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 Bourdiel, Europe Direct
• City Tour in Saarbrücken
• Lab visit in building D3.3
• 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 (room to be confirmed)

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 – Meeting point in front of building D3.3
10:00 – 11:00 – Official Welcome in building D3.3, seminar room – Dr.-Ing. Frank Mücklich, Dr.-Ing. Flavio Soldera
11:00 – 12:30 – Lab visit in building D3.3
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 – 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. Meeting point: in front of main entrance Rathaus

Thursday, August 27th

09:00 – 12:30 – Intercultural Training – Dr. Phil. Claudia Heß
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Free time!

Friday, August 28th

10:00 – 12:30 – Survival Tips with Student Representatives – Mahima, Natalia
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – Go to Climbing park Saarbrücken
14:30 – 18:00 – Climbing park Saarbrücken
18:00 – 19:30 – Free time (back to youth hostel, shower, etc)
19:30 – Open end – Farewell Dinner at Café am Schloss

• Dr.-Ing. Frank Mücklich – Universität des Saarlandes, Coordinator of AMASE-Master
• Dr.-Ing. Flavio Soldera – Universität des Saarlandes, EUSMAT Managing Director
• 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
• Dr.-Ing. Pranav Nayak – Universität des Saarlandes
• Arthur Bourdiel – Europe Direct Saarbrücken
• Dr. Quilitz – INM
• Prof. Dr. Presser – INM
• Lukas Tafreshi – Verbraucherzentrale Saarland

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