Programme "AdvanceAcademia! Strengthening academic careers" programme
Diversity-sensitive programme to promote structured cooperation between doctoral candidates and supervisors from all disciplines as part of a study organized by Berlin University Alliance

Target group: Supervisors of doctoral candidates and doctoral candidates
Duration: 6 months (flexible start)
Free of charge

Four new rounds of proposals from the Wübben Science Foundation in the "Sandpit" funding format

• Big data in the social sciences (call start: 1 January 2025, submission deadline: 1 March 2025)
• Big data in the natural sciences (start of call: 1 April 2025, submission deadline: 1 June 2025)
• Big data in the engineering sciences (call for proposals starts on 1 July 2025, submission deadline: 1 September 2025)
• Big data in the humanities (call start: 1 October 2025, submission deadline: 1 December 2025)

Application in English. Further information and application details.

Events organized by the International Office
02.04.2025 | Stammtisch at “Muchos Más” | 7 – 9 pm
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. Your first non-alcoholic drink is sponsored by the International Office.
Location: “Muchos Más” (Address: Heiligengeistwall 10-11, 26122 Oldenburg)
Further information and registration is available on our website. 

03.04.2025 | Reception at the City of Oldenburg | 2:30 – 4 pm
All new international students, doctoral candidates and researchers will be welcomed to Oldenburg by officials from the City of Oldenburg in the historic town hall. Afterwards, there will be a city rally for all international students. All doctoral candidates and researchers are welcome to join the rally, too. 
Location: We will gather in front of the historic town hall ("Altes Rathaus") opposite "Kaffee Hamburg" at 2:30 pm.
Registration: Please register here by 31st March 2025.
Further information is available on our website.

05.04.2025 | ArtFest in Bremen-Vegesack | 10:45 – open end
According to the organisers, the ArtFest in Bremen-Vegesack is „a celebration of art in all its forms" and is organised by students at Constructor University in Bremen. With this exhibition, art from artists from all over the world is brought to Bremen to celebrate diversity and creativity. Art forms include, for example, cartoons, sketches, paintings, drawings, photography, film, poetry, theatre, dance, interactive installations, textiles, performances, mixed media. You can find more information about the ArtFest on their website.
Meeting point: Oldenburg main station, South side (Hauptbahnhof Süd) at 10:45 am (train departure: 11:05 am)
Costs: There is no entry fee. However, please note that all travel routes to and from Bremen-Vegesack and within Bremen are at your own expense (e.g. CampusCard/ semester ticket, Deutschlandticket or a VBN ticket for the whole day).
Registration: Please register here by 1st April 2025.
Further information is available on our website.

Courses in Higher Education (Hochschuldidaktik)
„Teaching in English - Essentials”
11.04. bis 04.07.2025
Anmeldung bis 07.04.2025 

„Teaching in English - Advice”
individuelle Terminvereinbarung
Anmeldung und weitere Informationen

Meet-the-data@bildungsdaten - Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftdaten (RatSWD)
A series of events by the Konsortium für die Sozial-, Verhaltens-, Bidlungs- und Wirtschaftwissenschaften in der Nationalen Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI). Once a month, selected data sets are presented, including information on data access and use. Target group: students, lecturers, researchers. Next dates:

10. April 2025 | NEPScomp – Daten des Nationalen Bildungspanels für Studierende und Lehre

8. Mai 2025 | EUROSTUDENT – Daten zur Hochschulbildung in Europa

12. Juni 2025 | Die Volkshochschul-Statistik: Daten und Forschung