{"id":24983,"date":"2026-07-21T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softwarecampus.de\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:38:30","slug":"kick-off-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softwarecampus.de\/en\/kick-off-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick-Off 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Kick-off! On July 8, the new class of the Software Campus met for the first time. Many thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitale-technologien.de\/DT\/Navigation\/EN\/Home\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum Digital Technologies<\/a> for inviting us to their facility.<\/p>\n<p>Once everyone had arrived and been served snacks and drinks, our program director, Stefan Jazdejewski, welcomed the class and introduced the Software Campus team. Afterward, the 45 participants were briefed by the VDI\/VDE-IT project management agency on the general and organizational details they would need for their research projects. Their projects, in which they collaborate with a research and industry partner, are funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) with up to \u20ac115,000 per participant. To receive this funding, each of our participants went through a multi-stage selection process, which included not only a statement of motivation but also a scientific and technical description of their research objectives, as well as a work plan, a budget, and a staffing plan.<\/p>\n<p>After the coffee break, our participants\u2014who had travelled from all over Germany\u2014had the opportunity to get to know one another. In a workshop led by Dr Natalia Teixeira Silva, they worked together with three talented illustrators to create a short story that would present their research in a simple and entertaining way. At the end, a round of applause decided which story was deemed the most popular among the participants.<\/p>\n<p>To wrap things up, we headed over to the Schleusenkrug beer garden.<\/p>\n<p>We warmly welcome the new Software Campus class and wish you all the best!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\ufe0f Anne Barth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_0 et_pb_gallery et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid et_pb_module\" data-auto-rotate=\"off\" data-auto-rotate-speed=\"\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_post_gallery clearfix et_grid_module\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/softwarecampus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kickoff-2026-foto1.jpg\" title=\"Kickoff-2026-foto1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/softwarecampus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kickoff-2026-foto1-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24986\" 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