EVENTS

Sep
17

Your Research Canvas
Online Workshop
17.09.2026 • 2 pm– 4:30 pm
  • Gründercube
  • Universität zu Lübeck
  • Technische Hochschule Lübeck
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
  • Fachhochschule Wedel
Have you ever thought about the application potential of your own research? If not, this workshop is for you. You will reflect about user groups and the network of stakeholders that surround you and your research. How will your research benefit them? Brainstorm potential use cases and help each other to take your ideas to…
Info Enroll until 14.09.2026 
22

Discover the Power of Storytelling
On-site Workshop
22.09.2026 • 9 am– 5 pm
  • DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum Leipzig
  • Technische Universität Chemnitz
  • Gründungsnetzwerk SAXEED
  • HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
  • Barkhausen Institut
Would you like to define the impact you can create with your research? Do you want to communicate it in a way that it sticks to people, even outside of science? In this workshop you will get to know the key elements of the storytelling method and put them into practice to convey your own…
Info Enroll until 15.09.2026 
23

From Research to Sciencepreneurship
On-site Workshop
23+24.09.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
  • Technische Universität Clausthal
  • Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
  • Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften
  • Universität Hildesheim
  • Leibniz Universität Hannover
  • Hochschule Hannover
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
  • Universität Vechta
  • Universität Osnabrück
  • Hochschule Osnabrück
  • Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
  • Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
  • Hochschule Emden/Leer
  • Jade Hochschule
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung
Get to know entrepreneurship as an alternative path to your academic career. Reflect on your own failure and learning journey and think about how to consolidate and develop your personal entrepreneurial skill set. Get to know the concept of entrepreneurship by breaking the entrepreneurial stereotype. Meet two role models who tell their stories of founding…
Info Enroll until 16.09.2026 
Oct
1

From PhD to Innovator
On-site Workshop
01+02.10.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • Bauhaus Universität Weimar
  • Digital Innovation Hub Photonics (DIHP)
  • Technische Universität Ilmenau
  • Universität Erfurt
  • Hochschule Schmalkalden
Get to know entrepreneurship as an alternative path to your academic career. Reflect on your own failure and learning journey and think about how to consolidate and develop your personal entrepreneurial skill set.  Get to know the concept of entrepreneurship by breaking the entrepreneurial stereotype. Meet two role models who tell their stories of founding…
Info Enroll until 28.09.2026 
7

Your Innovation Skills
Online Workshop
07.10.2026 • 10 am– 1 pm
  • Universität Duisburg-Essen
  • Technische Universität Dortmund
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Ignite your innovative potential. Reflect your skillset as an Innovator and discover what you already bring to the table! Practise your entrepreneurial mindset and meet other PhDs or postdocs with great ideas.
Info Enroll until 05.10.2026 

Design Thinking for Researchers
On-site Workshop
07.10.2026 • 9 am– 6 pm
  • Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • Gateway Exzellenz Start-up Center
  • Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft
  • Bergische Universität Wuppertal
  • Promotionskolleg NRW
  • Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
  • Hochschule Fresenius
  • Technische Hochschule Köln
  • Universität zu Köln
  • Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
How much of an innovator is in you? Explore the step-by-step Design Thinking process in small teams. Based on practical examples and challenge, you learn how to empathise with users, as well as brainstorm and assess ideas to prepare for the rapid prototyping and testing finale. The workshop takes place on-site in Bonn between 9…
Info Enroll until 01.10.2026 
30

Storytelling for Researchers
Online Workshop
30.10.2026 • 10 am– 1 pm
  • Startup Port
  • Universität Hamburg
  • Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
  • Technische Universität Hamburg
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
  • FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management
Would you like to define the impact you can create with your research? Do you want to communicate it in a way that it sticks to people, even outside of science? In this workshop you will get to know the key elements of the storytelling method and put them into practice to convey your own…
Info Enroll until 27.10.2026 
Nov
18

Entrepreneurial Empowerment – Women* only
Online Workshop
18.11.2026 • 2 pm– 4:30 pm
  • Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
  • Startup Port
  • Fachhochschule Wedel
  • Technische Universität Hamburg
  • Universität Hamburg
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
  • Female Entrepreneurship Week
To all female scientists, let's go on a journey of discovery together. Our „Entrepreneurial Empowerment Journey“ workshop is designed for all women and people that identify as women who want to strengthen their personal and professional growth. Our goal is to create a safe space that recognizes and empowers this diversity, fostering an environment where…
Info Enroll until 13.11.2026 
25

From Research to Real-World Impact: Your Roadmap from Idea to Application
On-site Workshop
25+26.11.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • Hochschule Mainz
  • Hochschule RheinMain
How can empathy help you to take your research to the next level? In this workshop, you will learn key principles to get up close and comfortable with your potential users, customers or other stakeholders. Take a step back, open your mind, and learn to view ideas and concepts from different perspectives.  What impact would…
Info Enroll until 18.11.2026 
Dec
1

Pathway to Impact
On-site Workshop
01.12.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
  • Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Technische Universität Ilmenau
  • Bauhaus Universität Weimar
  • Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
What impact would you like to create with your research? By looking at the golden circle framework, this workshop focuses on the WHY behind your work. With a view to the Sustainable Development Goals you will think about the potential areas of impact you can create with your own research. Have you ever thought about…
Info Enroll until 24.11.2026 

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