Daimler und Benz Stiftung - Alumni Meetings

Once a year, current and former scholarship-holders of the Daimler and Benz Foundation meet in Ladenburg. These gatherings take place on invitation of the Foundation and promote the exchange and networking of the scholarship-holders. The events are organized by the Alumni Association of the Daimler and Benz Foundation, which is responsible for compiling the scientific program.

Next scholarship-holders’ gathering: September 19 to 21, 2025 in Kaiserslautern

The next gathering is planned for September 19–21 in Kaiserslautern. As in the past, former and current holders of scholarships from the Foundation can contribute to the program ...

Gathering of Scholars, Fellows and Alumni 2024

From October 3 to 6, 2024, around 30 current and former scholarship-holders of the Daimler and Benz Foundation met in Wrocław, Poland.

Gathering of Scholars, Fellows and Alumni 2023

The gathering of current and former scholarship-holders of the Daimler and Benz Foundation 2023 took place in Ladenburg ...

Gathering of Scholars, Fellows and Alumni 2022

In October 2022, scholarship-holders and alumni of the Daimler and Benz Foundation's development program for up-and-coming young academics met in Cologne ...

Gathering of Scholars, Fellows and Alumni 2021

After the 2020 meeting had to be canceled due to the pandemic, more than twenty current and former scholarship holders met in the Carl-Benz-Haus in Ladenburg for the 2021 annual meeting.

Online meeting on June 10, 2021

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Anselm Hagedorn, Institute for Protestant Theology, University of Osnabrück
"Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest ... or perhaps you should after all ...?" The excavations in Tel Moẓa/Israel

Online meeting on April 22, 2021

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Norbert Lenz, Director of the State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe.
"Living better rather than looking better? The unique evolution of bowerbirds."

Online meeting on February 25, 2021

Lecture by Dr. Anne-Marie Schreyer, Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University.
"Shock-induced separation and flow control – and their relevance for air- and space-transportation systems."

Online meeting on July 13th, 2020

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christina Kallas, screenwriter director and producer, Columbia University.
"Departing from the Film Hero, and the Sum Total of Subjective Truths."

Online meeting on June 8th, 2020

Lecture by Dr. Janina Urussowa, Business consultant.
"ALL_INCLUSIVE. The Blue Ocean of Life."

Gathering of Scholars, Fellows, and Alumni 2019

From September 20 to 22, around two dozen current and former scholarship-holders came together for the 2019 annual gathering at the Ladenburg representation.