impACTup! Foundational Course - PhDs
impACTup!: Academic Pathways to Impact and Innovation
Program information
- Audience
- Open for all PhD students and postdocs from all LMU faculties and disciplines
- Duration
- 2 days; Occurrence: Summer and winter semester
- Start
- TBA
- Cost
- Free of charge
- Format (e.g., Workshop, Coaching, Mentoring, Lecture, Talk, online/offline)
- Workshop (in person)
- Type of exam & ECTS points
- TBA
About
a. What is the program about?#
The course “impACTup!: Academic Pathways to Impact and Innovation” is the corresponding format to the course “impACTup!: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Better Futures”, designed for scientific personnel in form of a hybrid workshop. In addition to the fundamentals of impact-oriented entrepreneurship, we provide multiple examples that aim at promoting impact-oriented thinking in teaching and research and strengthening innovative ideas. Participants will receive a reader (see FAQs for further explanation), which acts as their personal toolbox towards impact-oriented thinking. The course has both online and on demand elements. The closing event is held live on-site at the university.
b. Benefits for the participants
- Gaining knowledge on impact awareness throughout the university ·
- Building an interdisciplinary community of doctoral students, professors (and students)
- Introduction into the mindset and toolkit needed to create a lasting impact as a PhD student or postdoc.
b. Program goals
- Raising awareness for the topic of impact entrepreneurship throughout the university
- Building an interdisciplinary community of staff, doctoral students, and professors
- Using the impact-oriented mindset and toolkit taught in own teaching to unlock hidden potentials of students
Application
a. Requirements
The course is targeted at PhD and PostDocs from LMU and University of Augsburg.
b. Application process
Find more information on the current course cohort further below.
FAQs
The course language is English.
Participants receive the reader after an online meeting with all participants. In the reader, there are videos and exercises embedded to learn from and explore. Participants can choose their own speed in which they want to finish the tasks in the reader. There will be a closing event on site, where insights and questions will be discussed. E.g., you receive the reader on Monday, on Thursday the closing event takes place.
It takes approximately five hours to watch all the videos and do every exercise.
Contact
Konstantin Leidinger E-Mail
Register Now for the PhD and Academic Staff Course “impACTup!: Academic Pathways to Impact and Innovation“!
Discover "impACTup! Academic Pathways to Impact and Innovation"
You like to explore how sustainable entrepreneurial thinking can enrich your research, teaching, and work at the university? Our upcoming course offers exactly that — by engaging videos, practical tasks, and inspiring discussions.
Course highlights:
- Digital Kick-off via Zoom: November 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. – short online session to set the stage
- Self-study phase – work at your own pace with curated materials and the impACTup! Reader
- Closing Event in person: November 13th, 2025 from 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. in Augsburg (Büro Center Messe, Alter Postweg 101, 86159 Augsburg, 7th floor) – featuring
- A keynote by Dr. Nils Mandischer on “Social Equity in Manufacturing Through Human-Robot Teams”
- Small-group discussions with fellow participants
- Insights into Augsburg’s startup infrastructure
- Interdisciplinary networking with food & drinks
Important:
- If you cannot attend the closing event on November 13th, you may still join the digital kick-off to receive the impACTup! Reader.
- LMU students who want to take the course for credits must attend the closing event to receive a confirmation of participation.
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 Module—or B/II if you already obtained all your B/I credits.
Registration closes on November 1st, 2025
Places are limited → register now!
Looking forward to seeing you!
Your impACTup! Team
Contact: impactup@som.lmu.de