T3UD 2026 Conference Programme

Two days packed with practical knowledge, shared experience and fresh ideas for higher education websites: look forward to technical insights, strategic perspectives and hands-on experience from higher education institutions and agencies.

The programme is still being finalised. Topics, room allocations and individual sessions are therefore subject to change.

Please note: All presentations will be held in German.

The event will take place at the modern Communication and Information Center (KIZ) of the University of Erfurt.

9:00–10:00 a.m.
Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:00–10:30 a.m.
Joint Opening Ceremony

Welcome remarks by the organizers and the Thuringian Alliance, as well as an overview of T3TH.

10:30–11:30 a.m.
Keynote

Jochen Weiland, TYPO3 Association
Luana Valentini, TYPO3 GmbH
The Future of Higher Education Websites with TYPO3 v14 – 
An Overview of Generational Change and the TYPO3 Ecosystem

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Marcel Fratczak and Elias Teshome, ITZBund
GSB11 in Containers – From DDEV to Kubernetes

Hörsaal 2
Pluswerk+ AG
Too Few Students? The Problem Isn’t Demand—It’s Your Marketing Process

12:30–1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Networking

1:30–2:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion

TYPO3 for 400 Part-Time Editors? How Universities and Agencies Build Systems That Really Work in Everyday Editorial Life

2:40–3:40 p.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Web-Vision and FGTCLB
Academic Extensions and DeepL Translate

Hörsaal 2

Ulfried Herrmann, Bauhaus University Weimar
Relaunch of the University Website: Concept, Process, Resources, and Participation – 30 minutes

Satoru Andrich, Technical University of Ilmenau
Is TYPO3 accessible? How Can I, as an Editor, Make My Websites More Accessible? A Step-by-Step Guide – 30 minutes

3:40–4:00 p.m.
Coffee break

4:00–5:00 p.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Alex Kellner, in2code
The Website as an Experience: Relaunch, Migration, and UX Redesign of the Bauhaus University Weimar

Hörsaal 2

Eric Schümann, University of Erfurt
From SEO to GEO – 30 minutes

Raman Ganguly, University of Vienna
Website Archiving – 30 minutes

5:30–6:30 p.m. Guided tour of Erfurt

Meeting point: Erfurt Tourist Information, Benediktsplatz 1, 99084 Erfurt

Starting at 7:00 p.m.
Evening event with networking and a buffet at the Stadtgarten Erfurt (Dalbergsweg 2, 99084 Erfurt)

8:30–9:00 a.m.
Doors open and coffee

9:00–9:30 a.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
punkt.de
Blind Spots in Content: How Major Websites Lose Control of Themselves—and Regain It

Hörsaal 2
Brain Appeal
AI on University Websites: A Guide for Relaunches, Features, and Responsibility

9:40–10:10 a.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Oliver Schmidt, Karlsruhe University of Education
From Concept to New Website

Hörsaal 2
Susanne Schwarz, University of Leipzig
From Concept to Implementation: A Service Catalog with TYPO3 in a Higher Education Context

10:20–10:50 a.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Magnus Schubert & Stefan Sorge, HIO-Publisher
One standard, many agencies, one community: How an ecosystem for HISinOne & TYPO3 is emerging around HIO-Publisher

Hörsaal 2
Volker Burggräf, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Practical experience with automatic, DeepL-based English translation using Campus Lingo

11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Two parallel sessions

Hörsaal 1
Gunter Schwarz, MOGIC
Who Wins When No One Googles Anymore?
A new index shows which universities AI knows—and which it doesn’t.

Hörsaal 2
Sandra Kellner, University of Vienna
Study Filter

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Joint World Café with an open coffee station

12:30–1:00 p.m.
Two parallel sessions

Lecture Hall 1
Matthias Greiling, University of Wuppertal 
CRIS - FIS - … 
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is providing universities with TYPO3 interfaces to a central HiSinOne instance

Hörsaal 2
Sven Ellerbrock, HU Berlin
From Concept to Further Development: The New Website of Humboldt University of Berlin

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Group lunch

2:00–2:30 p.m.
Announcement of election results and joint closing session

Starting at 2:30 p.m.
Opportunity for TYPO3 certifications