The project at HTW Dresden is ESF national innovation promotions in a cooperative process. Involved are 6 doctoral candidates who work on the following topics: “New mechanisms for fluid-repellent surfaces” at the Faculty of Computer Science/Mathematics; ‘Automated underwater monitoring with mini-submarines’ at the Faculty of Computer Science/Mathematics; “Development of a design process for the use of geoplastics in unbound supporting layers of transport routes to increase service life” at the Faculty of Civil Engineering; “Purification of industrial waste water with microalgae and study of recyclable production” and “Perspectives and limits of sustainable management of orchards through accompanying humus state analyses” at the Faculty of Agriculture/Environment/Chemie; ‘MotionSynth: digital Synthesis of Human Movements" at the Faculty of Computer Science/Mathematics. All cooperation projects are carried out in cooperation with TU Dresden.