Hasso Plattner Institute, NYC
Past Events
November 15, New York
An Introduction to HPI
Students from the University of Hamburg will visit the Hasso Plattner Institute New York to learn about possibilities to study and conduct research at HPI. They will also be introduced to design thinking.
November 15, New York
Students from the Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle will learn about study and research possibilities at the Hasso Plattner Institute, followed by an interactive workshop that introduces them to the design thinking process and design thinking mindsets.
November 12, New York
Introduction to Design Thinking for High School Students
As part of the German International School Boston's "Speaker Series," HPI NY director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students to the Hasso Plattner Institute and design thinking.
November 11, New York
Perspectives on the Transatlantic Life Sciences Ecosystem
Dr. Joann Halpern, HPI NY, Dr. Steve Sokol, ACG and Dr. Benedikt Bosbach, Pfizer presented to the Mayor of Berlin and his delegation at the Pfizer headquarters in NYC. The topics included new developments in transatlantic scientific collaboration, the US election and transatlantic relations, and innovation in the life sciences.
November 1, New York
Unleashing Creativity: Design Thinking for the Next Generation of ICT Innovators
This workshop will focus on how design thinking can unlock students’ creative potential and empower them to solve complex challenges in the ICT world. They will learn practical techniques to foster innovation and develop user-centered solutions.
October 30, Washington, DC
Symposium: Germany – The Science Powerhouse: Cutting-edge Research and Innovation in Turbulent Times
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be addressing representatives from academia, industry and politics at the German Embassy’s Symposium in Washington, DC...
October 21, New York
Keynote Address: Fostering Innovation: Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in Academic Institutions
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be delivering the keynote address during the Entrepreneurship Education Week in New York City. The talk will look at how HPI has...
October 21, New York
Workshop: Designing Your Entrepreneurial Life
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be running a workshop for entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs that will use the “Designing Your Life” process. Participants will develop Energy Engagement Maps, three Odyssey Plans and engage in a number of exercises to prepare them for the aforementioned activities.
October 11, Online
​Deep learning has achieved significant breakthroughs in natural language processing, sparking great interest in applying these methods to biomedical data...
October 8, Online
Are you planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad? This event is designed to help you navigate the process, from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process. The invitation will be available soon.
September 28, Bochum, Germany
Human-Centered Innovation in the VR Landscape
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern has been invited to deliver a keynote address entitled: “Innovative Realities: The Role of Design Thinking in Shaping VR” at the Ruhr University Bochum Virtual Reality Summit. Her presentation will focus on human-centered innovation in the VR landscape.
September 24, New York
HPI NY will be hosting bachelors and masters engineering students from the University of Constance who are interested in learning more about studying and conducting research at HPI.
September 21, New York
In this panel discussion, Joel Mesot, President, ETH Zurich, Nicolas Dirks, President and CEO, New York Academy of Sciences, and Joann Halpern, Director, HPI New York will rETHink how universities will teach, research, and interact with society in the future.
September 6, New York
Designing Your Life & Intro to HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be running a Designing Your Life workshop that will bring together students from several US and German universities The workshop uses the design thinking process to help students develop a constructive and effective approach to designing their careers and their lives with purpose.
September 3, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
Students from the University of Bielefeld will be visiting HPI New York to learn about design thinking as well as the research being conducted at the Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam, Germany. They will also learn about the innovative work being done at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mt. Sinai in NYC.
August 27, New York
HPI @ NYU
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking about international education, HPI and design thinking at the NYU Steinhardt orientation for new students.
August 26, New York
Are you planning a postdoc abroad? This event is designed to help you navigate the process, from finding the right institution to understanding the application process. HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will moderate a discussion after keynote addresses by Dr. Nina Grey and Dr. Daniel Mertens.
August 23-25, San Francisco
The annual GAIN conference is a large German science and research career fair. Early career researchers and representatives from all areas of the German research landscape come together for three days of exchange...
August 18, New York
HPI NY's director will be running a workshop at the AFS Youth Assembly. Questions that will be addressed include: How can digital learning and technology transform the future of education?
August 14, New York
HPI Professor Felix Naumann will be speaking at the American Council on Germany on “Data Quality in the Age of AI.” The event is being co-organized by the American Council on Germany and HPI New York. Dr. Steve Sokol, president of ACG will moderate the discussion.
August 13, New York
HPI professor, Dr. Felix Naumann will be speaking on the following topic at the UN. Data quality comprises a large set of dimensions, covering many facets including simple statistics, syntactic problems, factual errors, and organizational and business aspects. With the current trend in data-oriented sciences and the increasing...
August 12, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce master's students and faculty from the University of Cologne to the Hasso Plattner Institute, its opportunities for research and study, as well as the different phases of design thinking.
August 8, New York
Design Thinking Workshop with SAP & NFTE
In collaboration with SAP and NFTE, HPI New York will run a design thinking workshop for high school students who are interested in entrepreneurship. After a tour of the SAP Experience Center and an introduction to HPI, the students will be introduced to the design thinking process by engaging in a design thinking exercise.
July 11, New York
UN Leadership Workshop and Intro to HPI
HPI NY will run a leadership workshop at the United Nations for the Mandela Washington Fellows and provide an introduction to the Hasso Plattner Institute.
July 5, New York
Unlocking Your Potential: Navigating the Path to a Bachelor's Degree at HPI
HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern will speak with students from the Berlin Cosmopolitan School about the Hasso Plattner Institute during their visit to New York City. Students will learn about requirements, the excellent student-faculty ratio...
June 24-28, New York
HPI E-School Global Impact Sprint
In collaboration with HPI’s School of Entrepreneurship, HPI New York will host HPI’s second annual “Global Impact Sprint.” Students from HPI, MIT, NYU, Tec de Monterrey and Babson will convene in New York and work together for five days on an SDG design sprint.
June 20, Magdeburg, Germany
HPI Director Dr. Joann Halpern has been invited to give the Otto-von-Guericke-Vorlesung (in German) at the University of Magdeburg.
June 12, Rostock, Germany
HPI Keynote at Innovation Festival Rostock
Dr. Joann Halpern, the Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), will deliver a keynote speech at the Innovation Festival in Rostock. In her presentation, Dr. Halpern will highlight the latest advancements...
June 3, Washington, DC
International Science Forum
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will speak with science counselors from the German Embassy as well as other embassies and scientists about the Hasso Plattner Institute. She will also introduce them to design thinking.
May 20, New York
Forum on Sustainability and Emerging Technology at the United Nations
HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking at the Forum on Sustainability and Emerging Technology, which will address the multifaceted challenges of sustainability, the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence, and transformational leadership.
May 16, New York
AI and Medicine
HPI NY will host an AI and Medicine networking reception with HPI-Mt. Sinai. Researchers will have the opportunity to learn about career opportunities at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mt. Sinai while learning about the cutting-edge research being conducted at the Potsdam and NYC campuses.
May 15, New York
An Introduction to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Students from Spain will be visiting HPI NY during their trip to New York City. Participants will learn about studying and conducting research at HPI, the different opportunities in IT systems engineering, entrepreneurship, and design thinking.
May 9, New York
Exploring Private-Public Partnerships in NYC and Beyond
A dialogue between HPI New York Director Dr. Joann Halpern and Oscar Romero, Chief Information Officer of The NYC Civic Engagement Commission, will explore how universities can collaborate with local government bodies to foster community development...
May 8, New York
From Idea to Impact: Human-Centered Design for UN Representatives
HPI NY will conduct a human-centered design workshop with representatives from different parts of the United Nations, including NGOs.
May 1-2, New York
In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern healthcare, novel digital health solutions featuring machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are transforming research, diagnostics, therapeutics, and patient and healthcare provider experiences...
April 27, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give a keynote address on science diplomacy at NYU Tandon School of Engineering for CBYX alumni. The interplay between science, foreign policy, and international relations has evolved considerably over the past century, and in today's global arena...
April 25, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking for Bachelor's and Master's Students
Students from several German universities will be visiting HPI New York to learn about design thinking as well as study and research opportunities at HPI. They will also be introduced to the different scholarships that are available at HPI.
April 25, New York
Girls in ICT Leadership
In collaboration with the United Nations, International Telecommunications Union, Infosys Foundation, Pfizer, the NYC Mayor's office, and Columbia University, HPI New York will run a workshop with girls from underserved communities. The focus of the workshop will be leadership in information and communications technology.
April 18, Online
AI and Medicine
HPI-Mt. Sinai in collaboration with HPI NY will host an AI in medicine discussion with researchers in the field. This event is for research partners of HPI-Mt. Sinai.
April 17, Online
Introduction to HPI for Students at the German International School Boston
HPI NY's director will be speaking with high school students from the German International School Boston about studying at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany.
April 12, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
HPI New York will meet with a delegation of students from Portugal and speak about HPI's research and degree programs followed by an introduction to design thinking.
April 8, New York
HPI NY will participate in a panel discussion at the German House in New York City. The discussion will address a number of issues, including how the latest AI research...
April 4, New York
HWR Student Delegation Visits HPI NY
A student delegation from HWR Berlin will be visiting the Hasso Plattner Institute New York to learn about HPI's work in NYC.
March 29, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
Engineering and business students from several Belgian universities will be visiting HPI during their trip to New York City. They will be introduced to design thinking as well as study and research opportunities at HPI. Participants will also learn about the different scholarships and programs that are available at HPI.
March 19, New York
HPI NY and SAP will be hosting high school students from France who are in NYC for an international robotics competition. The students will learn about studying at HPI, the kind of research being conducted, and the numerous extracurricular activities...
March 15, New York
Designing Your Life
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be running a Designing Your Life workshop for honors students from Binghamton University. The workshop uses the design thinking process to help students develop a constructive and effective approach to designing their careers and their lives with purpose.
March 4, Boston
From Idea to Impact: An Introduction to Design Thinking with the German-American Business Council of Boston
Design Thinking is being incorporated into the operations of many of the world's leading companies, including Apple, Pfizer, Samsung, SAP, and Ikea. Yet this process is not...
March 3, Boston
Workshop: Study and Research in Germany
In collaboration with German institutions, such as the German Research Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service, and the German Academic International Network, HPI will give a presentation at a joint workshop for undergraduates and graduate students who are interested in studying and conducting research in Germany.
March 2, Boston
The MIT European Club is thrilled to announce that the 28th edition of the European Career Fair will be held on March 2nd at MIT Johnson Race Track 9am-4pm. The European Career Fair offers an invaluable opportunity for Europe-based companies to recruit top talent from...
February 20, New York
A symposium exploring technological and philosophical questions about generative AI's effect on public discourse
February 13, New York
HPI and Your Global Career
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will meet with students from Fordham University and speak about studying and conducting research at HPI as well as building a global career.
February 8, New York
New medical technologies have saved and improved millions of lives in recent decades. Yet the digital technologies transforming contemporary health care...
January 30, Online
Intro to HPI and Design Thinking for PhDs and Postdocs
Members of the German Academic International Network (GAIN) from around the world will learn about research and teaching opportunities at the Hasso Plattner Institute followed by an introduction to design thinking by Dr. Joann Halpern, director of HPI NY.
December 6, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
Students from New York University and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle will learn about study and research possibilities at HPI followed by an introduction to design thinking.
November 20, New York
United Nations Delegation at HPI NY
UN Representatives from the Executive Office of the Secretary General will be visiting HPI NY to discuss a variety of collaborative activities.
November 14, New York
While creativity is often considered a uniquely human trait, there have recently been notable advances in Generative AI systems that readily produce increasingly convincing pictures, literature, as well as music...
November 8, New York
From broad-scale layoffs in the tech sector to the launch of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, rapid technological innovations continue to reshape and revolutionize our lives. Many of these innovations originate from research and technologies rooted in higher-education...
November 7, New York
Introduction to HPI Research and Design Thinking
HPI New York will host a group of undergraduates from ETH Zürich. Students will learn about HPI Masters programs and Design Thinking.
November 6, New York
Intro to HPI and Global Careers
Masters and PhD students from New York University will visit HPI NY to learn about global careers. They will meet with representatives from HPI, the German Consulate, Neue Galerie, and SAP.
November 3, New York
Professor Lippert will explore the transformative role of machine learning in digital health. Using case studies from his team at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, this talk will spotlight...
October 27, New York
Are you planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad? This event is designed to help you navigate the process, from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process. The invitation will be available soon.
October 25-26, Potsdam, Germany
In today's world, sustainability has become critical to the growth and success of businesses. There is no doubt that the ongoing digitalization and networking of devices and systems have a significant impact on...
October 19-20, New York
HPI alumna, Isabel Baer will be presenting at the DWIH Future Forum: From Crisis to Resilience, which will take place in New York City. HPI NY will be actively participating in the Forum.
October 17, New York
Berlin Startup Delegation at HPI NY
In collaboration with the Berlin Business Office in NYC, HPI NY will host a delegation of startups. The companies will begin with a tour of the SAP Experience Center followed by presentations and a discussion.
October 13, New York
Introduction to HPI, SAP, and Human-Centered Design
A dynamic group of international students visited HPI NY and SAP to learn more about HPI's academic programs, SAP's activities in NYC and how human-centered design can be integrated into a variety of projects.
October 4, New York
Building Your Global Career & Introduction to HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce EUTOPIA Student Career Ambassadors to HPI and its programs followed by a brief talk on networking and how to build a global career.
September 30, New York
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be moderating a panel on the European job market during the Career Booster Europe conference, which will take place in NYC.
September 30, New York
What do you need in order to successfully plan and launch your EUropean career? Interested in finding a job in the US with EUropean languages? Career Booster EUrope is an information and networking fair that prepares you for both.
September 29, New York
Symposium: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Transatlantic Bridges
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern has been invited to give a talk at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Symposium on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Transatlantic Bridges.
September 19-20, New York
HPI NY will participate in the Fast Company Innovation Festival where innovators from across the globe convene to share ideas, network, and learn about the latest developments in technology, design, sustainability, and more.
September 15, New York
World Health Organization at HPI New York
HPI New York looks forward to hosting representatives from the World Health Organization to discuss future collaboration possibilities, especially in the area of online learning.
September 15, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce faculty members from SFC to the design thinking process. Topics covered include working outside of your comfort zone, and the Design Thinking phases. Participants will also learn about the Hasso Plattner Institute, some of its innovative research projects, and its MOOC platform, openhpi.de.
September 1, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to HPI and Design Thinking for students from Campus OWL. Students will learn about design thinking, masters, PhD and postdoc opportunities at HPI, HPI's MOOC platform and how to integrate design thinking into their work.
August 29, New York
This workshop is for postdocs based in the US who are interested in building academic networks and securing positions in Germany both within and beyond academia. Learn about research funding opportunities...
August 28, New York
Introduction to Design Thinking and HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern ran a design thinking workshop with bachelors and masters students from universities in North Rhine Westphalia. Students also learned about the Hasso Plattner Institute, its innovative culture, and its MOOC platform, openHPI.
August 25-27, Boston
The annual GAIN conference is a large German science and research career fair. Early career researchers and representatives from all areas of the German research landscape come together for three days of exchange, learning and...
August 25, Boston
Transferring Outcomes: From Science to Innovation
This panel discussion, which includes representatives from the National Science Foundation, Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and HPI New York will focus on...
August 21, New York
HPI NY will host German parliamentarians from the Education, Research and Technology Assessment Committee of the Bundestag at HPI's NYC offices at Hudson Yards.
August 18, New York
HPI and SAP Host Brooklyn Tech Students
HPI and SAP will be hosting students from Brooklyn Tech. After a talk by HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern which will introduce the students to the Hasso Plattner Institute, its online learning platform, openHPI, and design thinking, the students will tour SAP's Experience Center.
August 14, New York
Intro to Design Thinking & HPI
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and faculty from the University of Cologne to design thinking. Topics covered include fixed/growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the Design Thinking phases. Students will also learn about the Hasso Plattner Institute and its many opportunities.
August 12, New York
28th Session of the AFS Youth Assembly
HPI NY's director will be speaking about SDG #4 at the AFS Youth Assembly. Questions that will be addressed include: How can digital learning and technology transform the future of education? How can it mitigate ongoing inequalities? What is the connection between gender inequality, digital education, and economies?
August 10, New York
AI cocktail hour
HPI NY and HPI-MS will meet with young AI experts for a networking reception and brief presentations. Participants will learn about the diverse activities of HPI-MS and HPI NY.
August 10, New York
Design Thinking workshop with Startup Africa
HPI New York will be running a workshop for students from Kenya and Rwanda who are part of the Startup Africa Network. While the students are visiting New York City, they will learn about the different phases of design thinking by working on a challenge that they face in their communities.
July 12, New York
Integrating the SDGs into Higher Education Curricula and Research
HPI NY will be participating in the United Nations Lunch Discussion, "Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into Higher Education Curricula and Research"
June 26-30, New York
HPI's Global Impact Sprint will bring together students from top universities around the world to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. Five teams will work together to develop prototypes to address some of these problems and potentially turn their ideas into startups.
June 28, New York
Research Universities as Incubators of Innovation
Prof. Kurt Becker, vice dean of research, innovation and entrepreneurship at New York University Tandon School of Engineering will be speaking about the role of research universities as incubators of innovation. Prof. Becker has been a driving force in the development of New York City's innovation landscape.
June 21, New York
Introduction to Design Thinking and HPI
University and business representatives from Chile will be visiting HPI to learn about the academic program, research activities as well as design thinking. We will discuss the different ways design thinking can be integrated into the work and lives of the participants.
June 20, New York
Intro to Design Thinking for NFTE Fellows
In collaboration with SAP, HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be introducing fellows from the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to design thinking. Participants will learn about working outside of their comfort zones and the different phases of design thinking...
May 31, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to HPI and Design Thinking for students from Vlerick Business School. Students will learn about PhD and postdoc opportunities at HPI, HPI's MOOC platform and how to integrate design thinking into their work.
May 16, New York
Introduction to HPI Research, E-School, Design Thinking & SAP i.O.
HPI NY, in collaboration with SAP, will speak with researchers, startup founders and innovators from Bochum about HPI's research opportunities, the E-School and design thinking. SAP representatives will introduce participants to SAP i.O.
May 11, New York
Breakfast Talk at German Consulate: Germany's Zeitenwende & Digital Technology
Digital technologies are becoming a key dimension of 21st century foreign and security policy. In addition to their centrality for economic competitiveness, they increasingly define military capabilities and structure ideological competition...
May 10, New York
Digital Technology & Foreign Policy – A View from Across the Atlantic
Digital technologies are becoming a key dimension of 21st century foreign and security policy. In addition to their centrality for economic competitiveness, they increasingly define military capabilities and structure ideological competition...
May 9, New York
Entrepreneurship in Germany and the US
HPI NY will host a high-level delegation from Saxony. Presentations will focus on entrepreneurship in Germany and the US, design thinking and innovation as well as an introduction to SAP i.O.
April 28, New York
Are you planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad? This event is designed to help you navigate the process, from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process. The invitation will be available soon.
April 28, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be a judge at the NYU Tandon Research Excellence Exhibit. The research expo features projects that illustrate the scope of engineering and the applied sciences — and their potential for improving the world.
April 27, New York
Design Thinking, Digitization, & Leadership
In celebration of International Day of the Girl, HPI NY, the United Nations, Infosys Foundation, and Pfizer will run a design thinking workshop with girls from underserved communities. We will focus on designing digital solutions to complex problems while helping participants practice their communication, leadership and presentation
April 24, New York
Design Thinking & Intro to HPI with SEPA Researchers
HPI Director Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to HPI and design thinking for members of the Science & Education Policy Association of Rockefeller, Weill Cornell, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
April 19, New York
Designing Your Life & Intro to HPI
This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises, and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
April 11, New York
HPI Keynote at Next Generation Leaders Fintech Summit
HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be delivering the keynote address, "Unlocking Creativity and Innovation: The Power of Design Thinking" at the Barclay's/rise new York Next Generation Leadership Fintech Summit.
March 31, New York
Global Careers, Sustainability and Intro to HPI/SAP
Graduate students from Fordham University will join SAP and HPI representatives to discuss sustainability, global careers, and the possibilities of working/conducting research at our institutions.
March 31, New York
On March 31, HPI NY will have a booth at Princeton University's GradFutures Forum and speak with graduate students about conducting research at HPI and doing internships at HPI NY.
March 29, New York
In his talk, Prof. Ralf Herbrich will focus on the role that energy plays for AI and AI plays for energy. Prof. Herbrich believes that an energy-aware perspective is imperative for developing true artificial intelligence and that an AI-first approach...
March 28, New York
SFC "Build Your Dream" Competition
HPI NY will be part of the panel of judges at the SFC "Build Your Dream" competition in Brooklyn, New York where college students will present their innovative projects.
March 27, New York
Intro to HPI with Swiss National Council, Parliamentarians & Swiss Consulate
HPI NY will meet with representatives of Switzerland's Parliament, National Council and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York to discuss HPI research, innovation and design thinking program.
March 24, New York
In January 2023 – just two months after its launch – ChatGPT reached over 100 million users. This AI language model, which can generate realistic, human-like text responses, will have a significant impact on our lives. Our speaker, Prof. Gerard de Melo will discuss …
March 23, New York
Design Thinking and Intro to HPI
Students from a variety of German universities will be visiting HPI New York for an intro to design thinking and an overview of master's and PhD programs at HPI.
March 23, New York
Just a few months after its launch, ChatGPT is already estimated to have reached over 100 million users, making...
March 21, New York
Intro to Design Thinking with Centre for Family Health Initiative
HPI NY is running an online workshop with CFHI in Abuja, Nigeria to introduce employees to the design thinking process. Participants will learn about the different phases of design thinking while gaining an understanding of how to apply design thinking within their own organization.
March 13, New York
HPI NY will be hosting a satellite event during the UN's 2023 Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Partners include CFHI, University College Cork and For Us Girls Foundation. The focus of this design thinking workshop, with participants from Nigeria (via livestream) and participants from the CSW, is technology in education.
March 9, New York
openHPI.de and openWHO.org – Utilizing Digital Platforms to Train and Connect with Employees, Researchers, and Constituents
Europe's leading MOOC-platform (Massive Open Online Courses) was developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). The World Health Organization (WHO), SAP, HPI, and others use this platform to present interactive online courses...
March 8, New York
During the past few years, we have faced unprecedented challenges in many facets of our lives – at the individual, societal, and technical levels. We have experienced severe disruptions that have forced us not only to find new, innovative approaches in our personal...
March 7, New York
Prof. Christoph Meinel, managing and scientific director of HPI and Elizabeth Gorayeb, executive director of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute will speak about the implications of digitization for museums, artists, gallery owners, and collectors.
March 7, New York
Prof. Christoph Meinel will speak with students at the German International School New York about ChatGPT and its implications for teaching and learning followed by an introduction to HPI.
March 3, New York
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be interviewed in an "Ask Me Anything: Innovating with Design Thinking" Instagram Live Session by The New York Academy of Sciences...
February 28, New York
In collaboration with NYU and NYC-based liaison offices of German universities, HPI will be presenting at the postdoc Germany workshop. If you're interested in completing a postdoc in Germany, you are welcome to join us on February 28 from 9 am – 12 pm.
February 26, Boston, MA
HPI NY will be speaking about the Hasso Plattner Institute at the Research in Germany Info Session in Boston on February 26.
February 25, Cambridge, MA
The European Career Fair at MIT (ECF) is the largest of its kind in the United States. The mission of ECF is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with European companies, universities and non-profit organizations and to inform participants about career opportunities in Europe.
February 16, New York
Design Thinking Workshop
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will conduct a design thinking workshop with the Goethe Institute New York team. Participants will learn about design thinking as they work on a specific challenge.
January 26, New York
HPI NY and HPI-MS will meet with young AI experts for a networking reception and brief presentations. Participants will learn about the diverse activities of HPI-MS and HPI NY.
January 24, New York
Do intervention programs really make a difference? Evaluating the effect of an intervention on a system...
December 16, New York
Personal fabrication has the potential to change how we think about the physical objects around us, by making things that align with our personal needs...
December 16, New York
Designing Your Life with the UN
This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
December 2, New York
Building Your Transatlantic Career and Intro to HPI
Within the context of the Goethe-Institut Washington's virtual "Career Booster Germany," HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give a presentation about transatlantic careers followed by an introduction to HPI.
December 1, New York
The HPI Best Idea Competition winners, Pauline Gieseler and Johannes Vedder as well as HPI senior researcher Stefan Konigorski spent the day at HPI, speaking with HPI and SAP representatives about StudyU and the next steps for their innovative project.
November 30, New York
Thomas Haskamp will explore the concept of organizational inertia and discuss how large corporations can learn to...
November 22, New York
Introduction to HPI & Design Thinking with the Consulate General of Switzerland in NY
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide representatives of the Consulate General of Switzerland in NY an introduction to Design Thinking and the Hasso Plattner Institute.
November 8, New York
Germany Grad Fair 2022
Are you planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad? This event is designed to help you navigate the process, from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process. The invitation will be available soon.
November 7, New York
Introduction to HPI
A group of New York University students will visit the Hasso Plattner Institute, New York offices in Hudson Yards, where they will learn about the many opportunities HPI has to offer, including graduate degrees, research opportunities, design thinking, and more.
November 4, New York
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be giving two presentations at Career Booster Germany: "Designing Your Life" and "Building Your Global Career." HPI will also have a booth at the event, which is being organized by the Goethe-Institut New York.
November 2, New York
At a signing ceremony hosted by HPI NY, leaders from MIT and HPI announced the Hasso Plattner Institute-MIT Research Program on Designing for Sustainability. This research collaboration will drive joint scientific research at both institutes in sustainable design, innovation, and digital technologies.
November 2, New York
During his visit to New York City, the managing and scientific director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, Prof. Christoph Meinel will give a presentation on election manipulation and cybersecurity. This event is a collaboration between HPI and the American Council on Germany.
October 26, New York
HPI NY will be offering a career workshop for students from the University of Sorbonne. In addition to an introduction to HPI, topics covered include, working outside your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, networking, and designing Odyssey Plans.
October 21, New York
In collaboration with the Consulate General of Germany in NY and SAP, HPI NYC is organizing a lunch for Germany's Minister of Justice and his delegation, bringing them together with a select group of fintech, blockchain and entrepreneurship experts in the New York City.
October 20, New York
Designing Your Life with For Us Girls Foundation
This workshop uses design thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation as well as exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are some of the topics that will be covered.
October 19, New York
Designing Your Life
This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
October 13, New York
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern and Lee Kim will be conducting a design thinking workshop for 60 young women who are working in tech/science/innovation. This workshop is being facilitated by the ITU Representative to the United Nations.
October 6, New York
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will run a workshop with fellows from the American India Foundation. This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises...
September 30, New York
Partners for Language Symposium
HPI NY will participate in the Partners for Language Symposium at the Goethe-Institut in New York City. This event will bring together the education, cultural and diplomatic communities of NYC and the surrounding areas.
September 21, New York
Reimagining the Future of Learning for Sustainability and Inclusivity
HPI will be participating in the "Reimagining the Future of Learning for Sustainability and Inclusivity" Conference at Hudson Yards in NYC. This gathering, which takes place during the UNGA, brings together leaders from the field...
September 21, Potsdam, Germany & Online
HPI NY will be participating in the Design Thinking in Education book launch
September 21, New York
Designing Your Life Workshop for Startups from Mexico
HPI NY is running a Designing Your Life workshop for a group of startups that are visiting NYC from Mexico. The workshop will cover topics, such as Working Outside of Your Comfort Zone, Fixed vs. Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans.
September 15-16, Potsdam, Germany
HPI NY will participate in the Design Thinking ImpAct Conference at HPI in Potsdam. Dr. Joann Halpern, Director of HPI NY and Klaudia Thal from HPI's D-School will give a joint presentation/workshop on "Designing Your Life"
September 6, Online
Building Your Global Career for Postdocs
This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
September 2-4, Bonn
HPI will be participating in the GAIN Annual Conference, which will take place in Germany for the first time. You are welcome to visit the HPI booth during the conference.
August 24, New York
Startup Africa Innovation Olympiad
HPI Director, Joann Halpern will run a Design Thinking workshop for startup teams in Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and South Africa as they prepare for the Startup Africa Innovation Olympiad.
August 22, New York
Designing Your Global Career with Students from FH Südwestfalen
HPI NY will be offering a career workshop for students from the Fachhochschule Südwestfalen. In addition to an introduction to HPI, topics covered include, working outside your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, networking, and designing Odyssey Plans.
August 12, New York
Intro to HPI and Global Careers with Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows
HPI director Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce the Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows to HPI and speak with the students about global careers. Topics include: building your personal advisory board, networking, fixed vs. growth mindset, and more.
August 8, New York
Building Your Global Career
HPI NY will be offering a career workshop for students from the University of Cologne. In addition to an introduction to HPI, topics covered include, working outside your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, networking, and designing Odyssey Plans.
August 1, Pennsylvania
Designing Your Life at Lehigh University
This workshop with students from Lehigh University uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
July 7, Online
Human-Centered Design: An Introduction for Cornell Tech Students
HPI New York's director will provide students from Cornell Tech an introduction to human-centered design. Topics covered include fixed vs growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the different phases of Design Thinking. Participants will also learn about DT opportunities at HPI.
July 6, Online
Designing Your Life
This workshop with students from Tomorrow University uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
June 21, New York
Building Your Global Career
Within the context of the TU Dresden's Research Experience Program, HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give a presentation on "Building Your Global Career." Topics covered include, fixed/growth mindsets, Odyssey Plans, networking strategies, and more.
June 20, New York
Germany-US Business Roundtable
In collaboration with the German American Chamber of Commerce New York and SAP, HPI will be co-hosting a business/technology roundtable for German and US representatives from city and state governments.
June 17, New York
In collaboration with the University of Heidelberg, DWIH NY, and Momentum Novum, HPI will be hosting an interactive scenario workshop on the future of climate action. COVID-19 has revealed a general lack of preparedness to deal with black swan events that are highly unlikely but can change the entire world...
June 1-3, Denver, Colorado
HPI NY director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be presenting a poster on the following topic: "Integrating Design Thinking and Leadership Training into International Student Orientation Programs" during the NAFSA Annual Conference.
June 1, New York
HPI NY will be hosting a Learning at Scale satellite event at its Hudson Yards offices. Panelists and participants will discuss large-scale technology-mediated learning environments, including new developments at openHPI.
May 19, New York
Connecting High-Profile Entrepreneurship Ecosystems between NYC and HPI
On May 19, 2022, the Hasso Plattner School of Entrepreneurship will launch "Mission E" in New York City with a small group of innovation leaders from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Potsdam, Germany.
May 4, Online
Design Thinking: An Introduction
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to Design Thinking for students, faculty and administrators from the University of Jena. Topics covered include fixed vs growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the different phases of Design Thinking. Participants will also learn about DT opportunities at HPI.
May 3, Online
Cybersecurity – An Introduction
Within the context of the HPI New York-GISSV Lecture Series, HPI researcher, Daniel Koehler will speak with students from the German International Schools around the world about cybersecurity. The talk will include theory, real-world examples, and some attack classifications.
April 22-26, San Diego
HPI New York will be presenting a paper at the AERA Annual Conference entitled: "School Development in the Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century." This paper was written in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for International Pedagogical Research, HPI Schulcloud, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and Tenafly High School.
April 22, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and faculty from Merseburg University of Applied Sciences to Design Thinking. Topics covered include fixed/growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the Design Thinking phases. Students will also learn about Design Thinking opportunities at HPI.
April 13, Online
Design Thinking with Kisii University
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and faculty from Kisii University in Kenya to Design Thinking. Topics covered include fixed/growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the Design Thinking phases.
April 11, Online
Designing Your Life
This workshop with students from Tomorrow University uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
April 8, New York
Introduction to Designing Thinking for Startup Africa
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will run an introductory workshop on Design Thinking to help prepare Startup Africa students and young professionals from Kenya for their Global Solutions Lab program, which will take place in Pennsylvania later this year.
April 5, Online
Following your own ideas as an entrepreneur unleashes incredible potential to tackle societal challenges. In his talk, Dr. Frank Pawlitschek, director of HPI's School of Entrepreneurship, will first take you along on his own entrepreneurial journey in the field of climate action. He will talk about what it takes to become an entrepreneur and...
April 4, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and faculty from Campus OWL to Design Thinking. Topics covered include fixed/growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and the Design Thinking phases.
March 25, New York
HPI New York will have a booth at the Germany Grad Fair in NYC. Stop by to learn about scholarships for study and research in Germany as well as Masters and PhD programs at German universities.
March 24, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will participate in a panel discussion on "Alumni-Arbeit im US-amerikanischen Kontext." The panel discussion will be in German.
March 23, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking for Teachers
HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce teachers from the German International Schools worldwide to the Design Thinking process and provide examples of how DT can be integrated into classroom activities. Topics covered include working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, the core elements of DT, and DT in the classroom.
March 19, Online
Designing Your Life with ForUsGirls Foundation
HPI NY will run a "Designing Your Life" workshop for young women from underserved communities. The workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. Fixed/Growth Mindsets, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Odyssey Plans are a few of the topics that will be covered.
March 11, New York
In collaboration with the German Center for Research and Innovation, NY, Prof. Christoph Meinel, Scientific and Managing Director of HPI will give a keynote presentation on Clean IT as part of a breakfast event at the German Consulate in New York City.
March 10-11, New York
Value-based Engineering with IEEE 7000 and the GDTA
The GDTA and HPI New York will be hosting the US launch of IEEE 7000, the world's first standard for building ethical systems. IEEE 7000 provides organizations with the guidance they need to engage in value-based engineering by identifying context-sensitive, philosophically-grounded ethical requirements for their systems.
March 9, Online
Whereas digitalization has drastically changed many aspects of our daily lives, many public health approaches used in the current pandemic still follow the same principles outlined decades, if not centuries ago. We will introduce and discuss computational advances that are increasingly used allowing us to detect...
March 3, New York
Designing Your Life, Part II
The second part of our Designing Your Life workshop in collaboration with GISNY, will cover the following topics: coherence, well-being, dysfunctional beliefs, bucket lists, and how to prepare Odyssey Plans.
February 24, New York
Designing Your Life, Part I
HPI NY will offer a two-part Designing Your Life workshop in collaboration with GISNY. The first workshop will cover the following topics: working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, reframing negative thoughts, flow, Energy-Engagement Maps, and Work view/Life view reflections.
February 17, Online
The MIT European Career Fair (ECF) is an annual recruiting event, organized by the MIT European Club and taking place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. Our mission is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with...
February 14, New York
Design Thinking Workshop with a Focus on Leadership & the SDGs
HPI NY will run a workshop with students from Macromedia University in Germany. The workshop will address leadership, networking, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
February 3, Online
Introduction to Design Thinking with Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador (in Spanish)
Some of the world's leading companies, Apple, Samsung, SAP, Bosch, and Ikea have adopted the Design Thinking approach. Yet Design Thinking is not limited to corporations. Many schools, universities, hospitals, governments, startups, and museums integrate Design Thinking into...
January 28, New York
Building Your Global Career within and Beyond Academia
HPI NY will be offering a career workshop for students from Fordham University. In addition to an introduction to HPI, topics covered include, working outside your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, networking, and designing Odyssey Plans.
January 26, Online
Design Thinking: An Introduction
Some of the world's leading companies, Apple, Samsung, SAP, and Ikea have adopted the Design Thinking approach. Yet Design Thinking is not limited to corporations. Universities, hospitals, governments, startups and museums integrate Design Thinking into...
January 22, Online
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will deliver a keynote address at the IgnitexNYC Conference for STEM educators in NYC. Focused on the theme of teaching for the future, the conference, which is being organized by Princeton University, will include workshops, speaker panels, and networking events.
January 20, Online
HPI New York will be participating in the Business Design Exchange (BDX) 2022 Conference where a community of global business leaders gather to share experiences about harnessing design as a catalyst for corporate innovation.
January 13, Online
Designing Your Life
This workshop uses Design Thinking to help participants develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session includes a presentation, group exercises and reflection. Energy-Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, and Fixed/Growth Mindsets are a few of the topics that will be covered.
January 11, Online
Building Your Global Career with SNS India
HPI NY will be offering a career workshop for representatives from SNS India. In addition to an introduction to HPI, topics covered include, working outside your comfort zone, fixed vs growth mindsets, networking, and designing Odyssey Plans.
December 9, New York
Lunch and Learn with HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will meet with faculty from US and German universities to introduce HPI, discuss some of the educational technology that has been developed at HPI as well as some of the startups and spinoffs run by HPI alumni.
December 8, New York
Design Thinking and Global Careers
Students and faculty from the Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle will be visiting HPI New York for an introduction to Design Thinking, a discussion about global careers, and an innovation tour.
December 7, Online
Can Artificial Intelligence be Creative?
A delegation of AI experts from Berlin, Germany will be visiting HPI NY and SAP to learn about our AI collaborative activities in North America.
December 6, Online
Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely regarded as one of the most promising new kinds of technology. Even AI experts have been surprised by the rapid pace of progress in addressing challenging tasks such as automated translation and autonomous driving..
December 2, Online
Meet co-Founders of Nailvision and listen to their inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
December 1, Online
Career Paths in Science and Education Policy
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will speak to the Science and Education Policy Association on career paths in science and education policy as well as networking strategies, building a personal board of directors and Odyssey Plans.
November 24, Online
Meet Sven Mischkewitz, Co-Founder of ThinkSono. Listen to Sven's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 18, Online
Designing Your Global Career with the University of Jena
This workshop provides participants with the tools and strategies to help them further develop their global careers within and beyond academia. Participants will learn how to mobilize their network strategically, how to develop a personal board of directors, and create three different "Odyssey Plans."
November 16, Online
Designing Your Global Career in Uncertain Times
HPI NY will conduct a global career workshop for students from the University of Goettingen followed by an introduction to HPI, its masters, PhD and postdoc opportunities.
November 11, Online
Meet Frederik Görtelmeyer, Co-Founder of Cultway. Listen to Frederik's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 8, Online
Meet Norman Rzepka, Co-Founder of scalable minds. Listen to Norman's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 8, New York
Introduction to HPI for NYU Students
November 5, Online
Meet Marvin Killing, Co-Founder of PlaytestCloud. Listen to Marvin's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 3, Online
AI will have a transformative impact, eclipsing that of the industrial revolution, personal computing, and the internet combined. The comprehensive adoption of AI is critical for health care not only for innovations in research and...
November 3, Online
Meet Willi Ibbeken, Co-Founder and CEO of Inspora. Listen to Willi's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 1, Online
Meet Joel Kaczmarek, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Kompakt. Listen to Joel's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School and the German International School of Silicon Valley about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
November 1, Online
HPI Professor, Patrick Baudisch will first provide a 20-year roadmap on how personal fabrication can move beyond tech enthusiasts to regular consumers. This will be followed by a live demo of applying this roadmap in the form a the laser cutting system, "kyub," which is designed to bring users from idea to chair-size physical prototypes in one hour (video).
October 29, Online
Meet Lauren Braun, Founder of Alma Sana. Listen to Lauren's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School and the German International School of Silicon Valley about the founding of her company, HPI, and her entrepreneurial journey.
October 27, Online
Meet Philipp Hommelsheim, Co-Founder and CEO of Carmino. Listen to Philipp's inspiring interview with students from Tenafly High School and the German International School of Silicon Valley about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
October 27, Online
How do we prepare our future leaders to develop an entrepreneurial mindset that allows them to solve complex and fast-changing problems?
October 26, Online
As part of the HPI NY-GISSV Lecture Series, HPI alumna, Prof. Stefanie Müller, director of the Human Computer Interaction Engineering Group in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, will speak with participants about some of her current research projects, including new interaction models for personal fabrication interfaces.
October 25, Online
Meet Jerome Lange, Co-Founder of koppla as he speaks with students from the German International School of Silicon Valley and Tenafly High School about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
October 22, Online
Meet Daniel Taschik, Co-Founder and CTO of Masters as he speaks with students from Tenafly High School and the German International School of Silicon Valley about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
October 21, Online
GDTA Spotlight Session: Designing Your Life
HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will guide participants through a "Designing Your Life" workshop, which has been adapted from Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' book on this subject. She will cover the following topics: reframing negative thoughts, fixed/growth mindsets, well-being...
October 20, Online
Designing Your Global Career and Introduction to HPI
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give an online presentation on "Building Your Global Career" to students in the Honors Program of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems at the University of Regensburg.
October 18, Online
Meet Sebastian Pasewaldt, CEO and Founder, Digital Masterpieces as he speaks with students from Tenafly High School and the German International School of Silicon Valley about the founding of his company, HPI, and his entrepreneurial journey.
October 14-15, Chicago & Online
The DWIH Future Forum brings together representatives from academia, industry, and policy. The conference celebrates the exchange of ideas and perspectives between Germany and the U.S. This year's Future Forum will focus on "Society in Transition: Impacts of the Pandemic."
October 4, Online
Workshop: Introduction to Design Thinking
HPI NY will provide an introduction to Design Thinking for graduate students at the International Graduate School for Medical Engineering and Engineering Materials at the University of Magdeburg.
October 1-3, Indianapolis
Riding New Currents in the Trans-Atlantic: Introducing the Thomas Mann House, the Hasso Plattner Institute New York, and 1014 - Space for Ideas
As part of the GSA Annual Conference, HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be introducing the activities of the Hasso Plattner Institute, HPI New York, and HPI-Mt. Sinai.
September 24, Online
Building Your Global Career/Introduction to HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking with students and teachers from Stadtfeld Gymnasium in Wernigerode about designing a global career and studying at HPI. Topics covered include working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs. growth mindsets, networking, and building a personal board of directors.
September 15 & 22, Online
HPI New York will be running a "Design Your Life" workshop at Ideenfest 2021. The workshop uses Design Thinking to help students develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The session focuses on four concepts, which will be developed through an online presentation, group exercises, and reflection. Topics covered include Energy-Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, Fixed vs Growth Mindsets, and Workviews/Lifeviews.
September 9, Berlin
Developing Digital Technologies from a Political, Technical and Intercultural Perspective
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking at the BMWi International Symposium: "Developing Digital Technologies from a Political, Technical and Intercultural Perspective." In addition to expert panels and keynote presentations, participants will exchange experiences on the value and success factors associated with international collaboration.
September 2, Online
In a world that is being reshaped by digital transformation, societies are becoming increasingly complex and fast-paced at the local, national and global levels. In this context, public institutions are facing increasing pressure from citizens to provide relevant information and services in a more efficient, user-friendly, and cost-effective manner...
August 25-27, Online
The GAIN Annual Conference is the largest German science and research career fair in the US. Early career researchers and representatives from all areas of the German research landscape come together for two days of exchange, learning and networking. The conference program is offered in either German or English.
August 25, Online
Designing Your Global Career Within and Beyond Academia
Within the context of the GAIN Annual Conference, HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will conduct a workshop for postdocs and graduate students on global careers. The workshop will cover areas, such as building your personal advisory board, networking, fixed/growth mindsets, working outside of your comfort zone, and Odyssey Plans.
August 19, Online
Designing Your Life Training Session
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be working with mentors from Kenyan universities to help them prepare undergraduates. She will integrate different aspects of the Designing Your Life methodology into the training. Areas covered include: Energy Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, and fixed vs growth mindsets.
August 16, Online
Building Your Global Career for Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows
Within the context of the Tranatlantic Ruhr Fellowship Program, HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking with students and teachers from TU Dortmund, University of Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen about designing a global career Topics covered include working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs. growth mindsets, networking, and building a personal board of directors.
July 19, Online
Shaping the Future of Entrepreneurship in Germany and the US
The second interview of our Wunderbar Together Project, a collaboration between HPI NY, the German International School of Silicon Valley, and Tenafly High School will take place today. The high school students will be interviewing HPI alum, Co-Founder and CTO of Masters, Daniel Taschik.
July 7, Online
Shaping the Future of Entrepreneurship in Germany & the US
The first interview of our Wunderbar Together Project, a collaboration between HPI NY, the German International School of Silicon Valley, and Tenafly High School will take place today. The high school students will be interviewing HPI researcher and CEO/Co-Founder of Digital Masterpieces, Sebastian Pasewaldt.
June 28, Online
Designing Your Global Career and Introduction to HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give the opening talk at the University of Regensburg's online International Week. She will speak about "Designing Your Global Career" with students, postdocs, administrators, and junior faculty, and alumni from the University of Regensburg. Topics covered include working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs. growth mindsets, networking, and building a personal board of directors.
June 25, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will run a Designing Your Life workshop for students from Startup Africa. The workshop uses Design Thinking to help students develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The workshop focuses on four concepts, which will be developed through an online presentation, group exercises, and reflection. Topics covered include Energy-Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, Fixed vs Growth Mindsets, and Workviews/Lifeviews.
June 18, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop
This workshop for students from Hochschule Fresenius integrates Design Thinking concepts to help students develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The workshop focuses on four concepts, which will be developed through an online presentation, group exercises, and reflection. Topics covered include Energy-Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, Fixed vs Growth Mindsets, and Workviews/Lifeviews.
June 17, Online
Introduction to Design Thinking and HPI
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide faculty and students from Harz University in Wernigerode and Halberstadt, Germany with an introduction to HPI as well as an overview of Design Thinking.
June 11, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking for Startup Africa
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and entrepreneurs from Startup Africa to the Design Thinking process. Participants will learn some of the Design Thinking mindsets and different approaches to solving complex problems.
June 3, Online
HPI Director, Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to Design Thinking for postdocs and other representatives of the GAIN community. Participants will also learn how Design Thinking can be applied in different contexts.
June 1-4, Online
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be presenting a poster on "Designing Your Global Career in Uncertain Times" at the NAFSA Annual Conference.
May 27, Online
Are you interested in a postdoc at one of Germany's leading universities and research institutions? Are you looking for funding to support your research in Germany? Germany offers excellent opportunities for postdoctoral researchers and an attractive research environment to enhance your career and international network...
May 27, Online
Designing Your Life in Uncertain Times
This online workshop uses Design Thinking to help university students develop a constructive approach to designing their careers and their lives. The workshop focuses on four concepts, which will be developed through an online presentation, group exercises, and reflection. Topics covered include Energy-Engagement Maps, Odyssey Plans, Fixed vs Growth Mindsets, and Workviews/Lifeviews.
May 26, Online
Reimagining the Future of Medical Conferences and Healthcare Professionals' Experience
This Design Thinking workshop will focus on the experiences of healthcare professionals within the context of medical conferences. HPI NY will be one of the facilitators.
May 22, Online
Building Your Global Career and Introduction to HPI
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will give a presentation on "Building Your Global Career" at the German International School New York's Career Day. The presentation will be followed by discussion with GISNY students.
May 19, Online
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be moderating a panel on how research institutions in Germany, the US and Canada have been able to foster the creation of successful spinoffs.
May 11, Online
HPI NY will be participating in the Charité BIH Entrepreneurship Summit (CBES). This year CBES will focus on how to give promising technologies the push they need to pave the way for a new era of medical treatment.
April 27-29, Online
HPI NY will be participating in Asia's largest virtual Design Thinking summit where experts from around the world will share insights on developing a creative organizational culture while integrating sustainability and new DT innovations.
April 23, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop with University Students
Students from Pontifica Universidad Haveriana in Colombia will learn about Design Thinking mindsets, create energy-engagement maps, develop odyssey plans, and engage in other life design activities.
April 22, Online
Within the framework of the HPI-GISSV Lecture Series, Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle will be speaking about Futures Literacy. Futures literacy is a skill that allows people to better understand the role that the future plays in what they see and do.
April 21, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking and HPI
Students from the International School Westpfalz will be introduced to Design Thinking and learn about the opportunity to study at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering.
April 20, Online
Building Your Global Career and Introduction to HPI
As part of the GISSV/HPI Lecture Series, HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking with students about working outside of their comfort zones, fixed vs. growth mindsets, networking, and building a personal board of directors.
April 16, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be running a "Designing Your Life" workshop with students from the University of Magdeburg. Students will enage in activities that allow them to experience and understand Design Thinking mindsets, flow, energy engagement maps, and odyssey plans.
April 16, Online
Career Workshop with Students from Univesidad Haveriana, Colombia
University students from Pontifica Universidad Haveriana in Bogota and Cali will participate in HPI New York's workshop on "Building Your Global Career." The workshop will cover topics, such as working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs. growth mindsets, networking, and building a personal board of directors. The students will also be introduced to HPI's MOOC platform.
April 1, Online
In an era marked by major global concerns including COVID-19 and social reform movements, engineers must be equipped to collaborate across international boundaries and intercultural perspectives to provide solutions to global problems and positively impact society. HPI NY will be participating in this conference.
March 26, Online
Planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad can seem overwhelming. This event is designed to help you navigate the process – from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process.
March 24, Online
Building Your Global Career Workshop and Introduction to HPI
Students from the International School Westpfalz will participate in an online workshop that covers topics, such as working outside of your comfort zone, fixed vs. growth mindsets, building a global network, and building a personal advisory board.
March 22, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop with BUILD NYC, Part II
This is the second part of the "Designing Your Life" workshop with students from BUILD NYC. Students will review some of the lessons learned during the first workshop. They will also create mind maps as well as Odyssey Plans and discuss different ways they might prototype one or two of the experiences within their Odyssey Plans.
March 15, Online
Designing Your Life Workshop with BUILD NYC, Part I
HPI NY will run the first part of a "Designing Your Life" workshop with students from BUILD NYC. Students will learn about Design Thinking mindsets, participate in life design exercises, complete an energy-engagement map, and discuss incremental changes they can incorporate into their daily routines.
March 15, Online
Cryptography – From Ancient Art to Modern Science
As part of the HPI NY – GISSV Lecture Series, Prof. Dr. Anja Lehmann, Chair of Cybersecurity and Identity Management at the Hasso Plattner Institute, will discuss cryptography, information security and privacy.
March 8, Online
Design Thinking: An Introduction with BUILD NYC
HPI New York will introduce students from BUILD NYC to the Design Thinking process. Students will learn about interviewing strategies and techniques as well as how to make sense of the data they acquire.
March 5, Online
Design Thinking Webinar for HPI-Mt. Sinai Scientists
HPI New York director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide a Design Thinking webinar for members of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mt. Sinai.
March 3, Online
Designing Your Global Career and Introduction to HPI
The director of HPI NY will speak with students from Landschulheim Grovesmühle about working outside of their comfort zones, fixed/growth mindsets, networking strategies, and designing a global career. The presentation will also include an introduction to HPI.
March 1, Online
Career Building Workshop with BUILD NYC
HPI NY will run a career building workshop with students from BUILD NYC. The workshop will cover networking strategies, building your personal advisory board, working outside of your comfort zone, and fixed vs growth mindsets.
February 25, Online
Machine Learning: Die Wirklichkeit hinter künstlicher Intelligenz
As part of the HPI NY-GISSV Lecture Series, Prof. Christoph Meinel, CEO and Academic Director of HPI will be speaking about new developments in AI/Machine Learning.
February 25, Online
The MIT European Career Fair (ECF) is an annual recruiting event, organized by the MIT European Club and taking place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. Our mission is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with...
February 24, Online
Intro to Design Thinking for High School Students
HPI New York will introduce students from GISSV to the Design Thinking process. Students will learn about interviewing strategies and techniques as well as how to make sense of the data they acquire.
February 18, Online
Fireside Chat: "Movers & Shakers in Science and Business"
HPI alum, Daniel Taschik, Co-Founder and CEO of myCrew App and Dr. Sabine Blankenship, Science Liaison at the German Consulate in San Francisco, will address topics, such as starting a company in the US, how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed their work, and some of the lessons they have learned over the past year.
February 9, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking for Companies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru
Some of the world's leading companies, Apple, Samsung, SAP, and Ikea have adopted the Design Thinking approach. Yet Design Thinking is not limited to corporations. Many universities, hospitals, governments, startups, museums, and schools integrate Design Thinking into their work...
January 20, Online
Design Thinking for University Administrators
HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be conducting a Design Thinking workshop for university administrators from Lehigh University and the University Alliance Ruhr.
January 18, Online
Nach vier Jahren „America first" bietet die Amtseinführung des 46. US-Präsidenten Joe Biden am 20. Januar 2021 die Chance auf einen Neustart der transatlantischen Partnerschaft.
January 14, Online
Alumni New Year's Mixer
HPI alumni based in the United States and Canada are invited to join us for a New Year's Mixer on January 14th. Opening remarks by Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York will begin at 6 pm. RSVP to Joann.halpern@hpi.de by January 11th.
January 12, Online
As part of the HPI NY-GISSV Lecture Series, Prof. Thomas Fuchs, Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health and Co-Director, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai will be speaking about his cutting edge research and new developments in AI in healthcare.
December 16, Online
Design Thinking: An Introduction
Some of the world's leading companies, Apple, Samsung, SAP, and Ikea have adopted the Design Thinking approach. Yet Design Thinking is not limited to corporations. Many universities, hospitals, governments, startups, museums, libraries, and schools integrate Design Thinking into their work. What is Design Thinking? Why is it being adopted by so many...
December 15, Online
Design Thinking Workshop for Entrepreneurs
HPI New York will be conducting an online Design Thinking workshop with students and faculty members from Cherry Hill High School East.
December 15, Online
Paving the Way for a User-Centered and Preventive Healthcare Model
Connected Healthcare aims to pave the way for transforming healthcare systems from purely managing illness to maintaining wellness. Ubiquitous sensing and computing technologies are foreseen as the key enabler for pushing the paradigm shift from the established provider-centric...
December 14-15, Online
Ethical Challenges Posed by Big Data and AI in Healthcare
The Hasso Plattner Institute, the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics and The Hastings Center will bring together experts from a variety of fields to refine the dialogue on the ethical challenges posed by Big Data and AI in healthcare.
December 11, Online
Workshop: Designing Your Life
Students from International University Bad Honnef will participate in workshop that will cover concepts, such as Design Thinking mindsets, flow, energy engagement maps, workviews and lifeviews, and odyssey plans.
December 11, Online
Workshop: Designing Your Life
HPI director, Dr. Joann Halpern will conduct a "Designing Your Life" workshop with students from Hochschule Fresenius. In addition to learning about networking strategies, fixed/growth mindsets, and building a personal Board of Directors, students will develop Odyssey Plans.
December 10, Online
Akademische Forschung beschäftigt sich oft mit komplexen theoretischen und technischen Fragestellungen, um Lösungen für grundlegende Probleme zu entwickeln. Der Weg von Lösungen in der Grundlagenforschung hin zur anwendungsgetriebenen Entwicklung und...
December 9, Online
HPI New York will be participating in the Women Leaders in Cybersecurity Annual Conference hosted by the New York University's Center for Cybersecurity.
December 9, Online
Building Your Global Career
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be presenting to DAAD alumni from the United States and Germany on how to design a global career and build a global network.
December 3, Online
Healthcare systems throughout the world collect massive amounts of data that together with new computer systems are significantly improving risk prediction and diagnostics as well as treatment and drug development. AI-powered technologies increase patient autonomy by enabling predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory...
December 2, Online
How Data and Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives
As part of a lecture series organized by HPI New York and the German School Silicon Valley, Prof. Felix Naumann will discuss how data and algorithms are shaping our lives. We live in an age of big data. Everything we do leaves behind a digital trace, which creates tremendous potential for transforming systems, research, and society at large...
December 1, Online
Online Workshop: Designing Your Global Career
How do I build a global career? Who can support me in this process? What kinds of strategies are necessary? How do I develop a global network? Dr. Joann Halpern will address these and other questions followed by an introduction to HPI.
November 17, Online
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to Design Thinking to the GAIN Community worldwide. Some of the world's leading companies, Apple, Samsung, SAP, and Ikea have adopted the Design Thinking approach...
November 11, Online
HPI New York will be participating in the GACC/NRW Global Business Roundtable Discussion, "NRW Goes Innovation: USA" with representatives from German industry and government. Discussions will focus on the New York innovation space, building strategic networks in the US, and collaboration possibilities.
November 5-6, Online
Meet representatives from the Hasso Plattner Institute and learn about working and studying at HPI. There will also be presentations about finding jobs in Germany, scholarships, internships, and visas.
November 5, Online
Prof. Christoph Meinel, president and CEO of HPI will discuss recent developments in cybersecurity especially in the field of cloud security and next-gen authentication schemes.
November 2-13, Online
The Hasso Plattner Institute, New York will be participating in the Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference.
October 21, Online
Is digital technology in the classroom here to stay after the pandemic? Can digital technologies help to improve both learning and teaching? Or will digital devices induce "digital dementia" in our children if used too much. How much screen time is enough? Which platforms can we...
October 19, Online
Design Thinking: An Introduction for Startups
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern, will be conducting a Design Thinking workshop with students from Kenyatta University.
October 16 — November 12, Online
This is an online course for everyone who wants to use Strategic Design Thinking for everyday challenges. You learn to use the whole potential of the approach...
Register here: https://open.hpi.de/courses/hpi-aca-pt-strategic-design-thinking-fall-1
October 16-17, Online
HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be moderating a panel on "Accelerating Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Urban Areas" at the Future Forum, which brings together Germans and Americans to exchange their expertise and experience in the area of cities and climate. From academia, industry, policy, journalism and activism,….
October 5-6, Online
HPI will be participating in the Moving Target Digitalization: Rethinking Global Exchange in Higher Education Conference.
September 23, Online
On Sept 23, HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking at the German International School New York's 40th Anniversary Celebration. Congratulations GISNY on your numerous accomplishments over the past 40 years. HPI has thoroughly enjoyed our fruitful collaboration.
September 16-17, Online
HPI NY will be participating in the UN75 Global Governance Forum.
September 11, Online
The last few months have been an emotional and economic roller-coaster with regards to COVID-19 cases...
August 28-29, Online
GAIN Annual Conference
GAIN20 is the annual conference and talent fair of the German Academic International Network. It is the largest gathering of German universities, funding agencies and scientists abroad.
August 27, Online
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking on a cybersecurity governance panel. Topics include cybersecurity education, the integration of cybersecurity governance into school and university curricula, HPI's ID leak checker, the cybersecurity skills gap as well as HPI's and Xahive's online cybersecurity courses.
August 14, Online
GDTA Annual Members' Meeting
The Global Design Thinking Alliance will have its third annual meeting online for the first time. In addition to the regular agenda, new members will be inaugurated.
August 14, Online
Career Development Workshop with Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows
The Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows will visit HPI New York for a workshop on building international careers and networking. They will also learn about the Hasso Plattner Institute.
August 12-15, Online
Founding members as well as new members of GDTA will meet to discuss new research in the field and collaboration possibilities. They will also conduct a Design Thinking workshop.
August 12, Online
UARuhr Fellows will participate in two workshops run by HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern. The workshops will cover concepts, such as Design Thinking mindsets, flow, energy engagement maps, workviews and lifeviews, and odyssey plans.
August 11, Online
Building Your Global Career
Students from TU Dortmund, University of Bochum and University of Duisburg-Essen will participate in a lecture and Q&A on Building Your Global Career followed by an introduction to the Hasso Plattner Institute.
July 20, Online
Building Your Global Career
HPI New York director, Dr. Joann Halpern will speak with students from the University of Cologne about networking strategies, working outside of your comfort zone, fixed and growth mindsets, as well as building your personal board of directors.
July 14, Online
Designing Your Global Career
High school students from Magdeburg will engage in a workshop with HPI NY director, Joann Halpern on "Designing Your Global Career" followed by an introduction to the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering.
July 9 – August 13, Online
The sessions will provide innovation pioneers with easy-to-understand and compact learning modules around the nine important principles of Strategic Design Thinking. Participants work on a common training challenge: "Redesign the learning experience in a world where there are no schools." Language of instruction: English.
July 9, Online
Study Abroad and Career Planning in Uncertain Times
HPI New York, in partnership with the German university liaison offices in North America and DAAD, organized an online seminar on "Study Abroad and Career Planning in Uncertain Times" The seminar is part of a series on marketing international education to the US audience in the COVID-19 era.
July 8, Online
HPI's president and CEO, Prof. Christoph Meinel will be participating in a global conversation on rethinking health, which is part of the UN's 75th Anniversary Initative.
June 25, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking and HPI
Students from the University of Magdeburg will be introduced to Design Thinking as well as the Hasso Plattner Institute, its Master's programs and its research opportunities.
June 23, Online
An Introduction to Design Thinking
As part of the University of Cologne's "Career Tuesdays," HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will provide students an introduction to Design Thinking and the Hasso Plattner Institute.
June 12, Online
Design Thinking Community Workshop
We will be sharing our experiences, findings and challenges using various online platforms for Design Thinking workshops.
May 28, Online
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern Prof. Dr. Linus Dahlender, Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation, ESMT, Shaun Stewart, CEO Newlab, and Gülsah Wilke, Head of Portfolio and Operations at Axel Springer will be presenting on the role of the technology and innovation ecosystem during the covid crisis. The event is sponsored by the Atlantik Brücke, ESMT, and GIANT Innovation.
May 28, Online
Ein bisschen wie Lego: Bausteine einer erfolgreichen internationalen Karriere
Was brauche ich für eine internationale Karriere? Lernen Sie die Basisbausteine kennen. Wer hilft mir? Lernen Sie Persönlichkeiten zu finden, die Sie beraten und inspirieren. Wo ist mein Platz?Lernen Sie Chancen und Perspektiven zu erkennen und nutzen. In ihrem online-Vortrag am 28. Mai um 17 Uhr vermittelt Dr. Joann Halpern, New York, Impulse für Ihre Auslandskarriereplanung.
May 27, Online
HPI New York's director will be presenting a poster on "Utilizing Design Thinking to Enhance the Reentry Experience for Students" at NAFSA's 2020 eConnection Conference.
May 15, Online
Creating a Culture of Innovation
HPI New York Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be running a workshop for students and founders from several African countries, including Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda, on strategies to develop a culture of innovation within their own companies.
May 13, UN New York
Disruption and Integration: How Design Thinking Principles Help to Build an Innovation Culture [postponed]
May 7, Online Event
HPI New York's director will be giving a presentation to GISNY students on "Building Your International Career" and the Hasso Plattner Institute. Topics covered include building your personal board of directors, fixed/growth mindsets, building your network and studying at HPI.
April 27, New York
Introduction to HPI and Design Thinking [cancelled]
Students from the Hochschule Fresenius will be introduced to Design Thinking and the academic opportunities at HPI. They will also participate in a tour of the SAP innovation space.
April 24, Online
Building Your Global Career
HPI NY will conduct an online workshop with students and alumni from Startup Africa. The workshop will cover topics, such as building a global network, building a personal board of directors, fixed vs growth mindsets, and working outside your comfort zone.
April 20, Milford, Connecticut
HPI New York's Director will be presenting at Lauralton Hall's annual Career Day.
April 17-18, San Francisco
HPI New York will be presenting at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
April 17, Online
Cultivating an Innovation Mindset
HPI New York will host a webinar with students from Startup Africa on innovation strategies and mindsets.
March 27, New York
Planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad can seem overwhelming. This event is designed to help you navigate the process – from finding the right program and university to understanding...
March 21, New York
German International School NY: Career Day [postponed]
HPI New York's Director will be giving a presentation on "Building Your International Career" and the Hasso Plattner Institute at the German International School New York.
March 17, New York
German International School Visits HPI New York [postponed]
The German International School will visit the Hasso Plattner Institute New York to learn about studying at HPI, Design Thinking, and international careers. They will also enjoy a tour of the SAP innovation space at 10 Hudson Yards to learn about cutting edge technologies.
March 11, New York
Prof. Dr. Mathias Weske will introduce innovative solutions for process mining in the area of digital health.
March 10, UN, New York
Digital technologies are indispensable to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet IT technology has an immense energy requirement for its countless computers and devices, its massive amounts of data and global networks...
March 10, German Consulate, New York
Digital technologies are indispensable to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet IT technology has an immense energy requirement for its countless computers and devices, its massive amounts of data and global networks...
March 5, New York
This conference, which is being organized by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, will take place at the SAP/HPI NYC offices. It will involve a critical exploration of issues in the field of digital cataloguing, including authoritative vocabularies, unique identifiers, institutional collaborations and the implementation of AI in collecting data...
February 25, New York
In collaboration with the American Council on Germany and Die Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, HPI NY is delighted to host Dr. Gesche Joost, Prof. of Design Research at Berlin University of the Arts.
February 24, New York
The business world has become volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA), requiring organizations to reconceptualize, even disrupt themselves repeatedly...
February 22, Cambridge, Massachusetts
HPI will participate in the MIT Career Fair. In addition to our booth, we will be presenting on HPI's Design Thinking and digital engineering programs.
February 13, New York
Professor Bert Arnich, chair of HPI's Connected Health Research Group, will discuss the transformation of healthcare systems from managing illness to maintaining wellness. His presentation will address the role of ubiquitous sensing and computing technologies and their role in pushing the paradigm shift from the provider-centric healthcare model to a user-centered and preventive health management lifestyle.
February 7, New York
IESB Conference at New York University
Educators, researchers, advocates, and administrators face an array of challenges that are affecting, even disrupting, the education landscape. HPI NY's director will deliver a keynote addressing a number of developments in international education, including MOOCs and Design Thinking.
January 30, New York
Join HPI, SAP and other experts to discuss and discover new ideas for the future of libraries. Following keynotes in the morning, we will break for lunch and conduct a Design Thinking workshop in the afternoon to generate new ideas for libraries of the future...
January 28, New York
The event was part of a delegation trip for eight German companies working in the field of Industry 4.0 who are visiting New York City from January 27-31, 2020. The program aims to strengthen international experience transfer and collaboration between Germany and the US.
January 27, New York
The Hasso Plattner Institute, New York will be giving a presentation on human-centered design at the United Nations headquarters.
December 13, New York
Regular reports of databases with billions of compromised digital identities demonstrate that passwords are not a reliable means to secure digital identities. Prof. Christoph Meinel will discuss a groundbreaking technology that HPI researchers have developed to protect your digital identity.
December 12, New York
How do the technologies developed by humans to engage the world come, in turn, to shape us? How is the creative economy – the way cultural goods and services are produced, distributed and accessed – being redesigned?
December 10-11, New York
HPI PhD candidates, postdocs, and academic partners from the United States and Germany will present their current research results in the area of digital engineering.
December 5, New York
World Economic Forum: Misinformation 2020
What can social media companies do to mitigate the spread of misinformation? Are there strategies that can assist users and companies to build a better information ecosystem? How can media literacy education be advanced to educate critical consumers, creators and sharers of media?
December 3, New York
Design Thinking: Driving Innovation in Healthcare
HPI Director Joann Halpern will be giving a keynote presentation at NYC MedTech, NYC's Medical Technology Forum. She will discuss how Design Thinking is contributing to healthcare innovation and improving the patient experience.
December 2, New York
HPI will meet with Parsons Strategic Design and Management students to discuss HPI's Design Thinking opportunities as well as well as HPI's academic programs.
December 2, New York
Winners of the Startup Africa's annual competition will meet at HPI NY to learn about HPI's startup initiatives, Design Thinking, and OpenHPI.
November 22, New York
Students from Rider University will be introduced to Design Thinking and entrepreneurship at HPI. They will then learn about the different Design Thinking workshops offered by HPI.
November 22, New York
HPI NY will host "The Future of My City" delegation from UA Ruhr and TU Dortmund University. Representatives will meet with HPI NY director to discuss some of the cutting-edge research being conducted in this area.
November 21-22, Potsdam
The HPI-Mount Sinai Digital Health Forum presents a new approach for transatlantic exchange between key protagonists that drive digital transformation in healthcare...
November 19, New York
Stop waiting for what's next and start designing a life you love. New life and career options begin with understanding yourself and what matters to you.
November 17-18, New York
Hosted by the German Center for Research and Innovation New York, the Future Forum: Demystify A.I. will bring together 150+ A.I. experts from Germany and the U.S. to develop consensus on disparate views on data privacy, tech regulation, ethical A.I. and more. HPI New York will be participating on the two-day Future Forum.
October 28-30, Potsdam
From October 28–30 the campus of the Hasso Plattner Institute will be transformed into a big birthday party venue. In addition to our anniversary, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Internet and the 10th anniversary...
October 28, Dortmund
Startup @ Akademia? Aufbau und Pflege unternehmerischer Kultur an Hochschulen
HPI Director Joann Halpern will be giving a keynote presentation at the Gambrinus Forum in Dortmund. She will discuss strategies, successes and challenges associated with fostering and cultivating an entrepreneurial culture at universities.
October 18, New York
HPI will be conducting a Design Thinking workshop with Binghamton University's Innovation Scholars
October 17, New York
Students from the Hans Erlwein Gymnasium in Dresden, Germany visited HPI NY to learn about the opportunities to study at HPI, Design Thinking, HPI's MOOC platform, and its startup culture. They also went on an innovation tour of the SAP.
October 11, New York
Meet HPI representatives at the HPI booth during Goethe Institute's "Career Booster Germany" in NYC. HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be presenting at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm.
October 8, New York
HPI will participate in SAP's Academy for Experience Management. Dr. Joann Halpern will give a presentation about HPI's innovative academic programs, its startups and spinoffs, as well as the HPI School of Design Thinking.
October 5, New York
Representatives from the Fulbright Commission in Germany and a delegation of educational experts will meet at the Hasso Plattner Institute, New York to discuss digitalization and its impact on higher education.
October 1, New York
Students and faculty from Hochschule Fresenius will be visiting HPI to discuss behavioral decision making and learn more about the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering.
September 27, New York
On behalf of the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, SAP and UN Environment would like to invite partners in Higher Education to join us to explore how this sector...
September 12, New York
Facilitating Design Your Life
HPI New York conducted a two-day workshop for university faculty and administrators on facilitating "Design Your Life".
September 10, New York
Students from FH Bielefeld visited HPI New York to learn about the different programs offered by HPI in Potsdam, Germany and in other parts of the world.
September 10, New York
HPI New York's Director spoke on a panel addressing cybersecurity trends in 2019. The panel was moderated by a representative of the World Economic Forum and hosted by the Canadian Consulate, xahive and BlackBerry.
August 28, New York
Students from the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen were visiting the Hasso Plattner Institute, New York to discuss human-centered design and learn about the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering.
August 23-25, San Francisco
The GAIN Annual conference is the largest German science and research career fair in the US. HPI New York will be organizing a Design Your Life workshop for postdocs.
August 20, New York
Why are networks - which are at the heart of large technology companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter - also indispensable to institutions and individuals? Are there structural differences between computer networks and social networks?..
August 20, New York
Are university innovation initiatives improving surrounding communities? Can universities become incubators for innovators? Is there a direct correlation between university entrepreneurial activity and regional economic well-being?
August 19, New York
Graduate students from Hochschule Fresenius will be introduced to Design Thinking as well as the Hasso Plattner Institute, its programs and some of its startups/spinoffs. The workshop will be followed by a tour of SAP.
August 16, New York
The Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows will visit HPI NY for a workshop on career development. During their visit, they will also learn about opportunities at HPI.
August 16, New York
University of Cologne students will visit HPI NYC to learn about Hasso Plattner Institute as well as networking strategies to build their international careers.
August 13-14, New York
Facilitating Design Your Life
HPI New York conducted a two-day workshop for university faculty and administrators on facilitating Design Your Life. The second in-person session will take place in September.
August 10, New York
Founding members and new members of the GDTA will meet at HPI NYC to discuss the future development of the organization and the GDTA network.
August 8-9, New York
HPI's D-School Team will be in NYC from August 8-9 to conduct a workshop on "The Future of Lifelong Learning." How might we redesign lifelong learning to address the needs of the individuals involved and society as a whole?
August 7, New York
HPI, in collaboration with the ForUsGirls Foundation, will utilize the Design Thinking methodology to enable girls, ages 12-17, from underserved areas in New York City, to discover their leadership potential, build creative confidence, and explore ways that they can make a real difference in their communities.
July 18, New York
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking at the World Economic Forum on "Advancing Solutions for Digital Intelligence." The symposium, "A Framework for Digital Skills, Literacy, and Readiness," is a satellite event of the United Nations High Level Political Forum.
June 27, Bochum, Germany
HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be giving a keynote on "Open Innovation and Design Thinking" at the University of Bochum's Science College 2019. The theme of the event is: "Open Science: How Open and Transparent Should Research Be?"
June 24, New York
HPI New York is hosting another "Design Your Life" workshop. Participants will apply the innovation principles of Design Thinking to designing incremental changes in their professional or personal lives.
June 20, New York
This workshop brings together professors, administrators and entrepreneurially-minded scientists to discuss best practices and challenges in developing successful entrepreneurship programs on university campuses.
June 17-18, Berlin
HPI NY will be moderating a panel at the Charite-BIH Entrepreneurship Summit. Join over 400 experts in medical innovation to discuss global challenges and pioneering technologies in healthcare.
June 11, New York
Every day we generate, share, and view a tremendous amount of user-generated visual media on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram...
May 31, New York
HPI New York will be hosting a Design Your Life workshop to help you explore possible next steps in building your life and career.
May 30, New York
HPI will be an active participant in the Moving Forward: Shaping the Digital Future Conference in NYC.
May 24, New York
HPI New York will be organizing a workshop at the New Reality Tech Summit, which includes a full day of interactive activities to spark creativity and interest in the STEM fields among young girls in grades 6-12.
May 10-11, New York
The focus of the Creative Tech Week Conference is the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the future of Creativity. HPI will be an active participant in the two-day event.
May 7-9, Orlando, Florida
SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference brings together the elements of the intelligent enterprise by showcasing end-to-end solutions...
May 7, New York
At the convergence of innovation and entrepreneurship, NYU senior projects will be judged on entrepreneurial potential, design, and social impact. HPI NY will be part of the jury.
May 3, New York
NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Research Expo will showcase the most promising research projects from every academic department. HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be one of the judges.
May 2, New York
Talented scientists and entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative ideas at the Falling Walls Lab, New York. HPI Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be one of the judges.
April 26-27, New York
What will the future of work look like and what role will technology play in transforming industry as we know it. Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking on the "Jobs of the Future" panel at #ScreenbreakerNY...
April 23, New York
As part of their Capstone Semester, LIU Global students will participate in a Design Thinking workshop on climate change and clean energy...
April 15, New York
Students and teachers from IBG Lahr (Germany) will be visiting HPI NYC to participate in a workshop on "Building Your International Career"
April 10, New York
Students from Hochschule Fresenius will visit HPI New York to learn about Design Thinking within the context of international business.
March 29, New York
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) and HPI will bring together industry leaders with expertise in health care delivery, health sciences, biomedical and digital engineering, machine learning and AI to develop digital health products with real-time predictive and preventive capabilities to improve health outcomes.
March 29, New York
Planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad can seem overwhelming. This event is designed to help you navigate the process – from finding the right program and university to understanding...
March 26, New York
We live in an age of big data. Everything we do leaves behind a digital trace, which creates tremendous potential for transforming systems, policies, research, and society at large...
March 25, New York
Companies like Amazon and Walmart have millions of customer transactions every hour while Facebook has over 250 Petabytes of data added daily. As increasing amounts of data are available to...
March 18, New York
Software development is a key driver in organizational success. How can we efficiently and effectively steer critical development processes?
February 18-22, Cologne
The WBD is an institution brimming with talented and motivated people who convince with extraordinary passion for what they do. Collaborating with them has always proven an inspiring and worthwhile...
February 17, Boston
You are invited to join HPI alumni and HPI NY director, Dr. Joann Halpern for brunch at Stephanie's on Newbury on February 17th at 11 am. Please share this invitation with HPI alumni who are in the Boston area.
February 16, Cambridge
HPI Director Dr. Joann Halpern will give a presentation about HPI at the MIT European Career Fair. HPI will also have a booth in the exhibition hall. You are welcome to join us.
February 12, New York
HPI Director Dr. Joann Halpern will introduce students and teachers from the German School Brooklyn to Design Thinking followed by a rapid prototyping exercise and discussion.
February 11, New York
Heidelberg Alumni USA will have its first meeting of 2019 at HPI New York where Dr. Joann Halpern will provide an introduction to HPI and Design Thinking followed by a tour of the offices and a dinner.
February 1, New York
During Kota Day 2019, HPI New York will run a Design Thinking workshop that addresses collaboration and gender equality across cultures.

January 11, New York
You are invited to join us on January 11, 2019, for a tour of the HPI NYC office at 6 pm followed by a New Year's dinner at OCabanon. If you have already been...
December 6-9, Miami Beach
On December 6, HPI New York Director Dr. Joann Halpern will be speaking at Art Basel where leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa will show significant work from the masters of modern and contemporary art, as well as the new generation of emerging stars.
November 30, 2018
The GISNY visited the Hasso Plattner Institute New York to learn about studying at HPI, Design Thinking, and international careers...
November 29, 2018
Panelists will discuss the role that blockchain can play in addressing challenges, such as art forgeries, provenance issues, and price scams. They will also discuss how blockchain is revolutionizing the art market.

November 2, 2018
Participants from a variety of disciplines convened at HPI New York to reflect on their own learning experiences before engaging in the Design Thinking process.
October 31, 2018
NRW Minister of Culture & Science and Delegation
NRW Minister for Culture and Science, Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen and her delegation from North-Rhein Westphalia visit HPI NY to discuss Artificial Intelligence, the US educational system and collaboration with HPI.
October 19, 2018
Meet HPI representatives at the HPI booth during Goethe Institute's "Career Booster Germany" in NYC. HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern will be presenting at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm

September 25-26, 2018
High-level representatives conducting cybersecurity research at leading universities in Germany and the U.S. will engage in a dialogue with stakeholders from industry, politics and NGOs.

August 17, 2018
Students from UARuhr visited HPI NY for a presentation by HPI NY Director on Design Thinking and "Building Your International Career"

August 16, 2018
University of Cologne Students Visit HPI New York
On August 16, 2018, University of Cologne WiSo@NYC participants visit HPI NY for a presentation on Design Thinking and Networking by HPI NY Director, Dr. Joann Halpern.

August 9-14, 2018
During four conference days everything revolved around the solution potential of Design Thinking: Solving complex problems fast and creatively, in multidisciplinary teams...

August 7, 2018
During their summer session in NYC, Hochschule Fresenius Students came to HPI NYC to learn about HPI's graduate programs, Design Thinking and intercultural communication.
June 5-7, 2018
SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference brings together the elements of the intelligent enterprise by showcasing end-to-end solutions

April 4-5, 2018
Presentations and in-depth discussions on how MOOCS can be used to foster learning, innovation, and collaboration both within and between organizations.