During the week, students work in small groups on their own questions relating to a given topic. In the 2025/26 school year, this topic is "movement". The topics range from humanoid robots and aspects of autonomous driving in computer science to "political movements" in English and questions of mental health in sport. The groups conduct literature research, experiments, surveys or interviews.
Insights into studying, research and scientific methods
In order to prepare the students specifically for this scientific work, OTH Regensburg offered a varied programme at the start. After a welcome by Prof. Dr. Carina Braun, Vice President of OTH Regensburg for Appointments and Student Lifecycle Management, study advisor Kathrin Köpf from the Student Lifecycle Centre introduced the range of courses on offer. After a lunch break in the canteen and cafeteria, the students were divided into small groups and given an insight into the various faculties at OTH Regensburg. Prof. Dr. Andreas Lesser, himself a former student at Burglengenfeld Grammar School, gave a tour of a mechanical engineering laboratory.
Other groups learned about the ‘Applied Natural Sciences’ degree programme, visited laboratories, learned about surveying in civil engineering, or gained insights into economics, social sciences, and cultural studies.
Visit to OTH Regensburg is ‘an absolute enrichment’
Upper school coordinator Andreas Deml praised the cooperation: "The visit to OTH Regensburg, now for the second time in a row, is an absolute enrichment for the students of the Johann-Michael-Fischer-Gymnasium Burglengenfeld, for which we are very grateful.vThis gives the young people first-hand information on the relevant scientific methods and allows them to experience the specific thematic work in the various faculties for themselves."
Kathrin Köpf also drew a positive conclusion: ‘We hope that the young people and their teachers were able to gain some basic experience in scientific work through the initial information and workshops provided by the university library. We in the service centres and faculties are happy to answer any detailed questions about the courses on offer.’
