Masters Kick-off

For better planning of the Masters Kick-off we ask you to register until 30th September.

Please click here to get further information on the registration and to register for the event.

If you click on the link above, a PDF document will open in which we explain the registration for you. In this document you will also find the link for the registration. Please read all of the information first before you register.

10:00 am web conference on Complementary Studies

10:30 am web conference on myStudy and qis

On Friday, a zoom conference on complementary studies will take place. Here the Leuphana study model with the complementary studies will be explained in more detail. After a short break there will an explanation of myStudy and qis at 11 a.m. Via myStudy you can manage and choose your courses, at qis you can register and deregister for your exams.

The conference room is open for you from 9:50 am. At the end of each presentation you have the opportunity to ask questions. Please enter your name when entering the conference room. The presentation will be held in English, questions can be asked in German and English. You can register here.

Please watch the video tutorial on the registration procedure.

You will also find further information in the User Guide.

12:00pm-6:00pm Campus Tours

You can also get to know the campus with the App Actionbound. To do so, please choose one slot in during registration. The guided tours take place in groups of 10 in time slots provided for this purpose.

Flexible: Self guided City Tour through Lüneburg

If you would like to meet personally in a small group, you can do so, for example, on a guided tour of Lüneburg. We have put together a student city tour for you, which you can conduct independently and flexibly with your newly acquainted fellow students using the App Actionbound. You find the guide for the City Tour here.

09:00 - 10:00 am Mystery Breakfast

Get to know your fellow students in small groups of three from the comfort of your home at breakfast! You will be randomly assigned to two more people from all masters programmes at Zoom. We will give you a few orientation questions to get to know each other, which you can use, but do not have to.

10:15 - 11:45 am Welcome for Internationals

For international students the start at Leuphana is something special, because it is usually also the first study at a university in Germany. Therefore, the International Office welcomes the Internationals here in an extra session and deals with the special situation.

1:00pm-5:00pm Campus Tours

You can also get to know the campus with the App Actionbound. To do so, please choose one slot in during registration. The guided tours take place in groups of 10 in time slots provided for this purpose.

Flexible: Self guided City Tour through Lüneburg

If you would like to meet personally in a small group, you can do so, for example, on a guided tour of Lüneburg. We have put together a student city tour for you, which you can conduct independently and flexibly with your newly acquainted fellow students using the App Actionbound. You find the guide for the City Tour here.

08:50 - 09:45 Mystery Breakfast

Get to know your fellow students in small groups of three from the comfort of your home at breakfast! You will be randomly assigned to two more people from all masters programmes at Zoom. We will give you a few orientation questions to get to know each other, which you can use, but do not have to.

11:00am-4:00pm Campus Tours

You can also get to know the campus with the App Actionbound. To do so, please choose one slot in during registration. The guided tours take place in groups of 10 in time slots provided for this purpose.

Flexible: Self guided City Tour through Lüneburg

If you would like to meet personally in a small group, you can do so, for example, on a guided tour of Lüneburg. We have put together a student city tour for you, which you can conduct independently and flexibly with your newly acquainted fellow students using the App Actionbound. You find the guide for the City Tour here.

8.50   am    Mystery Breakfast

10:00 am   Opening and Welcome

10:00 am   Opening and Welcome | Prof. (HSG) Dr. Sascha Spoun | Prof. Dr. Simone Abels
10:30 am   Welcoming General Students' Comittee | Julia Klindworth, Lena Trilsbeek, Lukas Klasen, Zülfikar Ali Simsek
10:45 am   Welcoming and Introduction | Dr. Anja Soltau
11:05 am   Presentation of Student Counselling Service, MasterSkills and Doctoral Track | Tom Kleist | Barbara Nickels
11:20 am   Presentation of Feedback Possibilities for Study programmes and Teaching | Team Q Kirsten Mülheims | Ombudsperson Thies Reinck

12:00 pm  Workshop: Studying@Leuphana

What does study culture actually mean? Together with tutors from higher semesters, you will discuss various questions about the study culture at Leuphana with your fellow students.

from 2 pm

Meet your faculty students council groups.

8:50   am    Mystery Breakfast

10:00 am   Introduction to Study Programmes

Humanities
Culture and Organization | Prof. Dr. Volker Kirchberg, Prof. Dr. Timon Beyes
Critical Studies | Prof. Dr. Erich Hörl
Media and Digital Studies | Prof. Dr. Claus Pias
Theory and History of Modernity | Prof. Dr. Achatz von Müller, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Knöbl

Education
Teaching Programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools | Carina Oelerich, Katrin Schwarzenberg
Teaching Programmes for Vocational Schools -  Social Pedagogy | Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandermann
Teaching Programmes for Vocational Schools -  Business and Economics | Prof. Dr. Christiane Söffker

Management
Management & Engineering | Prof. Dr. Benjamin Klusemann
Management & Entrepreneurship | Prof. Dr. Ursula Weisenfeld, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Deller
Management & Data Science | Prof. Dr. Ulf Brefeld
Management & Sustainable Accounting & Finance | Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte

Governance & Law
International Economic Law | Prof. Dr. Jörg Terhechte
Publics, Economics, Law and Politics | Prof. Dr. Tim Dornis

Sustainability
Global Sustainability Science and Sustainability Science | Prof. Dr. Henrik von Wehrden

12:00 pm Educational Expectations Workshop

Leuphana's understanding of education, the scientific, technical and personal development are closely linked. Together with your fellow students and a tutor from your study programme, you have the opportunity to deal with the requirements of your study programme and your expectations and ideas for your Masters programme. During the workshop you will get to know your fellow students by discussing questions such as:
- What do I expect from my Master's programme?
- What can I do to make this Master's programme an inspiring phase of life for me and for others?
- What kind of contribution can lectureres and institutions at Leuphana make?
The group results will be visualized and presented to the university public during the closing event.

4:00 pm Closing Event

Presentation of the results of the various workshops, and alumni of the Graduate School report about their experiences in professional life, their career start, what inspired them and what they were able to gain from their studies.