Past Events
Here you will find a selection of past events organized by the Equal Opportunity Coordination Office held in English.
2025
19.05.2025 | IMPOSTOR phenomenon in academia – Successful by luck or competence?
Impostor Syndrome describes the feeling of constant self-doubt about one's own competence and performance. It includes the feeling of being an intellectual fraud and in danger of being exposed at any moment, despite their objective success. This concept is mainly described for high-achieving people. It often affects people who do not attribute or recognize success due to their own achievements and abilities.
The goal of this course is to learn about the Impostor Syndrome. To this aim, we will look at the characteristics as well as scientific explanations that promote its development. In practical exercises we will look at our own professional development and identify hidden beliefs. We will dive into why the Impostor Syndrome is affecting especially knowledge workers and what the connections are to mental health. Finally, we focus on strategies to effectively work against these negative beliefs.
Trainer
Simone Freitag is psychologist, mentor, coach and trainer. With passion and dedication, she provides support with post-study orientation, career direction, career planning, professional development and change, and personal development issues.
2024
26.06.2024 | IMPOSTOR phenomenon in academia – Successful by luck or competence?
Impostor Syndrome describes the feeling of constant self-doubt about one's own competence and performance. It includes the feeling of being an intellectual fraud and in danger of being exposed at any moment, despite their objective success. This concept is mainly described for high-achieving people. It often affects people who do not attribute or recognize success due to their own achievements and abilities.
The goal of this course is to learn about the Impostor Syndrome. To this aim, we will look at the characteristics as well as scientific explanations that promote its development. In practical exercises we will look at our own professional development and identify hidden beliefs. We will dive into why the Impostor Syndrome is affecting especially knowledge workers and what the connections are to mental health. Finally, we focus on strategies to effectively work against these negative beliefs.
Trainer
Simone Freitag is psychologist, mentor, coach and trainer. With passion and dedication, she provides support with post-study orientation, career direction, career planning, professional development and change, and personal development issues.
2023
17.01.2023 | Anti-racist interventions – Why do student initiatives matter?
Talk with the Anti-racism Department at the AStA (University of Potsdam), Postcolonial Potsdam, Black Student Union (Humboldt University of Berlin), Samuel Debbas (PhD student and co-initiator of the AMG)
Moderation: Angelo Camufingo
In everyday practice at universities, experiences of racist discrimination as well as resistance against racism can be found. Student initiatives in particular deal with racism in many ways, and point out problems and offer advice and support to those affected. In this event we will talk to representatives of different initiatives about their goals and demands, why student initiatives are needed and how they see their own role as actors at the university.