Annual Program 2022
Systems Reloaded – New Perspectives
The School for Talents' annual theme functions as the point of reference for the participants of our program. In 2022, students explore “Systems Reloaded – New Perspectives” as our thematic focus. Engaging in debates, questioning the status quo, working together in interdisciplinary teams, and discovering innovative methods that foster curiosity and creativity is at the heard of the program. Our workshops and activities address the multitude of systems that shape our daily lives, and their underlying concepts. This requests a willingness to discuss complex issues in a broad area of fields. Students gain insights into and challenge the systems that shape science and academia, politics, economics, law and education, to name just a few. They hear from experts and coaches, learn from their peers, and ultimately wonder which updates our systems need at this crucial moment in time to become future-proof.
“Systems Reloaded – New Perspectives” is inspired by the University of Stuttgart’s vision of “Intelligent Systems for a Sustainable Society”. The Annual Program program therefore taps into the expertise of its institutions and faculties – feel free to approach us for input, feedback, and with ideas for collaboration!
These were our Annual Program 2022 Students
Check out the Annual Program 2022 Projects
Making a contribution to simplifying the bureaucratic jungle a large institution like the university can sometimes be, our prototype application ConfideInUS seeks to assist students and employees of the university alike in effectively reporting issues and dysfunctionalities across the campus. The app provides feedback on the repair process and allows users to submit suggestions for further improvement. A few simple steps along the app's interface replace the previous deterrent of determining responsibilities and fishing for phone numbers - reports are grouped and redirected automatically.
Instead of redesigning the existing repair process with our project, we want to make the process more transparent. Transparency reduces frustration in case of stagnation while openly displaying deficiencies to increase pressure on people in charge. Unconventionally, the societal microcosm that is our university might need a preceding framework promoting change before any will for improvement can take root.
Let’s turn time spent reporting into time spent solving!
Armin, Bachelor Physics
Jiahong, Bachelor Mechanical Engineering
Max, Bachelor English and History, Teaching Qualification
Marius, Bachelor Physics
Tim, Bachelor Mechatronics
Tobias, Bachelor Electrical Engineering
Our project – the app ener.gie – makes students aware of their own energy usage. The app lets students track their own energy usage and/or generation while at university. Additional incentives incorporated in the app design stimulate a more sustainable behavior by letting users compete with other users regarding their energy score.
All in all, ener.gie contributes to the development of sustainable habits in a fun, interactive, and engaging way.
Check out the various functions of ener.gie in the app prototype and reach out to discuss the idea with us!
Berkay, Master Electro mobility
Angelina, Bachelor English and Business Administration
Jiaxuan, Master Communication
Johanna, Bachelor Architecture
Sina, Bachelor Chemistry
Sudaksh, Master Electrical Engineering
We developed a smart delivery box – The NICE Box –, which allows packages to be dropped off and retrieved by customers either at central locations or at your own door. This allows delivery workers to fulfill their workload more efficiently by removing the need of climbing stairs and waiting for customers. At the same time, customers can receive packages safely while not being at home and get a notification on their smartphone.
All in all, our project leads to reduced mental stress and physical load for the delivery workers while also making the delivery process more convenient for customers!
Jakob, Bachelor Technical Cybernetics
Laurin, Aerospace Engineering
Fabio, Bachelor Bachelor Technical Cybernetics
With the focus on social and political systems, our aim is to increase political participation of young social media-savvy people. Through the course of the project period, we investigated how political decision-makers come to their decisions, and learned a lot about the obstacles for outsiders and citizens to understand decision-making processes.
Based on field interviews, we developed ideas on the facilitation of constructive political exchange between citizens and politicians. In order to make decision-making transparent and engaging and decrease the threshold and prejudices of engaging with politicians we constructed an app – not unlike common social media platforms – PoliFix.
You can test PoliFix here.
Lisa, Master English Literature
Julia, Bachelor Food Chemistry
Gabriel, Bachelor Philosophy
Janne, Bachelor Data Science
Niklas, Bachelor Mathematics