Jugend forscht Saxony 2026: Six projects on their way to the national final
At the Saxony regional round of the “Jugend forscht” competition, 32 young researchers presented their projects. Six of them impressed the jury and qualified for the national final.
Maximale Perspektiven für junge Ideen: Jugend forscht Sachsen 2026
When questions turn into ideas, new perspectives emerge – and that is exactly what happened at the Saxony regional competition of Jugend forscht on 28 March 2026 at the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Under the motto “Maximum Perspective”, 32 young researchers from across the Free State presented their projects and explored current issues in the STEM fields. They had previously qualified in the regional competitions in East Saxony, North-West Saxony and South-West Saxony.
A total of 30 projects competed, 22 of which were in the “Jugend forscht” category and 8 in “Jugend forscht Junior”.
Six projects particularly impressed the jury and qualified for the national final:
Arthur Stach: Development of a German-language computer stenography system (Workplace category)
Martin Josef Lütke-Entrup: Synthetic OCR training data as a cost-effective alternative to manual labelling (Workplace category)
Florian Reddel: Organ on a Leaf – Spinach goes biotech (Biology)
Sophie Lok Ying Emmerichs: Observation and investigation of the Aurora Borealis and the solar atmosphere (Geosciences and Space Sciences)
Alexia Minou Probst: Classification of mutated emibetuzumab antibodies with regard to their binding using SVC (Mathematics/Computer Science)
Max Ranftl: Construction of a Core-XY-controlled dosing robot (Technology)
In addition, regional winners were also honoured in the ‘Jugend forscht Junior’ category:
Joshua Dittrich with the topic: At what temperature can I drink my tea? (Engineering)
Raphael Artan Hänse & Josef Richter with the topic: Finding the Golden Ratio through chain breaks / do towers move step by step? (Mathematics/Computer Science)
Ideen, die weiterdenken lassen
“The participants from Saxony have once again impressed the jury this year. They took the theme seriously and demonstrated the full scope of possibilities through their project ideas, winning us over with their high-quality work,” says competition director Saskia Schnasse.
The projects impressively demonstrate the depth, initiative and problem-solving skills with which young people are already tackling complex issues today – and how this leads to concrete solutions.
Engagement für die nächste Generation
As a sponsoring company, we actively support the competition alongside BGH Edelstahlwerke – including through our involvement on the judging panel and direct engagement with the participants. For us, Jugend forscht is a key initiative for nurturing young talent at an early stage and fostering enthusiasm for STEM subjects. The projects demonstrate the curiosity, initiative and problem-solving skills with which young people are already tackling complex issues today.
About Jugend forscht
“Jugend forscht” is Germany’s most significant competition for young talent in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM).
The competition is open to children and young people from Year 4 up to the age of 21. It is structured in several stages: the best projects qualify for the national final via regional and state competitions. The Junior category is aimed at participants up to the age of 14 and concludes at state level.
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