Seminars und Workshops

Are you in your fourth or a later semester of a bachelor’s degree program and interested in sustainability and future-oriented technologies? From October 12–16, 2026, students can gain a wide range of insights into the circular economy in the automotive industry through a Summer School at WeCampusWOB. Renowned professors will present current research and demonstrate how research findings are translated into real-world applications. Leading industry partners such as Volkswagen and Salzgitter AG will share practical perspectives and highlight career opportunities. The program also includes a variety of workshops and field trips. In addition, the Summer School offers numerous opportunities to connect with experts from industry and academia as well as with fellow students who share a passion for innovation and sustainability.

As a member institute of Fraunhofer CCEM, Fraunhofer IST is participating in the Summer School program. Our institute director and expert in sustainable production and life cycle engineering, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann, is one of the keynote speakers at the Summer School. In addition, Fraunhofer IST is contributing two experiments on the pyrolysis of cables as well as analytical investigations using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

Applications for the Summer School are open until September 15, 2026. For students of TU Braunschweig and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, participation can be credited toward their degree program through ECTS.

WeCampusWOB is a research campus for automotive circular economy. It brings together TU Braunschweig, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Volkswagen, the Open Hybrid LabFactory, and the City of Wolfsburg under one roof to collaborate on research and education.