UpGrade Mobility

Current Program

This page gives an overview about the upcoming meetings and trainings of the UpGrade Mobility Graduate School. The offers are open to all graduate school members.

Topic Lecture

The topic lecture takes place on average once a month, in an alternating format between in-person fireside talks (primarily in German) and online lectures (primarily in English).

Fireside Talks (in-person)

Date Time Speaker(s) Language Location
April 13, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Dr. Jochen Hagel, Ex Vice President at EDAG Engineering GmbH German TRIANGEL (STUDIO), Karlsruhe
June 08, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM TBD German TRIANGEL (STUDIO), Karlsruhe
July 13, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schaefer, Professor for Test, Validation and Analysis of Software-Intensive Systems KASTEL-TVA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology German TRIANGEL (STUDIO), Karlsruhe

Online Lectures

Microsoft Teams Link

Date Time Speaker Presentation Title Language
February 02, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Prof Kay Mitusch (KIT-ECON) tbd English

Regular Meeting

The monthly regular meeting takes place on every third Monday of the month. It is an opportunity for the PhDs of the graduate school to present their research and discuss it with our multidisciplinary team. Besides that, it is a great platform for networking and exchange.

Training Courses

Our graduate school offers regularly high-quality soft-skill training courses to its members. The courses are designed to support the personal and professional development of the PhDs and to prepare them for their future careers.

Units of MBA Fundamentals Program

In 2025, some of our members will take part in the following units of the MBA Fundamentals Program of the Hector School:

  • People (17-19 and 27-28 February 2025)
  • Communication (31 March - 04 April 2025)
  • Values (28 July - 01 August 2025)
  • Markets (15-19 September 2025)
  • Sustainability (24-28 November 2025)

Other Supra-disciplinary Trainings

Date Time Course/Worshop, Coach Language Location
May 22, 2025 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Good Research Practice for (Post-)Doctoral Researchers, Dr. Christian Dumpitak English KIT campus south, building 70.04, room 220, Karlsruhe
July 23, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Busting Jargon: Tactics for Comprehensible Communication in Science, Dr. Stefan Götze English KIT campus south, ITIV (building 30.10), room 339, Karlsruhe