Batch #4 (Sept to Nov 2025): Open for applications! 

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Program Overview: Are you in academia and wondering about your future? Do you want to realize your own ideas, take on responsibility and aspire to a leadership role?

The Startup:Yourself – Leadership Talent Academy (LTA) helps you to find out whether you are a leader and provides you with valuable qualifications for a future leadership role in science, industry or as an entrepreneur. In workshops and individual coaching sessions, the LTA program focuses on personal strengths, people and leadership skills. We award 20 scholarships supported by the Karl Schlecht Stiftung (KSG). After successful completion, each participant will receive a certificate. 

Setup: The program consists of 3 modules, each lasting 3 days (Friday, 3pm to Sunday, 5pm) over a period of 3 months. In addition to intensive workshops, you are entitled to up to 5 hours of individual coaching sessions with external trainers and coaches and up 3 hours of coaching/consulting with the Startup Center team. The workshop language is English.

Target group: Academic members and alumni (with a master’s degree or higher) of the university and associated institutions (e.g. MPI Tübingen) with leadership potential and an inner drive and passion to make bold changes. 

Offsite location: The first and second modules take place offsite, away from your everyday life, so that you can focus solely on your personal journey. Be aware that the scholarships include all costs except a contribution towards the expenses of accommodation.

3 months – 3 modules – 3 days each

There will be one-on-one coaching sessions throughout the program. 

Kickoff: Thursday, February 13th, 2025 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Startup Center

Kickoff: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Startup Center

All participants agree to fully participate in all events and workshops on-site. To fully engage with the program, we expect clearing your calendar during these days to give yourself space and energy to focus on the LTA program. 

Costs: The scholarship includes all costs, except for a personal contribution of 345,00 Euro towards the expenses for overnight accommodation. 

If you want to know more about the LTA, please check out the following links:

• Report and photos from the first batch
• Article about the program (in German) 

Questions? Feel free to contact us at: gruendenspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de