Digital pact school in Zwickau: 4.68 million for digital future!

Digital pact school in Zwickau: 4.68 million for digital future!

Zwickau, Deutschland - It is done! On June 18, 2025, the “Digital Pact School” project was officially completed in Zwickau. After almost five years of intensive work, those responsible can proudly look at the results of their commitment, because not a little has been invested: a total of 4.68 million euros flowed into the digital upgrading of 18 schools in the city. Of these, EUR 3,12 million comes from the "Digital Pact School", an initiative that supports the development and expansion of digital educational infrastructures.

The starting shot for the digital pact was already found at the Nicolaischule in June 2020. But the time between the first groundbreaking and today was anything but easy. Mayor Sebastian Lasch paid tribute to the excellent cooperation between the Office for Family, School and Social Affairs and the Data processing department at the press conference in the Scheffelberg School. Without the support of teachers, school leaders and employees, this milestone would not have been possible.

technical upgrade and infrastructure

What exactly was implemented? The impressive list includes the installation of 242 interactive boards, over 25 kilometers of network cables and around 3,000 end devices, including iPads and laptops. In addition, 13 of the 18 schools were developed with glass fiber until the end of the year. Particularly noteworthy are the central school servers, which are supervised by Zwickauer Energieversorgung GmbH (ZEV). All of this contributes to the creation of a powerful digital infrastructure that is prepared for both lessons and digital remote lessons.

But the investment does not end here. In order to ensure digital education in the long term, between 700,000 and 800,000 euros are planned for the receipt and replacement of devices annually. A committed team of four employees also takes over the maintenance and support of the newly implemented school IT.

the big whole

The digital pact school is more than just a financial injection - it is considered a key initiative to redesign digital education in Germany. In the meantime, the federal government has also launched digital pact 2.0, which aims for new devices and better learning offers. A total of 6.5 billion euros are available to make the school landscape digitally fit. But not only the infrastructure is important. According to the Digital Pact School, the quality of digital education depends heavily on the pedagogical concepts and the further training of the teachers.

With the implementation of these concepts, the basis is that pupils can use modern tools that meet their learning needs. The federal states are required to ensure a balanced distribution of the funds and to train the teachers accordingly in order to actually incorporate these innovations in class.

The successful integration of these digital solutions is more important than ever in today's world, especially according to the challenges that the Covid 19 pandemic brought with it. The urgency of promoting digital teaching and learning formats has increased significantly in recent years. Zwickau is a bright example for other cities in this regard, which has succeeded in taking significant steps in the right direction.

For the future, it is to be hoped that these developments will be found not only in Zwickau, but also in other regions of Germany and that digital education will be promoted across the board. After all, the future of education is in our hands.