TUD|excite

Participants run along the path in front of the castle
Participants run along the path in front of the castle

© TUD|excite

Participants visit construction site in Lusatia
Participants visit construction site in Lusatia

© TUD|excite

People standing or sitting in a semicircle listening to a presentation, some wearing yellow safety vests
People standing or sitting in a semicircle listening to a presentation, some wearing yellow safety vests

© TUD|excite

Participants and organizers at evening event
Participants and organizers at evening event

© TUD|excite

Pitch training with pitch coaches
Pitch training with pitch coaches

© TUD|excite

Row of tables and chairs, a group at the last one is discussing
Row of tables and chairs, a group at the last one is discussing

© TUD|excite

Team pitch after training
Team pitch after training

© TUD|excite

Audience seated in the ballroom
Audience seated in the ballroom

© André Wirsig

Team holds pitch
Team holds pitch

© TUD|excite

Team holds pitch
Team holds pitch

© TUD|excite

Participant photographs presenting team with her cell phone
Participant photographs presenting team with her cell phone

© André Wirsig

Winning team Saxon Li
Winning team Saxon Li

© André Wirsig

Team INFRASONUS
Team INFRASONUS

© André Wirsig

Team Quant IHC
Team Quant IHC

© André Wirsig

Team Trust IN
Team Trust IN

© André Wirsig

Team Carbon Mesh
Team Carbon Mesh

© André Wirsig

Group photo of all participants
Group photo of all participants

© André Wirsig

Dinner buffet
Dinner buffet

© André Wirsig

Video conference in the ballroom
Video conference in the ballroom

© André Wirsig

Participants sit outside on benches
Participants sit outside on benches

© André Wirsig

Moderator standing with organizer and speaking at the front
Moderator standing with organizer and speaking at the front

© TUD|excite

Participants in the audience, professor presenting in front of a projection screen
Participants in the audience, professor presenting in front of a projection screen

© TUD|excite

Participants in the audience, two people presenting in front of a projection screen
Participants in the audience, two people presenting in front of a projection screen

© TUD|excite

Mayor of Hoyerswerda addresses the audience
Mayor of Hoyerswerda addresses the audience

© TUD|excite

Team answers questions from the jury after pitch
Team answers questions from the jury after pitch

© TUD|excite

Group presents its ideas
Group presents its ideas

© TUD|excite

Team holds pitch
Team holds pitch

© TUD|excite

Impressions Summer School 2024
Opening Day 1 - Speaker at the lectern in the foreground, audience seated in the background
Opening Day 1 - Speaker at the lectern in the foreground, audience seated in the background

© TUD|excite

Lecture on the topic of “Legal protection of intellectual property”
Lecture on the topic of “Legal protection of intellectual property”

© TUD|excite

Speech by the Saxon State Minister for Regional Development
Speech by the Saxon State Minister for Regional Development

© TUD|excite

Speech by the Lord Mayor of Hoyerswerda
Speech by the Lord Mayor of Hoyerswerda

© TUD|excite

Online session with one of the pitch trainers
Online session with one of the pitch trainers

© TUD|excite

Group photo of participants and contributors on stage
Group photo of participants and contributors on stage

© TUD|excite

colorful sticky notes with the word “Ideation”
colorful sticky notes with the word “Ideation”

© TUD|excite

3 participants work on a presentation board
3 participants work on a presentation board

© TUD|excite

One group presents their board, while other participants stand around the board and listen intently
One group presents their board, while other participants stand around the board and listen intently

© TUD|excite

Get-together & roundtable discussion with two external speakers; participants sit at two long tables and listen intently
Get-together & roundtable discussion with two external speakers; participants sit at two long tables and listen intently

© TUD|excite

Workshop led by one of the trainers, two participants present their board, the remaining participants sit as audience members
Workshop led by one of the trainers, two participants present their board, the remaining participants sit as audience members

© TUD|excite

Two participants work together on their presentation board
Two participants work together on their presentation board

© TUD|excite

Enjoying ice cream outside with several participants
Enjoying ice cream outside with several participants

© TUD|excite

Several participants sit comfortably in a circle and evaluate presentation boards
Several participants sit comfortably in a circle and evaluate presentation boards

© TUD|excite

Participant photo outside in the evening
Participant photo outside in the evening

© TUD|excite

Video conference with an external expert/investor at Dock 3 Lausitz
Video conference with an external expert/investor at Dock 3 Lausitz

© TUD|excite

Lecture on Konrad Zuse
Lecture on Konrad Zuse

© TUD|excite

Evening event with two external guests, participants seated as audience
Evening event with two external guests, participants seated as audience

© TUD|excite

Workshop with trainer, participants seated as audience
Workshop with trainer, participants seated as audience

© TUD|excite

Video message from an external expert, participants seated as audience
Video message from an external expert, participants seated as audience

© TUD|excite

Closing event with the final presentations by the groups
Closing event with the final presentations by the groups

© TUD|excite

Jury seated during the final presentations
Jury seated during the final presentations

© TUD|excite

Winner of Wildcard Group 1
Winner of Wildcard Group 1

© TUD|excite

Winner of Wildcard Group 2
Winner of Wildcard Group 2

© TUD|excite

Participants outside enjoying a pleasant chat with each other
Participants outside enjoying a pleasant chat with each other

© TUD|excite

Acknowledgments, presentation of a bouquet of flowers to one of the main organizers
Acknowledgments, presentation of a bouquet of flowers to one of the main organizers

© TUD|excite

Group photo of participants and contributors, outside in the countryside
Group photo of participants and contributors, outside in the countryside

© TUD|excite

Here you’ll find an overview of the highlights and additional information about the International TUD|excite Summer School in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

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Last modified: Sep 30, 2026