Siempelkamp and TH Rosenheim, Industrial advisory board for wood technology: The industry’s Premier League develops and seeks young talents
1,000 students, 26 professors, 22 labs – these are the key figures for the Faculty of Wood Technology and Construction at Rosenheim Technical University (TU). As the leading international academic training institute in the world of wood, Rosenheim TU opens up the acquisition of skills in subjects such as Wood Technology (Bachelor/Master), Interior Engineering (Bachelor), Wood Building and Construction (Bachelor), Civil Engineering with focus on Sustainable and Energy-efficient Construction using Wood (Bachelor), and Civil Engineering (Bachelor). “Let me through, I’m a WOOD ENGINEER!” is one of the faculty’s promotional messages.
All this know-how comes from the faculty’s links with industrial practice: For that reason, the Wood Technology study programme initiated an industrial advisory group, in which Siempelkamp too is represented by Ulrich Kaiser. This is where organisations with a good name in the wood materials industry contribute their knowledge and connections, e.g. Egger and Kronospan, Homag, Hülsta, Leuco, and Binderholz. “There are many reasons why activity in this group is a pleasure and an honour for me. I can pass my practical experience onto the next generation and, in addition, the faculty’s topics, such as process digitisation or improvement of material efficiency, are exactly the challenges which also drive Siempelkamp. This creates a great opportunity to learn from each other and to feed the knowledge gained from the network back into our own companies,” says Ulrich Kaiser.
The topics to which the advisory board devotes itself in conferences, research projects, or excursions are very varied: Students are attracted to an exciting industry, brought into contact with industrial practice and, later on, meet with prospective employers. Projects on topics such as chipboard quality, material simulation, or manufacturing automation bring together researchers, practitioners, and the next generation.
Future of the next generation – Rosenheim TU is extending the application period for wood and engineering courses
“The wood materials industry has a lot of power and influence. As a faculty, that is what we are aiming at. In order to further develop courses, inspire new students for our speciality, and introduce innovations, advisory board members like Ulrich Kaiser from Siempelkamp are very important,” notes Prof. Dipl-Ing. Torsten Leps from the Wood Technology faculty at Rosenheim TU.
The interaction with the subject of wood and with its multiple areas of use requires well trained engineers, both men and women, whom Rosenheim TU trains with great enthusiasm. Because of the particular situation relating to the Corona pandemic, the TU is extending its application periods to 14 August 2020. “The start of studies is scheduled for 2 October 2020. In case we are unable to start with face-to-face lectures, the faculty is also 100% prepared for digital teaching,” confirmed Prof. Leps.
Further information on the courses is available at https://www.th-rosenheim.de/technik/holz-energie-bau/, and advice on courses can be obtained directly via Silke Kroneck, studienberatung@th-rosenheim.de.
