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Youth researches: 60 years of MINT geniuses in Giessen are celebrating a big anniversary!
The MINT competition at the University of Giessen promotes young researchers: 34 teams will present their projects on February 21, 2025.
Youth researches: 60 years of MINT geniuses in Giessen are celebrating a big anniversary!
The most famous young talent competition for MINT (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology) in Germany is 60 years old. The Hessen Mitte regional competition will take place on February 21, 2025 in the physics lecture hall center at the Justus Liebig University of Giessen (JLU). The event is coordinated by JLU in collaboration with the Technical University of Central Hesse (THM). uni-giessen.de reported. Prof. Dr. Kai-Thomas Brinkmann, host and dean at the II Physics Institute, will welcome the participants and the jury, consisting of 24 members.
A total of 34 teams will present their research and experiments to the jury. What is particularly noteworthy is that from 2 p.m. everyone interested is cordially invited to view the projects in the foyer of Heinrich-Buff-Ring 14. The best teams will be awarded prizes by Prof. Brinkmann, Prof. Jochen Frey from THM and competition director Mathias Burk. The winning groups qualify for the state competitions of “Jugend forscht junior” and “Jugend forscht”, which take place at the end of March.
Participants and school engagement
The competition attracts many schools from the region. Participating schools include:
- Elisabethschule Marburg
- Gesamtschule Gießen-Ost
- Gymnasium Oberursel
- Gymnasium Philippinum Marburg
- Lahntalschule Biedenkopf
- Lahntalschule Lahnau
- Landgraf-Ludwigs-Gymnasium Gießen
- Martin-Luther-Schule Marburg
- MINT-Club Hadamar
- Singberschule Wölfersheim
- Steinmühle – Schule & Internat Marburg
- Weidigschule Butzbach
- Wilhelm-von-Oranien-Schule Dillenburg
The committed teachers of the participating schools are often alumni of JLU and THM and thus contribute to strengthening cooperation between educational institutions, such as thm.de supplemented.
STEM education and future prospects
The “Jugend forscht” competition has established itself as a central platform for promoting young people’s interest in science and technology. In the context of this initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) presented the MINT Action Plan 2.0, which brings together important funding measures to improve MINT education in Germany. Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger highlights that 45 million euros will be made available to close the MINT skills gap that is endangering Germany's ability to innovate. Important aspects of the plan include the promotion of student competitions such as “Jugend forscht”, cooperation between school and extracurricular activities and the support of high-quality STEM educational opportunities, such as bmbf.de reported.
The 60th national final of “Jugend forscht” will take place in Hamburg from May 29th to June 1st, 2025. These are exciting times for young researchers in Germany who are presenting their ideas and projects to a broad public and thus making an important contribution to the country's innovative strength.