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JACOBS CAREER SYMPOSIUM
Making good decisions about what´s next!
The opening event of the annual Jacobs Alumni Homecoming is dedicated to challenging issues in the fields of career development, the world of employment, and interactions between higher education and society.
This year´s topic will be: “Making good decisions about what´s next!“.
The event is devoted to students learning about career decision making and how to build a solid foundation for their respective career pathway. Within a panel discussion, faculty and alumni talk about decision-making pertinent in their field of expertise, exchanging ideas and recommendations on decisions about the career path and beyond. Which decisions do students need to take for a career in academia or industry, or for becoming an entrepreneur?
Goal
The Jacobs Career Symposium is organized by the Career Services Center at Jacobs University, and aims to foster a constructive discussion as well as networking opportunities between alumni from all over the world, current students, professors, employers, and additional experts.
Format
A keynote speaker as well as a selected panel of professors and alumni are invited to contribute and to interact with a moderator in a discussion on the basis of their diverse backgrounds and expertise.
The reflection on the Symposium topic between the speakers is followed by an open debate with the audience, where further questions will be addressed and answered.
The event ends with a socializing get-together, giving all participants the opportunity to continue exchanging ideas as well as to expand their professional networks.
Theme
The event focuses on two important areas in the process of professional decision-making.
First, students need to have a very good understanding of themselves. Self-awareness and - reflection include having knowledge about one's own value system, interests, characteristics, goals and life experiences. What are the intrinsic goals of the individual?
Secondly, they need to be clear about their career options in their desired field. Being clear about your career options in your desired field is of the utmost importance when you are making decisions. Which career opportunities exist and which degree and formation is essential for this particular job? And what will the desired career field look like in the future due to industrial and social trends? What career decisions need to be made during studies for a career in academia, industry or for becoming an entrepreneur?
The panelists will discuss to the plenary about their individuals career paths and the decisions that were important in order to reach their career goals.
Program
| 17:00 | Welcome Address from Career Services Center Sinah Vogel Career Services and Employer Relations Coordinator |
| 17:05 | Welcome Speech from the President of the University Prof. Dr. Fabio Pammolli |
| 17:15 | Keynote Speech Philipp Herzberg Jacobs Alumni Class of 2012 teacher for Science and Psychology |
| 17:30 | Panel Discussion Moderation: Sebastian Blümmert Jacobs Alumni Class of 2011 Head of Operations creditshelf AG Areas/Participants: Industry: Prof. Sebastian Springer DPhil Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Ebru Uzun Jacobs Alumni Class of 2012 Chief of Staff, Process Solutions Business MilliporeSigma Entrepreneurship: Prof. Dr. Francesco Maurelli Professor in Marine System with focus on Marine Robotics Dr. Szymon Krupinski Jacobs Alumni Class of 2005 co-founder WasteAnt GmbH Academia: Prof. Klaudia Brix Professor of Cell Biology Serhat Kosif Jacobs Alumni Class of 2021 PhD student of International Logistics Jacobs University Bremen |
| 18:30 | Get-together with snacks and drinks at the Major Networking Fair |
Please note:
If you are an undergraduates student and you like to register your attendance as mandatory electives for the Career Skills Module, you need to sign in (in person) at the events.
When: September 23, 2022 | 17:00 – 18:30
Where: Campus Center I Conference Hall