Brainberg

Design & UX Events in Europe

Design events in Europe cluster around a few well-known anchors (UX Copenhagen, Config EU, Design Matters Copenhagen/Warsaw, UX London, UXLx Lisbon, uxcon Vienna, UXDX EMEA, Awwwards Conferences, Beyond Tellerrand, Pixel Pioneers, Hatch, Milan Design & UX Week), surrounded by a dense local meetup scene for product designers, UX researchers, design-systems practitioners, and the accessibility community. This page tracks both.

Coverage includes product and interaction design, UX research and usability testing, design systems (Figma variables, tokens, component governance), service design and behavioral design, accessibility (WCAG, inclusive design, screen-reader testing), content design, and the design-engineering hybrid role that has grown into its own community. The AI-meets-design crossover is particularly active right now: Figma AI jams, human-centered AI-design talks, and sessions on what AI tools change about the practice show up regularly on the calendar. You'll also find design-ops and team-leadership tracks for people running design practices, plus typography and brand-design events for folks whose work sits closer to that side of the discipline.

Geographically, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Stockholm, and Helsinki sustain the densest monthly meetup rhythm. Vienna, Warsaw, Brno, Barcelona, and Lisbon have fast-growing scenes, and the larger annual conferences rotate between these cities. Brainberg aggregates listings into a single chronological European view, so designers can see what's upcoming without subscribing to a dozen local lists.

Upcoming events

Design & UXMeetupFree

Crack the UX Hiring Process | Live Q&A

Zurich, 🇨🇭 Switzerland

About the Session
The UX job market is under real pressure right now. We know many of you in our community are either navigating a transition or actively looking for your next challenge. So how do you stand out as a UX professional when competition is fierce?

To make sure you walk away with more than just inspiration we've invited two true experts to our next Zurich meetup: Nina Weber and Javier Bargas-Avila from Astrolabium.

They know exactly what hiring managers look for, and where UX professionals most commonly stumble in their portfolios and interviews. Rather than a one-way lecture, this session is built around direct, open exchange - so bring your questions!

🚀 Preparation for the Session
Nina and Javier have shared two videos covering the key basics of a successful job search:

  • Crack the UX Hiring Process: Insider Tips from Google UX Experts — Nina Weber & Javier Bargas-Avila
  • Awesomize Your UX Portfolio — Session with Aneta Kmiecik and Astrolabium

Please check them out beforehand so we can dive straight into your questions on the night.

About the speakers
Nina Weber and Javier Bargas-Avila are the co-founders of Astrolabium, on a mission to help companies and tech professionals worldwide build better products and more fulfilling careers. Their human-centered approach draws on more than four decades of combined experience as UX leaders. On LinkedIn, they share practical career tips and publish a weekly list of UX job openings. They also run regular online UX community events, coach UX professionals 1:1, and work with organisations to move user needs into the heart of product development.

Nina Weber is a User Research and Strategy Lead with two decades of experience in tech and a degree in Systemic Coaching. She has guided product teams across YouTube Ads, Google Cloud, and Google Play in using customer and user research to design intuitive products and make critical strategic decisions. She gets a kick out of finding pragmatic solutions for more user centred product decisions.

Prof. Dr. Javier Bargas-Avila is Professor for Applied AI at the University of Applied Sciences' (FHNW) Institute for Information Systems and a UX Research Director with over 20 years of experience building scalable research teams, with expertise spanning products like YouTube, Google Ads, Google Cloud, and Google Play. Before Google, he led the HCI Research Lab at the University of Basel. His passion lies not only in great UX, but above all in helping UX professionals reach their full potential.

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💬 The Talk is in English

📍 *Note* The event is happening in a new room *note* The event will be held at ETH Zürich Maschinenbau ML, Room F36
We kindly ask you to arrive 10 minutes early of the event start, so everyone can find a seat due to high attendance. Thank you!

Thu 24 Sept · 16:3050–200
Design & UXMeetupFree

UX para tiendas online: criterios humanos de diseño para mejorar la conversión

Griñón, 🇪🇸 Spain

Una tienda online puede tener buenos productos, una imagen cuidada y funcionar correctamente y, aun así, perder ventas porque el usuario no se fía o porque comprar resulta más difícil de lo necesario.

En esta charla veremos cómo revisar una tienda online desde el punto de vista de la experiencia de usuario y la conversión. Tomaremos como referencia tiendas creadas con WooCommerce y recorreremos las principales fases del proceso de compra para detectar fricciones, dudas y decisiones de diseño que pueden hacer que una persona continúe o abandone.

En esta sesión veremos:
•⁠ ⁠Cómo organizar la información y las llamadas a la acción para que el usuario entienda rápidamente qué puede comprar y cómo avanzar.
•⁠ ⁠Qué revisar en la homepage, los listados y las fichas de producto para ayudar a encontrar, comparar y elegir productos.
•⁠ ⁠Cómo reducir fricciones en el carrito y el checkout, eliminando pasos, campos y distracciones innecesarias.
•⁠ ⁠Qué elementos ayudan a generar confianza cuando llega el momento de tomar una decisión de compra.
•⁠ ⁠Cómo detectar problemas de UX en una tienda online y priorizar las mejoras que pueden tener más impacto en la experiencia y la conversión.

Trabajaremos con ejemplos concretos y situaciones habituales en proyectos reales, para convertir principios de UX y CRO en decisiones que podamos aplicar directamente al diseñar o revisar una tienda.

También veremos errores frecuentes que pueden pasar desapercibidos cuando conocemos demasiado bien nuestro propio sitio.

Una charla dirigida a diseñadores, implementadores, freelancers, agencias y responsables de tiendas WooCommerce que quieran crear experiencias de compra más claras, sencillas y eficaces.

Thu 24 Sept · 16:30< 50
Design & UXMeetupFreeOnline

UX Beers Antwerp September @ iO

Antwerp, 🇧🇪 Belgium

Welcome to our September UX Beers in Antwerp!
This time, we will host our event on Tuesday the 29th of September at iO in Antwerp.
Ariad and Creative Skills sponsor our events.
Follow the event online? We stream live via Youtube

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### UX TALKS

Talks: to be revealed

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### SCHEDULE
18:00 - Doors open. Drinks & snacks
19.00 - 19.15 - Introduction to UX Belgium Meetup, announcements
19.15 - 19:45 - Talk #1
19:45 -20:15 - BREAK
20:15 - 20:45 - Talk #2
20:45 - 21:30 - Socialize

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### SLACK CHANNEL
We have our own UX Belgium slack channel.
Come join us and say hi!
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### YOUTUBE CHANNEL
All our livestreams and talks are recorded and available on our UX Belgium youtube channel.

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### ABOUT UX BELGIUM
UX Belgium is a growing community of User Experience (UX) professionals in and around Belgium.
Look for these types of events:

UX Beers
Periodically, we gather at a different agency or venue to drink beers, network and listen to speakers on various themes in the world of UX and digital design.
UX Antwerp: Each last Tuesday of the month
UX Brussels: Each second Tuesday of the month, 4x per year

UX Workshops
Now and then we organize events to dive deeper into specific skills and techniques in UX. These are smaller, hands-on workshops designed to boost your UX toolbox.
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The UX Belgium Meetup Team

Tue 29 Sept · 16:00< 50
Design & UXMeetupFree

Allegro Tech Talks #50 - Allegro Użyteczni. Misja: świadomy UX

Warsaw, 🇵🇱 Poland

Rejestracja: https://app.evenea.pl/event/allegro-tech-talk-50/

Zapraszamy Was na #50 wydarzenie z serii Allegro Tech Talk, podczas których dzielimy się wiedzą, wzajemnie inspirujemy oraz integrujemy przy dobrej kawie ☕, napojach🥤 i pizzy 🍕. Ten meetup odbędzie się w Warszawie, w biurze Allegro. Nie zabraknie dobrych historii, praktycznych przykładów i ciekawych insightów. Do zobaczenia 30 września 2026 roku o 18.00!

Temat wydarzenia: Allegro Tech Talk - Allegro Użyteczni. Misja: świadomy UX

Data: 30.09.2026 (środa)
Czas: 18:00 - 20:30
Offline: Warszawa (biuro Allegro - ul. Żelazna 51/53, kompleks biurowy Fabryki Norblina) - do zapisanych osób prześlemy wszystkie wskazówki logistyczne

AGENDA
18:00 - 18:05 - Anna Ostrowska - Rozpoczęcie
18:05 - 18:15 - Roksana Raczek - Allegro Użyteczni
18:15 - 18:50 - Kinga Gryz, Iga Pachocka - Zaprojektowani do rozproszenia. Jak nie zwariować w świecie AI i nowych technologii
18:50 - 19:35 - Yevheniia Tsapkova - Product Principles & Patterns
19:35 - 19:40 - Quiz
19:40 - 20:30 - Zakończenie i networking

Allegro Użyteczni
Czy UX może realnie zmieniać świat? W Allegro wierzymy, że nasza praca powinna zostawiać po sobie pozytywny ślad. Tak powstało Allegro Użyteczni - nowa inicjatywa ekspertów UX, w której dzielenie się wiedzą łączy się z realnym pomaganiem. Zdradzimy, jak planujemy budować dojrzałość projektową w Polsce i jak Wy możecie dołączyć do tej misji, nadając swojej pracy głębszy sens.

Zaprojektowani do rozproszenia. Jak nie zwariować w świecie AI i nowych technologii
Technologia projektowania pod zaangażowanie robi to coraz skuteczniej, a AI jeszcze to wzmacnia. Przyjrzymy się, jak wzorce projektowe wpływają na nasze zachowanie, psychikę i pracę mózgu, często bez naszej świadomej zgody. Ale to nie będzie wykład o zagrożeniach. To będzie elementarz: konkretne narzędzia i pytania, które pomogą przełamać bierność, zarówno jako użytkownikom, jak i projektantom.

Product Principles & Patterns
Co zrobić, gdy sam Design System nie gwarantuje spójnego UX? Z pomocą przychodzą Principles & Patterns – zasady i wzorce, które porządkują pracę w skomplikowanym ekosystemie.
Podczas wystąpienia dowiesz się:

  • Proces: Jak zaprojektować zasady w spójnej współpracy z interesariuszami.
  • Praktyka: Jak użyć ich jako tarczy do uzasadniania decyzji UX.
  • Pułapki: Czego unikać przy budowaniu reużywalnych wzorców dla złożonych funkcji.

W spotkaniu udział wezmą:

Roksana Raczek
Senior UX Designerka, która na co dzień dba o to, by ścieżka kompletowania koszyka w Allegro była dla kupujących czystą przyjemnością. Gdy nie optymalizuje procesów zakupowych, zajmuje się budowaniem społeczności - jest współpomysłodawczynią projektu Allegro Użyteczni. Po pracy można ją spotkać na rolkach, siłowni lub tafli lodowiska.

Kinga Gryz
UX Designerka, która projektuje doświadczenia w obszarze logistyki w Allegro. Zawodowo i prywatnie zastanawia się, jak decyzje projektowe - zwłaszcza te wzmacniane przez AI, kształtują nasze zachowania, uwagę i codzienne nawyki. Po godzinach odpoczywa przy planszówkach i pracach plastycznych, co, jak twierdzi, jest najlepszym dowodem na to, że offline też potrafi wciągać.

Iga Pachocka
Junior UX Designerka projektująca w obszarze dostaw w Allegro. Bardzo ciekawi ją praca mózgu i to, jak nowe technologie i automatyzacja wielu aspektów naszego życia wpływają na jego funkcjonowanie. Prywatnie studentka psychologii, miłośniczka lepienia w glinie i testowania drożdżówek sezonowych.

Yevheniia Tsapkova
UX Designerka, projektuje rozwiązania z obszaru rekomendacji w Allegro. W złożonych produktach czuje się jak w żywiole, łącząc perspektywę systemu działającego "pod spodem" z interfejsem użytkownika. Gdy odchodzi od biurka, znajdziesz ją w pracowni ceramicznej, na parkiecie albo błądzącą po IKEA z głową pełną pomysłów.

Do zobaczenia w Warszawie!

Wed 30 Sept · 16:00< 50
Design & UXMeetupFreeOnline

UX Beers Brussels @ CBTW

Brussels, 🇧🇪 Belgium

Welcome to our October UX Beers in Brussels!
This time, we will host our event on Tuesday the 13th of October at CBTW in Brussels.
Ariad and Creative Skills sponsor our events.
📺 Follow the event online? We stream live via Youtube
-------------------------------
### UX TALKS

Talks: to be announced
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### SCHEDULE
18:00 - Doors open. Drinks & snacks
19.00 - 19.15 - Introduction to UX Belgium Meetup, announcements
19.15 - 19:50 - Talk #1
19:50 -20:10 - BREAK
20:10 - 21:00 - Talk #2
20:45 - 21:30 - Socialize
-------------------------------
### SLACK CHANNEL
We have our own UX Belgium slack channel.
Come join us and say hi!
***
### YOUTUBE CHANNEL
All our livestreams and talks are recorded and available on our UX Belgium youtube channel.
-------------------------------
### ABOUT UX BELGIUM
UX Belgium is a growing community of User Experience (UX) professionals in and around Belgium.
Look for these types of events:
UX Beers
Periodically, we gather at a different company, agency or venue to drink beers, network and listen to speakers on various themes in the world of UX and digital design.
UX Antwerp: Each last Tuesday of the month
UX Brussels: Each second Tuesday of the month, 4x per year
UX Workshops
Now and then we organize events to dive deeper into specific skills and techniques in UX. These are smaller, hands-on workshops designed to boost your UX toolbox.
***
The UX Belgium Meetup Team

Tue 13 Oct · 16:00< 50
Design & UXMeetupFree

⭐ Evening drinks - meet people in Tech! (developers, PMs, designers, UX etc) ⭐

Birmingham, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Welcome!
We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and have genuinely useful conversations. There’s no PowerPoints or speeches to sit through - it’s all about great conversation and building connections.
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Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Birmingham tech community, including:

  • Software engineers
  • Product managers
  • Data / AI professionals
  • Startup founders & operators

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You’ll meet people who are:

  • Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
  • Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

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Why should you join?

  • Learn from others working in tech
  • Expand your network to help your career
  • It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
  • It’s a lot of fun!

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How it works
1. 🎟️ RSVP on Meetup
2. Join at OkGather:
https://okgather.com/theme/birmingham-tech-network-btn?src=btn&platform=meetup&placement=event_description_how_works

Secure your place and join a group of people working in and around tech.
Arrive at the venue

  • Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
  • Ask the bar staff for the "Birmingham Tech Network" table booking
  • Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere. The gatherings are generally self hosted with support from the venue.

These are relaxed gatherings rather than formally hosted events. There’s no designated host leading the evening (instead, venue staff will direct you), everyone is there to meet new people, and the format allows conversations to develop naturally without structured introductions or activities. This helps us to keep the membership much more affordable for you.

Have better conversations

  • You’ll be surrounded by people interested in tech and building things
  • Discussions are naturally more engaging and relevant 🤝

Build connections + opportunities

  • Meet people you can stay in touch with
  • Learn from others in the space
  • Potentially collaborate on projects or opportunities ⚡

About Birmingham Tech Network (BTN)
We're building a community of awesome Software Engineers, PMs, Designers, Founders, VC investors, etc, in Birmingham to help with hiring, investment, finding clients & meeting people with similar interests!

📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Birmingham:

  • Easy to get to locations
  • Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
  • Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.

If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋
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🍕 How to get 20% off food & drinks 🍹
To attend, please become a member at OkGather (https://okgather.com/theme/birmingham-tech-network-btn?src=btn&platform=meetup&placement=event_description) for only £2.99 p/m (only takes 1 minute to join) and you will also get 20% off food & drinks at the gathering (show your OkGather profile at the bar). This small membership fee means we can keep running the gatherings, cover our costs and help more people meet new people! 🥳

Tue 13 Oct · 18:00< 50
Design & UXConferenceFree

Evening drinks - meet people in Tech! (developers, PMs, designers, UX etc)

Edinburgh, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and make new connections.

Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Edinburgh tech community, including:

  • Software engineers
  • Product managers
  • Data / AI professionals
  • Startup founders & operators

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🍕 Action Required: get 20% off food & drinks 🍹

To attend, please become a member at OkGather.com for only £2.99 p/m (only takes 1 minute to join) and you will also get 20% off food & drinks at the gathering (show your OkGather profile at the bar). This small membership fee means we can keep running the gatherings, cover our costs and help more people meet new people! 🥳

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You’ll meet people who are:

  • Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
  • Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

Why should you join?

  • Learn from others working in tech
  • Expand your network to help your career
  • It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
  • It’s a lot of fun!

How it works
Secure your place and join a group of people working in and around tech.
Just arrive at the venue:

  • Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
  • Ask the bar staff for the ****"****Edinburgh Tech Network" table booking
  • Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere 👋

Have better conversations

  • You’ll be surrounded by people interested in tech and building things
  • Discussions are naturally more engaging and relevant 🤝

Build connections + opportunities

  • Meet people you can stay in touch with
  • Learn from others in the space
  • Potentially collaborate on projects or opportunities ⚡

📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Edinburgh:

  • Easy to get to locations
  • Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
  • Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.

If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋

Wed 14 Oct · 19:00 – 22:00< 50
Design & UXMeetupFree

UX Leadership: Menschen bewegen und strategisch wirken

Bern, 🇨🇭 Switzerland

🚀 Über den Talk

UX etablieren: nichts ist einfacher als das!?

Unser Vorschlag: UX Propheten gehen zum Berg! Sie verstehen Organisation und Menschen und etablieren UX dazu passend.

Unsere Denkmodelle: Star Modell, Belohnung und Adoptionstypen.

Eure Erkenntnis: Drei Ansatzpunkte um UX mit Leadership in einer Organisation weiterzuentwickeln.

Die drei Speaker sind die Autoren des Buches „UX Leadership: Unternehmerisch Denken und wirkungsvoll Organisieren“, Springer 2025 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-48436-1

🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️ Über die Gäste

Christian Hauri unterstützt seit über 30 Jahren als Berater, Coach und Trainer Unternehmen bei der Entwicklung von User Experience. Er hat zahlreiche UX-Organisationen aufgebaut und die UX Kompetenzen in Unternehmen gestärkt. Als Lehrbeauftragter bildet er an mehreren Hochschulen UX Professionals aus.
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/christian-hauri-459600b2

Markus Flückiger ist UX Berater und hilft Entwicklungsteams, Produkte von den Sternen auf die Straße zu bringen. Zudem ist er als Studiengangsleiter und Lehrbeauftragter an der Berner Fachhochschule tätig.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-fl%C3%BCckiger-8b357a/

Bernhard von Allmen bringt über 30 Jahre Erfahrung in Softwareentwicklung, Usability Engineering und Leadership mit. An diesen Themen arbeitet er sowohl in seiner eigenen Firma als auch als Dozent an verschiedenen Schweizer Fachhochschulen.
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/bernhard-von-allmen

🦸‍♂️ Über den Host

campfire GmbH ist eine digitale Boutique-Agentur, die sich mit Leidenschaft der Entwicklung nutzerzentrierter digitaler Produkte widmet. Durch strategische Planung, durchdachtes Design und eine präzise Umsetzung entstehen digitale Lösungen, die echten Mehrwert schaffen.
Das Team vereint visionäre Expertinnen und Experten aus den Bereichen Strategie, Research, Design und Entwicklung.
Seit über einem Jahrzehnt arbeitet campfire mit herausragenden Unternehmen aus unterschiedlichsten Branchen zusammen und unterstützt sie dabei, wirkungsvolle und erfolgreiche digitale Strategien und Produkte zu entwickeln.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/campfire-gmbh/

⭐ Über das Organisationsteam

Die UX Meetups Bern sind der Treffpunkt für alle, die sich für User Experience begeistern. Ganz egal, ob ihr gerade erst in die Welt von UX einsteigt oder bereits als UX-Profis tätig seid.
Freut euch auf inspirierende Talks, spannenden Austausch und eine starke Community. Wir arbeiten mit UX Schweiz, dem grössten UX-Netzwerk der Schweiz, zusammen, um euch spannende Einblicke und wertvolle Impulse zu bieten.
Alle kommenden Veranstaltungen findet ihr hier auf Meetup und auf LinkedIn. Klickt einfach auf den Link unten und seid dabei!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ux-meetups-bern/

UX Schweiz ist der Berufsverband für UX-Fachleute in der Schweiz. Die Organisation bringt UX-Expertinnen und -Experten, Researcher, Lehrende und Studierende zusammen, um Wissen auszutauschen, voneinander zu lernen und das Berufsfeld gemeinsam weiterzuentwickeln.
UX Schweiz vernetzt Arbeitgeber, Fachleute und Bildungseinrichtungen, unterstützt die berufliche Entwicklung und setzt sich für digitale Inklusion und ethisches Design ein.
Ein besonderes Highlight im Schweizer UX-Kalender ist der World Usability Day - eine bedeutende jährliche Veranstaltung, die ohne das Engagement und die Organisation von UX Schweiz nicht möglich wäre. Sie bringt UX-Fachleute zu inspirierenden Talks, Workshops und zum gemeinsamen Austausch zusammen.
www: https://uxschweiz.ch/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uxschweiz/

⏰ Agenda
18:00 Türöffnung
18:15 Kurze Einführung
19:00 Talk

19:00 Q&A

19:30 Networking & Apéro

Tue 20 Oct · 16:00< 50
Design & UXConferenceFree

Start-up Job Speed Dating – Focus: Engineering, Tech & UI/UX

Paderborn, 🇩🇪 Germany

Get to know our start-ups in a relaxed atmosphere and find your next (dream) job in Engineering, Tech & UI/UX.

** Deutsche Version siehe unten**

Our start-ups present themselves and their open jobs. Join them and discover exciting career opportunities. Driving innovations forward, scenting the air of self-employment and a casual, agile environment are just a few good reasons to work in a start-up.

From full-time jobs, student jobs, internships to mini jobs - there is an opportunity for every state of your career. Maybe you've already thought about joining a start-up directly as a co-founder?

Meet our teams and let them convince you to get off to a flying start with them!

At the beginning of the event every start-up has 2 minutes to present themselves and their jobs to you. Afterwards you have the opportunity to meet the teams personally via speed dating.

The event language is English.

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** Deutsche Version **

Unsere Start-ups präsentieren sich und ihre Jobs. Sei dabei und entdecke spannende Karriereoptionen.

Innovationen vorantreiben, die Luft der Selbstständigkeit schnuppern und ein lockeres und agiles Umfeld sind nur einige gute Gründe für die Arbeit in einem Start-up.

Von Vollzeitstellen über Werkstudierendentätigkeiten, Praktika und Minijobs ist alles dabei. Vielleicht überlegst du dir sogar direkt als Co-Founder:in einzusteigen?

Lerne unsere Teams kennen und lass dich überzeugen, bei ihnen durchzustarten!

Zu Beginn der Veranstaltung hat jedes Team 2 Minuten Zeit, dich von sich und seinen Jobs zu überzeugen. Anschließend hast du die Möglichkeit, die Teams im Speed Dating Format persönlich kennenzulernen.

Die Veranstaltungssprache ist Englisch.

Thu 29 Oct · 19:00 – 21:00