Academy For Science, Industry and Technology
In 2008, the Academy again expanded its course programme, including a newly added programme entitled "Special Pain Therapy". This is an 80-hour course following the curriculum of the German Medical Association, which is taught in 14 themed blocks in four modules. Another new offer is a three-semester programme in "Commercial Mediation and Organisational Development", which consists of nine modules and follows the guidelines of the Federal Association for Mediation in Commerce and the Workplace. Within another newly integrated programme on intercultural training, the problems of intercultural communication and interaction were dealt with. The aim here is to shorten the adaptation phase in a foreign culture during a stay abroad and thereby ease integration into the new studying or working environment. In 2008, a total of 875 participants took advantage of the Academy’s course offerings. The most popular in terms of participant numbers was again the »Compact Seminar Emergency Medicine«, followed by the course offerings from the International Center for Advanced Studies (ICAS) and the distance learning programmes in actuarial science.
Master Plan:
An overall planning concept for Oberer Eselsberg was developed with all involved parties on the basis of the land utilisation plan. This includes sustainable enhancing of the campus by developing it into a centre of science and research, as well as a long-term plan for future areas of development. This planning was commissioned by the city of Ulm, in cooperation with the state.
-Enhancement of Albert-Einstein-Allee by turning it into a central axis of public infrastructure.
-Preservation and stabilisation of green areas Strengthening of public local traffic opposite to individual traffic: improving provision of public infrastructure through the construction of a tramway to the Science City. This plan was defined as the main traffic project.
-Determination of areas for students’ living
Energy Maps :
A prerequisite for the implementation of energy saving measures is to get an overview of actual consumption. In order to identify large-scale consumers, energy consumption was measured in 2008. The plan is to create an energy map which displays energy consumption in three separate classes. As a result, optimising measures can be planned and implemented in areas where it would be worthwhile. In this way the University’s Executive Committee hopes to counteract the enormous increase in energy prices over the last few years.
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