{"id":4934,"date":"2025-12-01T10:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/?page_id=4934"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:53:10","slug":"the-universityfuture-festival-2027-will-take-place-from-8-to-10-june","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"The University:Future Festival 2027 will take place from 8 to 10 June!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>University:Future Festival (U:FF)<\/strong> is the largest event dedicated to the (digital) <strong>future of higher education<\/strong>. As a leading forum for innovation in teaching and learning, it provides orientation, networking opportunities and inspiration while remaining firmly rooted in its community-driven approach and open to everyone with an interest in shaping higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival programme spans a wide range of topics, from artificial intelligence, digital infrastructures and technological developments to strategy and organisational development, as well as future skills, pedagogy and innovative teaching and learning formats. Under the motto <strong>\u201cStrong Enough\u201d<\/strong>, the University:Future Festival 2027 explores how higher education institutions can actively and effectively fulfil their societal role in times of profound change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2027, the festival will take place in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/physical-stages-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Berlin, Braunschweig, Nuremberg and Graz<\/a><\/strong>, as well as online. The U:FF is aimed at everyone interested in shaping the present and future of higher education, including university staff and students, stakeholders from research and policymaking, as well as representatives from industry, civil society and the cultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University:Future Festival programme thrives on the ideas and contributions of its community. Until <strong>11 January 2027<\/strong>, individuals are invited to submit proposals for inputs, lightning talks, discussions, workshops and networking formats through the <strong>Call for Participation<\/strong>. Further information about the call can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/universityfuturefestival2027_call-for-participation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/universityfuturefestival2027_call-for-participation\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>. Running in parallel is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/universityfuturefestical2027call-for-arts-and-experience\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/festival.hfd.digital\/en\/universityfuturefestical2027call-for-arts-and-experience\/\">Call for Arts &amp; Experience<\/a><\/strong>, which invites artistic contributions and interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University:Future Festival is a cooperation between <a href=\"https:\/\/hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hochschulforum Digitalisierung<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-hochschullehre.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stifterverband.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stifterverband<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University:Future Festival (U:FF) is the largest event dedicated to the (digital) future of higher education. 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