Networking in the academic context

Join the workshop in networking in the academic context - creating perspectives through contacts by traditional and digital means

In the light of growing complexity in the knowledge society, the ‘know-who’ is gaining in importance next to the ‘know-how’. Fortunately, in recent years the possibilities to make quick and target focused contact, be it face-to-face or via social media, have increased in number and significance. With just a few clicks you can reach out to colleagues, experts, potential employers, funders and business partners of all kind.

In the academic sector, as elsewhere, personal contacts offer chances. They help to gain cooperation partners and supporters for one’s own project, receive conference invitations, be involved in publications, and be told about interesting positions. Moreover, the numerous digital interaction formats allow for a simple way of cultivating your network and staying in touch.

Networking requires initiative and continued investment. It is helpful, in this context, to be able to rely on proven traditional and digital strategies to make the right contacts, to maintain them on a long-term basis and to find the balance between giving and taking.

The following topics will be covered
- Basics of networking: Objectives – right from the start!
- Before the harvest, sow: Building contacts face-to-face and online
- Network care: Traditional and digital opportunities
- Network university: Which contacts and bodies are important?
- Networking as investment: Benefits versus costs
- Small talk as icebreaker: Getting into conversation confidently
- Networking: My next step

Instructor
Dr. Cornelia Altenburg, Berlin, is a historian. She is a freelance copywriter and teaches people in science and in politics in writing and communicating. She facilitates communication processes in small and in big groups. Her clients are for example the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Bielefeld University, the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Society for International Cooperation [Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ]

The workshop will take place on 12 September 2024 from 9-17.

This workshop is exclusively for PhD students in three graduate programs DRA, MoMed, IVP.

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