Events

Get-togethers, Soft Skill Seminars, excursions, lecture series, the traditional Elite-Soccer-Cup and last but not least the graduation ceremony: The most important dates in the Elite Network of Bavaria can be found here.

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23
Apr 2026
The Green Hour
The well-established lecture series organized by the International Doctorate Program "Rethinking Environment" will continue this summer semester with thought-provoking presentations on environmental research in the humanities and social sciences. Discover diverse perspectives and current debates: link

Participation: public
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28
May 2026
Guest lecture "User Research in Theorie und Praxis - Lehrbuch vs Realität"
Franziska Kroneck und Dr. Andrea Nutsi from msg will give a talk in the program’s special lecture series. The topic of the talk is “User Research in Theorie und Praxis - Lehrbuch vs Realität” and it will take place in room 1055N at the University of Augsburg.

Participation: Members of the Elite Network of Bavaria
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11
Jun 2026
Self-organization in living matter
The workshop "Transport and self-organization in living matter across scales" by the Elite Graduate Program "Biological Physics" addresses topical problems at the interface of physics and biology, such as intracellular transport processes, organelle formation, and the dynamic self-organization of cells.

Participation: Public
Microscopy images, dataset analyses, and schematic illustrations related to the workshop topic.
12
Jun 2026
Annual Meeting of the Marianne-Plehn-Program
At the MPP annual meeting, participants come together for hands-on workshops and a varied social program. There is also plenty of opportunity to discuss research projects and find inspiration. This year, the meeting will take place in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Participation: Current beneficiaries and alumni of the MPP
Registration: via the Daidalosnet of the Studienstiftung
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13
Jun 2026
MWP Summer Festival
This year's MWP summer festival will take place in Erlangen. In the morning, guests will be welcomed with a reception, lectures and music. In the afternoon, participants can look forward to a varied program of workshops, city tours and excursions.

Participation: Current beneficiaries and young alumni of the MWP
Registration: To be announced (Community Portal)
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27
Jun 2026
Elite-Soccer-Cup 2026
The traditional soccer tournament, in which teams from various programs in the Elite Network meet, will take place in Erlangen this year. The host is last year's winner, the Elite Graduate Program "In­tegrated Im­mu­no­logy".

Participation: All members of the Elite Network of Bavaria
Registration: To be announced (Community Portal)
A group of young people in soccer jerseys is standing together in a circle on the soccer field.
28
Jun 2026
75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
This year's Lindau No­bel Lau­reate Meet­ing will take place from 28 June to 3 July 3 2026. The Elite Net­work of Ba­varia has the privi­lege of pro­pos­ing a select group of mem­bers to partic­ipate in this in­com­para­ble event.

Participation: All members of the Elite Network of Bavaria
Application: Application period closed
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21
Jul 2026
Summer Reception of the Bavarian State Parliament
One of the high­lights of the year is the Sum­mer Re­cep­tion of the Ba­varian State Par­lia­ment at beau­tiful Schleißheim Pal­ace. 10 of our mem­bers have the op­por­tunity to meet high-ranking per­sonali­ties from poli­tics and socie­ty at this fes­tive event.

Participation: All members of the Elite Network of Bavaria
Application: Until 10 April 2026 in the Community Portal
Guests enjoy the summer evening in the beautiful gardens in front of the festively illuminated Schleißheim Palace.
25
Jul 2026
MWP Summer Academy in Disentis
From 25 July to 8 August, one of the two Summer Academies of the Max Weber Program will take place in Disentis, Switzer­land. In 2026, partici­pation will be open to students of all se­mesters for the first time. The inter­disciplinary work­groups will meet amid the im­posing Swiss moun­tains.

Participation: MWP scholarship holders and young alumni
Registration: From 1 April to 1 Mai 2026 in the Community Portal
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25
Jul 2026
132nd Softskill Seminar in Würzburg
From 25 to 26 July 2026, the Elite Net­work of Ba­varia will host a softskill semi­nar in Würzburg. These popu­lar work­shops cover the basics as well as the sub­tleties of key team and reflec­tion tech­niques.

Participation: All members of the Elite Network of Bavaria
Registration: Until 30 May 2026 in the Community Portal
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