{"id":1986,"date":"2025-04-25T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:42:43","slug":"27-06-25-excursion-museum-of-technology-freudenberg-fit-soft-skills-employability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2025\/04\/25\/27-06-25-excursion-museum-of-technology-freudenberg-fit-soft-skills-employability\/","title":{"rendered":"04.07.25 Recap Excursion: Museum of Technology Freudenberg | FIT: Soft Skills &amp; Employability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>Friday, July 4, 2025<\/strong>, a group of international students embarked on a unique educational excursion to the <strong>Museum of Technology in Freudenberg<\/strong> \u2013 a highlight of the summer FIT program. Meeting at Siegen Central Bus Station, participants traveled together to explore the fascinating exhibition <em>\u201cSteam Engine and Transmission Systems\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2252\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145239-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the <strong>English-language guided tour<\/strong>, students experienced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>working steam engine<\/strong> in action<\/li>\n<li><strong>Belt-driven machinery<\/strong> that shaped early industrial production<\/li>\n<li>Insight into <strong>labor conditions<\/strong> during Germany\u2019s Gr\u00fcnderzeit (Founders\u2019 Era)<\/li>\n<li>A deeper understanding of the <strong>industrial heritage<\/strong> of the Siegerland region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The visit offered valuable perspectives on the evolution of technology and its impact on society\u2014especially relevant for students in <strong>technical and engineering degree programs<\/strong>. More than just a museum tour, the event sparked discussion about innovation, historical context, and the role of engineering in shaping the modern workplace.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2250\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/04\/20250704_145154-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1282\"><em>This event also counted for 3 points in the category \u201eSoft Skills &amp; Employability\u201c of the<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\"><em>\u00a0<strong>Employability Pass<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We thank all participants for their engagement and curiosity\u2014and encourage those who missed it to join future FIT events!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1378\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, July 4, 2025, a group of international students embarked on a unique educational excursion to the Museum of Technology in Freudenberg \u2013 a highlight of the summer FIT program. Meeting at Siegen Central Bus Station, participants traveled together to explore the fascinating exhibition \u201cSteam Engine and Transmission Systems\u201d. During the English-language guided tour, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2025\/04\/25\/27-06-25-excursion-museum-of-technology-freudenberg-fit-soft-skills-employability\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;04.07.25 Recap Excursion: Museum of Technology Freudenberg | FIT: Soft Skills &amp; Employability&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":1987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-july2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2261,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986\/revisions\/2261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}