What a great evening! On August 13, we attended the Rooftop Grill & Chill hosted by the VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG —with a breathtaking view over the rooftops of Mannheim, perfect summer weather, and delicious food.

For us, the evening was one thing above all else: a great opportunity to strengthen existing connections, meet new people, and further expand our network.
A few good conversations have already sparked the first ideas for potential collaborations.

We were especially pleased that Vivienne Lanfermann and Elena Jovicic from the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society were there. As part of the elective module “Entrepreneurship” taught by Prof. Dr. Christina Stadler in the winter semester 25/26, their teams took first and second place at Pitch Day—with two strong business ideas: a pop-up store agency and a ride-sharing platform for women seeking late-night rides. The prize? Exclusive tickets to this rooftop event!

Both were thrilled by the unique location and the opportunity to engage in conversations on an equal footing with people from the business world and the startup scene. That is precisely the goal of the elective module “Entrepreneurship”: not only to provide education in entrepreneurial thinking, but to bring it to life.

A heartfelt thank you to Sven Birkner from the VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG for the invitation and the fantastic organization!
We’re taking away many exciting conversations, new contacts, and plenty of startup spirit.
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The start-up office of the University of Applied Science Ludwigshafen is the central contact point in entrepreneurship. It offers professional information on financing opportunities and grants, seminars, workshops, and other awareness rising events as well as mentoring and networking events to all university members. In its different events, the start-up office sets a special focus on the topic of regional and social entrepreneurship.

By embedding the topic entrepreneurship into modules of different study programs, the start-up office promotes and strengthens entrepreneurial ideas and self-employment as well as a vibrant entrepreneurial culture across the various departments of the university.

If you are caught by the entrepreneurial spirit, the start-up office provides you with all important information and our broad network of regional partners and other entrepreneurs.

The start-up office is implemented in cooperation with the University of Applied Science Worms and receives funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union.