Events for Doctoral Candidates, Postdocs and Researchers

Normally you go to a café and drink from a porcelain cup... not so at the Porcelain Café. Here you can paint your own porcelain pieces. The café provides white porcelain pieces, paints and painting utensils and there are no limits to our creativity. One week later you can pick up your work of arts (after payment).

Time: 10:45 am

Venue: "Porzellancafé List"

Registration: here

The Presidential Board cordially invites all new doctoral candidates at Leibniz Universität Hannover to a reception in the Leibnizhaus. In addition to information about the programmes for doctoral candidates at LUH, you will have the opportunity to meet other fellow doctoral candidates.

Time: 6:30 pm

Venue: Leibnizhaus

Registration: We ask for registration until the 18.10.2024 via email to: ResearchLUH@zuv.uni-hannover.de (With their full name, email address, institute, nationality).

Have you ever been to the Harz? It is a popular holiday and hiking region and it is the perfect place for you to go if you want to experience nature and fresh air away from the big city hustle and bustle. Join us on our hike through its beautiful and impressive nature and enjoy your day in great outdoors!

Time: 7:30 am

Venue: Hannover Main Station

Registration: here

Have you ever heard of a Potluck Dinner? At this event, each person brings something homemade to eat that they would like to share with the others and a mixed buffet is created. We are very much looking forward to creating a varied dinner together with you.

Time: 6:00 pm

Venue: International Office

Registration: here

Together we would like to watch a film with snacks and drinks. Afterwards, we can discuss the film and bring the evening to a close. There will be three films to choose from and we will decide upon them together.

Time: 7:00 pm

Venue: International Office

Registration: here

It can be a great challenge to spend a lot of time in a large educational institution in a foreign country. There are new academic requirements, unwritten rules and it is not uncommon to be overwhelmed. In this short workshop, you will get to know some German peculiarities better and can link them to your own experiences as researchers at LUH. Through visualization, interactive methods and discussions, you will have the opportunity to better understand your environment and make your future in Germany easier. This workshop is suitable for newcomers as well as for PhD students & PostDocs who have been in Germany for some time and want to broaden their understanding of Germany as an academic landscape.

The workshop will be led by a intercultural trainer who herself has had a lot of experience at educational institutions in other countries. 

Venue: International Office 

Language: English 

Time:  5-8 pm 

Registration: here

This workshop is all about intercultural communication and the key to successful research work with colleagues from all over the world. It is a great opportunity for international PhDs to learn more about the German way of communication and doing research but it is also important for German doctoral candidates who, although doing research in Germany, will have to work with people from all over the world. The workshop is nothing like a “boring” presentation but rather a pleasant sharing of experiences and searching for strategies on how to work best in an international environment.

The workshop is led by a intercultural trainer who has spent a lot of time abroad herself and has been running workshops at the International Office for many years. Participants in her workshop can not only improve their intercultural skills, but also learn a lot about themselves.

Venue: International Office 

Language: English 

Time:  10 am - 4 pm

Registration: here.

The International Office is offering a German language course for the winter semester 24/25 in cooperation with the Bildungsverein. 

Target group: International doctoral candidates and researchers 

Level: Beginner A1.1 

Period: 15.10.2024 - 05.02.2025 (interruption: 18.12.2024-07.01.2025)

Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 17:45 - 20:25 

Costs: 140€ p.p.

Registration: Please send an email to researchLUH@zuv.uni-hannover.de with your full name, institute, nationality and status at the university.