Partner event "JTF funding programme"
Eligible are, for example, the construction of new facilities as well as the expansion, modernization and diversification of existing facilities. In addition, start-ups are supported with a start-up money. Another building block of the funding program is advisory services that companies need to prepare for expansion, modernization, and diversificationand execute. Sectors such as engineering firms (if they are subject to trade tax), crafts, construction, retail, services, catering, hotel and IT are eligible to apply.
Which specific content is eligible, which processing times are to be planned and who can support the application are just a few of many farquestions, which are answered by the speaker Heinrich Weißhaupt (ILB). In the second part, Sylvana Nimtz (Elektro Nimtz) will report on her practical experience in applying for funding. You are also welcome to contribute your individual questions and, if available, your own experiences.
The event takes place in cooperation with the city of Lauchhammer.
We would be delighted to welcome you to our business meetings.
Corporate succession for Brandenburg
Numerous companies in Brandenburg are currently looking for a suitable successor and are increasingly relying on young people with innovative ideas. To this end, the AlEx | Alumni for Excellence team at TH Wildau organised the 2nd Matching Day. Numerous companies came to discuss digitisation processes and Lucie Töpfer, Marc Seiffert and Munay Zamorano talked about their hurdles and successes in corporate succession. Our highlights were the committed participants and the subsequent, intensive networking and dynamic exchanges.
The event was supported by:
IHK Ostbrandenburg, IHK Potsdam, IHK Cottbus, Chamber of Crafts Potsdam, Chamber of Crafts Cottbus, Bürgerschaftsbank Brandenburg, Grund in Brandenburg, WFG Dahme-Spreewald mbH
EDIH pro_digital meets AIRE in Tallinn
Last week, EDIH pro_digital had the chance to meet up with AIRE (AI & Robotics Estonia) in Tallinn. Tobias Pradel, our new EDIH pro_digital member, sat down with Indrek Orav and Reet Pärgmäe from the Estonian EDIH to discuss exciting opportunities for collaboration, including plans for a shared event focused on AI and robotics. AIRE is also specialized in robotics, combined with artificial intelligence and we are happy to connect and exchange our expertize in the future.
"It was great to connect with our Estonian counterparts and exploring ways how to support innovation and technology development in both regions," said Tobias.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting partnership!
BTU Transfer Day 2024
Exciting lectures, discussions and presentations on individual aspects of IT security await you. Take the opportunity to interact with other companies, make new contacts and benefit from best practices. Discover innovative technologies and solutions that help you optimize your IT security strategy and reduce risks.minimize you.
Together with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Spreeland, EDIH pro_digital will be represented at a stand with an interesting demonstrator to try out and experts for your questions.
Smart Business Festival in Prague
It was a very intense and insightful meeting on October 23 in Prague. Tereza Šamanová from CzechInno, z.s.p.o. had invited several EDIHs to the Smart Business Festival. We discussed our experiences and implementation since our last meeting in Usti nad Labem last year.
We have discussed our approaches to providing services to our SMEsand administrative customers and discussed communication and dissemination strategies. In the end, we also agreed on a multilateral MoU of the Central European EDIH network by the participating EDIHs in order to strengthen our cooperation and our services to promote digitization in Europe.
AI evening in Spremberg
Immerse yourself in the world of AI and learn how it can influence our lives in the future, what opportunities and risks are associated with it and what role ethics and data protection play in the context of AI.
The research assistant of the EDIH Pro_Digital (a joint transfer project of TH Wildau and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg) Mr. Martin Lautsch will explain this topic to you in this lecture and answer any questions that may arise.
Model Factory Cottbus
On 28 November 2024 at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, experience how digitisation is becoming a reality for small and medium-sized companies in Brandenburg! The two transfer projects EDIH pro_digital and the medium-sized digital centre Spreeland invite you to get to know innovative applications up close.
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in the model hall of the Chair of Automation Technologyand exciting demonstrators on artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality, robotics and automation. Interactive guided tours immerse you in the world of smart solutions for SMEs.
Learn how various digital applications can simplify your day-to-day business and optimize processes and get in touch with our expertsand clarify your individual questions.
Click here for our partner event on 26.11 at the TH Wildau: Future of digitisation and artificial intelligence for UNTtake
All information about the transfer week: https://transferweek-2024.b2match.io/
Final STAR*PARADE 2024
On 19th of September, the grand finale of the STAR*PARADE 2024 took place at the Audimax of the BTU C-S in Cottbus, organised by the new Lusatian founding network.
More than 350 guests, including Economics Minister Prof. Dr. Jörg Steinbach and Mayor Tobias Schick, celebrated the innovative ideas of the participants. The mood was electrifying! Minister Steinbach called the Event a glimmer of hope and emphasised the importance of innovation. Mayor Schick saw this as a sign of successful structural change for the region.
In total, there were around 80 applications and almost 50 pitches in ten categories. The star parade impressively showed what is possible when Lusatia works together. Ten founders have been named LAUSITZSTARS, including start-ups such as Parlicka, PyroPower and Museful.
The pitches on September 14th at the Modellfabrik Cottbus, which was dedicated to the topic of digitisation, was particularly exciting. There were many impressive business ideas, from marketplaces to online services to AI document systems and 3D online shops. Martin Lautsch from the EDIH pro_digital had the honor of participating as a member of the four-member jury.
In the digitalization category, Abdullah Zeyn Hassan won the prize with Museful. Martin Lautsch was able to announce the winner of this category at the big and well-attended evening event of the finale in the Audimax.
A highlight was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the founding ecosystem. The close cooperation of regional actors made the STAR*PARADE a complete success. What do you think? Are you also so enthusiastic about the innovative power of Lusatia?
International award for regional and social commitment
On 19 September, the Luckenwalde University Presence Centre received 1st place in the "EDI Community Engagement Initiative of the Year" category of the European "Triple E Awards on Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence in Higher Education 2024". The award ceremony took place in beautiful Lisbon and Luckenwalde was able to stand out with its versatile range.
We congratulate to the entire team of the presence centre under the leadership of our EDIH pro_digital colleague Prof. Dr. Dana Mietzner, Professor of General Business Administration, with its focus on innovation and regional management at the Wildau University of Applied Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Antje Michel, Professor of Information Didactics and Knowledge Transfer at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences.
The award honored the engagement for strong, regional and social commitment, a sustainable and inclusive educational world and the idea of entrepreneurship with equal rights and diversity and inclusion.
In 2019, the Triple E Awards were launched by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) as the first awardspecifically focused on universities' third-mission activities for technology transfer, innovation, upskilling and social engagement.
The detailed press release and further information at: https://www.fh-potsdam.de/aktuelles-medien/news/praesenzstelle-luckenwalde-gewinnt-triple-e-award-2024
Triple E Awards Finalists: https://europe-africa2024.triple-e-awards.com/finalists/region/2024europe
Award for ViNN:Lab – Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2030
On October 1st and 2nd, 2024, as part of the UNESCO programme "Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2030", the ViNN:Lab was honoured as one of 24 initiatives at the Klimahaus Bremerhaven. The National Award – Education for Sustainable Development honours outstanding organisations and networks that strike with particularly sustainable educational approaches. The prize honors in particular the commitment in the areas of continuing vocational training, global and digital learning and sustainable transformation funded in cooperation with the German UNESCO Commission and funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
More information:
https://www.unesco.de/education/education-for-sustainable-development/bne-preis