The PICAIS Coffee Talk is a regularly held networking event that not only brings together all PICAIS Fellows currently completing their scholarships in Passau but also provides a platform for interested researchers from the University of Passau to exchange ideas in a relaxed setting.
Our Fellows will briefly present their research projects; after that, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and network.
The next event will take place on February 3rd 2026 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in the Professors' Lounge (Mensa building, 1st floor room 254)
Our Fellows on site are:
• Dr. Tali Hadasa Blank (Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College, Israel)
Host: Prof. Dr. Suleika Bort (Chair of International Management & Social Entrepreneurship)
Research Project: Exploring the Duality of New Venture's Sustainability Commitment and Performance in Israel and Germany
• Prof. Dr. Lorely French (Pacific University, USA)
Host: Prof. Dr. Marina Ortrud Hertrampf (Professur für Romanische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft (Schwerpunkt Frankreich)
Research Project: Dreams, Hopes, and Utopias in Literature, Writings,Film, and Art by Roma and Sinti in Europe
• Dr. Sagorika Singha (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Host: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Schaffar (Chair of Development Politics)
Research Project: Content Creators as Custodians: How Youtubers Affect Political Communication in Digital India
• Dr. David Sládek (Defence University, Czech Republik)
Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Kranz (Chair of Embedded Systems)
Research Project: Airborne Human-AI Collaboration: Trust in Weather Forecasts for Critical UAS Tasks
We look forward to welcoming you and ask you to register by email to picais-office@uni-passau.de by 20th January 2026 so that we can plan catering (coffee/tea and pastries).
Should you not be able to attend but still wish to network with our Fellows, please contact the PICAIS office.
| Open to | all |
|---|---|
| Prior registration | requested |
| Organised by | PICAIS - Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Event website | https://www.picais.uni-passau.de/en/events/picais-coffee-talks |
| Contact organizer of event | picais-office@uni-passau.de |
