“Who can do what, whether human or machine, is constantly changing. What doesn’t change is the heart and mind,” says Dr. Muriel Helbig, President of TH Lübeck in her speech addressed to the graduates of TH Lübeck. The president started the first part of the speech with words that were obviously not her own – she used the help of a chatbot. Easy to use and yet – the chatbot cannot reflect your personality. The following part came from the President’s personal pen: “Are my actions honest? That may also be your question, dear graduates, when you now apply your knowledge when you operate in a world in which technological achievements help us, but our eyes and ears are also deceiving and have ever greater social and ecological impacts. Especially in these fast-moving times, allow yourself to remain thoughtful about what you write, listen to and read. And honestly, in what they develop, use and do themselves. Who can do what, whether human or machine, is constantly changing. What doesn’t change is the heart and mind.”
Over 400 new skilled workers
On September 28, 2024, 417 graduates from a total of four departments at TH Lübeck celebrated a successfully completed phase of their life. 75 young people graduated from the department Applied Natural Sciences129 bachelor’s and master’s students belong to the construction department, including the first nine graduates of the bachelor’s degree in urban planning, and the department brought 69 graduates Electrical engineering and computer science and 144 graduates start a new phase of life with a certificate from the department Mechanical engineering and economics.
A long mountain hike
The final speakers Natalie Reinhold (Bachelor of Science Applied Chemistry) and Lena Möller (Master of Science Technical biochemistry) described their studies with the linguistic image of a mountain hike. They placed an emphasis on “we”, which plays a special role in the course.
Natalie Reinhold says: “The newly found learning groups ensured that you didn’t have to complete the journey alone, but rather supported each other together. The most beautiful friendships were created through procrastinating together. Because even on every good hike, breaks must be allowed.”
Lena Möller replies: “The later you start studying, the shorter the exam phase is.” – Whether that was always so smart, we’ll leave it here in the church. One thing is certain: like a hike, studying also had its ups and downs Downs, there were more relaxed and more difficult parts. Ultimately, we persevered, held on to each other and supported each other. Each of us can be proud of what we have mastered in the last few years. We have achieved our studies and are at the peak of our achievements Hike.”
Appreciation of the doctoral students
A new, special item on the program: the farewell to two doctoral students from the TH Lübeck – Dr. Marco Cimdins and Dr. Felix Harden. Cimdins completed his doctorate “Analysis, optimization and systematic construction of radio-based device-free positioning systems” with Prof. Dr. Horst Hellbrück. The newly qualified doctor says: “What particularly impressed me about my topic was its diversity. On the one hand, the radio signals have to be used optimally with only a few radio nodes, but on the other hand, the areas of application are very diverse. This technology can, for example, provide valuable information about room occupancy. This makes security applications, assisted living and building management more efficient.”
Dr. Felix Harden was supervised at the TH Lübeck by Prof. Roland Kral and Prof. Olaf Jacobs. About his work “Four-Dimensional Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Non-Assembly Mechanisms: Achieving Small Joint Clearance and Healing Options” he says: “In my view, the potential of additive manufacturing is far from exhausted and opens up unimagined new possibilities that can only be achieved based on it waiting to be discovered.” Additive manufacturing is also known as “additive manufacturing” or “3D printing”.
Renewable energies in world cultural heritage and supporting parents in the financial education of children and young people
Eight students from the four departments received a special honor from Professors Dr. Tobias Knuth and Dr. André Drews (supporting company of TH Lübeck) due to her outstanding final grades:
- Moritz Krüger with “Investigations into the reuse of bridge foundations”, department (FB) Construction
- Melanie Mohammadi with “Use of renewable energies in world cultural heritage – political will and lived practice”, Department of Construction
- William Klaffke with “Model-Based Design for the Automation of Networked Medical Devices in Anesthesia”, Department of Applied Natural Sciences
- Louisa Holtz with “Investigation of the renewable heat demand coverage of Stadtwerke Heide GmbH through district heating up to 2045”, Department of Applied Natural Sciences
- Tobias Buck with “Investigation of the laser weldability of recycled Polyamide 66”, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Economics
- Sofia Michl with “Development of an ERP-based method for lot size determination in variant production – case study analysis using the example of HAWE Hydraulik SE”, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Economics
- Michaela Jensch with “Supporting parents in the financial education of children and young people: Conception and evaluation of parental support functions in online banking to promote age-appropriate financial competence”, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Mathis Eike Heeren with “Development and evaluation of a portable and self-sufficient reference system for wireless and infrastructure-free indoor positioning systems”, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science