Public engagement

Although no cell phone would work without the findings of quantum physics, quantum physics and quantum technologies are generally unknown to the general public, or at best known as mysterious and completely incomprehensible.

With targeted public engagement measures, the communication, education and public engagement team of Munich Quantum Valley helps to create a basic understanding of quantum technologies and their benefits for society among the general public.

This is achieved by participating in and organizing dialog formats such as exhibitions, events, and public lectures, as well as participating in trade fairs and professional events. Examples include the participation of Munich Quantum Valley in "FORSCHA" (Munich), the "Festival of the Future" at the Deutsches Museum (Munich), re:publica (Berlin) or the "World of Quantum" (Munich).

The aim is to transport the fascination that quantum technologies hold and to moderate the discussion of expectations, hopes and possible fears in a dialog with the public.

MQV In Persona

The portrait series "MQV In Persona" gives personal insights into the Bavarian quantum ecosystem. At MQV and its associated institutes, many young scientists are working together to develop competitive quantum computers in Bavaria and to advance quantum technologies in their entire range and their research activities are as diverse as the researchers themselves. Get to know them here.

Quick Quantum Questions

The "Quick Quantum Questions" video series features quantum experts from the Munich Quantum Valley ecosystem, covering the basics like superposition and entanglement, explaining different hardware platforms and giving a deeper insight into the quantum landscape we are building together in MQV. Watch the videos on YouTube.

Selected upcoming public events

Two girls look at an open cryostat for superconducting quantum computing.

MQV Girls'Day 2025: Supercomputer meets Quantencomputer

3 April 2025 - 09:00

Leibniz Supercomputing Centre

This year, Munich Quantum Valley is once again taking part in Girls'Day and, together with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, is giving a group of girls the opportunity to get to know careers in IT or physics and to find out about the tasks of a data center and its contribution to the development of quantum computing.

MQV-Einblicke – "Wie Quantencomputer unsere Welt verändern"

29 April 2025 - 18:00

Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP)

How could quantum computers make our society more sustainable? And what technological challenges do we still need to overcome to make quantum computers stable and reliable? Answers to these exciting questions and a guided tour through a real quantum computer lab will be given by researchers from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität on 29 April 2025.

Pint of Science 2025: Quantum Pub

19 May 2025 to 21 May 2025

Haderner Kleines Brauhaus

This year, we are collaborating with the Pint of Science festival to bring quantum science and technology to a local Munich pub.

A foil-based superconducting copper-colored cable connected to an open cryostat setup for superconducting quantum computing.

MQV-Einblicke – "Coole Kabel: Wie man ultrakalte Qubits mit der Außenwelt verbindet"

26 May 2025 - 17:30

Fraunhofer EMFT

How do you control the qubits of a superconducting quantum computer – which like it freezing cold at around -273 degrees Celsius – without disturbing these sensitive computing units? And how do you generate these freezing temperatures? All this and more, you can find out on 26 May 2025 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Microsystems and Solid State Technologies.