Are you a Bachelor, Master or PhD student? Are you interested in working in an interdisciplinary research group on a real, challenging problem from a German industrial park? Then apply here for the International Student Research Club!
The research club is open to applicants from any field of study. However, in the event of a high number of applicants, preference will be given to students from challenge-related study fields, as indicated below. The Student Research Club provides a unique opportunity to present your solution to the company, win a prize, and travel to their headquarters to gain further insight into their operations.
- Dates: from October to November 2025
- Location: virtual
- Applications: until 26 September 2025
Contact:
Adriana Handrich
Coordinator for the Student Research Clubs
Email: adriana.handrich@b-tu.de
For the winning research club we offer:
- International and interdisciplinary collaboration on a real current challenge for a regional industrial park in Germany
- On-site work at the German industrial park’s co-working space in the Schwarze Pumpe industrial park (ISP)
- Travel and accommodation costs covered – rooms in the BTU guesthouse are reserved
- It is anticipated that the price will be offered by way of a special excursion to Welzow’s open-cast mine (courtesy of the ISP and to be confirmed).
How does it work?
- Apply here until the 26th of September 2025.
- As soon as we receive your application, you will be assigned to an interdisciplinary Research Club made up of EUNICE students at Bachelor, Master or PhD level.
- In your Research Club, you will work virtually on the challenge posed by the German industrial park and have until the end of October 2025 to prepare a short presentation of 5 minutes, a so-called pitch, with your solution to the proposed problem. (Find bellow the guidelines for pitch)
- Present your pitch to the company at the end of October 2025
- The company decides on the winning research club until 29th of October 2025
- The winning club will be invited to work on the challenge from 10 – 14 November 2025 at the German industrial park’s co-working space where you will have the exclusive opportunity to get to know the company from the inside.
