Engagement with societal stakeholders is one of the four key pillars of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science: individuals and institutions from society should be actively involved in the creation of knowledge and scientific processes should be made more transparent, inclusive and accessible to a broader public through participatory collaboration.

The HU Office for Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange with Society at the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik and the BUA Open Science Ambassadors program invite all interested to discuss such innovative collaboration and formats of knowledge exchange between academic, artistic and civil society perspectives at the workshop conference. (Please register here for all or for selected events of the day, please note that some events will take place in German.)

The event highlights collaborations from participatory research and teaching, curatorial practice, as well as artistic-scientific collaboration at Humboldt-Universität. A particular emphasis is placed on the practice of translation between various stakeholders from academia and society in order to shape knowledge production as a shared, dialogical process. The event reflects on translation practices between research and application, between teaching and non-university spaces, and between scientific, artistic, and lived forms of knowledge.

The event provides a space for networking, informal exchange and sharing of hands-on experiences on implementing innovative formats and collaborations in research and teaching in order to contribute to the goals of Open Science: sustainable transparency and inclusivity of science, equitable collaboration and societal participation, and the de-hierarchization of knowledge production.

Time: Friday, June 12, 2026

Place: Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, HU Campus Nord, House 3, Philippstr. 13, 10155 Berlin

Registration: Workshop Conference

Conference Program
Pre-Conference (upon invitation, in German)
09:30-11:30	Pre-Conference: Strategy Workshop for Participatory Research and Teaching at HU Berlin (upon invitation, in German)
11:30	Welcome and Coffee
Panel-Discussion „Between University and Society“ (in German)
12:00-13:30	Panel-Discussion „Between University and Society: Translate, Mediate, Unlearn. Reflexive Practices of Knowledge Production”:       Moderation: Dr. Alia Rayyan, Researcher  “Theory and Practice of Curating,” Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin   Guests: – Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider, Department of Asian and African Studies, South Asian Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Adela Taleb, Department of European Ethnology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Dr. Pegah Byroun-Wand, Institut of Art Studies and Historical Urban Studies, Technische Universität Berlin
13:30-14:20	Lunch Break
In-Practice Discussion „Teaching and Learning with Society und Lehren“ (in German)
14:20-15:20	In-Practice Discussion I: Situated Practice & Place-Based Learning:        Moderation: Dr. Jana Wendler, Berlin School of Public Engagement and Open Science   Guests: – Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Verhoeven, Department of German Language and Linguistics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Juana Awad, Researcher, Curator, inherit Fellow 2024/25 – Dr. Léa Perraudin, Department of Cultural and Media Theory, Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Paz Ponce, Curator for Outreach,  Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
15:30-16:30	In-Practice Discussion II: Practicioners in Teaching and Teacher Training          Moderation: Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin    Guests:   – Prof. Dr. Petra Anders, Department of Education, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Dr. Julia Frohn, Central Institute Professional School of Education, Research and Transfer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Maike Löhden, Department of Education, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Irina Demina, Choreographer, artistic researcher, teacher
16:30-17:00	Coffee Break
Performative Encounters „Embodied Futures: Knowledge and Movement“ (in Englisch)
	Embodied Futures: Knowledge and Movement: What role does the body play as a source of insight in a post-digital knowledge culture? What epistemic perspectives do body-based approaches open up for learning and research processes that are traditionally strongly cognition-centered? Two interactive presentations and a panel discussion will demonstrate how creative collaborations between science, art, and society address these questions. The event provides insight into projects of the new Public Engagement Hub “Embodied Futures: Knowledge and Movement” at ZfK. The Hub views knowledge production as a collaborative process and supports projects and teaching formats that explore creative embodied approaches as research method, teaching medium and outreach format, and develop scientific-artistic-practical work as participatory practice.
17:00-17:50	Performative Encounter I: Prof. Dr. Shintaro Miyazaki & Irina Demina
18:00-18:50	Performative Encounter II: Anna Schäffner & Michaela Filzi
19:00-20:00	Panel-Discussion on Public Engagement Hub “Embodied Futures: Knowledge and Movement”.       Moderation: Leonie Kubigsteltig, Office for Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange, Zentrum für Kulturtechnik Guests: – Irina Demina, Choreographer, artistic researcher, teacher – Anna Schäffner, Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Michaela Filzi, Multidisciplinary artist, dancer, eco-somatic researcher  – Dr. Jeanette Ehrmann, Department of Social Sciences, Political Theory, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Following	Drinks and Networking

Organized by

• HU Office for Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange with Society at the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, HU Berlin’s central office for participatory research, teaching, and practice
• ZfK department “Theory and Practice of Interdisciplinary Curating,” Chair for inter- and transdisciplinary engagement with curatorial practices (supported by Bundesbeauftragten für Kultur und Medien)
• BUA Ambassadors for Open Science program with Xenia Muth and Dr. Alia Rayyan (Zentrum für Kulturtechnik) as Open Science Ambassadors 2025–26

   

Photo: Stefan Klenke