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Preparations for the University:Future Festival (U:FF) from June 5 - 7, 2024 are in full swing! Under the motto "Tales of Tomorrow", we will shed light on how future narratives shape our reality. The festival has been a great success in recent years.

The University Future Festival (U:FF) is planned as a hybrid event: the entire content of the program can be fully experienced online. At the same time, stages throughout Germany will enable encounters on site. The program is largely based on submissions from our communities. It will be rounded off by outstanding VIP speakers. The festival will be held bilingually in German and English.

What you can expect:

• Around 300 lectures, workshops, discussions and training sessions;
• Over 4,000 active participants;
• Focus on didactics, artificial intelligence, futuring, strategy development, future skills, learning architectures and much more;
• Unique networking opportunities with experts and like-minded people..

The U:FF is organized by the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD) and the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre (StIL). It is supported by the Stifterverband (SV).

A hybrid festival with five physical locations!

In 2024, we are rethinking spaces. The festival is designed according to the digital-first principle: the entire content program can only be fully experienced online. At the same time, five in-person stages in Berlin, Bochum, Heilbronn, Leipzig and Nuremberg will enable on-site exchange. Participation is free of charge in person and digitally.

Take part:

• Call for Participation: Share your ideas and expertise! The call runs until February 12, 2024 and the festival is also looking for artistic submissions and objects to experience and experiment with. Here is an overview of all current calls.   
• Register for the University:Future Festival 2024 free of charge. Online and in-person tickets are now available.

Prospects: Lecture Series on the DFG funding instruments for early career researchers

Join the online talk and get to know the DFG and its funding portfolio for postdocs. An overview of all funding instruments for the time after the PhD is offered, as well as specific focus talks on the Walter Benjamin Programme, the Emmy Noether Programme and the Heisenberg Programme. Advice is provided on how to prepare your proposal for the review process and your questions will be answered. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines are welcome to join!

 The Webex participation link will be published on the website shortly before the event. Registration is not necessary and not possible. Please note that the possible number of participants is technically limited to 1,000 people.

Young Entrepreneurs in Science is a workshop and webinar program for PhDs & Postdocs. We help you to look at your project through the eyes of an entrepreneur and to make your ideas tangible. Our tools and methods give you sustainable impulses for all possible career paths after your PhD.

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The international continuing education program of Freie Universität Berlin (FUB-ContinuEd) will start with the next round of courses in spring 2024.

The course program of the Freie Universität Berlin Continuing Education Program for spring 2024 is now open for registrations!

Online certificate courses are offered for German and international students and doctoral candidates, young professionals and alumni who want to assert themselves in an increasingly globalized working environment. The fee-based courses teach career-relevant skills and knowledge that prepare young academics for their (re-)entry into the job market while studying and working. Practical skills in areas such as communication, diversity, sustainability, leadership and problem solving complement the participants' professional qualifications and are relevant for every professional context.

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