Regular events are offered for the funded IHS projects. These serve to promote the exchange of knowledge and networking among participants. The events are offered in four different formats: Conferences with more than 200 participants. In-person workshops lasting two days at one of the IHS partner universities. Three-hour online workshops with several speakers. One-hour “IHS Kompakt” knowledge bites on selected small topics.
Welcome to the kick-off event for the second funding round in Mannheim in 2023.Source: BMBF
Conferences
Kick-off meeting of the 2nd funding period 2023
“Living transfer together!” - This was the motto of the kick-off event of the funding initiative of the federal and state governments “Innovative Hochschule” for the second funding period on March 21, 2023 in Mannheim Castle. The 55 universities whose projects started in 2023 met here for the first time. Their common goal: to establish networks, to exchange ideas and to be inspired. Because transfer can only be realized together! You find a description of the event in German laguage with several pictures here.
An additional conference is planned in 2027.
In-Person Workshops
Workshop on communication and public relation 2023
On 21 and 22 November 2023, experts from the project teams of IHS ("Innovative Hochschule") met at Coburg University for a strategy workshop on communication and public relation. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on collaboration with non-university partners 2024
How can I, as a member of a university, find a non-university partner? How do I maintain the collaboration in the long term? The IHS project partners explored these questions at a workshop in Mainz from 9 to 10 October 2024. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on university, society and transformation 2025
The workshop in Berlin focused on the role of universities in shaping current transformation processes. In discussions and presentations, the participants reflected on their roles in the transformation fields of digitalization, social change and sustainability. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on pathways to a transfer-friendly university 2026
On 9 and 10 June 2026, the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) invited the project teams from the “Innovative Hochschule” (Innovative Universities) to the University of Kassel to discuss the development of transfer skills, knowledge management and a culture of knowledge transfer. Read the report in English laguage here.
There will be no in-person workshop held in 2027.
Online-Workshops
Workshop on IHS-Intranet 2024
On April 30, 2024, the IHS-project teams improved their knowledge on the intranet. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on impact measurement and quality management 2024
On June 11, 2024, the IHS-project teams focused on the question of how the quality of transfer activities can be improved and measured. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on internal university communication 2024
On December 4, 2024, 80 IHS project partners met online to discuss how communication can succeed at the university and in the project networks. A keynote speech and four working groups provided participants with tools and ideas for good and effective communication. Read the report in English laguage here.
Workshop on Institutionalization in Practice 2025
Five years of funding—what happens next? In November 2025, staff from IHS projects of the first and second funding periods met to exchange on the topic “Institutionalization in Practice.” Read the report in English laguage here.
In autumn 2026 the next online-workshop will take place.
IHS-Kompakt (online)
IHS-Kompakt on mobile event formats 2025
At the end of March, Dr. Silke Glogowksi presented the lab-on-tour truck of the Digitalise_SWF project. She shared her experiences from conception to implementation. Read the report in English laguage here.
IHS-Kompakt on social media 2025
Tips and guidelines for a content strategy in social media channels were provided by Nico Beier at IHS-Kompakt in September 2025. Nico Beier manages the social media channels in the IHS project Saxony5 at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences. Read the report in English laguage here.
IHS-Kompakt on approaches to legal certainty in the open innovation process 2025
When multiple partners from different organizations work together on an innovation, the rights of each individual partner should be protected. Dr. Pamela Wehling and her consulting lawyers from the GRWOTH project explained how this can work in December 2025. Read the report in English laguage here.
IHS-Kompakt on Participatory Formats 2026
In January 2026, Prof. Dr. Gesine Bär and Dr. Ina Schaefer from the CaT project introduced the topic ‘participatory formats’. They provided an insight into the diversity of participation formats in IHS projects and offered guidance on how to classify them. A report can be found here.
IHS-Kompakt on Action Plan for Institutionalisation 2026
In the penultimate year of the IHS programme, the online workshop held in March 2026 examined the important issue of sustainability from both an empirical and a methodological perspective. Read the report in English laguage here.
The next IHS-Kompakt Workshop will take place in December 2026.
