Special Events

Organizer: Didacta Association

Education is one of the central pillars for the future viability of our society. The ongoing question of the correct and sustainable financing of educational institutions and measures is becoming more acute. The discussion will examine the current challenges, opportunities and possible solutions in the area of future-proof education funding.

Venue: ICS, Room C1.2.2
Day: Tuesday, 11.02.2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Organizer: Didacta Association in cooperation with mobile.schule

Together with you, we would like to continue the successful exchange of experiences between school authorities, to which we alternately invite at the mobile.schule TAGUNG and the didacta trade fair.

The aim of the school board meeting is to create a regular platform for exchange and networking in order to further promote digitalization and the further development of the education system.
The aim is to use experiences and synergies, learn from each other and present practical case studies.

To participate, please register here. Thank you very much.

Interested organizations from all over Germany are invited. Only representatives/employees of school authorities can take part.
The meeting is an initiative of mobile.schule initiator Andreas Hofmann and the Didacta Verband e. V..
The program will be published shortly. We look forward to an exciting event with you.

Venue: ICS, Room C6.2
Day: Wednesday, 12.02.2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30

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Organizer: nifbe in cooperation with ver.di

Daycare center directors are faced with a dilemma due to the dramatic shortage of skilled workers, waves of illness among skilled workers, the use of auxiliary and assistant staff and other current challenges: the pedagogical demands are in constant conflict with what appears feasible under the current framework conditions.

This management symposium will first discuss the professional understanding of daycare center managers and the pedagogical demands placed on the management task. In a second step, the focus will be on how these demands can be realized, e.g. through emergency plans, even in crisis situations, and how daycare centre managers and teams can remain capable of acting.

Venue: ICS, Room C6.1
Day: Wednesday, 12.02.2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00

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Organizer: Didacta Association 

Extracurricular learning venues also provide impetus for career choices: Here, adolescents can discover their interests and potential outside the classroom and use practical insights into various occupational fields to recognize their own interests, strengths and abilities. The variety of extracurricular learning venues covers a wide range of topics and occupational fields - from natural sciences and crafts to cultural and social activities.
The learning venues use specific event formats to cater specifically to this target group. This makes it possible not only to gain practical experience but also to make initial contact with experts and get to know possible professions.
 
At this year's industry get-together, we will be presenting examples of best practice from different perspectives. Afterwards, we will enter into an exchange with the participants in a World Café format. 

Venue: ICS, Room C6.2
Day: Thursday, 13.02.2025
Time: 13:00 - 16:00

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Organizer: Kooperationsgemeinschaft Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Bildung und Erziehung e.V. in cooperation with Didacta Association 

The legal entitlement to an all-day place at primary school age is drawing ever closer. The symposium will focus on some of the most pressing issues:   
What are the prerequisites for good cooperation between local stakeholders, what are the known conditions for successful cooperation?  
How can the daily routine be organized, how can a child-friendly rhythm be created?   
How can rooms be designed and put to good use - even without expensive new builds or conversions?   
What needs to be considered for offers during the vacations? 
  
In lectures, workshops and a panel discussion, those responsible from research, practice and politics will have their say. 

Venue: ICS, Room C6.1
Day: Thursday, 13.02.2025
Time: 13:00 - 16:00

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Organizer: Didacta Association 

Concentrated innovation on 450 square meters: At didacta, the largest education trade fair in Europe, around 40 start-ups from the education sector will present themselves on a joint stand in cooperation with EDUvation. The Didacta Association will be presenting the Didacta Start-up Award of the Year for the third time. The Didacta Association is looking for innovative solutions, products or services that rethink education and promote lifelong learning - whether digital or analog! Didacta offers the perfect stage to put innovative education companies in the spotlight.

Location: Didacta Start-up Area
Day: Thursday, 13.02.2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00

Organizer: Verband Katholischer Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder (KTK) - Bundesverband e.V. (KTK) and BETA in cooperation with the Didacta Association

During this year's Kita Action Day, we are focusing on the topic of child poverty in daycare centers.  
The impact of child poverty on equal opportunities can be clearly seen in daycare centers. In addition to an opening lecture on the dimensions of poverty in childhood and a thematic impulse on equal access to educational settings in early childhood, an example of successful practice for the development of a concept for poverty-sensitive action by daycare center teams will follow. 
In an open discussion, we will address the necessary framework conditions of the early education system, individual options for action and future perspectives for the further development of our own educational practice.
The day of action is an initiative of the Bundesvereinigung Evangelischer Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder (BETA) e.V., the Verband Katholischer Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder (KTK) - Bundesverband e.V. and the Didacta Verband der Bildungswirtschaft. 
It takes place as part of didacta - the education trade fair. From February 11 to 15, 2025 in Stuttgart, didacta will provide an overview of current and future opportunities for teaching and learning.
Further information can be found at:
www.beta-diakonie.de
www.ktk-bundesverband.de
www.didacta.de

Venue: ICS, Room C4.2 and C4.3
Day: Friday, 14.02.2025
Time: 10:00 - 13:00

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On the occasion of didacta - the education fair 2025, Didacta invites you to a day of action for media centers.

Together with you, we would like to shed light on the changing roles, tasks and services of media centers as important partners in educational work.

Keynote speeches and activities on various topics and areas of application will alternate in order to provide an overview on the one hand and to enable personal experience with various applications on the other: Media centers are increasingly becoming makerspaces. Yours too?

Representatives/employees of media centers from all over Germany can take part. The number of participants is limited and will be confirmed on a first come-first serve basis. Please register by 31.01.2025.

The program will be published shortly.

Organizer: Didacta Association in cooperation with MedienLB

Location: ICS, Room C6.1
Day: Friday, 14.02.2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:30

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Organizer: Association of Cities and Towns of Baden-Württemberg

Here you can find further information on the All-Day Childcare Congress

Venue: ICS - International Congress Center Stuttgart
Day: Friday, 14.02.2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Organizer: Bundesverband für Kindertagespflege e.V.

Democracy begins with the youngest - strengthening education, promoting democracy
On the day of childcare at didacta, everything revolves around the motto “Democracy begins with the youngest - strengthening education, promoting democracy”. You can expect professional impulses through exciting presentations as well as space for exchange and inspiration. The focus will be on the role of child day care for a democratic society.

Venue: ICS, Room 6.1
Day: Saturday, 15.02.2025
Time: 11:00 - 14:00

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Organizer: Didacta Association 

The Early Education Forum highlights current developments, key challenges and opportunities in the field of early childhood education under the motto #together. The diverse topics will always focus on the #togetherness of the various players in early education. Each of the 5 event days at the Forum Frühe Bildung will address a different topic in the form of keynotes, keynote speeches and discussion panels.

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Location: Congress West
Days: Tuesday, 11.02.2025 to Saturday, 15.02.2025
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 

Organizer: World Association of German Schools Abroad e. V.

The WDA Management Forum will take place from 11.02. to 14.02.2025 as part of didacta in Stuttgart. The WDA Management Forum is an interactive forum for managers of German schools abroad, which offers a combination of exciting keynotes, further training, exchange and workshops. The focus is on non-profit management. With our long-standing and new partners as well as experienced keynote speakers, we will address topics such as mental health in the school context, entrepreneurial management of schools and issues relating to school construction. You can look forward to speakers from the Schwarz Foundation/aim (Academy for Innovative Education and Management), the Heraeus Education Foundation, the Vodafone Foundation and from our partner companies GPE, F. Undütsch, F+U Group and Waldner Education.

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Venue: ICS, Room C7.2 and C7.3
Days: Tuesday, 11.02.2025 to Friday, 14.02.2025