Focusing on Yourself: An Interactive Journey Through Your Personality

We all have unique traits and qualities that define us. But in the hustle and bustle of everyday life—between studies, research, or work—we often lose sight of them. Yet understanding our own personalities is the key to building a strong foundation and fostering good, healthy relationships—and, as a bonus, it helps protect us from burnout.

This Summer School focuses on collaborative, active exploration. We’ll use a set of cards that allows you to explore your own personal patterns in a playful and practical way.

We don’t just scratch the surface; we take a holistic look at your traits: What defines you at your core? Where do you find your optimal balance, and when might a particular quality become too much of a good thing?

In addition to the group, interactive sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to delve deeper into your topics during individual coaching sessions. At the end, you’ll help decide which areas we’ll explore in more depth together during the closing session, so you can take away exactly what will help you move forward in life.

The content from the group sessions (excluding Q&A sessions) will be recorded and will be available for 3 days afterward.
The recording will be sent only to registered Summer School participants so they can review the content later. As long as you keep your camera and microphone off, you will neither be heard nor seen in the recording.

Overview of the Schedule

• Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Getting Started
  We’ll come together and get introduced to the program. We’ll take a first look at the card set, go over the basics, and work together to identify which topics you’re most interested in exploring in depth.
• Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2:30–4:00 p.m. | Exploration
  Now it gets interactive: In breakout sessions, you’ll use the cards to explore your core self as well as the subtle interplay of light and shadow in your personality. As a small homework assignment, you’ll then take home a comprehensive questionnaire (VIA Test).
• Wednesday through Monday, October 28–November 2, 2026 | Your Space (Individual Sessions)
  During this time, individual one-on-one coaching sessions will take place. This is your opportunity to address your very personal questions and insights.
• Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 2:30–4:00 p.m. | The joint degree session
  We’ll tie everything together. Based on your preferences, we’ll delve deeper into selected topics in general and explore how the insights you’ve gained can serve as a compass for your daily life and career.

The language of the event is German.