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PhD and Academic Staff Course impACTup!

10 Jan 2025

Register Now for the PhD and Academic Staff Course “impACTup!: Academic Pathways to Impact and Innovation“!

Dear colleagues,

Join our next impACTup! course for PhD students and academic staff!

This course covers the basics of sustainable entrepreneurial activity in relation to starting a business, research, and working at the university with videos and tasks.

After a short digital kick-off on January 20th, 2025 and a self-working period of 10 days, there will be a in person closing event on January 30th, 2025 (BCM, Alter Postweg 101, 7th floor, 86159 Augsburg), with a keynote from Dr. Nils Mandischer on “Social Equity in Manufacuring Through Human-Robot Teams”, a discussion session of the participants in groups, and an overview of the startup infrastructure in Augsburg. After that, there is the possibility for interdisciplinary networking over food and drinks. The facilities are easy to reach via public transportation from Munich.

You only want to participate virtually? It is possible to attend the digital kick-off on January 20th and receive the impACTup!-Reader even if you are busy on January 30th for the closing event.

Please register via Eventbrite and select your corresponding ticket. Be quick since the available tickets are limited! The registration period ends on January 18th, 2025.

If you are a student in the MBR program: The attendance at the closing event is mandatory for LMU MBR students. Taking this course can allow you to get credits for your MBR as part of the B/I Moduleor B/II if you already obtained all your B/I credits.

A participation certificate will be provided after the event.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Your impACTup! Team

Contact: impactup@som.lmu.de