Pro Thuringian Engineering Life Cycle
The project ProTELC - Pro Thuringian Engineering Life Cycle supported by the Allianz-ThürING, aims at strengthening the successful study of engineering science in Thuringia, focusing on supporting the students from the moment they decide to go for an academic engineering degree till the incorporation into the working sector.
ProTELC is divided in three phases. The “Phasing-In” serves as an orientation phase with preliminary courses before starting a specialist course, serving as a reinforcement of existing knowledge and incorporation into the engineering sciences.
The second phase “Studying Successfully” intents to motivate students who are already incorporated in an engineering program with refresher courses and Science Camps, the later happening twice per year for Bachelor students and students from Master programs.
The last phase “Phasing-Out” focuses on supporting the students with e-modules for soft skill development and learning modules for the integration in to the job-market. Additional support is to be given for strengthening the network between Industry and the participating Universities.
Find more information at: www.allianz-thüring.de
4th Science Camp for Master students
Dear Master students,
We are pleased to invite you to the next ProTELC Science Camp “Structural soundscapes – Acoustic interpretation of earthquake and structural vibrations”
The 8-days Science Camp is intended for students who want to explore and gain “hands-on” experience with the vibration of structures and their connection to sound and musical signals.
When: September 22 to October 01, 2025
Where: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
This 10-day Science Camp integrates structural engineering, dynamics and acoustic principles, to evaluate the response of structures under different types of vibrations and the consequent sounds of our environment, particularly, when earthquakes happen. This comes with the opportunity to learn about up-to-date topics in the field of engineering and the chance to network with engineering students from various Thuringian universities as well as industry partners.
Highlights of the camp include:
- Building and customizing small-scale structures to explore different vibration behaviors.
- Hands-on experience with shaking tables to observe how your structures respond to simulated earthquakes.
- Use of sensors to collect data from a shaking table test.
- Exploring the link between structural vibrations and sound—can you hear your structure?
In addition, the Science Camp is a good opportunity to get to know potential employers in Thuringia from business, research and science through excursions and guest lectures.
Have a sneak peek of the program here: (coming soon!)
We look forward to your participation!
Please register by August 10, 2025 at the latest by sending an e-mail to Frau Lamadrid. Please include the following information:
- Last name, first name (please indicate your pronouns!)
- Proof of enrollment for an engineering Master’s degree (make sure the name of the program and faculty/department are clear, because teams will be interdisciplinary)
- Short motivation text, why would you like to participate in the Science Camp.
Important notes:
- Participation in the camp is free of charge and all participants will recieve a certificate that states the amount of work (2 ECTS) as well as the main adressed topics
- Accommodation is free of charge from 22.09. to 26.09 and from 29.09. to 01.10.2025. This is valid only for non-BUW students.
- The language of the event is English; however, some Guest lectures might be held in German.
- This event is open to all students from STEM Master programs at the Allianz THÜR ING partner universities.
- No prior knowledge of structural engineering is necessary as teams will be interdisciplinary. Though basic programing skills are highly recommended!
Digital Twin (2022)
1st Science Camp for Bachelor students
The 1st Science Camp "Digital Twin" for Bachelor students of all Thuringian universities took place from 07- 11 March 2022 in TU Ilmenau. The Science Camp focused on the basics of programming to develop digital data captured by sensors from a self-built wind turbine.
More Information: https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/unionline/en/report/details/science-camp-787
Sustainability (2022)
1st Science Camp for Master students
The Science Camp "Sustainability" was the first event for Master students, it took place in Nordhausen University of Applied Science. From 09.08 to 02.09.22, the Science Camp focused on diverse topics covered by the host regarding sustainability. Divided in bilingual interdisciplinary teams, projects were developed in diverse engineering areas such as: upcycling, hydrogen fueling stations, pyrolysis, electromobility and modelling of energy systems
More Information: https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung-details/784-master-science-camp/
OPTI+ (2023)
2nd Science Camp for Bachelor students
The second Bachelor Science Camp of the Alliance Thuringian Engineering took place at the EAH Jena. For two weeks, 20 Bachelor students from the Thuringian universities of the Alliance THÜR ING dealt together with the topics of automation and optimization. A time full of lectures, interdisciplinary work and talks from industry colleagues culminated with a final “Challenge” where the winners were celebrated with diplomas and prizes. Thank you to all the students whose energy and dynamics made this Science Camp come to live. See you next year!
More Information: https://www.allianz-thuering.de/studierende-entwickeln-autonom-fahrende-rover/#more-4829
ROBOBAU (2023)
2nd Science Camp for Master students
The second Master Science Camp of the Alliance Thuringian Engineering took place at the Schmalkalden University. For seven days, 25 Master students from the Thuringian universities of the Alliance THÜRING dealt together with the topics of robotics, 3D printing and civil engineering. The task for this edition consisted in the digital design of a modular bridge that could be 3D-printed and assembled with the aid of a robotic arm. Students worked in interdisciplinary teams to test their creativity and cleverness to organize and manage the task within the requested time frame. A final competition contrasted the different designs, the bridge’s load capacity and how success of bridge’s assembly.
For more details about the event visit: https://www.allianz-thuering.de/vergangene-science-camps/
For a quick look into the activities of Science Camp check out the Allianz’s Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyD1eZWooJd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Green2Smart (2024)
3rd Science Camp for Bachelor students
The third Science Camp of the Alliance Thuringian Engineering took place at the Fachhoschule Erfurt – University of Applied Sciences from 11.3.2024 to 20.03.2024. For seven days, 18 Bachelor students from the Thuringian universities of the Alliance THÜR ING worked in interdisciplinary teams to design and assemble a Green Mobile Wall, equipped with a monitoring system. For optimal supply of water and light, as well as the possibility to track the ambient conditions to which the plants where subjected (e.g., temperature and humidity), several sensors were installed. Teams tested their creativity and cleverness to organize and manage the task within the requested time frame, as well as to solve the challenges encountered.
After the event, the mobile walls will be distributed to the participating universities to be placed indoors. Refinement and finalization of the monitoring system will be continued in the following months. Finally, the measurements will be continued at the new location and evaluated comparatively.
The data collected will offer potential research opportunities for follow-up projects and theses. For interested students at the BUW an opportunity to know more about the results and the overall project will take place at the »summaery2024«.
We thank our colleagues from VE.PLANT GmbH who supported the developing of the system.
For a quick look into more activities from the Allianz’s check out the Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/allianz_thing/
Biodiversity Monitoring (2024)
3rd Science Camp for Master students
The third Science Camp of the Alliance Thuringian Engineering took place at the Technische Universität Ilmenau from 23.9. to 2.10.2024. For eight days, more than 25 students from the Thuringian universities of the Alliance THÜR ING worked in interdisciplinary teams to study the basic of biodiversity monitoring, machine learning and signal analysis. With days full of dynamic lectures and excursions, each team chose a different project to work with. The options included an auto sufficient prototype of a bird recognition device implementing machine learning. Details about the lectures and schedule can be found here.
For a quick look into more activities from the Allianz’s check out the Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/allianz_thing/
Smart Engineering (2025)
4th Science Camp for Bachelor students
The 4th Bachelor camp took place from 03.03. to 07.03.2025 in Eisenach, hosted by the Duale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. For a week, 20 students from the different ALLIANZ THÜR partner universities came together to learn more about automated process and the technologies behind them. Participants worked in interdisciplinary teams to put together 4 automated stations, simulating an assembly line for size measurements, material recognition, montage and cooling. Activities during the week included a visit to BOSCH facilities.
For a quick look into more details check the Allianz’s Instagram post!
