Snippets of the Network

Why have “four days in January” been so important for using blockchain technology in securities trading? And what does the future development look like? These and some related questions were answered by Mr. Peter Scherer in his guest lecture in the special lecture series of the Elite Graduate Program “Software Engineering”.

“Meet the Alumni” is an annual event of the Elite Graduate Program “Macromolecular Science” of the University of Bayreuth, where alumni report on their professional career. This year, the junior research group leader in the Emmy Noether Program, Dr. Johannes Christopher Brendel from Jena University, took part.

Presenting own research project work and results at outstanding scientific events is a tackling challenge for Master students. In January 2019, the Neuroengineering Matinee was the stage for five advanced students of the Elite Graduate Program “Neuroengineering” at TUM.

On January 12, 2019, the traditional New Year's reception of scholars of the Max Weber Program took place in the aula of the Ludwig Maximilians Universität. This year's annual topic was "The human factor: The Anthropocene as an age of extremes".

In the context of the seminar "Extracurricular places of learning", an excursion to the Deutsches Museum and the student labs of the TU Munich was organized. After an exciting guided tour, a visit of the planetarium and a science show, the TUMLabs’ pedagogical concept was presented and the participants tested an automation project designed for pupils.

On 11 Janu­ary 2019, six Max We­ber Pro­gram schol­arship hold­ers took part in a win­try tour of Fröttman­inger Heide, a stretch of moor­land near Mu­nich.

The students are participating in projects on developing small satellites, e.g. the “UWE CubeSat Program“.

In an expert lecture for students of the Elite Graduate Program “Translational Neuroscience”, the invited guest speaker from Canada, Dr James B. Koprich, gave insights into his work on an animal model of Parkinson's disease reflecting the clinical and pathological features and being used in therapy development.

In a formal ceremony, graduates were presented with their Elite Network graduation certificates by Science Minister Bernd Sibler.

Under a cooperation arrangement in place with Dutch company ASML, a group of students from the Elite Graduate Program “Advanced Optical Technologies” traveled to the ASML headquarters to learn more about the latest developments in optical lithography systems. The arrangement also gives students the opportunity to complete internships and master’s theses at ASML.