Events

Canal Dreams. Towards a Critical History of Inland Waterways

01/10/2026 - 02/10/2026, Essen

Since late medieval times, shipping canals have been essential for inland waterway transportation. A considerable number of canal projects were proposed, discussed, and even partially constructed but failed to provide usable waterways. Recent scholarship has explored how canals were a preliminary form of geo-engineering. This interdisciplinary workshop brings together researchers who have worked…

Aurora Staff BIP Expanding Scholarly Horizons & Aurora Student BIP Rising Voices: Emerging Scholar's Forum

05/10/2026 - 09/10/2026, Essen

The one-week joined retreat for students and researchers synchronises two Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) for scholars and students respectively in the two fields of (a) sustainability and climate change research and (b) culture: diversities and identities research.

Envisioning a Human-Centred AI in Education Ecosystem: Connecting Teacher Preparation, Schools, and Key Stakeholders

05/10/2026, digital

Lecture by Evrim Baran, Iowa State University (USA)

Organiser: School Development and AI Agency Research Lab (SD-AI)

This talk presents a vision for building a strategic Human-Centred AI in Education ecosystem that goes beyond individual tools or isolated initiatives.

Schulentwicklung in der Digitalität – KI verstehen, erfahren und aktiv gestalten

05/10/2026, digital

Vortrag von Sigrid Hartong, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg

Organisation: School Development and AI Agency Research Lab (SD-AI)

Der Impulsvortrag skizziert das aktuelle Forschungsfeld und zeigt anhand unterschiedlicher Projekteinblicke, welche KI-Risiken im Kontext von Schulentwicklungsfragen nach wie vor stark unterschätzt werden und wie diese Risiken adressiert werden können.

Bildung für KI – KI für Bildung: Forschungseinblicke zwischen KI-Führerschein und agentischen Trainingssystemen

12/10/2026, digital

Vortrag von Sabine Seufert, Universität St. Gallen (Schweiz)

Organisation: School Development and AI Agency Agency Research Lab (SD-AI)

Der Vortrag beleuchtet die doppelte Bildungsfrage der KI: Was müssen Menschen lernen, um KI kompetent und verantwortlich zu nutzen – und wie kann KI selbst Lernprozesse unterstützen?

From Human Agency to Responsible AI in School Development: Designing Human-Centred AI for K-12 Education

12/10/2026, digital

Lecture by Olga Viberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)

Organiser: School Development and AI Agency Research Lab (SD-AI)

This lecture examines how human-centred AI can strengthen, rather than diminish, human agency in K-12 education. It discusses key challenges, including trust, transparency, privacy, autonomy, and cognitive offloading, and considers their implications for…

Präludo – Wissenschaft im Vorfeld der Spiele-Tage: Brettspiele zum Kompetenzerwerb

21/10/2026, Essen

Organisation: Copenhagen Business School & Netzwerk "Schule und Spiel"

Die Fachkonferenz ermöglicht fachlichen Austausch zu Forschung, Kompetenzmessung und pädagogischer Praxis für Wissenschaft, Hochschullehre und Bildungspraxis.