The University:Future Festival (U:FF) will take place from 22 to 24 June 2026. The festival is regarded as one of the largest events dedicated to the (digital) future of academic education and brings together lecturers, university staff, students, as well as stakeholders from academia and practice. Participation is free of charge and possible online.

The E-Learning Group is also contributing two sessions to the festival programme:

Christian Hoppe will speak together with students on the topic “What Students Really Want: Developing Learning Analytics in Co-Design”.

• on 22 June 2026 from 09:30 to 10:00
• on the stage “AI, Technology & Infrastructure (DIGITAL)”
• More information about the session at U:FF (opens in new tab)
• Further reading: Blog post on the co-design & prototyping process in the Learning Analytics project at TU Darmstadt (opens in new tab)

Also represented is the session “How Online Self-Assessments Can Be Reimagined Through Playful 360° Scenarios” by Markus Weber and Franziska Ritter.

• on 23 June from 11:25 to 11:55
• on the “Media Lab:Stage Braunschweig”
• More information about the session at U:FF (opens in new tab)
• Further reading: Discover the TU Darmstadt Campus Quests (opens in new tab), which are used for study orientation