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UAS7 went to Boston for the German American International Network conference on August 25-27, 2023. GAIN is a network of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the DAAD, and the AvH Foundation. The GAIN conference supports transatlantic mobility of early career researchers, attracting German, US, and international researchers from MIT, Harvard, Boston University, and regional research institutes, interested in German career paths and collaborations.

Am 6. Dezember fand wieder unser nun jährlicher virtueller Workshop zu HAW Professuren statt. Gemeinsam mit dem German-American International Network (GAIN), Campus OWL und HAW Hessen boten wir an: "Die Stunde der HAWs: Professuren an Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften". Zu Spitzenzeiten haben sich über 60 Interessierte eingeschaltet.

In den nächsten Jahren werden Tausende von Professuren an Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften frei. Jedes Jahr gibt es ca. 900 bis 1100 Neubesetzungen an HAWs. Am 02. Dezember 2021 zeigten die FH Bielefeld, HAW Hessen und UAS7 in einem Workshop, welche Voraussetzungen – neben Innovationsbereitschaft und Praxisorientierung – Interessierte mitbringen sollten und welche Unterstützung und Wege es gibt, Berufungsfähigkeit zu erlangen. Damit stellten die Partner ein Stück weit einen geographischen Querschnitt dar.

Das seit Pandemiebeginn erfolgreiche virtuelle Konzept des Hochschulverbundes, die „UAS7-Roadshow“ zur HAW-Professur, hat sich mittlerweile zu einer hybriden Veranstaltung gewandelt. Am 24. September fand diese erstmals an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin statt.

The course Air Pollution Control, part of the UAS7 Virtual Academy, was a transatlantic cooperation between Bremen University of Applied Sciences and the University at Albany. The key goals of the joint course were to engage students in solving real-world air pollution problems through project-based learning. In doing so, they learned to foster collaboration, relationships and networks with fellow international students and their instructors.

Students from several engineering and computer science programs at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and at University at Albany conduct experiments on artificial intelligence and develop their own products for the Internet of Things. They exchange ideas in transatlantic teams and give each other feedback on their project ideas.

The mid-point in the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR Berlin) and University at Albany (UAlbany)‘s COIL project on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility was marked with a rather unique session that led to students reflecting on a range of cultural and legal aspects.

Back in February 2021, Professor Mechthild Schrooten from the Bremen City University of Applied Sciences (HSB) and Professor Rita Biswas from the University at Albany (UA) started a joint transatlantic teaching project as part of the UAS7 Virtual Academy. On April 12th, the third joint session took place, which was a highlight of the course for teachers and students alike.