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AI Symposium
9 December 2025
At the symposium "AI in Teaching" at HTW Berlin, lecturers and staff exchanged perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in higher education. The event was opened by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Birgit Müller, Vice President for Teaching. A welcoming address was given by Prof. Dr. Katharina Simbeck, Academic Lead of EUonAIR at HTW Berlin.
The symposium aimed to highlight current developments, share experiences, and discuss the next steps for the use of AI in teaching.
Annual Conference “European University Networks (EUN)”
December 9–10, 2025
EUonAIR was represented at the EUN Annual Conference for the second time, with HTW Berlin coordinators Sarah Marx and Anne Hübinger attending the event hosted by the DAAD in Bonn. The conference brings together staff from German universities involved in European University Alliances, offering a platform to exchange best practices, strengthen collaboration, and jointly address shared challenges.
ISCN Smart City University Challenge at HTW Berlin
November 29, 2025
On November 29, 2025, HTW Berlin hosted part of the ISCN Smart City University Challenge, supported by GIZ. In an interdisciplinary one-day hackathon, students developed smart city ideas for a German city.
EUonAIR Meeting at HTW Berlin
Oktober 6-7, 2025
HTW Berlin hosted the EUonAIR meeting on “Education for Students, Staff and Community.” Representatives from the European partner universities came together to discuss how AI can transform learning, teaching, and collaboration across Europe. Also joining the discussion were the Berlin Senate, the Croatian Embassy, and the French Embassy, who shared their perspectives on the future of European higher education.
Smart Country Convention in Berlin
Oktober 1, 2025
Prof. Dr. Florian Koch, Alejandra Urrutia (both HTW Berlin), and Swen Seebach (Universitat Abat Oliba CEU) from the EUonAIR team took part in this year’s Smart Country Convention in Berlin. They presented the European University Alliance under the title “EUonAIR – Smart & Green UniverCity Labs: A project for practical science transfer in the fields of artificial intelligence, smart cities, and living labs.”
First EUonAIR Blended Intensive Programme
September 28 - October 4, 2025
In the last week of September, HTW Berlin hosted the first Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) of the European University Alliance EUonAIR. Students from partner universities ESSCA School of Management (France), ISM University of Management and Economics (Lithuania) and Kozminski University (Poland) joined 18 HTW Berlin students in the course Informatics and Society taught by Prof. Dr. Katharina Simbeck.
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