ENGINEXT: Engineering our Future - Campus as a Field of Experimentation

Campus as a Laboratory

Making engineering education fit for the future—that is the central goal of the “Enginext” project (2025–2029). To solve the problems of an increasingly complex world, we need engineers who can actively shape rapid technological advancements and our complex world. The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is therefore transforming its campus into a unique campus laboratory: a vibrant experimental space where students work on real-world challenges of the future in a practical, interdisciplinary, and creative manner.

Campus as a Learning Environment

This makes course content more accessible and transforms the entire campus into a learning environment. Interdisciplinary project work in the campus lab provides students with a framework to tackle real-world issues that are relevant to both society and themselves. In the process, they can hone their skills through practical challenges and collaborate with students from other disciplines in interdisciplinary teams.

Flexibilisation

Future-oriented learning requires greater flexibility: We are creating new spaces and fostering openness at the physical, digital, legal, and organizational levels. Our goals include longer blocks of time for intensive study, a more flexible structure for in-person and self-study sessions, and inspiring digital and physical learning spaces for both collaborative and individual study. The exam workload will be spread more evenly throughout the semester. A key factor in achieving this is the implementation of new block scheduling models for degree programs.

Opening of the Campus

Campus Walks make the Campuslabs accessible to everyone - students, university staff, industry partners, and the wider community. Information boards, displays, interactive web applications, and public tours bring to life the important role that engineering can play in addressing the climate crisis.

Partner & Stakeholder

The Enginext project is the TUHH’s central educational development initiative, involving a wide range of stakeholders from the deans’ offices, the administration, and support services. As the project grows, the circle of stakeholders is gradually expanding.

Participating Institutions