UpGrade Mobility
Current Program
This page gives an overview about the upcoming meetings and trainings of the UpGrade Mobility Graduate School. The offers are open to all graduate school members.
Topic Lecture
The topic lecture takes place on average once a month, in an alternating format between in-person fireside talks (primarily in German) and online lectures (primarily in English).
Fireside Talks (in-person)
| Date | Time | Speaker(s) | Language | Location | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Armin and Hannah Rupalla, Founders and Managers of RA Consulting GmbH |
German | TRIANGEL (SPACE), Karlsruhe | - |
| February 10, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Thomas Hentschel MdL,
Transport policy spokesperson of
Die Grünen
, in the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg |
German | TRIANGEL (STUDIO), Karlsruhe | - |
| April 7, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Dr. Thomas Beck, Managing Director of Vector Informatik GmbH and Vector Consulting Services |
German | TRIANGEL (SPACE), Karlsruhe | Fully booked |
| June 30, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Joerg Genz, former federal chairman of Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland | German | TRIANGEL (SPACE), Karlsruhe | To be announced |
| September 1, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Steffen Schmidt, Managing Director IPG Automotive GmbH | German | TBD, Karlsruhe | To be announced |
Online Lectures
| Date | Time | Speaker | Presentation Title | Language | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 03, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Prof. Jürgen Fleischer (KIT-WBK) | Circularity in E-Mobility – Automated Disassembly as Enabler | English | - |
| May 05, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Dr. Michael Frey (KIT-FAST) | Testing Automated Driving Functions – The Mystery of "Test Approval" | English | To be announced |
| June 02, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Prof. Hugo Gabele (Hochschule Esslingen) | LiMo (Sustainable Urban Living and Mobility Concept): A Novel Vehicle Concept | German | To be announced |
| October 06, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Dr. Eckhard Szimba (KIT-ECON) | Socio-Economic Impacts of Connected and Automated Mobility | English | To be announced |
Regular Meeting
The monthly regular meeting takes place on every third Monday of the month. It is an opportunity for the PhDs of the graduate school to present their research and discuss it with our multidisciplinary team. Besides that, it is a great platform for networking and exchange.
Training Courses
Our graduate school offers regularly high-quality soft-skill training courses to its members. The courses are designed to support the personal and professional development of the PhDs and to prepare them for their future careers.
Units of MBA Fundamentals Program
- People (17-19 and 27-28 February 2025)
- Communication (31 March - 04 April 2025)
- Values (28 July - 01 August 2025)
- Markets (15-19 September 2025)
- Sustainability (24-28 November 2025)
Other Supra-disciplinary Trainings
| Date | Time | Course/Worshop, Coach | Language | Location | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Good Research Practice for (Post-)Doctoral Researchers, Dr. Christian Dumpitak | English | KIT campus south, building 70.04, room 220, Karlsruhe | To be announced |
| July 23, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Busting Jargon: Tactics for Comprehensible Communication in Science, Dr. Stefan Götze | English | KIT campus south, ITIV (building 30.10), room 339, Karlsruhe | To be announced |