Events

Summit 2025: The Software Campus-Community Meets in Berlin

Summit 2025: The Software Campus-Community Meets in Berlin

On 3 and 4 December, the Software Campus network gathered at the Fraunhofer Forum in Berlin for its annual summit. The event was opened by Stefan Jazdzejewski (Software Campus project lead), Alexander Nouak (Fraunhofer ICT Group) and Patrick Schubert (Federal Ministry...

Workshop on Entrepreneurship: From Research to Market

Workshop on Entrepreneurship: From Research to Market

To support Software Campus participants in their start-up activities, we once again invited them to an entrepreneurship workshop in Berlin. We also joined forces with AI Grid, which connects master's and doctoral students in the field of AI. A total of 20 participants...

New cohort of 2025 kicks off in Berlin

New cohort of 2025 kicks off in Berlin

The newly admitted cohort of the Software Campus met for the first time in Berlin on the 7th of July, 2025. We were hosted by the Einstein Center Digital Future for the half-day event, followed by an evening event. As every year, it was important to us to warmly...

Software Campus projects and founders at the GITEX Europe tech fair

Software Campus projects and founders at the GITEX Europe tech fair

The tech and start-up community and investors gathered at GITEX Europe in Berlin from 21 to 23 May 2025. The trade fair, a spin-off of GITEX Global in Dubai, took place in Europe for the first time. It was expected to attract 1,400 international tech companies, 750...

Kicking Off 2025 with Celonis into Conflict Management

Kicking Off 2025 with Celonis into Conflict Management

Conflict is inevitable—but when handled well, it can boost growth and build a stronger team. This week, Software Campus participants had the privilege of participating in Celonis’ first-ever training in our network, marking the start of this year’s training season....

Summit 2024: Software Campus network meets in Berlin

Summit 2024: Software Campus network meets in Berlin

From November 18th to 19th, 2024, the Software Campus community met for the annual summit event in Berlin. Dr Stephan Pfisterer from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research welcomed programme participants, alumni, partners and representatives of the DLR Project...

New 2024 cohort in the starting blocks

New 2024 cohort in the starting blocks

IThis year, we are welcoming a total of 44 new doctoral students in computer science to the Software Campus. After spring 2024 was dedicated to the application and selection process, the new cohort has now been accepted into the programme. On 2 September, all...

First Workshop at Bosch

First Workshop at Bosch

Building Bridges

Since Bosch became our industry partner earlier this year, it is exciting news that their Software Campus training season has finally started.
From the 9th to the 10th of July,2024, 12 Software Campus participants attended the training “Fit for Business with the big 5: ABBA, Change, Pitch, Innovation & Entrepreneurship” at the Bosch headquarters in Stuttgart-Feuerbach.

Entrepreneurship Workshop at K.I.E.Z.

Entrepreneurship Workshop at K.I.E.Z.

Ready to take off

For the first time, we did organize an entrepreneurship workshop in collaboration with K.I.E.Z. in Berlin for 20 participants from the 15th to the 16th of May 2024.

The first day began with a short Q&A Session, to visualize and substantiate every participant’s expectation, and to make the workshop more individual and interactive. Followed by an introduction into the topic entrepreneurship.

New application phase starts with online event

New application phase starts with online event

The Software Campus is seeking its new class! Our application platform will be open again from 1 February to 17 March 2024. If you are a PhD student in computer science or a related subject and want to enhance your leadership skills, the Software Campus offers you a...

Next Generation 2023

Next Generation 2023

On September 12th, 2023, almost 30 participants and representatives of the DLR-Projektträger participated in this year’s kick-off in Berlin.The initial warmth and inspiring welcome by Stefan Jazdzejewski (Project Initiator) and our host Marc Reznicek (Forum Digital...

Software Campus Summit June 29/30, 2023 in Karlsruhe

Software Campus Summit June 29/30, 2023 in Karlsruhe

Der Summit ist die zentrale Veranstaltung des Software Campus, um alle Beteiligten des Programms zusammenzubringen. Eingeladen sind alle Teilnehmenden – ob das Projekt 2023 erst startet, gerade läuft oder bereits abgeschlossen ist. Der Projektträger sowie...

Software Campus Summit 19. and 20.05.2022

Software Campus Summit 19. and 20.05.2022

The Summit is the central gathering of the Software Campus to unite all stakeholders of the program. All participants are invited – whether the project is just starting in 2022, is currently running, or has already been completed. The project management and...

Workshop: The Sustainability Awareness Framework

Workshop: The Sustainability Awareness Framework

How does your research effect sustainability? Not just technically, but also from the social, individual, environmental and economic  perspective? For example, what does it do when the number of users increases or a tool is used by someone not meant for him/her? We...