Chemistry
The perception of chemistry in society has changed profoundly in the last years. Chemistry is no longer the mysterious and dangerous “black art”, and it no longer seems to exist as remains of medieval alchemy. Today it rather appears as a designing engineer of modern high-power materials, which are constantly becoming lighter, more colorful and durable and they often replace dwindling and rare resources. Circuits, computer chips and batteries are getting smaller, implants, adhesives and textiles more resilient and durable. Food is getting changed more and more by Chemistry, as well.
Applied Chemistry also plays an important role in our classes as it is a well-proven way to catch students’ curiousity.
Through redesigned curricula and examination regulations so called context-based chemistry is required. This means that questions are related to everyday life or to technology.
Our chemical focus of work in our department lies in experimental chemistry. Excellently equipped classrooms make it possible to present spectacular experiments and allow students to work in small groups, in which they can experience harmless scientific experiments and observation.