Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft

The Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft e.V. (CCG) is a German non-profit registered association dedicated to technical and scientific continuing education. Named after Carl Cranz, the founder of modern ballistics and a professor of technical physics at the Technical University of Berlin, the organization was established on 9 December 1960 under the patronage of then Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauß. Its founding purpose was to provide defense-technology training and further education for university graduates and specialists from industry and the military, in the context of the build-up of the Bundeswehr and corresponding research and development capacities. The first defense-technology courses were held in 1963 in Weil am Rhein and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. Today the CCG offers a broad spectrum of seminars that extends well beyond defense-technology training. With more than 100 seminars per year, it covers fields such as digital communication, computer science, sensor technology, command and reconnaissance, transport and traffic systems, defense and security, materials science and technology, and interdisciplinary topics. Seminars are held at relevant locations including universities, test facilities, companies and armed forces installations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with a notable partnership with the German-French Research Institute in Saint-Louis. The courses are led by experts from universities, research institutions and industry, and are aimed primarily at engineers and natural scientists. About 25% of participants come from abroad, mainly from the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. The association is supported by a board of trustees (Kuratorium) that includes representatives of research institutions such as the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Fraunhofer Institutes, as well as leading German defense companies including Airbus Defence and Space, Diehl Defence, ESG, Hensoldt, IABG, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall, which are also affiliated as cooperative members. The CCG has been financially supported by the Federal Ministry of Defence. In recent years it has expanded its offerings beyond the defense-technology framework into the civilian sector, for example with seminars on age-appropriate assistance systems for seniors, REACH, and materials modeling in automotive engineering.

The Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft e.V. was founded on 9 December 1960 under the patronage of then Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauß. Its establishment was driven by the build-up of the Bundeswehr and the corresponding need for research and development capacities, with the goal of providing defense-technology training and further education for university graduates and specialists from industry and the military. The first defense-technology courses were held in 1963 in Weil am Rhein and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. The society was financially supported by the Federal Ministry of Defence. Its board of trustees (Kuratorium) includes representatives of research institutions such as the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Fraunhofer Institutes, as well as leading German defense companies including Airbus Defence and Space, Diehl Defence, ESG, Hensoldt, IABG, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall, which are also affiliated as cooperative members. The society is named after Carl Cranz, the creator of modern ballistics and professor of technical physics at the Technical University of Berlin. Over the decades, the CCG has conducted more than 120 one- to five-day seminars annually in Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland, led by experts from universities, research institutions and industry. In recent years, it has expanded its offerings beyond the defense-technology framework into the civilian sector, for example with seminars on age-appropriate assistance systems for seniors, REACH, and materials modeling in automotive engineering.

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  First defense-technology courses held in Weil am Rhein and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.

• 1960

  Founded on 9 December under the patronage of Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauß.

High-quality, practice-oriented continuing education for engineers and scientists, with a heritage in defense technology and an expanding civilian portfolio.

• Seminars in digital communication

• Seminars in computer science

• Seminars in sensor technology

• Seminars in command and reconnaissance

• Seminars in transport and traffic systems

• Seminars in defense and security

• Seminars in materials science and technology

• Interdisciplinary seminars

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2. 2Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaftwikidata.org
3. 3Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaftde.wikipedia.org