Vier weibliche Personen auf einem Podium im Hörsaal, eine der Personen spricht zu den Zuschauern.
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Career Forum

In cooperation with faculties and interested seminars and institutes and in cooperation with the Career Service, the Alumni Network of the University of Bonn organizes the event series Career Forum. The aim is to provide students with insights into possible fields of activity and career profiles and to establish contacts between alumni and current students.

During the individual events, three to four alumni of a degree program at the University of Bonn report on their professional field of activity, their careers, and their experiences in choosing a profession and applying for a job. Afterwards, there is the opportunity for discussion and personal contact with the speakers during an informal get-together.

Dates 2025:
16.01.2025: Career Forum Applied Linguistics
23.01.2025: Career Forum Media Studies & SGKM
06.05.2025: Career Forum North American Studies
19.05.2025: Career Forum Alternatives to the Teaching Profession (BZL)
21.05.2025: Career Forum and Internship Market Geography
23.05.2025: Career Forum Franco-German Studies
19.11.2025: Career Forum Asian Studies

Dates 2026:
28.01.2026: Career Forum English Department

Here you can find information about past Career Forum events.

Job Talks for Doctoral Students und Postdocs

At our Job Talks, doctoral students and postdocs gain insights into the wide range of career opportunities open to them with a doctorate. Within one hour, people with doctorates from the fields of business, humanities and science management give a concrete insight into their work. What does the daily routine look like? What prerequisites are needed? What development options are there?

The series of events is a cooperation between the Bonn Graduate Center, Human Resources Development and the Alumni Network

Dates 2026:
26.02.2026: Job Talk "Policy Advisor at the German Fruit Trade Association "

Dates 2025:
05.02.2025: Job Talk "Head of the Regional Representation of the European Commission"
26.03.2025: Job Talk "Board Advisor at the DFG" (in German)
09.04.2025: Job Talk "Director of Data, Analytics and AI at EMP"
14.05.2025: Job Talk "Editorial Head of the Science Section of DIE ZEIT "
25.09.2025: Job Talk "Sustainability in the Construction Industry"

Dates 2024:
24.01.2024: Job Talk "Consultant at McKinsey"
16.05.2024: Job Talk "Technical Planer at GIZ"
05.06.2024: Job Talk "Senior desk officer and team leader for social participation and diversity at the German Academic Exchange Service (in German)"


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Argelander Career Talks

The "Argelander Career Talks" are an online event series which aims to portrait both international academic careers as well as science systems in other countries. In several talks spread throughout the semester, selected professors working in countries around the globe will share their experiences from their individual career path and give advice for a successfull academic career abroad.
The lecture series is aimed at early-careers researchers of all subject areas, irrespective of the research field of the invited professor.

Dates 2026:

14.04.2026: Prof. Dr. Luma Al-Banna Al-Hawari, Plant Pathology, University of Jordan

Dates 2025:

28.08.2025: Prof. Dr. Daniel Peterson, Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University, USA

28.08.2025: Prof. Dr. Sammy Bedoui, Immunology, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dates 2024:

26.04.2024: Prof. Dr. Kikuko Kashiwagi, German Studies, Kansai University, Japan (in English)

Watch the recordings of past events here.

Alumni Readings

Numerous alumni of the University of Bonn are successful authors in various genres. As part of our reading series, they present excerpts of their works to network members, talk about writing processes, and answer audience questions.

Zwei Bücherstapel nebeneinander, auf denen jeweils ein Doktorhut abgelegt ist
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Grafik eines geöffneten Laptops auf dessen Bildschirms vier Personen in einem Videocall abgebildet sind
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Your Alumni Network on Site

At many university events, your alumni network participates with an information booth, an interactive activity or a program item. You will find us at the

  • Bergfest,
  • University Festival,
  • Science Festival,
  • Career Days of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
  • and the Freshman Welcome.

Visit us at our booth and say hello!