{"id":45817,"date":"2024-03-11T18:42:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/a-hub-for-people-advanced-political-science-class-visits-the-locomotive-shed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:56","slug":"a-hub-for-people-advanced-political-science-class-visits-the-locomotive-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/a-hub-for-people-advanced-political-science-class-visits-the-locomotive-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hub for People: Advanced Political Science Class Visits the Locomotive Shed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting a startup\u2014wouldn\u2019t that be something? But how do you turn an idea into a business, and how do you go about it? Together with their teacher, Dr. Claudia R\u00f6der, the advanced political science class visited the Marburg Lokschuppen. It is recognized beyond the district as Marburg\u2019s startup hub. <\/p>\n

The group meets with Gunter Schneider, the owner of the Lokschuppen, at Innocou, the caf\u00e9 and culinary hub of the renovated complex, which has been saved from decay. The caf\u00e9 is called the Coworking & Startup Hub; it is intended to provide ample space for diversity and creativity and to be a place of enjoyment and culture\u2014as the owner is quoted as saying in the press. <\/p>\n

Gunter Schneider sums up the idea behind the entire project in one sentence: \u201cWhat was once a hub for locomotives is now becoming a hub for people.\u201d This is also the motto of the startup center, which features numerous workspaces: The \u201chot seats\u201d serve as workspaces for workers passing through; the \u201cdedicated seats\u201d are for short-term use of up to two weeks; and the \u201ccubes.\u201d The latter are small offices for up to 8 people. In addition, there are also \u201creal offices,\u201d Schneider explains. Larger companies use these for longer-term work. <\/p>\n

After the guided tour, Gunter Schneider answers questions from the Steinm\u00fchlen students. He also talks about his own company, Schneider Maschinenbau in Fronhausen, which has about 500 employees and branches on several continents. The company is one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers and developers of machinery and system solutions for the eyewear, precision, and ultra-precision optics industries. <\/p>\n

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Working Together and Helping One Another<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the discussion with the students, the host cannot avoid the topic of politics and makes a few critical remarks regarding industrial transformation. Startups could drive this transformation and, for example, develop systems to reduce CO\u2082 emissions. <\/p>\n

To drive this development forward, Lokschuppen supports startups in refining their ideas, guides them as they grow, and connects them with various industries. According to Schneider, startups generally thrive on collaboration and mutual support. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, according to the owner, there are too few young people with their own fresh ideas: \u201cTo continue achieving economic growth, Germany simply needs new ideas from new people.\u201d In his view, policymakers should provide a platform for startups: \u201cThe startup ecosystem must be supported\u201d\u2014also to become less dependent on other countries. Overall, Germany invests too little in education; education must be further digitized. According to Gunter Schneider, the key skills needed to found a startup are a solid high school education, a college degree, and a passion for the chosen field. <\/p>\n

The visit to the locomotive shed ended with a short presentation by the host on the topic of patent law\u2014which the Political Science class found very interesting.<\/p>\n

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