About

UpGrade Mobility

Winter School

International PhD students meet at KIT in Karlsruhe and discuss mobility-related topics with members of the graduate school and various professors.

About the Winter School

The UpGrade Mobility Graduate School Winter School is the annual networking event of the KIT Mobility Systems Center. Within one week, PhD students from a wide range of mobility disciplines come together to learn, get to know each other, and engage in interdisciplinary training.

Network
Connect with PhD students from the Graduate School, other participants, and KIT professors.
Expertise
Learn new ideas and deepen your knowledge through activities with other participants and KIT professors.
Karlsruhe
Discover the south of Germany while enjoying activities and workshops together in the city of Karlsruhe.
Features 01

2025 Edition: Future Commercial Vehicles

The 2025 Winter School will take place from Dec 01 - Dec 05. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates. Please find the prelimiary schedule below.

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Day 1
  • Arrival and check-in
  • Evening at your leisure
Day 2
  • Morning: Welcome and keynote speech
  • Presentations by participants
  • Afternoon: Workshop
  • Presentations by participants
  • Evening: Dinner with KIT professors
Day 3
  • Morning: Lab-Tour at KIT-Facilities
  • Afternoon: Visit Daimler Truck Factory
  • Evening at your leisure
Day 4
  • Morning: Presentations by participants
  • Afternoon: Workshop and Closing Event
  • Evening: Networking Event
Day 5
  • Morning: Guided tour of Karlsruhe
  • Afternoon: Conclusion and farewell
Features 02

Application Process

The KIT Graduate School UpGrade Mobility invites all interested Ph.D. students from the field of mobility to the Winter School. The Winter School provides 10 places for international guests, sponsoring accomodation and meals. Each participant must finance travel to the conference venue in Karlsruhe on their own. Please attach the following information to your application:

  • Short CV including contact details
  • Confirmation of your supervisor
  • Name of your home university
  • (Working) title of your PhD thesis

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Past Editions

The UpGrade Mobility Winter School exists since 2022.

2025

Future Commercial Vehicles

The 2025 Winter School will take place from Dec 01 - Dec 05. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates.

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2024

Software-defined Mobility

From 25 to 29 November 2024, the third Winter School attracted PhD students from Hungary, Italy, and Germany.

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2024

Autonomous Public Transport Research

From 13 to 16 February 2024, the second Winter School attracted PhD students from all over Europe.

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2022

Interdisciplinary Mobility Research

From 22 to 25 November 2022, the first Winter School attracted PhD students from the United Kingdom and Germany.

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