Pre-conferences of the GeNeMe 2025

In the run-up to GeNeMe 2025, there will once again be various events and workshops this year that approach the topic of online communities from the perspective of several specialist disciplines such as computer science and data science, media technology or education and Business Administration and Economics.

The pre-conferences 2025 will take place on September 17 and will be held in English.

I. Final conference of the Erasmus+ project Game4Change

(09:30-17:00; ehs Dresden, Dürerstr. 25)

Under the motto "GameChangers: Innovating Business Education", we will show how game-based learning and gamification can enrich higher education.

Highlights of the conference:

Look forward to, exciting keynotes, workshops on the development and implementation of gamification as well as examples of the use of games in the corporate world and management teaching, including from ...

• Marius Brade (Dresden University of Applied Sciences): "Harnessing Games for Teaching Entrepreneurial Competencies"
• Rick Verhagen (Dutch Defense Academy): "Emotion-regulation & Decision-making: How gamification can level up these skills before the stakes are too real"
• Helge Fischer (TU Dresden/IU International University): " Playful Learning in Next Generation Entrepreneurship - Review and Outlook"
• Linda Mertens-Kluver (Hogeschool Rotterdam) & Marina Letonja (DOBA Business School): "Playing is learning - co-creating across borders and in the classroom"
• Vincent Katsoulis (UCLL Research & Expertise): "Implementation of Gamification in XR Applications"
• Matthias Heinz & Josefin Müller (TU Dresden): "Gamification 4 Next Generation Education Design Patterns to Gamify the Classroom"
• Martina Seemann (TU Chemnitz): "Fostering Creativity Through Gamebased Approaches - A Scoping Review"
• Tobias Göcke (SupraTix GmbH): "Changealot - The Gamified Learning Environment for Change Advisors"
• Claudia Gränitz-Kleiber (MIKOMI, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences): "Bricks & Games Lab - How to develop an engaging learning journey with game-based learning and Lego Serious Play"
• Tom Potutschek (R42 | Games Hub & Accelerator Leipzig): " Level up your Game! - What it means to start a business in the games industry"
• Paweł Urgacz (WSB University): "Innovative Teaching through Gamification: Leveraging LMS for Engaged Learning

Please note: Registration is required for organizational reasons. If you have not yet registered, please do so as soon as possible to ensure your participation.
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II. Workshop: Fostering Competence and Inclusion in VET through Digital Innovation

(13:00-17:15; Location: TU Dresden, Münchner Strasse 1, Dresden)

Presentation of contributions from Indonesian students under the direction of Prof. Dr. Buri Mochamad Triyono and with the support of Jonathan Dyrna (CODIP).
Contact: thomas.koehler@tu-dresden.de
Further information will follow!

III. ProVEST: Riding towards a sustainable future in VET education - First Public Project Conference

(09:00-12:30; Location: TU Dresden, Münchner Strasse 1, Dresden - Room 161c)

ProVEST (Professionalisation of Teachers and Mentors in Vocational Education to Realise Powerful Transformative Learning Environments for a Sustainable Transition) is an Erasmus+ project that brings together 23 partners from five countries to address the urgent need for Vocational Education and Training (VET) to contribute meaningfully to Europe's sustainable transition.

ProVEST aims to empower VET educators and mentors with the tools, skills, and confidence to lead the green and digital transitions, ensuring they are equipped to prepare students for the skills demanded by the European Green Deal and the evolving workforce.