In 2026, the House of Young Talents (HYT) will celebrate its tenth anniversary. To mark this occasion, we cordially invite you to an event on Friday, 26 June 2026, at the Obergraben Seminar Centre (US-S). Together, we would like to look back on the past ten years and at the same time create space for exchange, networking and insights into selected HYT offerings.
 

Festive Welcome and Champagne Reception

The anniversary event will begin in the morning with a festive welcome (09:30 to 10:30), remarks from the rectorate and a look back at the past ten years of the HYT, followed by a champagne reception. This part of the programme offers an opportunity to engage in conversation and celebrate the anniversary in a festive setting. You are warmly invited to arrive from 09:00 in the foyer of the US-S building, where you may enjoy a cup of coffee, ease into the event, and exchange with fellow guests ahead of the formal proceedings. For organisational reasons, prior registration is required and can be done here.
 

Short Workshops, Counselling and Information Offers

From 10:30 to 17:00, the HYT will be presenting a range of formats and topics in short workshops, as well as through advisory and information sessions, aimed particularly at researchers in the early stages of their careers. 
 

Short Workshops

You can find all course descriptions as well as the registeration for our short workshops here.

Timeslot: 10:30-11:30
Wissenswertes rund um die Promotion (Dr. Daniel Müller, DE) 
Dein Drittmittelantrag – durch Schreiben zum Erfolg (Dr. Tobias Zervosen, DE)
Becoming Visible: Online Strategies and Self-Marketing for Academics (Katja Wolter, EN)

Timeslot: 12:00-13:00
Souverän auftreten: Körpersprache, Haltung und Stimme (Dr. Elisa Franz, DE)
Karriereoptionen jenseits von Academia – Orientierung, Marktverständnis und Recherche-Werkzeuge (Katja Wolter, DE) 
Career Opportunities in the German Academic System (Dr Nina Fenn, Dr Daniel Müller, EN)

Timeslot: 14:00-15:15
Ins Schreiben kommen und im Schreibfluss bleiben (Dr. Tobias Zervosen, DE)
Die Macht der Stimme: Physiologie, Wirkung und Pflege eines unterschätzten Werkzeugs (Dr. Elisa Franz, DE)
Mastering the Research Project: Flexible Time and Project Management in Academia (Dr Jan Stamm, EN) 

Timeslot: 15:45-17:00
Wissenschaftlich schreiben und forschen im Zeitalter von KI (Dr. Tobias Zervosen, DE)
Selbstführung und Stresskompetenz für Wissenschaftler*innen (Dr. Jan Stamm, DE) 
 

Counselling and Information Offers

On the anniversary day, visitors will have the opportunity to obtain advice and information at various information booths of partner institutions of the House of Young Talents in the foyer of the US-S building. At the following information booths, information materials will be available, and staff will be there to answer questions, offer brief, informal advice, and arrange appointments for more detailed individual counselling outside of the anniversary day:

10:15-13:15: 

• Referat Forschungsförderung (Research Funding Office)
  Information on funding opportunities for research projects and support with grant applications
• Zentrum zur Förderung der Hochschullehre (Centre for the Support of University Teaching) 
  Services for further development of teaching and support with questions regarding university teaching methodology

13:45-16:00: 

• universi University Publishing House
  Information on publication opportunities with the university press and open access options
• Women Career Service  
  Advice and services for the career development of female researchers, information on the FraMeS mentoring programme

The House of Young Talents will also have an information booth available all day, providing details about our own services (e.g. certificate programme, coaching, events programme, counselling opportunities, etc.). Short, spontaneous consultations (e.g. on questions regarding doctoral studies, career opportunities after completing a PhD, etc.) are also available here.
The information booths can be visited without prior registration. 

Social Evening Programme with a Pub Quiz

An entertaining evening programme featuring a pub quiz, accompanied by cold drinks and finger food (from 17:30), rounds off the day in a relaxed atmosphere and offers further opportunities for networking. 

Participation in the pub quiz is open to teams of three to five people, which may be composed of members from different disciplines, faculties and status groups. Teams can look forward to a total of three rounds featuring a variety of questions. Between the rounds and afterwards, there will be ample opportunity to enjoy refreshments from the buffet and chat with other guests. At the end of the pub quiz the winners will be honoured and prizes will be given to the teams.

Prior registration is required and can be done here. One person from the team should register the team, providing their own contact details, a team name and the names of the other team members.
 

Please note that the anniversary event will take place mainly in German, but a selection of the workshops as well as our counselling and information offers will be available in English.