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 October 1-9, 2026, at the Graduate School. You are warmly invited!
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The Opening Days engage current scholarly and societal questions and open up space for interdisciplinary perspectives. Each year’s theme sets a specific focus and invites participants to bring different approaches and research interests into conversation.
Further information on the annual theme of the Opening Days can be found in the programme shortly.
Program Overview Masters
Below you will find the program for this year's Graduate School Opening Days.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR NEW MASTER'S STUDENTS:
You will find more information about the program and workshop content in the detailed program on our Moodle platform.
In mid-September, we will share the link to the Moodle platform and provide instructions on how to log in and register for the Opening Days 2026.
Thursday, 1 October 2026 | ONBOARDING (via Zoom)
| 10:00 – 12:45 | IT Onboarding (including myStudy and myCampus) | online |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Course Onboarding I (overview for all Master's students: how to select courses) | online |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Course Onboarding II: Master's Programs (program presentations) | online |
Friday, 2 October 2026 | ONBOARDING
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Meet the Graduate School Team OPEN DOORS | Building 14 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Central Building Tour & Campus Tour | Central Building |
Monday, 5 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 11:45 – 13:15 | Opening Ceremony, Welcome by Leuphana Graduate School & (Vice) President Keynote Research >> In::Security by Prof. Magda Osman Intro Workshop Themes | Audimax, Central Building |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 – 17:00 | Thematic Workshops Research >> In::Security | Day One | Building 12 & 14 |
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 10:00 – 12:30 | Thematic Workshops Research >> In::Security | Day Two | Building 12 & 14 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| TBC | Opening Week Events: Collaboration with College (Talks) | Campus |
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Workshops: “Academic Integrity and Good Research Practice in the Age of AI” OR “AI Tool Lab” | Building 14 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Workshops: “AI Tool Lab” OR “Academic Integrity and Good Research Practice in the Age of AI” | Building 14 |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Keynote II Research >> In::Security (speaker TBC) & Get-Together with drinks | Forum, Central Building |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Break | |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Central Building Tour | Central Building |
Thursday, 8 October 2026 | COMMUNITY & WORKSHOPS
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Master Mingle | Forum, Central Building |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Get to Know Your Master's Program (with Student Representatives) | Building 14 |
Friday, 9 October 2026 | COMMUNITY & WORKSHOPS
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Workshop: “Peer Group First Generation Students” | Building 14 |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Workshop: “Navigating University Life in Germany” facilitated by InterCultur | online |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | Building 14 |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Welcoming Internationals facilitated by International Center | Building 14 |
| ca. 19:00 | AStA Party | Central Building |
Program Overview Doctorate
Here you can find the program of this year's Graduate School Opening Days for doctoral candidates.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR NEW DOCTORAL CANDIDATES:
You will find more information about the program and workshop content in the detailed program on our Moodle platform.
In mid-September, we will share the link to the Moodle platform and provide instructions on how to log in and register for the Opening Days 2026.
Thursday, 1 October 2026 | ONBOARDING (VIA ZOOM)
| 10:00 – 12:15 | IT Onboarding (including myStudy, myCampus) | online |
Friday, 2 October 2026 | ONBOARDING
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Meet the Graduate School Team OPEN DOORS | Building 14 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Break | online |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Central Building Tour & Campus Tour | Central Building |
Monday, 5 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 11:45 – 13:15 | Opening Ceremony, Welcome by Leuphana Graduate School & (Vice) President Keynote Research >> In::Security by Prof. Magda Osman Intro Workshop Themes | Audimax, Central Building |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 – 17:00 | Thematic Workshops Research >> In::Security | Day One | Building 12 & 14 |
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 10:00 – 12:30 | Thematic Workshops Research >> In::Security | Day Two | Building 12 & 14 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| TBC | Opening Week Events: Collaboration with College (Talks) | Campus |
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | ACADEMIC PROGRAM
| 10:00 – 12:30 | Kick Off Your PhD Project, Part I: Introductory Session | Building 14 |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | PhD Q&A Café | Building 14 |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Keynote II Research >> In::Security (speaker TBC) & Get-Together with drinks | Forum, Central Building |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Central Building Tour | Central Building |
Thursday, 8 October 2026 | COMMUNITY & WORKSHOPS
| 10:30 – 13:00 | Kick off your PhD project, Part II: Workshop “Motivation during the PhD” | Building 14 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Kick off your PhD project, Part III: Start Research Ethics Seminar | Building 14 |
Friday, 9 October 2026 | COMMUNITY & WORKSHOPS
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Workshop: “Peer Group First Generation Students” | Building 14 |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Workshop: “Navigating University Life in Germany” facilitated by InterCultur | Online |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Welcoming Internationals | Building 14 |
| ca. 19:00 | AStA Party | Central Building |
Central Campus – site plan
Contact
Luisa Hilmer
Leuphana Graduate School
Graduate School Opening Days
graduate.openingdays@leuphana.de
Universitätsallee 1
21335 Lüneburg