As part of this year's orientation phase (O-Phase) for the new Bachelor and Master students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (ETIT) at KIT, the Institute of Information Processing Technology (ITIV) opened its doors for two days.

Städtische Klinikum and KIT have signed a strategic partnership agreement. Prof. Eric Sax sees this as an important step towards joint research, practical teaching and innovations in medical technology.

On 10.09.2025 Phillipp Rigoll, PhD student of Prof. Eric Sax, successfully defended his dissertation entitled: "Maneuver-based testing for the continuous creation, selection and execution of test scenarios of highly automated driving functions". Congratulations and all the best!

The Carl Engler School in Karlsruhe once again became a meeting place for education, careers and the future: numerous universities, companies, the careers and study advice service of the Employment Agency and representatives of the Chamber of Crafts and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce came together at the contact exchange to offer young people guidance after leaving school.

Have you ever dreamed of your own startup? Have you ever been curious about realizing your own product idea? – The Student Innovation Lab enables exactly this! In four Labs, you will work on a technology to develop your startups. The upcoming run of this unique Master's course starts in the coming winter term 2025/2026. Highly interested and motivated students are encouraged to apply now.

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On 14 September 2025, KIT Chipdesign House successfully completed a tapeout of the PSoC internship SoC. The IHP SG13G2 130nm Open PDK was used for the tapeout of the open-source design with an area of 3.42 mm². Starting in WS25/26, students will learn about this chip design flow – right up to tapeout – in the course. Further information on the KCH website.

On 29.09.2025 Johannes Plaum, doctoral student of Prof. Eric Sax, successfully defended his dissertation entitled: "Freigabeargumentation hochautomatisierter Nutzfahrzeuge im Vergleich zum menschlichen Fahrer". Congratulations and all the best!

Last week, we successfully completed the TECHgrow program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Our Phase 1 winners - LumiGuard, CheInnovations and Altruistech - have further developed their prototypes, refined their pitch decks and networked with the German innovation ecosystem.

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At the conference "AI & WE - Shaping the future responsibly" on September 30, 2025 in Berlin, Dr.-Ing. Tanja Harbaum from KIT presented the German-French research project KIHT - Kaligo-based Intelligent Handwriting Teacher. The intelligent pen system shows how artificial intelligence can support learning to write and personalize education.

On July 25, 2025, the KIT Faculties of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering celebrated their Faculty Day together for the first time. Around 300 guests experienced a festive event with inspiring lectures, award ceremonies and special honors - including the "Golden Doctorate" for Dr.-Ing. Sanda Wolf, who was the first woman to earn her doctorate at the faculty over 50 years ago. Dean Prof. Eric Sax spoke of a "day full of pride, emotions and future prospects".

On September 10, 2025, Thilo Braun, doctoral candidate under the supervision of Prof. Sax, successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Maneuver-Based Testing for the Seamless Creation, Selection, and Execution of Test Scenarios for Highly Automated Driving Functions." Congratulations!

At the beginning of September, Prof. Becker's annual doctoral retreat took place in the historic university town of Speyer. Doctoral students from the institute, research center, and industry presented their research, engaged in intensive discussions, and received valuable feedback. In addition to the professional exchange, a varied supporting program—ranging from a visit to the Technik Museum to cozy game nights—provided inspiration, team spirit, and lasting impressions.

From September 16 to 23, 2025, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is hosting three technology-oriented start-ups from East Africa at the Institute of Information Processing Technology (ITIV) as part of the TECHgrow program.

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Five ITIV students have developed an innovative robot demonstrator based on the open-source Turtle Robot. With revised mechanics, electronics and software, the handy robot brings technology to life and offers prospective students practical insights into electrical engineering and robotics. The project demonstrates creative teamwork, practical studies at KIT and the innovative strength of our students.

ITIV welcomed a delegation from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). The focus was on joint projects on vehicle technology, safety and communication. The exchange strengthens the long-standing partnership and promotes dialog between young researchers from both countries.