As in every year, with the beginning of spring, our training season starts as well. This year, out of 43 diverse training days, our participants can freely choose their fours preferred trainings from the fields of methods, leadership, and social and self-competence....
Events
New industry partner at Software Campus: Snowflake strengthens the program
The Software Campus is pleased to welcome Snowflake as a new industry partner. The program's partner network has grown to include 20 universities, research institutions and companies with the addition of this cloud-based data and AI platform provider. Snowflake's...
2 February to 15 March: New application phase for the Software Campus
Online information event on 3 February Software Campus is looking for PhD students in computer science! It supports you as a computer science Ph.D. student in enhancing your leadership skills. During this 2-year program, you will lead a project team to conduct a...
Training about “Distributed Leadership & Self-Organization” at Deutsche Bahn
On September 23 and 24, DB Systel, Deutsche Bahn's IT service provider, held its first training at the Software Campus on “Distributed Leadership & Self-Organization”. DB Systel started its transformation process around ten years ago and operates now with fully...
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...
Communities of Practice continue to grow with the onboarding of the new cohort
Around 100 participants and graduates of the Software Campus are already engaged in the nine Communities of Practice. They have continued to grow with the onboarding of the 41 doctoral students from the 2024 cohort, who are currently starting their projects. The...
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....
Reflecting the first year of Communities of Practice
Every year, about 40 new participants join the Software Campus, while the previous class is still working on its projects and the class before is (slowly) finalizing its work. This means that around 100 researchers are actively part of the community simultaneously. In...
22.01.2025: Information event on the application phase
Apply for Software Campus from 20 January until 2 March Software Campus is looking for PhD students in computer science! In this online information event on 22 January, we provide you with all necessary information about the offerings of Software Campus program, how...
How to Foster the Adoption of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
Although data privacy is a crucial topic, given how many digital technologies we use every day, assuring it from a technical perspective can still be a challenging task. While data protection regulations such as the GDPR provide a legal mandate and guidance for...
New networking communities kicked off
Software Campus participants not only benefit from specialised training and funding for their own research project, but also from networking with each other and with companies, our industry partners in the program. A new environment for collaborative exchange and...
Alumnus Felix Beierle as Postdoc in Tokyo with the German Academic Exchange Service
From Berlin to Tokyo
After the promotion at the Technische Universität Berlin – Software Campus, since mid-2022, the alumnus Dr. Felix Beierle does research at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) with the IFI-Program funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Tokyo. The IFI-Program of DAAD boosts the international mobility of German experts with scholarships; since 2021, there has been a collaboration between Felix Beierle and the Software Campus.
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
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 supports Common Grounds Forum
Who will shape the digital policy of tomorrow? Who is asked? And who has a say? The Common Grounds Forum (CGF) supports young people between the ages of 16 and 35 to get involved in the discussion – whether they are activists, researchers or students. The Common...
Exchange and knowledge transfer again in the spirit of the Software Campus
The Software Campus Summit finally took place again on site on May 19 and 20 after a long break of more than two years. DATEV as one of the industry partners of the program sponsored the event and invited to the IT Campus in Nuremberg. There, nearly 120 visitors came...
Software Campus Summit June 29/30, 2023 in Karlsruhe
Software Campus begins a new application round with more intensive networking, a higher funding budget and a new training format
On 14.03.2023 a new round of applications will start in the Software Campus: We are looking for leadership talents with a background in technology. Within the funding program of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), researchers together with...
New training: Sustainability as a corporate strategy at SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar
Sustainable consuming is important to many people. For example, they buy organic or Fairtrade products, live a vegetarian lifestyle, save energy where possible, use low emission means of transport, or use second-hand and upcycled products. But how does sustainability...
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...



















