Impulse – Getting started and connected

Welcome event for doctoral candidates

Impulse – Getting started and connected is an event especially for new doctoral candidates at TU Darmstadt.

With this event we aim to:

  • connect doctoral candidates of the university with each other across disciplines,
  • introduce important topics and actors for a doctorate at TU Darmstadt,
  • provide helpful impulses for a good start into the doctoral phase.

The next Impulse will take place from 29 – 30 April 2024 in Wiesbaden (incl. overnight stay).

Target group: All doctoral candidates who started their doctorate on or after 1 January 2023 and did not participate in 2023 are invited

Date/Time:

  • Monday, April 29th, 2024 | 9:30 am – open end
  • Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:0 pm

Location: JH Wiesbaden, Blücherstraße 66, 65195 Wiesbaden

Language: English

Please fill in the Ingenium registration form. Please register online until March 31st, 2024. After the registration deadline, we will inform you if you have successfully registered or if you have been assigned to the waiting list.

Impressions 2023 – Guest of honour: Former TU President Professor Johann-Dietrich Wörner

Programme Impulse 2024

Monday April 29th, 2024
09:30 am Registration
10:00 am Welcoming
10:30 am Getting connected – Interdisciplinary networking in small groups
01:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm Getting support – Poster session
02:30 pm Getting support – Panel discussion
04:15 pm Getting connected – Interdisciplinary networking in small groups
06:00 pm Getting inspired – Invited talk

Dr. Marie-Luise Wolff studied English Language and Literature and Science of Music in Germany, England and the USA and holds a doctorate from the University of Cologne. She is CEO of ENTEGA AG and President of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). In 2023 she was elected as Chairwoman of the Hessian Future Council Economy.
07:30 pm Dinner
09:00 pm Casual Get-together
Tuesday April 30th, 2024
09:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Getting on – Presentation of TU training services and small group work
12:30 pm Lunch
01:30 pm Getting it done – Panel discussion with former doctoral candidates
03:00 pm Getting inspired – Career paths with a doctorate: Panel discussion with role models from industry and academia
04:00 pm Career networking & farewell coffee
05:00 pm End