BUILDING NETWORKS AND COOPERATIONS
A variety of national and international contacts are indispensable in today's scientific world to ensure a constant and lively exchange of information for developing new ideas, but also for joint projects, cooperations and networks.
In order to establish and expand these contacts, to intensify existing collaborations and to promote joint activities, we provide funds for participating in conferences. Depending on individual needs, financial resources are also made available for longer research stays in Germany and abroad. All of these measures enable the establishment and consolidation of reliable and helpful networks with affiliated partners.
Sharing experience - collegial advice
Collegiality is important. This also implies an interest in what your colleagues do, what experiences they have gained, and what successes they have achieved. We become stronger through sharing. To this end, junior and tenure track professors meet on a casual basis to exchange experiences. A series of sessions for a larger circle of people has been planned for this purpose. Short keynote speeches will be followed by open discussions in a relaxed atmosphere.
Networking within DRESDEN-concept
DRESDEN-concept is an alliance from the areas of science and culture. The abbreviation "DRESDEN" stands for "Dresden Research and Education Synergies for the Development of Excellence and Novelty".
The DRESDEN-concept partners develop and harness synergies in research, education, infrastructure and administration. Within the Scientific Area Committees (SACs) and the Scientific Area Networks (SANs), ideas are identified for areas in which Dresden is, or could be, an international leader.
With the SANs, DRESDEN-concept has been initiating a research-oriented, thematically limited and interdisciplinary networking activities for all partner institutions since 2017. The aim is to strengthen joint research on the selected interdisciplinary topics and to make the corresponding competencies visible at the location. The SANs are open to early-career scientists from all 28 DRESDEN-concept partner institutions. Twice a year, new SANs are initiated in which scientists present their research questions or approaches at a kick-off event in the form of a short lecture. This is followed by discussions with interested participants from other disciplines in an informal atmosphere with a chance to reflect on these issues together. Subsequently, working groups are formed to pursue different goals such as the establishment of a lecture series, the implementation of summer schools or the preparation of joint project proposals. The following SANs are organised, moderated and accompanied by DRESDEN-concept:
- SAN I: Future of Urban and Rural Areas
- SAN II: Innovations in Medical Technology
- SAN III: Change through Digitalisation
- SAN IV: Perspectives on Materiality in Art and Design
- SAN V: Dynamics of Complex Networks
- SAN VI: Processes of Ageing
Further SANS are in preparation. Please find more information at: https://www.dresden-concept.de/initiative/scientific-area-networks-san.html
Expert working groups
We support you with exchanging ideas with colleagues from Saxon universities on subject specific and topic specific challenges of teaching, and with developing solutions and concepts for higher-education didactics as well as implementing concrete measures.
Teaching Day, Research Day, Long Night Against Procrastination
On TU Dresden Teaching Day „Tag der Lehre“ , all teachers and students as well as all people interested in teaching and learning are invited to focus on the topic of teaching in lectures, workshops and presentations, to exchange ideas and to develop new ideas for teaching. Research Day and the Long Night Against Procrastination are organised with similar goals in mind.