Events as part of the visiting professorship

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the KIT Freundeskreis und Fördergesellschaft e.V. (KFG) award the Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship 2025 to Professor Jürgen Mlynek. Mlynek was President of the Helmholtz Association from 2005-2015 and is Chairman of the Falling Walls Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation

In addition to a seminar aimed exclusively at students, Prof. Mlynek will give a public lecture on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 as part of the award ceremony in the Fritz Haller lecture hall on KIT's South Campus.

Here you can find the invitation card for the Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship 2025.


Festvortrag im Forum Hörsaal des KIT KIT Veranstaltungsmanagement
Keynote speech

Humboldt "Reloaded": University of tomorrow

Link to the Registration
Schwarzes Loch Milchstraße
Student seminar

For students only:

Talent management at German universities: Where do we stand?

Link to the Registration

Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship

Event Horizon Telescope