Brmlab November 2025

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Invitation to Hertie School Data for Good Festival 2026
by Matthew Poet 25 Nov '25

25 Nov '25

Dear BRM Lab, I hope this email finds you well. This is Matthew Poet from the Hertie School. We are excited to extend an invitation to students at your university to participate in the upcoming Data4Good Festival in Berlin, in January 2026. The Data4Good Festival is centred on data challenges for the common good, bringing together undergraduate students from across Europe and fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovative solutions to address pressing societal issues using data-driven approaches. The festival will host a weekend of fun hacking, learning and networking while letting students enjoy great moments in Berlin. Event Details: * Date: January 23-25, 2026 * Location: Hertie School, Friedrichstrasse 180, 10117 Berlin * Funding: There are a limited number of scholarships available to cover for travel and accommodations of students in Berlin; * Deadline of application: December 12, 2025; * Requirement: We welcome students of all backgrounds. Students do not necessarily need to know coding to enjoy the event; * Event website: Data4Good Festival<http://hertie-school.org/en/data4good-festival> Event Highlights: * Hackathon for the Common Good: Students will participate in a hackathon aimed at addressing real-world challenges using data-driven solutions. This hands-on experience will focus on enhancing their technical skills by working on real-world datasets. Students can win cash prizes, access to premium data science learning resources and other awards. * Data science workshops: professors, data experts and practitioners in the field will conduct specialized workshops throughout the festival to provide insights into data science workflow and the latest trends, best practices and technologies. * Social events and networking opportunities: The festival will provide a platform for students to connect with like-minded peers, industry professionals, and mentors with social activities to make lasting connections. We believe that the event will not only enrich the academic experience of the students but also empower them to think about data science as a tool for social good. Your support in encouraging student participation would be greatly appreciated, and we would be delighted if you could spread the word. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for considering this invitation, and we look forward to welcoming your students to the Data4Good Festival in Berlin. Best wishes, Matthew Poet Associate Student Recruitment Hertie School The University of Governance in Berlin Friedrichstraße 180 10117 Berlin ∙ Germany Tel: +49 173 291 93 89 m.poet(a)hertie-school.org<mailto:m.poet@hertie-school.org> ∙ www.hertie-school.org<http://www.hertie-school.org/> Book a virtual meeting: https://go.hertie-school.org/call-matthew Sign up to our newsletter: Newsletter (hertie-school.org)<https://www.hertie-school.org/en/study/graduate-programmes-newsletter> 🌐 hertie-school.org<http://www.hertie-school.org/> 📲 Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/hertieschool.bsky.social> | LinkedIn<https://de.linkedin.com/school/hertie-school/> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/thehertieschool/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/hertieschoolberlin> Proud to be top-ranked by [cid:image001.png@01DC5DF3.F8A21480]<https://www.hertie-school.org/en/who-we-are/accreditation#c49000> Hertie School gemeinnützige GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Frank Mattern Vorsitzender des Kuratoriums: Prof. Dr. Helge Braun Geschäftsführende: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Woll, Dr. Axel Baisch Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 97018 B Hertie School – gegründet und gefördert von der Gemeinnützigen Hertie-Stiftung

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Youth Hacking 4 Freedom: 5th round of the programming competition for European teenagers about to start
by Bonnie Mehring 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

Dear Brmlab, Youth Hacking 4 Freedom will start with a new round on 1. January 2026. Registration is now open for teenagers between 14 and 18 years, who are currently living in Europe. Run by the Free Software Foundation Europe, Youth Hacking 4 Freedom [https://yh4f.org] is a programming competition for young Europeans that offers the opportunity to design and develop their own project using Free Software and win up to 4,096 Euro and a trip to Brussels. Please help us to spread the message to as many young Europeans as possible to make them aware of YH4F. Everybody participating in Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is getting something out of the competition. Participants have the chance to meet our Free Software experts from the jury and discuss their project ideas with them. The teenagers can also interact with each other, meet other like minded teenagers from Europe and build friendships that can last a lifetime. The YH4F 2026 competition starts on January 1, 2026, and ends on June, 30, 2026. Participants can register here for the opening event and Youth Hacking 4 Freedom 2026: https://yh4f.org/register Throughout the competition the FSFE guides the teenagers through the 6 month programming period. We have regular monthly meetings in which we discuss how to use git, how to document your software, and many more subjects with the participants. At Youth Hacking 4 Freedom, participants not only improve their programming skills from beginner to advanced, but also learn how to work on a 6-month project, developing organisation, time management and project planning skills. It also gives them a chance to be creative and develop something they really like, as well as the pride of developing their own project. Youth Hacking 4 Freedom in a nutshell. • Participants must be between 14 to 18 years old during the time of the competition (01.01-2026 – 23.10.2026) • Participation is free, but registration is mandatory: https://yh4f.org/register • The opening event takes place on 8th of January 2026, 19:30 (Berlin time), online. • The programming period runs from 1. January to 30. June 2026. • During the programming period, participants are free to attend every first Thursday of the month our online meetings and workshops. • The first, second and third place winning projects will receive €4,096, €2,048 and €1,024 respectively. There will also be three special prizes of €1,024. • Each participant who submits a project will also receive a certificate of participation. • The competition will be conducted remotely, except for the award ceremony, which will take place in Brussels during a weekend in October 2026, to which the winners (one winner per winning project) and a family member will be invited on an all-expenses-paid basis. For more information, please visit: https://yh4f.org or send an email to yh4f(a)fsfe.org. Best regards, Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring [0] https://yh4f.org/register [1] https://yh4f.org [2] https://yh4f.org/faq -- Bonnie Mehring - Senior project manager - Free Software Foundation Europe Revaler Str. 19, 10245 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 |(fsfe.org/support) Support the FSFE with a donation or by becoming a supporter: https://my.fsfe.org/donate Sign up to our newsletter: https://fsfe.org/news/newsletter.de.html Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@fsfe

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