Our work
Offers and Goals
We develop and implement dialog-oriented and participatory project formats within the three fields of action:
Innovation and Transformation
Education and Opportunity promotion
Events and Networking
Place of innovation and
transformation
Goal:
With our services, we want to contribute to an open culture of innovation, co-creative design processes and active knowledge management. In doing so, we rely on a close exchange between the municipality, science and the regional economy.
Target group:
Researchers, employees of the partner organizations
Formats:
Certificate program “Wissen Gemeinsam Gestalten”, subject-specific workshops e.g. on Open Innovation, UniverCity Forum, UniverCity Lab
How:
We create meeting spaces for future makers and actively shape the collaboration between the community and science.
We provide qualifications for cooperative work and impart professional skills in the areas of open innovation and co-production of knowledge.
We consistently develop interfaces, create visibility and specifically promote a culture of cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration.
Place of education and opportunity
Goal:
Our collaboration creates excellent conditions for science and education, thereby increasing the visibility of Bochum as a city of knowledge.
Target group:
Students, researchers
Formats:
Summer school, student conferences
How:
With practical teaching and learning formats, we make an important contribution ensuring that Bochum is and remains an attractive place to live for students.
We act as a magnet for bright minds and talented individuals, thereby counteracting the shortage of skilled workers in the long term.
We build bridges to the regional economy and provide information about career opportunities.
Event and
networking venue
Goal:
UniverCity’s offerings enable and promote dialogs between science and urban society through innovative and participatory events. Together, we make science tangible and experienceable.
Target group:
Urban society
Formats:
Series of events as part of the Haus des Wissens
How:
We involve citizens in discussing and working on topics from the city and urban society in dialog.
As a partner institution in the Haus des Wissens, we help to shape the content of the house. In addition, we design the annual programs together with the vhs and the city library.
We get people talking to each other so that they can become effective together.
And that’s not all!
UniverCity works closely with Bochum Marketing in the field of university location and knowledge city marketing. In this way, our activities complement each other perfectly and achieve maximum added value.