Programme
We are in the process of preparing for the Potsdam Summer School in September 2025 and will update the website accordingly. Last update May 12.
The deadline for the call for applications was on May 10, 2025 !
Day 1
Day of Introduction
15/09/2025
15/09/2025
Day of Introduction
RIFS
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome by Matthias Tang (RIFS)
09:30 - 10:30
Onboarding Part I/Dr. Susanne Schmitt
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Onboarding Part II/Dr. Susanne Schmitt
12:00 - 13:00
10 Years of the Paris Agreement - What has been Accomplished and what´s Next?/Dr. Kathleen A. Mar (RIFS)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
The Agenda 2030: Challenges in Transitioning from "Falling Behind" to "Going Beyond"/Prof. Dr. Mark Lawrence (RIFS)
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:30
Ecopolitical Battlegrounds: Climate Summits, the Amazon & Indigenous Struggles/Dr. Bernardo Jurema (RIFS)
16:30 - 17:30
Introduction of Working Groups Science Communication/Matthias Tang & Dr. Bianca Schroeder (RIFS)
17:30 - 20:00
Dinner in the Garden at RIFS
Day 2
Oceans & Coastal Zones
16/09/2025
16/09/2025
Oceans & Coastal Zones
AWI House A 45
09:15 - 09:30
Check In
09:30 - 10:30
Ocean Governance Beyond 2030 Part I: Navigating Sustainable Use & Conservation of the World´s Ocean(s)/Dr. Barbara Neumann & Team (RIFS)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Ocean Governance Beyond 2030 Part II: Navigating Sustainable Use & Conservation of the World´s Ocean(s)/Dr. Barbara Neumann & Team (RIFS)
12:00 - 13:30
Guided Tour around Telegrafenberg
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:30
WASCAL Floating University: The 2-Week Eureka Experience of Early Career Ocean Professionals in West Africa/Tobias Hahn (Geomar)
15:30 - 17:30
Marine Real-World-Lab/Dr. Christian Wagner-Ahlfs (University of Kiel)
17:30 - 18:15
Transfer to WIS
18:15 - 20:30
Joint Evening with Highschool Students from Potsdam at WIS
Day 3
One Health
17/09/2025
17/09/2025
One Health
ATB Circle
09:15 - 09:30
Check In
09:30 - 10:30
Framing Talk on Planetary Health/Dr. Nicole de Paula (UN Food Systems Coordination Hub)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
World Café: One Health in Many Facets/NN (ATB)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Guided Tour around ATB
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
Concepts of One Health in Agriculture/
Dr. Federico Dragoni (ATB)
Dr. Federico Dragoni (ATB)
17:00 - 20:00
Evening at own Leisure
Day 4
Digitilisation & Sustainability
18/09/2025
18/09/2025
Digitilisation & Sustainability
Uni Potsdam/Campus Griebnitzsee
09:15 - 09:30
Check In
09:30 - 10:30
Digitilisation & Sustainability Transformations Part I/Grischa Beier & Team (RIFS)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Digitilisation & Sustainability Transformations Part II/Grischa Beier & Team (RIFS)
12:00 - 13:00
Digitilisation & Energy Consumption/NN
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00
Socio-Technical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: Data, Infrastructure & Labour/
David Hartmann & Laurenz Sachenbacher
(TU Berlin & Weizenbaum Institute)
David Hartmann & Laurenz Sachenbacher
(TU Berlin & Weizenbaum Institute)
16:00 - 17:00
(Explainable) AI and Its Application in Agriculture & Beyond/Prof. Dr. Marina Marie-Claire Hoehne (ATB & University of Potsdam)
17:00 - 17:45
Transfer to RIFS
18:00 - 20:00
Dinner at RIFS Garden
Day 5
Day of Conclusion
19/09/2025
19/09/2025
Day of Conclusion
RIFS
09:15 - 09:30
Check In
09:30 - 10:30
Workshop Science Communication/Matthias Tang & Dr. Bianca Schroeder (RIFS)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
Workshop Science Communication/Matthias Tang & Dr. Bianca Schroeder (RIFS)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Journey of Reflections on the Week & Wrap Up
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee to Go
16:00 - 18:30
Afternoon Break
18:30 - 22:00
Farewell Dinner in the Garden at RIFS
