Graduate School Opening Days
Welcome to Graduate School!
The Graduate School Opening Days are the joint welcome event for Master's and doctoral students and an opportunity to get to know the Leuphana campus, your fellow students, the content of your study programme, the student associations and the university's digital platforms. In addition, you will gain a first insight into our graduate community by participating in the academic discourse.
The next Opening Days will take place from 1 - 10 October 2025 at the Graduate School. You are warmly invited!
Research >> Cooperation
Cooperation is of central importance in today's world, especially in the academic realm. In an increasingly networked society, cooperation between scientists and organisations is essential to achieve common goals and effectively advance academic research.
At the centre of the Opening Days 2025 is the topic of Research >> Cooperation.
The focus is on the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and cooperation between academia, business and society. In an academic discourse, the challenges and opportunities of cooperation will be addressed and it will be shown how joint action can lead to positive changes.
Further information on the Opening Days programme will be available on this page shortly.
Presentations | Opening Days 2024
Download the Opening Days 2024 materials here:
Registration
You will soon be able to register via this website.
To help us with logistics, we would appreciate it if you could register by 12 noon on September 30.
Programme Overview Masters
Below you will find the programme for this year's Graduate School Opening Days. You will find the relevant room locations in the detailed programme shortly.
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 (via Zoom)
| 9:30 – 11:15 | Welcome by Deputy Managing Director Graduate School Welcome by the General Students' Committee Introduction to IT-infrastructure Introduction to myStudy | online |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Introduction to myCampus Introduction to complementary studies & doctoral track | online |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Course Onboarding I | General Info | online |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Course Onboarding II | Master Programmes | online |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Q&A-Session | Study Abroad (International Center) | online |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Presentation of the Office for Equal Opportunities | Responsibilities and Offers | online |
Thursday, 2 October 2025
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Graduate School OPEN DOORS & “Get Your Leuphana Bag” | Building 14 |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Navigating University Life in Germany for Internationals | online |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Central Building Tour | Forum, Central Building |
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
| 9:00 – 10:30 | “Academic Integrity and Good Scientific Research Practices in the Age of AI” | online |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | “Group Work and Collaborative Writing” | online |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Welcome for Internationals (International Center) | Building 14 C14.021 |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Self-Guided Campus Tour via Actionbound App I | Campus |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Self-Guided Campus Tour via Actionbound App II | Campus |
Thursday, 9 October 2025
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Allocation of Campus Cards | Forum, Central Building |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Intro Academic Discourse Research>>Cooperation | Audimax, Central Building |
| 10:15 – 13:00 | Workshop Research>>Cooperation | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Official Welcoming | Vice President Prof. Simone Abels Opening Academic Discourse Research>>Cooperation | Forum, Central Building |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Get-Together with drinks | Forum, Central Building |
Friday, 10 October 2025
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Mutual Breakfast (Bring Your Own Breakfast) | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Workshop: Teambuilding and Reflection | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Meeting with Student Representatives | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | “Find Your Graduate Student Society” | Building 14, Gallery |
| ab ca. 21:00 | AStA Party | Forum, Central Building |
Programme Overview Doctorate
Here you can find the programme of this year's Graduate School Opening Days for doctoral candidates.
Thursday, 2 October 2025
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Graduate School OPEN DOORS & “Get Your Leuphana Bag” | Building 14 |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Navigating University Life in Germany for Internationals | online |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Central Building Tour | Forum, Central Building |
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
| 9:00 – 10:30 | “Academic Integrity and Good Scientific Research Practices in the Age of AI” | online |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | “Group Work and Collaborative Writing” | online |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Welcome for Internationals (International Center) | Building 14 C14.021 |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Self-Guided Campus Tour via Actionbound App I | Campus |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Self-Guided Campus Tour via Actionbound App II | Campus |
Thursday, 9 October 2025
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Allocation of Campus Cards | Forum, Central Building |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Intro Academic Discourse Research>>Cooperation | Audimax, Central Building |
| 10:15 – 13:00 | Workshop Research>>Cooperation | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Official Welcoming | Vice President Prof. Simone Abels Opening Academic Discourse Research>>Cooperation | Forum, Central Building |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Get-Together with drinks | Forum, Central Building |
Friday, 10 October 2025
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Mutual Breakfast (Bring Your Own Breakfast) | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Introductory Session for Doctoral Students | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | „Research Ethics“ Seminar (Doctoral Course) | Building 14, seminar rooms |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | “Find Your Graduate Student Society” | Building 14, Gallery |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Time with Doctoral Student Representatives (FGV Promotion) | Building 14, Gallery |
| ab ca. 21:00 | AStA Party | Forum, Central Building |
Central Campus – site plan
Contact
Luisa Hilmer
Leuphana Graduate School
Graduate School Opening Days
Universitätsallee 1
21335 Lüneburg