Zwickau reports digitization success: 4.7 million invested for schools!

Zwickau reports digitization success: 4.7 million invested for schools!

Zwickau, Deutschland - Cologne, June 19, 2025 - If you look at the progress in the field of digitization in German schools, Zwickau particularly stands out. In the past five years, the city has invested an impressive 4.7 million euros in the digital infrastructure of its schools. "This is more than originally challenged," claims the mayor. In particular, teachers are consistently positive about the developments. However, the question remains whether the digital world is actually as shiny as the city administration represents.

A real eye-catcher is the project at the Scheffelberg primary school, where the fourth graders built a leisure park from Lego. This park, with a suspension railway, swing and a ferris wheel, not only offers fun, but also a piece of digital interactivity. Interesting: The Ferris wheel is designed in such a way that it can stop to make passengers easier to get on and off. But that's not all - the students have even programmed music for the amusement park. Such projects are not only creative forms of expression, but also part of the growing importance of digital skills in education.

Digitization in schools: a task overall social task

Digitization is no longer a mere catchphrase, but has a high degree of everyday life and social life. This development has particularly accelerated through the corona crisis in recent years. That is why the initiative for digital education in German schools is of enormous importance. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched a comprehensive digital educational offensive that aims to expand digital infrastructures, the development of digital learning tools and the cooperation of all actors. So students should be used to digital professionals today.

• include the measures of the digital educational offensive:
• qualification of educational specialists
• Concept of digitally mediatable content and methods

The aim of this offensive is to support learning, enrich teaching and to facilitate access to education. This applies to all educational paths- from school to vocational training and further education, as well as for studying and research. An important tool in this process is the "School Transform" platform, which was presented on March 3rd, 2021. This enables school authorities to capture and develop the digital status quo of their schools in six fields of action.

The discussion about digitization in schools shows that there are many facets. In Zwickau you apparently do a good job, but the critical voices should not be ignored. Because even if the financial resources and the projects are convincing, the long -term effect on learners and teachers remains. The path to the full integration of digital education is still long, but the steps that are now being taken are undoubtedly directional. Enjoyable developments and exciting projects such as the Lego leisure park are only the beginning.