Quantum Summer School with Minecraft
Key Information
- Format: Day camp (no overnight stay)
- Location: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD), Bavaria
- Age: 12–17 years
- Duration: Monday–Friday, daily 8:00–17:00
- Dates: Summer 2026 (exact week TBD)
- Capacity: 12 participants
- Drop-off / Pick-up: THD Deggendorf campus
- Meals: Lunch and snacks included
- Laptops: Provided by THD
- Price: Free – 0 EUR (funded by Interreg Bayern–Česko)
- Organiser: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD) in cooperation with NVIAS and ZČU
Quantum Summer School with Minecraft is a free Czech–Bavarian day camp at Technische Hochschule Deggendorf, where children aged 12–17 explore quantum technologies through Minecraft, real lab experiments, programming challenges, and cross-border collaboration with Czech peers.
Quantum Summer School with Minecraft
Quantum physics sounds complicated? In Minecraft, it makes sense.
This free Czech–Bavarian summer school takes place directly at Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD), where children playfully explore the world of quantum technologies in an environment they already know and enjoy. Thanks to our Quantum Academy expansion for Minecraft, participants will experience superposition, quantum measurement, and unbreakable quantum communication directly in the game.
There is no boring theory here. Quantum phenomena can be seen, built, tested, and programmed with their own eyes and hands. Throughout the week, children take part in experiments, simulations, and their own quantum-themed projects.
Each morning, participants join a team of explorers at THD. Every afternoon, they go home with a new experiment, a new Minecraft build, and a new question about how the world really works.
An important part of the programme is the built-in cross-border exchange. Children will also meet Czech peers, make international contacts, overcome language barriers, and discover that the future of technology speaks a universal language.
What Children Will Experience
- Simulating quantum phenomena in Minecraft
- Programming and logic challenges
- Lectures by university experts (THD Deggendorf and ZČU Pilsen)
- Real physical experiments in THD labs
- Team projects across borders
- Digital Badge for Acquired Skills and Quantum Academy Certificate
Cross-Border Exchange
Two camps, one adventure – across the Czech–Bavarian border.
The day camp at THD Deggendorf and the residential camp in the Czech Republic are designed as a pair. Whether a child joins the day programme in Bavaria or the overnight camp in the Pilsen region, they become part of the same programme – the same Minecraft world, the same challenge, and the same Friday demo.
A dedicated cross-border day brings the two groups together, either in person during a mutual visit or through a shared Minecraft server. This is where the cross-border promise becomes tangible for participants: new friends, a common project, and a week they will remember far beyond the summer.
What This Means for Participants
- Real contact between Bavarian and Czech children, not just parallel events
- A joint project developed across the border and presented on Friday
- Quantum concepts explained correctly, not simplified too much, led by university researchers from THD and ZČU
- Funded by the EU via Interreg Bayern–Česko – free on the Bavarian side, affordable on the Czech side
Funding and Partners
The summer school is part of the BY-CZ Quantum Academy project (BYCZ10-263), co-financed by the Interreg Bayern–Česko 2021–2027 programme through the European Regional Development Fund.
The project is delivered by a Czech–Bavarian consortium of five partners: ZČU Pilsen, NTC, THD Deggendorf, DMDM and NVIAS.
Mandatory disclaimer: Funded by the Interreg Bayern–Česko 2021–2027 programme.
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