Presentations and Workshops:

• EUSMAT Presentation & AMASE in Detail (digital) – Dr.-Ing. Flavio Soldera
• Meet the Partner Coordinators (digital) – All partner coordinators
• Intercultural Trainings – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß
• Teambuilding – AstWerk
• Presentation Techniques – Dr.-Ing. Pranav Nayak
• Financial Planning – Dr.-Ing. Bruno Alderete
• History and functioning of the EU – Lisa-Marie Oevermann, Europe Direct
• Lab visit to Material Engineering Center Saarland (MECS) – M.Sc. Marie Stiefel
• Lab visit to Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) – Dr. Quilitz, Prof. Presser

Excursions to:

• Erlebnisbergwerk Velsen
• Luxemburg

Attention: participants must bring their passport to the excursions!

Saturday, August 23rd

… – 18:00 – Arrival in Saarbrücken
18:30 – 19:00 – Arrival Meeting at youth hostel

Sunday, August 24th

08:00 – 08:20 – Meeting point at youth hostel. Please wear closed shoes (e.g. sneakers) and long trousers for security reasons and we recommend bringing a jacket as well.
08:20 – 08:30 – Departure to excursion
09:30 – 12:30 – Excursion at Erlebnisbergwerk Velsen
12:30 – 13:00 – Bus ride to restaurant
13:00 – 15:30 – Lunch at Restaurant Zur Wilden Ente
15:30 – 16:00 – Bus ride back to youth hostel

Monday, August 25th

09:00 – 09:45 – Official Welcome (building D3.3, seminar room)
09:45 – 10:00 – Coffee break
10:00 – 11:15 – Lab visit MECS – M.Sc. Marie Stiefel
11:15 – 12:30 – Presentation Techniques – Dr.-Ing. Pranav Nayak (building D3.3, seminar room)
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:15 – 17:00 – Intercultural Training with PSS – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß, M.A. Manja König (building E2.1 R.0.01, R0.08)

Tuesday, August 26th

09:00 – 12:35 – Intercultural Training – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß (building E1.7, R0.01)
12:35 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 17:30 – Teambuilding – AstWerk (outside of building E2.1)

Wednesday, August 27th

09:00 – 10:30 – Financial Planning – (D3.3 seminar room)
10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee break
10:45 – 12:30 – Lab visit INM – Dr. Quilitz, Prof. Presser (building D2.2)
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 – History and functioning of the EU – Lisa-Marie Oevermann, Europe Direct (building DFKI D3.2)
15:30 – 19:00 – Free time
19:00 – open end – Farewell Dinner with PSS at Café am Schloss

Thursday, August 28th

08:00 – Departure from Youth Hostel to Luxembourg (with students from LCT). Please be on time!
> Participants must bring their passport to the excursion! There will be a border control to enter Gemrany.
> AMASE students can ask for a lunch paket at the Youth Hostel to bring to the trip (included in EUSMAT’s services).

10:15 – 12:15 – Activity at EU Parlament in Luxemburg (You need passport or EU ID card to enter).

12:15 – open end – Free time in Luxxembourg city and drive back to Saarbrücken with public bus.
> We recommend staying in groups for the travel back. Take the public bus from outside Luxembourg Gare. Buy the ticket with the bus driver or online through the app. It costs 5€. Please make sure you don’t take the last bus at night just to avoid any complications, there are no buses after 8 pm. Here you can search for the schedule.

• Dr.-Ing. Flavio Soldera – Universität des Saarlandes
• Partner coordinators: Prof. Dr. Gemma Fargas (UPC), Prof. Dr. David Horwat (UL), Prof. Dr. Linn Berglund (LTU), Prof. Dr. Pia Åkerfeldt (LTU), Prof. Dr. Raul Bermejo (MUL), Prof. Dr. Alessandro Martucci (UNIPD)
• Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß – Universität des Saarlandes
• Karine Sinn – AstWerk
• Bernd Unger – AstWerk
• Dr.-Ing. Pranav Nayak – Universität des Saarlandes
• Dr.-Ing. Bruno Alderete – Universität des Saarlandes
• Lisa-Marie Oevermann – Europe Direct Saarbrücken
• M.Sc. Marie Stiefel – MECS, Universität des Saarlandes
• Dr. Quilitz – INM
• Prof. Presser – INM

Saarland University
Campus Buildings: D3.3, E1.7, E2.1, and Mensa (cafeteria) D4.1
Campus map here.

Attention! In Saarbrücken, you will need to show the bus driver your transport ticket every time you get in the bus. Here you can find the public transport schedule.
In Luxemburg, public transport is completely free (bus and metro). Make sure to bring your passport with you (not only residency permit), there will be a border control!

Accommodation is included in the registration and will be in shared rooms (2 people each) at the youth hostel Saarbrücken. Accommodation includes breakfast.

Youth Hostel Saarbrücken
Europa-Jugendherberge
Meerwiesertalweg 31
66123 Saarbrücken

Registration deadline: 31 June 2025