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The Learning Demand is Gigantic!

A leadership change at 42 Heilbronn: Moritz Carthaus – formerly Head of Administration at the coding school – has been CEO since the beginning of the year.

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Albert: From Internship to Full-Time Position

The Markant Group is the reliable partner for industry and retail: It connects around 200 retailers like DM, Kaufland, and Rossmann with over 15,000 suppliers, ensuring that processes—from payments to data management—run smoothly. Since December 2024, former 42 Heilbronn student Albert has been part of the team as a software developer at the Offenburg location.

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Vivien: Fast Track at Porsche

42 students develop soft skills, innovation, and independence—without a traditional degree. Yet, they’re in high demand. Since Feb, Vivien has been interning at Porsche, proving their success.

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42 plans 200 locations by 2030

Sophie Viger, CEO of the global 42 network, announces massive expansion during her visit to Heilbronn.

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Kathrin: Take a deep breath, keep at it - you'll be fine!

Four children aged between two and eight at home and then the idea of learning to code at 42 Heilbronn? Quasi on the side?

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Double degree: HHN and 42 set new standards

In autumn 2023, 42 Heilbronn will be launching its first double degree course - offering a unique concept in Germany.

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Torah: Creating new access with AI

For millions of people, the Torah is far more than just a dusty book from a distant past. The book gives them strength and guidance, especially in everyday matters.

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Schunk: 42 employees do pioneering work

3,700 employees, presence in 50 countries, winner of numerous innovation awards: SCHUNK from Lauffen am Neckar is the classic hidden champion. About Dr. Martin May, who as Director Technology & Innovation Management is driving forward the topic of AI in particular, and 42 employees who are doing pioneering work at the mechanical engineering supplier.

by Nadia Aleksan

Three years 42 Heilbronn - three stories

Premiere in June 2021: the first generation of students started at 42 Heilbronn in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. For Germany, it was the starting signal for a completely new learning concept and for the students it was a leap into the unknown. Can studying without professors really work? What is it like to work with other students? And what are the chances on the job market later on? Three students from the early days look back.

by Nadia Aleksan

Our advantage? The people who are enthusiastic about HN as a green capital!

In October, the EU Commission will award the title of Green Capital Europe - Heilbronn is one of the candidates! The application is receiving active support from the Heilbronn ecosystem, above all 42 Heilbronn. An interview with Isabell Steidel, new Senior Project Manager City Dashboard at 42.

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Anahí and Florian: Getting off to a flying start at Schwarz IT

42 students have now found work at top companies all over the world. Two of them are Florian and Anahí, who started their first year at 42 Heilbronn in 2021 - and are now helping to develop new tools at AI giant Schwarz IT.

by Nadia Aleksan

Next weekend: AI Festival 2024!

On June 29 and 30, we will be celebrating artificial intelligence with thousands of guests at Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen! Luminaries from the world of science, AI pioneers from corporations and start-ups as well as key players from politics and administration will be coming to Heilbronn to share their knowledge and look forward to discussions.

by Nadia Aleksan

Heilbronn: start-up mecca with charisma

Things are looking up: after years of crisis in the start-up scene, the number of start-ups will rise again for the first time in 2024. Miriam Wohlfarth, one of the first female fintech founders in Germany and 42HN board member, and Oliver Hanisch, Managing Director of the Heilbronn start-up hub Campus Founders, discuss what is now needed for a real upswing. A conversation about the German culture of error, Silicon Valley as a mindset and Heilbronn as a role model for the necessary change.

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XL2: Start-up power for German car manufacturers

In the 2010s, digital transformation projects at Audi came to a standstill. The IT departments are unable to develop as required, there is a lack of experts and the pressure is increasing. In this situation, the company makes a decision: Together with Capgemini, we set up the XL2 joint venture in Heilbronn - the start of a success story. Insights from Felix Spitznagel, XL2 Managing Director and Alex Kurz, 42 student and Junior Software Engineer at XL2.

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The future is being made in Heilbronn

Lukas Kreuzer will start as a Senior Software Engineer at the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSI) in Heilbronn at the beginning of 2022. He agreed with Professor Heiner Lasi that he would also start as a student at the 42 - even though he had already completed a three-year apprenticeship as an IT specialist for application development. An interview about cross-border cooperation, passionate coding and the FSI as a crisis winner.

by Nadia Aleksan

Digital administration? HN shows the way!

Heilbronn is developing into an AI Mecca. That has an impact. Even on the city administration: five years ago, it was one of the first municipalities in Baden-Württemberg to adopt a comprehensive digital strategy with a view to 2030. Since then, an entire administrative division has been driving the topic forward, with automation and AI playing a key role.

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2024: The Heilbronn ecosystem is growing!

Hardly any other city is developing as rapidly as Heilbronn: with the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (Ipai), it is becoming the Mecca of the European AI scene. More and more German tech companies and innovative start-ups are moving to the city. And right in the middle of it all: 42 Heilbronn. We also have every reason to look forward to 2024: our ecosystem continues to grow - and is celebrating the opening of three new buildings!

by Nadia Aleksan

“The tech industry has a marketing problem!”

Women are still a rarity in the tech world - that can't stay that way! Yip Thy-Diep Tha, blockchain expert and founder of the all-female SystAIn3r Hackathon, explains in an interview with 42 Heilbronn how the scene needs to change in order to attract more women. A conversation about an overdue re-branding, new ways of working and programming with purpose.

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Andreas: “42 students are born startup founders”

With one laughing and one crying eye: Andreas Gebert, student and team member from the very beginning, leaves 42 Heilbronn - and founds his first own company. Spoiler: A first investor is already on board with a six-figure sum, success is, so to speak, pre-programmed.

by Nadia Aleksan

“The Bildungscampus? We went through a learning curve there.”

Larger space, new buildings, more students - the educational campus is growing and Ipai, Europe's future AI center, is also taking shape. An interview with Yvonne Zajontz, Professor of Market and Media Research at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and Reinhold Geilsdörfer, Managing Director of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, about monotony on campus, prosperity as a drug and why Knorr cooking afternoons are an inspiration.

by Nadia Aleksan