Day of Business Psychology

Change with impact - impact through change

On April 23, 2026, the degree program Business Psychology at Aalen University of Applied Sciences in collaboration, cooperation with the Transformation Network East Wuerttemberg invites you to an afternoon of professional exchange and networking. From 12:30 to 17:30, scientists, company representatives and students will meet to discuss current topics in business psychology and bring together impulses from research and practice; practical experience.

You can look forward to an exciting keynote speech, a wide range of lectures, technical lectures and interactive workshops and exchange formats that will make different perspectives visible and promote dialog between the institution of higher education and the economy, business.

The focus is on the question of how change can be shaped effectively despite the current commercial, economical, business challenges - and how new perspectives in turn enable change. The event (allgemein) offers space for discussions, networking and exchange on relevant future topics.

You can register for the event here on the website until Wednesday, April 01, 2026 .
If you have any questions about the event (allgemein), please contact wip.sekretariat[at]hs-aalen.de.

Further Information will follow - stay tuned. We look forward to your participation!

12.30 pm
Arrival with coffee & pretzels

1:00 p.m.
Welcome

1:15 p.m.
Keynote: Shaping organizational change - insights and outlooks from a psychological perspective
Dr. Tammo Straatmann (University of Osnabrück)

14:00 hrs
Parallel workshops and talks; lectures
e.g. Performance barriers in everyday working life // Leadership and motivation in times of change //
Transfer between 1. academic (allg.) and scholarshop (allg.)

15:15 hrs
Coffee break

3:45 pm
Networking sessions

4:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: "Shaping together, changing effectively: Challenges in accompanying organizational change"
Christoph Buckel (Deutsche Bahn) // Prof. Dr. Angela Kuonath (Aalen University of Applied Sciences) // Thilo Rentschler (IHK Chief Executive East Wuerttemberg) // Dr. Marion Tauschenk (MAPAL Dr. Kress SE & Co. KG)
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Regina Kempen (Aalen University of Applied Sciences)

5:30 p.m.
End of the event (general)

Arrival by car
The event (allgemein) will take place in the Great Hall of the institution of higher education, Aulahörsaalgebäude, Beethovenstraße 1. Parking facilities nearby can be found here.

Arrival by train and bus
Bus lines 32, 33, 34 and 35 run from Aalen University of Applied Sciences main station to the stop Hochschule/Explorhino. From there it is only a short walk past the main building of the institution of higher education to the auditorium building at Beethovenstraße 1.