DiGENet Networking Event
The sixth DiGENet Network Meeting, hosted jointly with the Berlin University Alliance’s Steering Committee for Knowledge Exchange (SC2), focused on forging stronger links between diversity research and external knowledge-sharing initiatives. The session featured updates from DiGENet Working Groups—on critical diversity perspectives, terminology, and the Diversity Minimal Item Set—as well as insights into ongoing and planned collaborations across disciplines and institutions. SC2 introduced its strategy for multidirectional knowledge exchange, including modular funding, science communication labs, and transdisciplinary research forums on global health and social cohesion. Four breakout groups explored future formats to enhance structural change, with proposals ranging from diversity-focused public lecture series and artist-academic collaborations to decolonial teaching modules, inclusive school outreach, and podcasts amplifying marginalized perspectives. A recurring theme was the need to move from symbolic inclusion to institutional transformation—especially in teacher education, policymaking, and transdisciplinary partnerships that center diverse forms of knowledge.
