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Sammlungen öffnen den
Blick auf die vielfältigen
Wissenskulturen unserer
Universität und inspirie-

ren spannende Dialoge
zwischen Wissenschaft
und Kunst.«

“Our heritage collections
open up a view of the

diverse approaches
to managing knowledge Kirsten Vincenz, Direktorin der Kustodie, inmitten
ihrer Sammlung wissenschaftlich- technischer Artefakte
at our university and inspire Kirsten­Vincenz,­Director­of­the­Office­for­Academic­Heritage,­
exciting dialogs between Scientific and Art Collections, amidst her collection
of scientific and technological artifacts
science and art.”

Kirsten Vincenz
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One notable service is the DRESDEN-concept Welcome Technology and more
Center at TU Dresden. Staff at the Welcome Center offer Kirsten Vincenz, the Director of the Office for Academic
practical onboarding assistance to all researchers arriving Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections, makes
from other countries. It advises on administrative and TU Dresden’s interdisciplinary approach tangible. No
social matters as well as housing. The Welcome Center other technical university in Germany has such a large
makes newcomers feel at home right away. collection of art and scientific artifacts. You will discover
many architectural gems during a stroll through our
Educating our future campus. The fact that the Office for Academic Heritage
TU Dresden’s care for young professionals goes beyond meticulously collects historical teaching materials –
academia. We are one of the largest vocational training including those that will have historical significance in
institutions in the city. Training is provided in eleven the future – testifies to how important it is for science to
occupational fields – from building materials testing to preserve its very own history. Only by knowing how things
microtechnology and administration. We have dedicated came into the world can we later appreciate their worth.
training facilities on campus. The Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art
Collections not only preserves treasures, it also opens
Working on an equal footing up spaces for new endeavors. For example, it is involved
Equality in everyday workplace interactions has been in revolutionary crossover projects that fuse art and
proven to increase the operating result. One team that technology such as the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden.
embodies this egalitarian principle is led by Prof. Jens This fusion generates knowledge for life.
Krzywinski. Technical design researchers are involved in
creating innovative product ideas such as the Field
Swarm project – agricultural machines that are controlled
remotely via a 5G network.