Science competition finale at Hamburg Military University's junior science department - Final research project of young scholars at Bundeswehr University Hamburg concluded
Competitive Final of Jugend Forscht Underway at Hamburg's Bundeswehr University
The national finale of Jugend Forscht, a prestigious research competition for young talents, is currently underway at the Helmut-Schmidt-University of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg. A total of 167 students from various fields, including mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, and technology, are presenting 112 research projects following their success at one of the 16 state competitions.
Over the first two days, participants and a panel of experts will evaluate the projects in a closed setting. The general public will have the opportunity to view and learn about the research projects on Saturday.
Notable projects scheduled for presentation include a solar-powered E-bike, a retrofittable drive for wheelchairs, software designed to improve breast cancer detection, and a method for producing diesel fuel based on electricity through the Kolbe electrolysis. Before the main event, a MINT campus featuring cutting-edge technologies in land, sea, air, and cyberspace will open at the Bundeswehr University on Friday.
The award ceremony, with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as patron, will take place on Sunday at Lufthansa Technik. The winners in the seven subject areas will be announced during the ceremony.
This year's competition, marking its 60th national edition, carries the motto "Turn questions into answers". The Helmut-Schmidt-University of the German Armed Forces has taken on the patronage for the jubilee year. A total of 10,350 young people participated in this year's competition, presenting 5,664 projects.
The four-day event concludes on June 1st, celebrating the brightest young minds in German science, providing a platform for innovation and recognition at the national and international level.
Location: Hamburg, GermanyOrganization: Jugend ForschtUniversity: Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg (HSU/UniBw H)Key Participants: First-prize winners from state Jugend Forscht competitionsCategories: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math/Computer Science, etc.Note-worthy Project: "Can synthetically generated training data improve AI object recognition models?" [4]International Success: Maja Leber & Julius Gutjahr: Third Award, Regeneron ISEF 2025 [2]
Community policy could emphasize the long-term investment in education-and-self-development, such as supporting vocational training programs in science, health-and-wellness, technology, and engineering, like the one demonstrated by the participants of Jugend Forscht. These training programs could foster innovation within these fields by equipping students with the necessary skills to improve and develop solutions, such as the AI object recognition models being explored by some of the finalists at this year's Jugend Forscht competition.
