Kategorie: ‘Retreat’

3rd IHTA Retreat

26. November 2025 | von Carolin Breuer

The third IHTA Retreat took place on November 21st. The day began with unconventional yet exceptionally entertaining and informative project presentations with an amazing view of Aachen from the Skylounge in the main building. Participants were challenged to present their projects either as a short, powerful science pitch or in a creative way. We heard short stories about children’s hearing experiences in classrooms and saw theater plays with the inner, middle, and outer ears as the main characters. There will surely be many new contestants for Research in Shorts at DAGA 2026.

During the afternoon, we discussed challenges related to writing and publishing scientific papers, as well as strategies for overcoming them. Most importantly, we took time to learn from one another, develop new inspiration, and take the first steps to overcome writer’s block and support each other.

Thank you to Bastian Hughes for guiding us through the day with his excellent moderation! Thanks also to Julia Seitz, Lara Stürenburg, and Carolin Breuer, who organized the event.

Kategorie: Events, Hearing Technology and Acoustics, IHTA, Research, Retreat
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2nd IHTA Retreat

06. Juni 2024 | von Carolin Breuer

On the 23rd and 24th of May 2024, the scientific staff of IHTA was on a retreat at Fährhaus km734 in Düsseldorf. During these two days, the aim was to foster collaboration and exchange between the researchers. Next to an inspiring presentation on personal strengths and interests by the moderator and career coach Bastian Hughes, we helped each other understand individual challenges in more depth by visiting different world cafés. Further, we learned that most researchers face the same obstacles during their careers. Team spirit was challenged during an evening pub quiz and finding solutions for the identified obstacles in team sessions.

Overall, it was two successful days with a lot of input for each individual and a lot of output for the group at IHTA.

A big thank you to Bastian Hughes, who guided us through the two days with his great moderation!

Vortrag von Bastian Hughes

Ergebnisse der World Cafés

Kategorie: Events, IHTA, Retreat
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1st IHTA Retreat

05. Juni 2023 | von Stürenburg, Lara

An interchange for good teamwork between researchers
On 28^th and 29^th March 2023, the scientific staff of IHTA was on a retreat at Gut Hohenholz near Bedburg in the Rhein Erft Kreis. During these two days, the institute’s past was reflected, and it was discussed how the future of the IHTA can be shaped together. Moreover, there was an intensive exchange among each other’s scientific work in the form of poster sessions. The researchers presented each other’s projects and revealed which milestones needed to be reached to achieve specific goals. Between poster sessions team spirit was strengthened, and the future of teaching and workflows were addressed. Furthermore, it was discussed how the skills of individual researchers could be maintained and passed on to new staff members.

Overall, it was two successful days with a lot of input for each individual and a lot of output for the group at IHTA.
A big thank you to Joachim Bellut, who guided us through the two days with his great moderation!