ETHICS: Excellence and Partnerships

Excellence and Partnerships

Our teaching is shaped by strong partnerships and a commitment to excellence. Through collaborations with leading institutions and participation in international initiatives, we create opportunities for students to engage in competitions, research projects, and innovative learning formats. The Institute’s teaching and student initiatives have also been recognised through several prestigious awards.

Deloitte Foundation Scholarship Programme

We actively support students in scholarship applications, ensuring that financial constraints do not limit academic success. This also includes a partnership between our Institute and the Deloitte Foundation Scholarship Programme. For instance, this scholarship was last awarded to our two of our students in October 2025, offering €500/month financial support, access to networking events & talent mentorship, and entry into the Deloitte Foundation Talent Community.

International Opportunity: Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society (OxAI)

We collaborate with leading institutions to provide students with opportunities beyond the classroom, including: Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society (OxAI) – As a partner of OxAI Labs, we occasionally offer TUHH students the opportunity to participate in OxAI research projects, contributing to impact-driven AI development.

BLUE ENGINEERING: awarded 3rd place at the Harburg Sustainability Award 2026

We are pleased to announce that the student-led initiative Blue Engineering TUHH has been awarded third place at the Harburg Sustainability Award 2026.

Launched in October 2024, the TUHH Blue Engineering group is part of a Germany-wide network that empowers engineering students to develop and deliver their own teaching formats on social and ecological responsibility. The initiative is supervised by the Institute for Ethics in Technology, ensuring an academic foundation while preserving its student-driven character. Through peer-to-peer teaching and collaborative learning, Blue Engineering provides a space for critical engagement with the broader societal implications of technology.

The award recognises not only the quality of the group’s work, but also its commitment to fostering responsible and sustainability-oriented engineering education.

I³ProTeachING Audience Award for Inspirational Teaching 2024

Dr. Jonas Bozenhard received this award for his Creativity and AI Seminar: ECIU Challenge, an innovative teaching format that brings together students from across disciplines to address real-world challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence and innovation.

The seminar combines creative, design-oriented approaches with critical reflection on AI, enabling students to develop forward-looking solutions while engaging with the ethical and societal dimensions of emerging technologies. As part of the ECIU framework, it highlights the value of international and interdisciplinary collaboration in preparing students for responsible innovation.

Award-Winning Student Achievement in the Digital Future Challenge 2024

One of our student teams has been awarded third place in the Digital Future Challenge finals in Berlin, a university competition on Corporate Digital Responsibility organised by Initiative D21 e.V. and the Deloitte Foundation, with support from the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport. Under the title #GridHarmony, the team developed an AI-powered application that helps users navigate electricity shortages through financial incentives and educational nudges, promoting sustainable and fair energy distribution.

This success reflects our commitment to hands-on learning and the integration of real-world challenges into teaching. Through formats such as the Digital Future Challenge, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge in practice, collaborate across disciplines, and develop responsible digital solutions.