Last Thursday, October 10th, 2024, Emilia Grass and Saskia Brosius, two of our project managers from the Structural Change Task Force, together with Romy Ganer from SNL (Social Network Lausitz), hosted the 10th Lausitz Café on the topic "Achieve more together - your commitment is priceless! " held in the Café Rietschen cinema.

“Lausitz-Haltestelle” becomes “MoNaBe-Station”
- designing mobility, local supplies and encounters in the Görlitz district -

The question of how rural regions remain viable in times of mobility transition is becoming increasingly urgent. With the “MoNaBe” project – short for mobility, local supply and meeting stations – the ENO/Taskforce in the Görlitz district wants to develop innovative solutions for exactly this. The aim is to combine mobility, local supplies and social encounters and thus increase the quality of life in rural areas

 "Achieve more together - your commitment is priceless!" Our popular citizen participation format, the Lausitz Café, is taking place for the 10th time in October.

Schools and structural change – How do we reach young people? A personal report about the SAS district meeting on one of the most important topics in the structural change discussion.

Mayor Per Wiesner: “For us, the energy transition is the lifeline.” ENO project manager Per Wiesner has been the honorary mayor of the municipality of Neißeaue since 2020 and has high hopes for renewable energies.

The Taiwan Day at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG) not only offered a platform for cultural exchange, but also gave visitors, including numerous official representatives and interested students, an insight into the rich culture and history of Taiwan and opened up perspectives for more Exchange and cooperation.

That was a celebration! 10 years of Oberlausitz space pioneers and the 5th runway for country enthusiasts

 a guest article by Arielle Kohlschmidt from the Oberlausitz Space Pioneer Station

The Kulturfabrik Meda in Mittelherwigsdorf, together with the Raumpionieren Oberlausitz, invites you and opens its doors to everyone who wants to escape big city life, has recently moved to the region or wants to rediscover the good life here after returning to the country.

Our task force project manager Anja Nixdorf-Munkwitz, a native of Zittau, recently received an important award for her project “Village kitchen from yesterday to tomorrow” from the association “Tradition and Future Zittau eV” / “A basket full of happiness”.

Commitment and collaboration: The “Machen!2024” award honors volunteers in East Germany. Among this year's award winners: Hirschfelde! We report on how a small village wants to shape its future and how those involved find support and appreciation for this.

Görlitz strengthens its role as a film location: Saxon Film Academy set up with a new structure.

On September 9th invites the innovation team of our Structural Change Task Force to the 9th Lausitz Café in the UnbezahlbarlandLounge in Görlitz. The theme this time is: Short distances, great diversity - perspectives for local supply.

The German Center for Astrophysics (DZA), which was successfully advised by the Structural Change Task Force in the funding application, is inviting you to a very special event on the Görlitz Alstom site next Saturday.

Final spurt: Apply now for ClipQuest.Lausitz: Innovative film camp for young filmmakers in Upper Lusatia

Call to participate in an employee survey: The nursing industry is facing major challenges, especially when it comes to retaining qualified and committed nursing staff in the long term.

A warm invitation to a special cultural experience: The Görlitzer Stadthalle will open its doors for the last time next Sunday before it is closed for extensive renovation.

Shape the future of your city: Your opinion on urban development in the “Living Center” is wanted!

Inspiring networking & future topics: Review of the 7th women's network meeting of the Saxon State Chancellery. Our task force project manager Anja Nixdorf-Munkwitz was there.

Last week the 7th women's network meeting of the Saxon State Chancellery under the patronage of Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer . This year the meeting's motto was a creative get-together, which was characterized by exciting and innovative topics.

Ciao Clara! We'll meet Again!

After more than three successful years in the innovation team of the ENO Structural Change Taskforce, our project and innovation manager Clara Hartung has taken a new career step. Since August 1st She is the “Lead Coordinator of the Lausitz Campus” for the TU Dresden. We spoke to her about her more than three successful years at ENO and explained why and how she remains involved in structural development in Lusatia.

Presentation of the manual “Local supplies in the Görlitz district”

Central Germany is planning a 1,100 km long distribution network for green hydrogen - because the demand for green hydrogen and its generation capacities will increase rapidly in Central Germany by 2040. In order to connect producers and consumers of the climate-friendly energy source, an approximately 1,100 km long regional distribution network in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia is necessary.

Progress for structural change: everything about expanding the Berlin-Cottbus-Görlitz railway line

Broad support for an ambitious project

Weißwasser, a city with a deep ice hockey tradition, is facing an exciting turning point.

The “Net-Zero Valley Lausitz” project, for which District Administrator Dr. Meyer, together with representatives of municipalities, business and districts in Brussels, is a joint project of the Saxon-Brandenburg region of Lusatia.

Innovative teaching internships: the successful model project of the TU Dresden for East Saxony is entering the next round.

In May and June of this year, more than a dozen teaching students from TU Dresden a groundbreaking internship at two high schools in Lusatia. As part of a model project against the shortage of teachers in East Saxony ( we reported ), they turned the canceled lessons into learning hours. These students helped children in Zittau and Weißwasser to develop independent learning, as project leader Anke Langner, professor in the TU Faculty of Education , explained on the occasion of the continuation of the project.

Talk to each other instead of talking about each other: A special evening in Lausitz.

The topic of ecological and regional nutrition with a low CO2 footprint is of concern to more and more people, including in our region.

Our - as of today - former task force team leader Heike Schleussner will take up her new position as a consultant in Department 47 at the SMWA on July 1st. We spoke to her about her time at ENO and her new challenges.

Workshop on company handover: Future of crafts in Lusatia

At the beginning of the week, the extremely informative and entertaining workshop on business handover in the craft sector took place in the Hafenstübchen on the Telux site in Weißwasser.

A warm invitation to the theme day “Self-determined living in old age through artificial intelligence and assistance systems”!

We warmly invite you to a Lausitz Café, where we would like to exchange ideas with experts and interested parties about the future of crafts in Lusatia, Saxony.

The mood in Lusatia is significantly better than in previous years - positive trends in the perception of the population - structural change is becoming noticeable

This further training from IHI Zittau makes employers fit for the future: The challenges of the labor market and the response from IHI Zittau

5G Forest Watcher project wins Saxon Digital Prize in the “Society” category

The 5G Forest Watcher project in the Görlitz district won first place, worth 25,000 euros, at the 2nd Saxon Digital Prize in the “Society” category. The prize was awarded by Saxon State Minister Martin Dulig as part of the “forum sachsen digital” organized by the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport (SMWA) in the exhibition and event park in Löbau.

ENO project to strengthen the tourism industry in Bad Muskau: The “Muskau Ice Palace” to promote regional value creation is supported with 13 million euros from the coal phase-out money.

We warmly invite you to a Lausitz Café, where we would like to exchange ideas with experts and interested parties about the future of crafts in Lusatia, Saxony.

Successful “Day of Commitment” in Boxberg/OL: A successful event with the potential to be repeated

Last weekend the “Day of Commitment” took place in Boxberg/OL.

Warm invitation to a world premiere - Boxberg celebrates the commitment! On the first day of the engagement, citizens who are active in clubs, initiatives, social and church institutions and associations in the municipality of Boxberg/OL will present their offers for residents and guests.

Participatory conference: strengthening and shaping citizen participation

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Our region is experiencing a phase of change and upheaval. Many great opportunities for the future are opening up, especially but not only due to the coal phase-out.

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Today we are devoting ourselves to the current status of a science that is particularly important for our region: the renaturation of post-mining landscapes.

Last week the fifth Oberlausitz Hydrogen Forum took place in Görlitz. This time we held the WFO in collaboration with the hydrogen network HYPOS as the 21st HYPOS dialogue.

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Today we are once again reporting on a positive development - from Lusatia, of course. This time, however, from Lower Lusatia - and from the field of journalism, which focuses exclusively on structural development in our region.  

The priceless country on the culinary map

The Slow Food magazine, which appears throughout the German-speaking region, is the magazine for sustainable food production and conscious eating habits full of enjoyment. In the current issue, ten pages are dedicated to the topic: “A pleasure trip through Upper Lusatia”.

On Tuesday the “trainee and beginners’ get-together” took place in the UBL lounge in Görlitz. All trainees and lateral entrants (in training) who are on their way to becoming teachers in the Görlitz district were invited.

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Today is once again one of the days on which structural development is picking up measurable momentum thanks to new funding decisions. And that in four locations in the Görlitz district! In addition, the new structural change report from SAS, the Saxon Agency for Structural Development, . Further below: more about it!

Monday was a special day for our Structural Development Task Force, our STARK team. The Saxon Ministry for Regional Development invited us, along with 25 other STARK-funded project sponsors from Saxony's structural change regions, to the Knappenrode energy factory.

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Today we are introducing our new task force project manager, Anja Nixdorf-Munkwitz. Many people who live here in Unaffordable Land and are interested in the region have probably already encountered her (at least in the press) or through her numerous activities for good, regional food.

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Today we are introducing our long-time colleague Lisa Bergmann and some interesting facts about her new additional qualification, “technical expert for hydrogen applications” . We at ENO are pleased with her that she passed the exam - and that, in our focus on the future topic of hydrogen, we now have our first IHK-certified colleague in this field with this still young additional qualification for our numerous H2 activities at our company Page know!

Next summer is just around the corner. We, who live here in the Görlitz district, are not the only ones who enjoy the high quality of local recreation around the water. More and more tourists are also drawn to the unaffordable land:

 We are pleased to invite you to our 5th Oberlausitz Hydrogen Forum, which we are holding together with the hydrogen network HYPOS as the 21st HYPOS Dialogue.  

On Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, we welcome you from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Görlitz at the Siemens ENERGY CoWorking Space at Lutherstrasse 51 02826 Görlitz.

A new contact point for Niesky: “direkt ansprachBar” receives 74,000 euros

A new social meeting place is being built in Niesky, which not only promotes encounters and exchange, but is also intended to strengthen social cohesion.

Last Thursday evening the time had come: the 2nd Innovation Challenge concluded with the pitch, the presentation of the developed ideas to a jury.

It has been proven: Görlitz is an attractive place to live for young families, skilled workers and self-employed people who want to escape the big city traffic and high rents and value being close to nature.

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Today we are presenting the “Self-employedLausitz” project of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts on the topic of company succession, starting a business and career paths in the skilled trades, which kicks off on March 6th in Weißwasser.

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Today, the UBL bloggers are still under the impression of the enthusiastic atmosphere that could be felt on Tuesday evening in the “Zur Linde” inn in Krauschwitz.

Invitation: Funding advice & support

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On Friday, March 1st We cordially invite you to our funding consultation!

“Young Lausitz” supports young people’s candidacies for municipal office with 2,000 euros. What is this innovative offer about?

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Attentive readers of this blog have long been familiar with our innovation team's citizen participation format

Joy in Unzahlbarland - and especially in Kodersdorf! Now 141,050 euros are coming to the district from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport for the “LaHaKo” Lausitz stop.

“For me, it’s always about the big picture: strengthening the region’s attractiveness and fighting for it!”

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Over 20 interested citizens came together at the first Lausitz Café

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The most important travel trade fair of the young year was coming up. We went to the Dresden “Holiday Worlds” with Emilia & Maja.

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There was a lot going on in the Görlitz district last week - but also in our neighbors, the Bautzen district. The Bautzen business community and the Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce invited people to the New Year's reception in the wonderful Schönbach cultural factory.

Hello and a happy and healthy New Year to all our Unbezahlbarland blog readers!

Saskia BrosiusSaskia Brosius and Wilhelmine Buscha explain why you should definitely follow our invitations to the Lausitz Cafés (again) in 2024.

On Wednesday, January 24th, we invite you to the 4th working group meeting “Development of sustainable commercial areas” in the Görlitz district.

The Innovation Challenge Lausitz offers the opportunity to strengthen your own problem-solving skills with great coaches, other creative people and the help of new methods and approaches.

Successful LCM network meeting - Together for the future of public transport

On November 30, 2023, the network meeting of the Lausitz Cluster Mobility took place in the Siemens Energy CoWorkingSpace in Görlitz, which focused on the future of local public transport in the region.

Current structural development - things are moving forward in big steps!

Last Wednesday, the 6th Regional Monitoring Committee of the SAS met, which also discussed the structural development of our ENO Task Force

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Today we report on the 5th Lausitz Café, where the topic of "Mobility - monkey tooth or snail's pace" was discussed passionately and constructively.

We are pleased to invite all companies from the Görlitz district to the 4th Oberlausitz Hydrogen Forum (WFO) on Monday, November 27th, 2023.

WSW community station is picking up speed!

Last Friday the station construction site opened at Weißwasser station, which so far hasn't made a particularly inviting impression.

These are our winners of the simul participation competition!

198 creative project ideas made it.

Hello Emilia , you grew up in Brandenburg and did your bachelor's degree in Bremen in the international degree program Applied Leisure Science . This was followed by your master's degree at the HSZG , here in Görlitz, in the subject of international tourism management . Please explain to us how you came to the HSZG.

During my internship in Berlin as part of my bachelor's degree, I realized that I wanted to deepen my studies. I researched suitable master's degree programs. The Bremen University of gave me a list of recommendations for further study programs and universities - including the HSZG. Since my friend did his bachelor's degree in Görlitz, the city was no stranger to me and I didn't wait long to make my decision and move.

Heike Schleussner and Per Wiesner: traveling across borders with full energy

9th Energy Congress “Energy transition to phase out the crisis” of the Lower Silesian Institute for Energy Studies – DISE Energy took place in Wrocław The congress offered actors from politics and business a platform to discuss the energy transition and look for common solutions. The conference participants received an insight into the Polish energy and environmental technology industry as well as the opportunity to make interesting contacts with relevant industry representatives, not only from Poland.

A large number of the most important players from the areas of energy and mobility met at the ENO's invitation at the beginning of the week to exchange ideas on approaches to realizing H2 mobility in the region.

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Hello Samreen, you are a studied designer, manager and influencer and were in Görlitz for a study seminar, fell in love with the city and the district and moved from Berlin as quickly as possible and "moved over" to us in the beautiful Unzahlbarland. And now you have been the new working student at ENO since September 1st and support the TaFo structural development in the social media team.

First regional workshop on the topic of “Hydrogen network and requirements in the Görlitz district”

Together with the companies of the LK Görlitz on green energy

Village walk in Lodenau to the development of the village community house

The village community Lodenau eV is a young and very committed association from the north of the priceless country. The task force has been supporting structural change since the beginning of 2023

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Some will have already noticed - but today we would like to draw attention to our newly redesigned S(ch)ichtwechsel website of the Structural Development Task Force. And I warmly invite you, dear readers, to click and discover!

 Perhaps the most beautiful weekend of the year in what is probably the most beautiful city in Germany

A joint project for sustainable mobility in Lusatia: the “Lausitz stop” guide

When we think of bus stops in the country, we probably think of abandoned bus shelters marked by graffiti. But what if stops in rural areas can be more? They can become real mobility hotspots - and that is exactly the goal of the "Lausitz stop".

"The structural change in Lusatia is basically on the right track."

Last week, the independent Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Halle announced to the federal cabinet and the entire federal press that structural change is on the right track.

Cordial invitation to all citizens, institutions, associations, municipalities and companies in the district of Görlitz - take part in the 2nd Innovation Challenge Lausitz and secure a free day in the UnpayableLounge!

New challenges arise almost every day in companies, associations and municipalities. New problem-solving skills, creativity and interdisciplinary networking are required. But how does something like this work? By learning, trying and practicing . Together! At the 2.5-day Innovation Challenge from October 26th to 28th, 2023, there is the opportunity to strengthen your own problem-solving skills with great coaches, other creative people and the help of new methods and approaches. The first to register can now even secure free use of the Priceless Lounge!

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Today we report on the 4th Lausitz Café, to which our innovation team invited in the UBL lounge last Tuesday.

Invitation to all companies in the district to the networking meeting "Hydrogen network and requirements in the district of Görlitz"

Together with you: strengthening the hydrogen economy and pipeline planning

Live together - create together

Our innovation team cordially invites you to the 4th Lausitz Café entitled " Living together - designing together" next Tuesday, August 8th. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the UnbezahlbarLounge in the InnoLabs, Bahnhofstraße 22, Görlitz.

Hydrogen bus in test operation in Görlitz 

We have an exclusive premiere to announce! Görlitzer Verkehrsbetriebe (GVB) started the two-week test operation of a hydrogen-powered bus this week.

Starting signal for the study "Hydrogen Network Central Germany 2.0" 

Appeal: Looking for online companies participating in the hydrogen network study

" We, the development company of the district of Görlitz, are very pleased to be taking part in this forward-looking study and call on all companies in the district to get involved, " explains Heike Schleussner , team leader of the task force that is responsible for structural development at the development company Niederschlesische Oberlausitz (ENO). in the context of the coal phase-out.

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Around 160 interested people turned up online and offline for our 3rd Upper Lusatia Hydrogen Forum, which ENO organized last week together with strong partners from the region, but above all within the DurchcH2ventilator

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Today we would like to extend a cordial invitation. Namely for our writing workshops, which we hold for various hands-on competitions from June 26th to 29th. in Görlitz, Weißwasser and Zittau.

On June 14, the Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building, Klara Geywitz, Day of the Regions” in Cottbus. The new event format is intended to

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Today we report on the 3rd Lausitz Café, which our innovation team organized UBL Lounge in Görlitz The topic of the 3rd Lausitz Café, in which we discuss selected key topics of structural change,

Cordial invitation to the 2nd working group on the development of sustainable commercial areas

As a development company, we want to make the district of Görlitz, our municipalities and the local companies fit for the future.

Cordial invitation to the 3rd Lausitz Café entitled " ENERGY TRANSITION - the cause lies in the future " next Tuesday,

Exciting insights into lignite mining and power generation

The ENO team is constantly confronted with the challenges of structural change in their daily work.

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Today I want to talk about several topics. Don't be surprised - the first two come from Lower Lusatia, but we've been in the process of considering all of Lusatia as a unit for a long time.