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Participation in appointment committees

Jannis Raabe

The FSR is looking for various members for appointment committees. When working on these committees, new professors are sought for the faculty. A mandate is a good opportunity to play an active role in shaping the future of the faculty. It is possible to give your opinion on future professors (and their teaching).

There are 6 places in the fields of safety engineering, transport planning and BIM. Registration is possible in this in this OPAL course until February 3, 2025 18:30. Female students are particularly welcome to apply. The plan is to send them to the FSR meeting on February 3rd. Attendance at this meeting as a candidate is desirable.

For further information, please contact our Faculty Council representatives at studierende.fkr_vw@tu-dresden.de. We look forward to your participation.

Job fair 2024 “KontaktMesse Verkehr”

Alexander Ullrich

Move your future! Internship, working student job or your dream job – no matter what you’re looking for, you’ll find it at the KontaktMesse Verkehr 2024! Spätverkehr will transform the Dülfersaal (above the Alte Mensa) into an exhibition hall on Thursday, 28 November 2024 from 10.30 am, where you can get to know over 45 potential employers. Come along and move your future.

Highlights of the KMV 2024:

  • Fit for your application: Have your application documents checked at the fair by the professionals from the Career Service. This way, your application is guaranteed not to end up in the (digital) wastepaper basket.
  • Over 45 companies: Whether by rail, air or road – our exhibitors are on the move everywhere and you can explore your prospects directly.

You can find more information at spaetverkehr.de/kmv

Trial lectures for the professorship ‘Digital Rail Systems’

Hosea Winter

Next week, on Tuesday, 22 October and Wednesday, 23 October, there will be trial lectures with a teaching rehearsal and a research lecture to fill the professorship ‘Digital Rail Systems’. All students of our faculty are cordially invited to listen to the lectures of the new lecturer applicants and to make up their own minds.

The lectures usually take place in room POT/168 and are also transmitted in digital format.

All information, the exact times and the links to the video conferences can be found here:

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Vacancies on the study commission and the examination board

Victor Nitzsche

At the end of the summer semester, one student member will end his work on the Study Commission for VWI and TEc and on thee Prüfungsausschuss for VWI Ba. We are therefore looking for two people who would like to take over these positions!

In the Stuko, we mainly deal with the design of study documents and other topics relating to teaching at our faculty. We decide on module changes, revise our degree programmes and are currently also involved in the design of new Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. Unfortunately all the meetings are held in German, but if you would also like to get involved, we would be delighted if you register here in OPAL.

In the Prüfungsausschuss, the examination board, we deal with cases like the transfer of credit points and other things like this. This board also works completely in German and you can register here in Opal.

If you have any questions, please contact the current Stuko members by email at any time!

Trial lectures for the professorship ‘Rail Vehicles’

Hosea Winter

Next week, on Thursday, 25 July and Friday, 26 July, there will be trial lectures with a teaching rehearsal and a research lecture to fill the professorship ‘Rail Vehicles’ (successor to Prof. Löffler). All students of our faculty are cordially invited to listen to the lectures of the new lecturer applicants and to make up their own minds.

The lectures usually take place in room POT/168 and are also transmitted in digital format.

All information, the exact times and the links to the video conferences can be found here:









Teaching Award 2024: We are looking for your nominations!

Victor Nitzsche

Our faculty’s teaching award is going into a new round! For the third time we would like to award two teachers for their outstanding courses in the last year.

Two teaching prizes will be awarded this year:

  • the first one to a lecturer in undergraduate teaching
    (undergraduate programme in Transport Engineering or Bachelor of Transport Economics)
  • the second one to a lecturer in advanced teaching
    (advanced degree programme in Transport Engineering, Master’s degree programmes)

The teaching award, endowed with €250 each, is expected to be conferred on Faculty Day on 8 November 2024.

The award procedure will take place in two stages this year. In the first stage, you can nominate people and corresponding courses, that you have listened to in the past winter semester or are currently listening to in the summer semester, until 13 July. We will then select the most nominated from these nominations. In the second step, you can vote until 26 July to hold a run-off vote between these nominees.

From the result of this run-off vote, we as the FSR Verkehr will form a ranking for the award based on the ratio between the number of participants in the event and the nominations of the teacher, which we will present to the Faculty Council for a decision.

We look forward to a high response rate so that the teaching award is highly meaningful and the quality of teaching at our faculty can be sustainably improved based on the results.

The survey can only be completed once. If you have any questions about the form, please contact us at fsrverkehr@tu-dresden.de.

Here you can find the survey!

Thank you for taking part!
Your FSR Verkehr and your student representatives in the Faculty Council

Queerverkehr – queeer-friendly get-together on 16th July

Tilman Syamken

Fancy getting to know new people and talking about different topics that cross your mind? Then come to the first “Queerverkehr” get-together on 16 July at 6 p.m. in the POT/13! Everyone is invited, regardless of your sexual orientation or whether you study or work at our faculty.

All you need to bring is a good mood and, if you like, some friends you feel comfortable with. Snacks and drinks will be provided on site.

We look forward to seeing you!

Summer mixer 10 July from 6pm on POT-lawn

Jasper Mörchen

It’s almost time again: on 10 July 2024, we will be organising our faculty’s summer party, as in previous years. From 6 pm, you can chat, celebrate and network with fellow students and faculty staff on the POT meadow.

Food and drink will also be provided this time. There will be delicious vegetarian, vegan and meaty dishes from the grill, as well as various homemade salads, cakes and other snacks at reasonable prices. There will also be chilled drinks with and without alcohol (draught beer €2.00, draught soda and lemonade €1.50) and, for the first time this year, wine. An ice cream van will also be available.

Please bring your own plates and crockery to avoid unnecessary waste. However, if you have forgotten your crockery, you can also get disposable crockery in small quantities for an extra charge.

Our cunning associations Spätverkehr, Euroavia and die verkehrte Welt will also be represented again with stands, where you can expect an extended range of drinks and games. The Dresden band 80cmBrett will also be playing on site.

Further information about the summer festival can be found here on our event page.

We look forward to seeing you there in large numbers and to a great evening with you!

Paddle boat regatta on 13.07.

Jannis Raabe

It’s summer time, which means it’s time again for the annual paddle boat regatta.

After all, what could be better than escaping the summer heat with a relaxing rubber boat tour on the Elbe?

Even though it’s called a regatta, it’s supposed to be a fun event, not a sporting one.

Participation fee is €12, paddle and life jacket included.

The meeting point is on Saturday, 13th of July, at 09:30am under the glass dome at the main station. We will take the train to Königsstein and start there our paddle boat trip down the Elbe to Obervogelgesang.

The tour will last until 4-5pm, so remember to bring something to drink.

You can register via OPAL at https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/28489023488/CourseNode/1716863397859293004?7

We look forward to seeing you!

Large-scale demonstration for democracy on June 08

Jakob Eichholz

We democrats still stand together – and we’ll see each other on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 3 pm on Dresden’s Theaterplatz! 

The aim of the demonstration is to set a strong civic signal on the eve of the European as well as local elections, and to call on people to go out to vote for democratic parties. The event is embedded in dozens of other demonstrations that will take place nationwide from May 23 to June 8.  We need your energy for this – especially here in Saxony, where, in addition to representatives of the EU Parliament, the Dresden City Council, local councils (German: Ortschaftsräte) and district councils (Stadtbezirksbeiräte) will also be elected! Together we are the firewall. It depends on each and every one of us! 

There will be a diverse stage program at the demonstration: Speeches and live music from local as well as nationally known initiatives and celebrities – among others, the Dresden-based band 01099 will be performing. Stay tuned for more information about the program – check out the channels of @wirsinddiebrandmauer_dresden and on their website https://wir-sind-die-brandmauer-dresden.org/ 

We look forward to setting an example with you!