Workshop: Recruiting members, building cohesion: Strategies for long-term engagement in your FSI

Whether it’s the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Natural Sciences or the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences: Fachschaftsinitiativen exist for a wide variety of degree programmes across all faculties. Yet their importance is often underestimated. Fachschaftsinitiativen are often the first point of contact for problems relating to studies and contribute in a special way to student life through orientation events and pub nights. However, with busy schedules and student jobs, membership numbers can vary significantly from semester to semester. Whilst some semesters see very active Fachschaftsinitiativen, in others they exist only on paper.

In this three-hour workshop, we will therefore explore what actually unites our Fachschaftsinitiativen. From this, we will develop strategies for strengthening cohesion within our Fachschaftsinitiativen in the long term and, in doing so, motivating new students to get involved. We invite students from all faculties who are currently involved in an FSI, have been involved in the past, or are interested in getting involved. No prior knowledge is required. In cooperation with the Teaching Competence Centre, participants will receive an official certificate of attendance following the workshop.

Date: 15 May 2026, 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Venue: Student Union Building, Turnstraße 7, 91054 Erlangen

Facilitator: Selim Küçükkaya

Registration via StudOn

Edupro Global Green Talent Awards 2026

We wish to formally introduce the Edupro Global Green Talent Awards 2026, an international, sustainability-focused initiative organised by Edupro UK in association with the University of Leeds. The programme is designed to encourage students and young innovators to develop practical, innovative, and impactful solutions to contemporary environmental challenges.
The initiative aims to promote sustainability awareness, collaborative learning, critical thinking, and responsible innovation among students from diverse academic disciplines. The programme is open to students and young innovators aged 16–32 from any discipline, with participation offered completely free of charge. Teams must consist of 3–5 members, and each team is required to have one designated mentor. Eligible teams will compete for international recognition, mentorship opportunities, and professional credentials.
Comprehensive information regarding the programme objectives, eligibility criteria, participation guidelines, and timelines is available at the following link:
www.eduprouk.com/greentalent
The official registration form for student teams can be accessed here:
www.eduprouk.com/greentalent/registration

Multimedia contributions on current research wanted

The Fast Forward Science online competition annually honors the best video and audio contributions on scientific topics on social media. It is aimed at students, doctoral candidates, and young postdocs who want to bring their research to as many people as possible. Contributions such as YouTube videos, podcasts, Instagram stories, and the like can be submitted until April 30, 2026. The Fast Forward Science competition, with a total prize fund of €9,000, is a joint project of Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) and the Stifterverband. All information on participation and a communication kit can be found on the competition website.

Fulbright Summer Study Program in the USA 2026

For bachelor’s students in the humanities and social sciences at German universities
Fulbright Summer Study Program in the USA: “Discover the USA”
at the University of Maryland, College Park
from August 21 to September 19, 2026
During the fully funded four-week program, participants will take courses on US history, politics, and society at the University of Maryland. Through exchanges with US students and faculty, they will gain insights into US culture and campus life. The aim of the various course modules is to develop action-oriented skills that can be directly applied to living together in an intercultural and global context.
Detailed information about the scholarship program can be found on our website.
We use the hashtag #FulbrightGermany for the announcement on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon.
The application deadline is March 18, 2026.
If you have any questions, please contact us at usa-seminar@fulbright.de.