The education and research reactor AKR-2 is a thermal, homogeneous, solid material moderated zero power reactor with maximum permanent power of 2 Watt. AKR-2 was completely refurbished in 2005 and is actually the most advanced zero power training reactor in Germany. The facility is equipped with a state-of-the-art digital I&C control system Teleperm XS. The main purpose of AKR-2 and its design basis was and is the education of students in nuclear and reactor physics, in nuclear engineering as well as to teach fundamental knowledge and rules in radiation protection and radiation dosimetry. Due to the physical characteristics of AKR-2, research is limited to projects where high neutron fluxes are not required but variable operational conditions and low costs are requested, e.g. investigations on sophisticated neutron detectors, development of radiation measuring techniques, radiation spectrometry in mixed neutron-photon fields and validation of reactor physics codes. In this paper, a brief technical presentation of AKR-2 followed by descriptions of selected experiments currently offered to students is given.