The Annual Conference of the Graduiertenschule GSaME (Graduate School of Excellence advanced Manufacturing Engineering) of the University of Stuttgart is taking place on the topic of ”E xcellence in Research and Qualification – Innovations for Sustainable Factories“ in “Haus der Wirtschaft” in Stuttgart on 21st March 2013. The sponsor of the event is the Minister President of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann. According to a keynote by the Minister for Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Theresia Bauer, visionary approaches and research results relevant to applications will be taking centre stage at the conference for a knowledge-driven factory of the future. Distinguished speakers from science and business will be discussing the opportunities and possible solutions for a future-oriented and sustainable production in Germany.
Whilst in many countries a growing de-industrialisation with negative economic consequences can
be observed, Germany is relying on its industrial production strengths.
Progress in the field of know-how and innovation impetus from research as well as
highly-qualified young scientists are indispensable against global competition, particularly for
the important industrial sector of automobile manufacturing, machinery and plant engineering, as
well as electrical engineering in Baden-Württemberg with its key position for the German
economy.
The latest research results will be presented at the event in the field of advanced
manufacturing engineering; companies will be providing information on their global innovation
strategies for sustainable production as well as methods, models and processes for the strategic
versatility and adaptability of production technologies. For the first time a prize will be awarded
by the Rector of the University of Stuttgart, ”Best dissertation at GSaME“.
Prof. Wolfram Ressel, Rector of the University of Stuttgart, who will be welcoming the
participants from science, business and politics at the beginning of the conference, will point out
the promotion of the Graduate School through the Excellence Initiative of the state and federal
governments: ”By promoting the Graduate School with funds from the Excellence Initiative, we are in
a position to successfully implement an internationally unique model of dual doctoral sponsorships
and to qualify young scientists from the engineering sciences, computer sciences and economics in
the field of highly-developed production technologies for the factory of the future in an excellent
way jointly with strong economic partners.“
Minister Theresia Bauer, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg, will underline in her speech the human factor in research and production: ”We are a very long way off from being able to programme inspiration. The human factor is no residual factor in the factory of the future. Quite the opposite: the more dynamic the technological environment becomes, the more the growing complexity of the requirements and the sequences demand increasing heterogeneous production structures, the more typical human skills will be required, such as the capability to think in a systematic (cross-linked) way, scientific curiosity, imagination and intrinsic motivation. The Stuttgart Graduate School for advanced Manufacturing Engineering confronts these topics; by linking demanding university research with industrial reality. GSaME relies on a far-reaching interdisciplinary approach and shows that the factory of the future is not simply a cost-optimised technology park but also a place of social responsibility. GSaME occupies a field of work which is also significant for Baden-Württemberg in the global innovation competition“.
State Secretary Dr. Georg Schütte, Federal Minister for Education and Research (BMBF), will underline in his welcome speech at the annual conference the commitment of his ministry for the Graduate School GSaME: ”The challenges faced by the factories of the future will only be able to be mastered through innovative production. The BMBF is therefore supporting the concept of the Graduate School of Excellence advanced Manufacturing Engineering to train highly qualified young engineering scientists in Germany. Its dual education concept is a contempory tool enabling young engineering scientists to work together with industry beyond the boundaries of university research. This will sharpen the awareness of the graduates for the optimisation potential in the companies and new creative ideas for an innovative factory organisation.“
About GSaME
The Graduate School of Excellence Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (GSaME) is a central
scientific institution of the University of Stuttgart, sponsored for the second time in the
framework of the Excellence Initiative of the State and Federal Governments, with its own right to
award doctorates. It stands out through its excellent conditions in basic and industrial research,
a pioneering organisational structure and a standardised doctoral process to strengthen the
excellence in the field of advanced manufacturing engineering. The research at GSaME pursues the
aim of developing new technical, methodical and organisational solutions and tools for engineering
of production systems and of making a significant contribution towards a new paradigm of industrial
production. The unique selling point of GSaME is the link between theory and practice, technology
and management, research and application for graduates of computer sciences, economics or
engineering sciences through transferring the dual education principle into the doctoral phase
whilst integrating strong partners from science and business.
Your contact person:
Dr. Hans-Herwig Geyer, University of Stuttgart, University Communication,
Tel. 0711/685-82555, Email: hans-herwig.geyer (at) hkom.uni-stuttgart.de
