Görlitz has a new SPACE to support people who want to start a business – The HHL DIGITAL SPACE Görlitz.
Our Concept
Innovations from startups and SMEs especially in energy technology, automation and digitization are important drivers for successful structural development in the region of Lausitz/Saxony. This is where DIGITAL SPACE jumps in – to create an open platform, supporting entrepreneurship and boosting structural change. Therefore, HHL DIGITAL SPACE offers various programs and formats for startups and established companies. Participants will be supported through workshops to create new ideas and turn them into business models – all in the long-lasting tradition of the founding and entrepreneurship spirit that HHL has represented since its foundation by entrepreneurs in 1898. Moreover, DIGITAL SPACE an ecosystem and cooperates with many regional partners such as the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, TU Dresden, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, FutureSax and companies and associations such as DTC, Siemens, Alstom, LEAG, Stadtwerke Görlitz, and many more, as well as the cities of Görlitz and Zgorzelec and the General Entrepreneurs Association.
The HHL DIGITAL SPACE Görlitz is funded by the “STARK” project funding, enabled through the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control.
Interested in learning about the entrepreneurial events and programs in Görlitz?
Our Team
Mittelstand 2025
We’re happy to announce the launch of a new landing page for HHL’s Mittelstandsstipendium for the Part-time MBA.
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and the City of Leipzig are strengthening the regional economy by offering ten scholarships (5 of which are full scholarships) for candidates for the Part-time MBA, who are seeking to advance their careers while contributing to the succcess of small and medium-sized businesses. Check out the landing page and find out about eligibility, benefits and the application process.
Opening Event in 2023
On March 24, 2023, we celebrated the grand opening of the HHL DIGITAL SPACE Görlitz with welcoming speeches by the Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, the Mayor of the City of Görlitz, Octavian Ursu, the District Administrator Dr. Stephan Meyer, and our HHL Rector Prof. Dr. Tobias Dauth, moderated by Managing Director Dr. Maurice Steinhoff and Christoph Scholze, at the Siemens Energy Innovation Campus in Görlitz.
In cooperation with strong local partners, programs and formats are offered focusing on entrepreneurship and strengthening the regional ecosystem of Lausitz/Saxony.
A workshop on the topic “Problem-Solution-Fit – First Steps in the Early Stage” as well as the following networking aperitif encouraged the discussion and completed a successful day.
Our Summer BOOTcamp on and around Lake Berzdorf
On August 29, 2024, we hosted a unique event that brought together business and science on the beautiful Lake Berzdorf.
Agenda Highlights:
- Arrival at the Harbor – Aperitif and Networking
- Welcome Aboard – Dr. Maurice Steinhoff introduced participants to the HHL DIGITAL SPACE in Görlitz
- Presentation of Pro Material Lausitz – Dr. Udo Krause from IFW discussed the opportunities of additive manufacturing technology
- Business Succession in the Region – Jens Schöps from HDx Solutions talked about the impact of succession on business
- Shaping Digitalization with Successful Business Successions – Junior Professor Maximilian Schreiter from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management provided exciting insights from an IFU perspective
The evening was filled with inspiring conversations, valuable contacts, and breathtaking views of the lake. A heartfelt thank you to all participants who made this evening so special, as well as to our sponsors, the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research and tragwerk consulting.
Where to find us?
The Co-Working Space at the Innovation Campus Görlitz offers flexible workplaces, space for events, workshops, meetings and enables a parallel and synergetic interaction of different stakeholder groups from economy, science, and industry – among others, the HHL DIGITAL SPACE. The opportunity for networking turns the place into a suitable location for people interested in entrepreneurship topics.
Address: Lutherstraße 51, 02826 Görlitz
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