University of Applied Sciences for children - become as smart as a FHuchs!
Is your child between 8 and 12 years old and would like to immerse themselves in the world of Fachhochschule Dortmund? The Children's UAS offers the perfect opportunity to do just that: we would like to invite children to research, play and experiment with exciting activities from our faculties.
Take a look at the events for the summer semester 2026 and if we have piqued your interest, please register your children using the relevant registration form. Please note: Registration is mandatory!
Participation in the events is free of charge.
events
Kick-off event - What do chemistry and Lego have in common?
Professor Dr. Tamara Appel (Rector of Fachhochschule Dortmund), Sabine Hammer (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
Chemistry is like a giant Lego game with invisibly small building blocks. Chemists find out how best to put these bricks together to build new things - such as medicines, paints, plastics, perfume or even to make chocolate tastier.
So chemistry is everywhere and helps us understand how the world works and how to invent cool new things!
When? Saturday, 28.02.2026, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Sonnenstraße 96, House B, Room B309
Target group? Children aged 8 to 12 years
Number? maximum 30 children accompanied by their parents
Registration? up to and including Tuesday, 24.02.2026
Registration form
How does the electric eel make electricity? - Electrical engineering in the animal world
Prof. Dr. Simone Arnold I Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Have you ever wondered how a fish can generate electricity? The electric eel is a real natural power station! Its body contains many tiny "power cells" that work together like batteries in a circuit. When they work simultaneously, they produce a powerful surge of electricity.
In a short presentation, you will learn what this has to do with electrical engineering, how people are inspired by it and why the electric eel shows that technology and nature have more in common than you might think.
Afterwards, we will make our own little eel that can light up and blink.
When? Friday, 17.04.2026, 16:00 to 17:30
Where? Sonnenstraße 96, House E, Room E103
Target group? Children aged 10 to 12 years
Number? maximum 10 children
Registration? up to and including Friday, 10.04.2026
Registration form
Play along! Decide with us! A theater laboratory
Professor Dr. Norma Köhler I Faculty of Applied Social Studies
Do you know decision magic? You can experience this power in our playful research. Its magical ingredients are concentration, decisiveness and intuition. We conduct perception experiments and play with clear decisions. They are made in the here and now. You make them yourself. One after the other. They are a starting signal and effective. They are fun, give you confidence and courage. Best of all, you learn a great rule of the game that is useful for life. Not for later, but for right now, for always and for every good performance.
When? Friday, 08.05.2026, 16:00 to 17:30
Where? Emil-Figge-Str. 44, 4th floor: Theaterlabor
Target group? Children 3rd to 5th grade
How many? 3 to a maximum of 30 children
Registration? up to and including Friday, 24.04.2026
Registration form
Smart robots you can program yourself - how we teach the Sphero Mini to think
Professor Dr. Sinje Teschler-Nunkesser, Solmaz Mjildi B.Sc. I Faculty of Computer Science
Have you ever wondered how robots know where to go or why they don't just roll against a wall? In this workshop you will have the opportunity to teach a small robot, the Sphero Mini, what it should do. We start with a short course training and get to know the mini robot. You will then take on the role of a programmer.
Using tablets and simple program commands, you will learn how to tell the Sphero Mini when to set off, how fast it should go or which direction it should take. Step by step, you will discover how computers and robots "think" and why clear instructions are so important.
In exciting tasks and small games, you can try out how programming works - without any previous knowledge. You will learn to think logically, be creative and find solutions together.
When? Friday, 12.06.2026, 16:00 to 17:30
Where? Emil-Figge-Str. 42, Room B.E.23 (Innovation Lab)
Target group? Children aged 8 to 10 years
Number? maximum 20 children
Registration? up to and including Friday, 05.06.2026
Registration form
How technology makes the invisible visible
Professor Dr. Ann-Kathrin Hömme I Faculty of Information Technology
Our bodies can do more than meets the eye.
When we stand, walk or jump, forces are at work that cannot be seen but can be measured using technology.
In this workshop, we use modern technology to make these invisible forces visible - for example, the pressure under the feet or changes in movement. What the body is actually doing all the time suddenly becomes visible on the screen.
We will experience how research is carried out at a university and how technology helps us to better understand the human body.
When? Friday, 10.07.2026, 14:00 to 15:30
Where: Sonnenstraße 96, House A, Room A023
Target group? Children aged 8 to 12 years
Number? maximum 20 children
Registration? up to and including Friday, 03.07.2026
Registration form
Do you still have some time after the event? Then we cordially invite you to visit our SommerFHest with a varied supporting program for the whole family.