At Germany's first chair for Computational Physics, three professors introduce students to the secrets of statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics and complex systems. Currently, three Postdocs, four PhD students and three Diploma/Master students are involved in exciting research projects such as the use of the synchronization of chaotic dynamic systems for encrypted communicaton, the study of phase transitions far from equilibrium, the recognition of patterns using neuronal networks or the detection of structures in complex networks arising in biology, economics or sociology.