Starter projects

The starter projects for first-year students were introduced to give them an initial idea of this right at the beginning of their studies. In these projects, first-semester students work together in groups to solve practical tasks within three days - spread over three project weeks in the semester. There are a wide variety of starter projects: Classic mechanical engineering projects such as a bridge building competition or the construction of a Rube Goldberg Machine. But also electrical engineering projects in which programming skills are required, such as the programming of API interfaces to control machines.  At the end of each semester, the starter projects are presented to the public on the "Open Project Day". The highlight of the entire semester.

There are many other starter projects that all have one thing in common: Students practise using what they have learnt to develop a successful solution together based on a specific task. Important processes take place in a way that is fun for the students: they get together in new groups and socialise. And in the end, everything should work - just like later in professional life.