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 – Lukas Tafreshi, Verbraucherzentrale Saarland
• History and functioning of the EU – Arthur Bourdie, Europe Direct
• Industry visit – tbc
• City Tour in Saarbrücken
• Lab visit in building D3.3 – tbc
• Lab visit to Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) – Dr. Quilitz, Prof. Dr. Presser

Excursions to:

• Baumwipfelpfad Saarschleife
• Climbing Park Saarbrücken

Attention: participants must bring their passport!

Saturday, August 22nd

… – 17:00 – Arrival in Saarbrücken
17:00 – 18:00 – Arrival Meeting at youth hostel

Sunday, August 23rd

08:00 – 08:20 – Meeting point at youth hostel
08:20 – 08:30 – Departure to excursion
10:30 – 12:00 – Boat trip on the Saar river from Merzig
12:00 – 14:00 – Lunch at Mettlacher Abtei-Bräu
14:30 – 16:00 – Visit Baumwipfelpfad Saarschleife
17:00 – 18:00 – Back at Youth Hostel around 5-6 p.m.

Monday, August 24th

09:40 – 10:00 – Group Photo
10:00 – 11:00 – Official Welcome in building D3.3
11:00 – 12:30 – Lab visit in building D3.3 – tbc
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 17:30 – Teambuilding – AstWerk

Tuesday, August 25th

09:30 – 10:45 – Presentation Techniques – Dr.-Ing. Pranav Nayak
10:45 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 – History and functioning of the EU – Arthur Bourdiel, Europe Direct
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 16:30 – Intercultural Training – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß

Wednesday, August 26th

09:00 – 10:45 – Financial Planning – Lukas Tafreshi, Verbraucherzentrale Saarland
10:45 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 – Lab visit INM – Dr. Quilitz, Prof. Dr. Presser
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – Take a local bus to city center
14:30 – 16:30 – City Tour

Thursday, August 27th

09:00 – 12:30 – Intercultural Training – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 – Industry visit – (tbc)

Friday, August 28th

10:00 – 12:30 – Programme Representative EMA – Mahima, Natalia
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – Go to Climbing park Saarbrücken
14:30 – 16:00 – Climbing park Saarbrücken
19:30 – Open end – Farewell Dinner at Café am Schloss

• 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
• Arthur Bourdiel – Europe Direct Saarbrücken
• M.Sc. Marie Stiefel – MECS, Universität des Saarlandes
• Dr. Quilitz – INM
• Prof. Dr. Presser – INM
• Lukas Tafreshi – Verbraucherzentrale Saarland

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.

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: 14 June 2026