NOA PhD Retreat

24 Mar 2026, 06:45 → 27 Mar 2026, 23:59 Europe/Berlin

Johanna Conrad, Mohanad Mohamed Elabd M. Awad (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)

Tuesday 24 March

1 Train departure

Train from Jena West to Eisenach, departure at 9:18 am

2 Arrival in the hotel and luggage drop

3 Hike to Drachenschlucht

• 13:10 – Start hike
• 18:00 – Return

• Bring your own food and drinks!

4 Dinner

5 Welcome evening

Wednesday 25 March

6 Breakfast

7 Workshop

8 Lunch Break

9 Workshop

10 Free time

11 Dinner

12 Social evening

No planned activities:
- groups can leave the hotel or stay for board games etc

Thursday 26 March

13 Breakfast

14 Workshops

15 Lunch

16 Workshops

17 Free time

18 Dinner

19 PI evening

Plenary Discussion on topics:
- Success in academic career and dealing with challenges
- Experiences with failure, self-doubt, or setbacks, and strategies for dealing with them
- Mindset in science: motivation, resilience, and long-term perspective

Invited:
Caterina Cocchi
Michael Schmitt
René Sondenheimer

Friday 27 March

20 Breakfast

21 poster session

22 Closing & Departure