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 online lectures (in English) and in-person fireside talks (in German).

Fireside Talks (in-person)

Date Time Speaker(s) Location
January 27, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Armin and Hannah Rupalla,
Founders and managers of RA Consulting GmbH
TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe
February 10, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Thomas Hentschel MdL, Die Grünen ,
Member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg
TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe
March 10, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Joerg Genz, Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe
April 7, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Dr. Thomas Beck,
Managing director of Vector Informatik GmbH and Vector Consulting Services
TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe

Online Lectures

Microsoft Teams Link

Date Time Speaker(s) Presentation Title
March 03, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Prof. Jürgen Fleischer (KIT-wbk) Circularity in E-Mobility – Automated Disassembly as Enabler
May 05, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Dr. Michael Frey (KIT-FAST) Testing automated driving functions – the mystery of "test approval"
July 07, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Prof. Hugo Gabele (Hochschule Esslingen) LiMo (Sustainable urban Living and Mobility Concept): ein neuartiges Fahrzeugkonzept
October 06, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Dr. Eckhard Szimba (KIT-ECON) Socio-economic impacts of connected and automated mobility

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.

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Training Courses

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