Program
The Opening Week marks the start of your studies: it begins on Wednesday, October 1, and ends on Friday, October 10. During the first two days, you can settle in at Leuphana at your own pace. You will meet your tutors, your project group, and get to know the professors of your degree program. There will be no Opening Week program on October 3.
After a long weekend break, you will then focus on the theme of the Opening Week, "Cooperating" and your project work. You will gain insights through group work and discussions with people from academia, society, and politics. In the process, you will develop your own vision for the global society of tomorrow. After an exciting week, during which you will explore the topic from various perspectives, the Opening Week will conclude on Friday, October 10, with a grand finale.
Program Overview
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Wednesday, 1 October 2025
| 09:00 - 09:45 am Auditorium | Interreligious Devotion | |
| 10:15 - 11:45 am Auditorium | Opening Ceremony Opening Speech with: Host: Christian Brei | |
| 11:45 am - 4:00 pm | Project Group Kick-off, Lunch & Cooperation Game | |
| 04:00 - 05:15 pm Auditorium | Kick-Off |
Thursday, 2 October 2025
| 09:15 - 09:50 am Auditorium | The Idea of the Leuphana Bachelors Host: Sven Prien-Ribcke | |
| 09:50 - 10:00 am Auditorium | Mobility Break with University Sport | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am Auditorium | The interdisciplinary modules in the Leuphana Semester Module „Transformation“ | Lina Bürgener & Laura Picht-Wiggering Host: Sven Prien-Ribcke | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Auditorium | Studienberatung, IT, myStudy & myCampus | |
| 12:30 - 02:30 pm | Break | |
| 02:30 - 04:30 pm | Major get-together / Introduction to the Subjects & Subject Committees | |
from 02:15pm Forum | Schedule Support |
Monday, 6 October 2025
| 09:15 – 10:15 am Auditorium | Introduction with Manuel Bohn, Christina Wessely, Hana Attia, Ricardo Usbeck | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 am | Concert from the Music Center with Rebecca Lang | |
11:00 – 12:00 am
| Focus Interviews Building Knowledge | Christina Wessely with Kärin Nickelsen | |
| 12:00 – 02:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 02:00 – 04:30 pm | Project Groups: Exploring the topic The academic advisors meet and give advice to the project groups | |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm Auditorium | Dialogue in the Auditorium: tba |
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
| 09:15 - 10:30 am | Project work II: Consulting the topic | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 am Auditorium | Critical or visionary? Two modes of project work
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| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Auditorium | Dialogue: Dancing with Machines: New Forms of Cooperation in Art and Technology Host: Ricardo Usbeck | |
| 12:00 – 02:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 02:00 - 06:00 pm Auditorium | Project work II: Consulting the topic
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| 06:30 - 08:00 pm | Evening programm |
Wednesday, 8 October 2024
| 09:15 am - 12:00 pm | Project work III: Developing visions | |
| 12:00 - 02:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 02:00 - 03:00 pm Auditorium | Dialogue: The Origins of Cooperation: What Animals Teach Us About Working Together Host: Manuel Bohn | |
| 03:00 - 03:20 pm Auditorium | Impulse on Video Production and Storytelling | |
| 03:30 - 06:00 pm | Project work III: Developing visions |
Thursday, 9 October 2025
| 09:15 - 10:30 am | Project work IV: Realising visionary and critical contributions | |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Dialogue: Kooperation und Wissen: Warum Wissenschaft Verständigung braucht Host: Christina Wessely | |
| 12:00 - 02:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 02:00 - 06:30 pm | Continued: Project Work IV: Realising visionary and critical contributions | |
| 06:30 - 9:30 pm | Fit & Free: Meet Your Hochschulsport |
Friday, 10 October 2025
| 09:30 - 11:30 am | Criticism and vision: Sessions on 30 topics with advisors Feedback-Session with Academic | |
| 01:00 – 03:15 pm Auditorium | Finale Students contributions: videos & comments Performance by: Dance Company of the Leuphana University Lüneburg | |
| evening | AStA Party |