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Welcome to your weekly pulse of Bavaria’s tech scene. This is your curated overview of upcoming hackathons, events and scholarship for builders, students, and innovators across the region.
Stay connected, get inspired, and never miss what’s next. 🩵
Events 🎉
From meetups to challenges, here are the upcoming highlights across Bavaria’s tech scene.
Discover where builders, founders, and students will be connecting next.
At The Heart of AI | Frankfurt
🗓️ 8 Dec 2025 | 📍 Frankfurt, Savignystraße 63
💬 Keynote, Workshop & Networking
🔗 Register / More infoClaude Code Meetup Munich
🗓️ 8 Dec 2025 | 📍 Munich, Netlight Consulting (Prannerstraße 4)
💬 Talks, Networking & Q&A around building with Claude Code
🔗 More info / Join waitlistRoad to START Summit (RtSS) – Munich
🗓️ 09 Dec 2025 | 📍 Munich
💬 Startup pitches, Networking, Investors & Students from the local ecosystem
🔗 More info / RegisterFrontier Tech Conference 2025
🗓️ 10 Dec 2025 | 📍 Munich, Drygalski‑Allee 25 (MaibornWolff / TEG)
💬 Conference, Keynotes & Workshops on deep‑tech entrepreneurship, Networking & 1:1s
🔗 More info / RegisterPruna's AI Efficiency Meetup #6 - Munich Edition
🗓️ 10 Dec 2025 📍 Munich, Bayern
💬 AI, Machine Learning, Open Source & Sustainability — meetup for developers, ML engineers and researchers
🔗 More info / RegisterPruna's AI Efficiency Meetup #6 – Munich Edition
🗓️ 10 Dec 2025 | 📍 WeWork - Office Space & Coworking, Munich
💬 Technical deep dives, live demos & networking — focus on ML & AI efficiency: scaling LLMs, optimizing inference pipelines, model‑deployment, open‑source tools.
Hackathons 🧩
Big ideas meet real challenges.
These upcoming hackathons are where builders turn vision into action.
Build Different Hackathon – Munich
🗓️ 13 Dec 2025| 📍 Lochhamer Schlag 11A, 82166 Gräfelfing, Bayern
💬 Builder sprint, Hackathon, Prototyping, Networking
🔗 More info / RegisterChristmas Hackathon TUM.ai
🗓️ 13 Dec - 14 Dec | 📍 Munich
🔗 https://www.tum-ai.com/
Scholarships 💸
Opportunities to fund your education, research, or projects.
Here are some upcoming scholarships and programs that students shouldn’t miss.
PhD Program 2026 – Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI
🏛️ Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI
🗓️ Deadline: 13 Jan 2026
🎯 Study Level: PhD | 📘 Fields: AI, Computer Science, Robotics, Others
💠 Funding: Financial support, travel grant
🔗 More info / ApplyMLP Stipendium
🏛️ MLP
🗓️ Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
🎯 Study Level: Bachelor, Master, PhD
💠 Funding: Financial support
🔗 More info / Apply
That’s all for this week’s highlights!
Stay curious, stay connected, and see you at the next event. 🩵
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