A showcase of technical achievements, a symbol of the spirit of research and a networking platform: the University’s Summer EXPO 2026 demonstrated just how capable Würzburg is as a centre for AI.

At the invitation of the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Federal Minister Dorothee Bär visited the university. In the Mission Control Centre, she spoke about the opportunities that research, technology and space travel offer the Mainfranken region.

How can Germany become more digitally sovereign? At the end of the semester, nearly 40 students from various Master’s programmes presented the results of their innovative projects from the ‘Projektiade 2026’ start-up competition.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg are developing an AI system that analyses satellite images whilst they are still in space. Once there, it is even intended to be able to adapt to new tasks retrospectively – for example, to provide protection against natural disasters.