[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub)

[Simon Nitz]

That’s great thank you very much for the information 😊
Cheers
Simon


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From: Conference_dev <conference_dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Nick Bearman via Conference_dev
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub)


Some info re bildungsurlaub from FOSSGIS from Katja Haferkorn.

The Educational leave (Bildungsurlaub/Bildungszeit ) in Germany is complicated.
It must be applied for separately in each federal state, and each federal state has a different form. Sometimes there is a fee.
For Hamburg, it is applied for here: https://www.hamburg.de/service/info/11279959/
Costs 70 euros.

Participants apply for educational leave from their employer and are given time off work for further training.

Sometimes the application is rejected because conferences are not eligible. Allegedly because it is impossible to check whether people are actually participating in the "curriculum".

The application must include the teaching concept and the schedule for the event, with at least 6 hours of teaching time per day.

Hope this helps!

Best wishes,
Nick.
On 15/09/2025 21:27, Simon Nitz via Conference_dev wrote:
Hi team
Just had a reminder about this query…
Cheers
Simon

Simon Nitz
Co-Chair
FOSS4G 2025 Auckland


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Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub)

A question from one of the FOSS4G 2025 Auckland attendees:
Is FOSS4G conference recognised by educational leave (bildungsurlaub: https://www.bildungsurlauber.de/) in Germany / Hamburg?
Cheers
Simon


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