EVENTS

Mar
18

From PhD to Innovator: Kick-Off RISE
On-site Workshop
18.+19.03.2026 • 9 am– 5 pm
  • Universität Stuttgart
  • HAW Baden-Württemberg
  • Hochschule Esslingen
  • Universität Hohenheim
  • Universität Ulm
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
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.  Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit! In our two-day innovation workshop, tailored to researchers of all disciplines, you will discover your entrepreneurial skills. Guided…
Info Enroll until 11.03.2026 
24

From Research to Impact: Creating Meaning and Value
Online Workshop
24.03.2026 • 9 am–2.30 pm
  • Universität Greifswald
  • Hochschule Stralsund
  • Universität Rostock
  • Hochschule Wismar
  • Hochschule Neubrandenburg
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 21.03.2026 
26

Ideation
Online Workshop
26.03.2026 • 2 pm–4.30 pm
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  • Universität Heidelberg
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
  • Hochschule Offenburg
You have been working on your research for a while, but haven’t figured out how to translate it into a concrete business idea? Or maybe you have many ideas and cannot decide which one to follow? Based on the Design Thinking methodology, you will try out different ideation techniques. You will learn what makes a…
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From Lab to Sciencepreneurship
On-site Workshop
26.+27.03.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • KOALA
  • ChemStars
  • Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie e.V. (CLIB)
  • Fachhochschule Dortmund
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Center for Entrepreneurship Düsseldorf (CEDUS)
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
  • Technische Universität Dortmund
  • Universität Duisburg-Essen
  • Universität Münster
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…
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Apr
16

Research Canvas
Online Workshop
16.04.2026 • 2 pm–4.30 pm
  • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
  • Technische Universität Clausthal
  • Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
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 13.04.2026 
22

Your Research Canvas
Online Workshop
22.04.2026 • 10 am–12.30 pm
  • Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Charité BIH Innovation
  • Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
  • Berliner Hochschule für Technik
  • Freie Universität Berlin
  • Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB)
  • Geschäftsstellen Zukunftsorte (WISTA Management)
  • GreenCHEM
  • Hertie School
  • Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
  • Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Potsdam Science Park Golm
  • Science & Startups by Berlin University Alliance
  • Technische Universität Berlin
  • Zukunftsorte Berlin
  • Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
  • Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
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 20.04.2026 
30

Social Entrepreneurship
Online Workshop
30.04.2026 • 9 am–11.30 am
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  • Universität Heidelberg
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
  • Hochschule Offenburg
How can entrepreneurs synergise social responsibility and financial interests? We will look behind the broad meaning of social entrepreneurship, reflect on our personal understanding and give practical examples of careers and concepts in these sectors. You will meet role models, who will let you in on their personal journeys as social entrepreneurs. 
Info Enroll until 27.04.2026 
May
7

From PhD to Impact Innovator
On-site Workshop
07.+08.05.2026 • 9 am–5 pm
  • Universität Potsdam
  • Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB)
  • Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
  • GreenCHEM
  • Hertie School
  • Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
  • Berlin Institute of Health in der Charité (BIH)
  • Berliner Hochschule für Technik
  • Zukunftsorte Berlin
  • Science & Startups by Berlin University Alliance
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
  • Technische Hochschule Brandenburg
  • Hasso-Plattner-Institut, School of Entrepreneurship
  • Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
  • Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
  • Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
  • Freie Universität Berlin
  • Potsdam Science Park Golm
  • Technische Universität Berlin
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
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 30.04.2026 
Jun
5

Storytelling for Impact 
Online Workshop
05.06.2026 • 10 am– 4 pm
  • Hochschule Wismar
  • Hochschule Stralsund
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. Would you like to define…
Info Enroll until 02.06.2026 
30

Strengthening Resilience and Navigating Conflicts
Online Workshop
30.06.2026 • 10 am– 3:30 pm
  • Promotionskolleg NRW
  • Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie e.V. (CLIB)
  • ChemStars
  • KOALA
What do you know about self-management in complex and volatile environments? Resilience is an integral part of mental health and of managing our resources as scientists and entrepreneurs. In this workshop, you will learn about useful mindsets to cope with stressful situations, and develop strategies that suit your needs. Discover how to train your inner…
Info Enroll until 25.06.2026 
Oct
7

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 
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