What will Hamburg’s mobility look like in the future and what challenges will arise from it? These questions were the focus of Hamburg Construction Day 2026. Under the motto “Future Perspectives of Transport Infrastructure,” numerous high-ranking representatives from politics, business, and research gathered at TU Hamburg.
The 22nd Construction Day was moderated by Prof. Carsten Gertz, head of the Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics at TU Hamburg. He welcomed several distinguished guests as speakers on the panel – including Dr. Anjes Tjarks. The Hamburg Senator for Transport and Mobility Transition emphasized the importance of the event: “The 22nd Construction Day at TU Hamburg is an excellent example of the committed exchange between science, practice, and administration – and shows how important joint dialogue is for the future of our city. This ensures that Hamburg remains a livable and modern city in the future.”
More Construction Volume, Fewer Disruptions
In his lecture, Dr. Anjes Tjarks provided insights into the Senate’s civil engineering strategy: “In Hamburg, with the reform of civil engineering, we are aiming for more construction volume with fewer disruptions for the people in our city. By reducing bureaucracy, accelerating procedures, and consistent digitalization, we are able to build faster, more efficiently, and cooperatively. We want to make Hamburg’s infrastructure future-proof – together, on schedule, and with as little impact as possible on all road users. The reform is not a sprint but a marathon that we are tackling decisively and in partnership. In this process, we are placing our cooperation with chambers, associations, and companies on a new foundation, relying on transparent processes and consistent quality improvement.”
In further presentations, Dr. Imke Steinmeyer (Agency of Roads, Bridges, and Waters LSBG) spoke about the future-oriented design of urban roads, and Ronald Ernst (DB InfraGO AG) about the renewal of railway bridges over the Norder- and Süderelbe rivers.
The cooperation partner of Construction Day 2026 was again the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Industry Construction Association. Managing Director Manja Biel stated: “As the construction industry, we have been very happy to be a cooperation partner of the Hamburg Construction Day for many years because TU Hamburg excellently ensures the training of the future generation in all disciplines of construction. The Bachelor’s and Master’s awards from our foundation recognize the outstanding achievements of students during their academic education at TU. The participation of many of our member companies in the career fair shows great interest in making early contact with TU Hamburg students – creating a win-win situation for both sides.”
Awards for the Best Graduates
The high quality of the next generation was demonstrated by the award ceremony during Hamburg Construction Day. The best Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates were honored by Christian Weber, board member of the Hamburg Construction Industry Foundation and managing director of the Harburg-based construction company HC Hagemann GmbH & Co. KG. The Bachelor’s award for the best degrees in Civil Engineering went to Lina Sophie Jakubczik and Florian Weiß.
Additionally, Lena Schultheiß was honored in the Water and Environmental Engineering program with the Master’s award for her thesis “Fuel Additivation in a Biomass Combined Heat and Power Plant – Influence on Dust and CO Emissions.” Simon Seger was also awarded for his excellent Master’s thesis in Civil Engineering entitled “Investigation of Roadway Plates in Historic Steel Railway Bridges Regarding Load-bearing Widths and Fatigue Behavior.”
The conclusion of this year’s Construction Day was the large career fair with over 35 companies. Here, students took advantage of numerous opportunities to make important contacts. At the same time, companies were able to meet the skilled professionals of tomorrow at an early stage.
Hamburg Construction Day is organized annually by a student council and an institute of TUHH. This year, for the first time, the topic of mobility was on the agenda. The organizers were the Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics and the Student Council of Civil and Environmental Engineering at TUHH.
