The wide professional spread of the Freiberg geosciences - including a large spectrum of geotechnical expertise - allows students to pursue very diverse interests on site and to educate themselves individually. The teaching ethics of most faculties are very high; in appointments, students have a strong voice in evaluating the teaching ability and attractiveness of future female professors and thus help influence the appointment decision. Online teaching (pandemic) was engaged and successfully used.

NTNU Trondheim, Norwegen; Eötvös Loránd Universität, Ungarn; Universität Oulu, Finnland; Czech Technical University, Tschechien; Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza Krakow, Polen

3D modelling software (e.g. GOCAD), Ar-Ar-,U-Pb-, thermo-geochronology, rock preparation and mineral separation; thin- and ground section preparation; water and soil chemical analysis; X-ray diffraction; microprobe; MLA; TIMS; very extensive analytical geochemical laboratories (EA, IC, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, TXRF, WD-XRF); digital image analysis; differential GPS.

Students are involved early on in real-world projects. Terrain-oriented work (also international); inclusion of drilling cores (documentation); 3D modelling; industrial cooperation; cooperation with international university partners; high-level laboratory research; multi-disciplinary geoscientific methodology (atmosphere - soil - water - deep underground - mineral resources).

Experimental areas on campus (hydrological and hydrogeological measuring field, meteorological station; geophysical measuring field); research and teaching mine with underground laboratories and experimental rooms; online seismology station for geophysics in Berggießhübel (base station of the worldwide seismological monitoring system); research station for geoecology in Oberbärenburg (soil and ecosystem and atmospheric research).