Panel Discussion: The Potential and Prospects of AI for Higher Education Institutions
Participants in last year's “AI in Action” hackathon at the University of Mannheim.
Note: This text was translated from German by AI / (DeepL Pro)
As in the previous year, the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the bwKI-Transfer state project, and the University of Mannheim are jointly organizing the event. The discussion will focus on how artificial intelligence is transforming teaching, research, and administration—and what role higher education institutions themselves should play in this process.
On 21 September 2026,
from 5 to 8:30 p.m., including a closing reception with hors d’oeuvres in the
Fuchs Festsaal at the University of Mannheim.
Panelists include:
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Paulheim, CIO & Professor of Data Science at the University of Mannheim
- Dr. Maria Becker, Research Group Leader of the CHAI Lab: Computational Humanities & AI at Heidelberg University
- Mats Yamakoshi, Master’s student in Social Data Science at the University of Mannheim
- Prof. Dr. Mascha Will-Zocholl, sociologist of Work and Organization specializing in the digitization of Work and Organization at the Hessian University of Applied Sciences for Public Management and Security
- Christoph Schmidt, Managing Director of Wolters Kluwer Steuertipps GmbH
The panel discussion is open to all interested parties from the participating higher education institutions and is free of charge. However, registration is required via the online registration form on the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien) website.