connecticum – the recruiting fair in Berlin for Business, IT and Engineering

Recruiting fair	connecticum 2027 One of Germany’s largest career and recruiting fairs for Business, IT and Engineering 3 days, 300 employers, 15,000 students, graduates & professionals 26th International Career Fair Berlin, 27–29 April 2027
Visitors	15,000 students & professionals from all over Germany At connecticum you meet well-prepared computer scientists, engineers and business graduates from Germany and Europe – at the start of their careers, early on, and with several years of experience. About 15,000 students at every stage of their degree, final-year students and graduates, and junior and senior professionals in Business, IT and Engineering are expected at connecticum 2027. Experienced professionals are an equally important target group.
Tickets for visitors	Visitors pay €10 admission and arrive registered and well informed – tickets on the fair page for students, graduates & professionals.
Focus days	Focus: Business, IT and Engineering Each field has its own focus day: 27 April 2027 – Business Focus Day 28 April 2027 – IT Focus Day 29 April 2027 – Engineering Focus Day Visitors and employers can take part on one, two or three days.
Employers & exhibitors	300 renowned employers of all sizes and industries Around 300 renowned employers present themselves with exhibition stands, one-to-one conversations and their vacancies for students, graduates and professionals. Global players, medium-sized companies, family businesses, tech and IT companies. Alongside the well-known names, connecticum is also where you meet the hidden champions – market and technology leaders most people have never heard of, because they do not sell to consumers. Exhibitor overview (German)
Dates	27 to 29 April 2027 (Tuesday to Thursday), Berlin – the 26th International Career Fair.
Venue	Convention Hall, MOA Berlin Entrance: Birkenstr. 22, 10559 Berlin. Getting there: U-Bahn station Birkenstraße (3-minute walk) · S-Bahn station Westhafen, Ringbahn (6-minute walk) · no more than 20 minutes from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station) · on-site car park for exhibitors and visitors. Venue and directions
Opening hours	Each day of the fair from 12:00 to 19:00 (noon to 7 pm), with admission for visitors until 18:30. For exhibitors: access and set-up from 10:00.
Stand & prices	A fixed price for taking part, everything included 3 sqm stand: €3,000 · 6 sqm: €5,000 · 12 sqm: €8,000 – net of VAT, for one day of the fair; the fixed price per day falls if you take part on more than one day Prices & options
Included	All fair services included in the fixed price Complete stand furnishing, catering, electricity, exhibitor internet and Wi-Fi Exhibitor tickets for your stand staff: 4 (3 sqm), 8 (6 sqm) or 12 (12 sqm) per day of the fair Your listing as an exhibitor in all fair media connecticum ArbeitgeberAtlas and connecticum Jobmarket for 12 months each from registration – employer profile with company logo, unlimited job adverts Applications throughout the fair year
Early booking & deadlines	Early-booking discounts on all the prices listed 10% early-booking discount when booking by 16 September 2026 6% early-booking discount when booking by 16 December 2026 3% early-booking discount when booking by 27 January 2027 Registration and booking deadline: 24 February 2027
Booking	Taking part as an employer – how it works Send a booking enquiry online (form below). connecticum sends a non-binding offer for the participation you asked for within 48 hours. Accept the offer – and return it to connecticum. connecticum sends the binding booking confirmation. Set up your online data on connecticum.de. On the day: move into your stand and start talking. The offer, the booking confirmation and the exhibitor contract are in German.
Contact	connecticum team serviceteam@connecticum.de

• Employer branding and campus marketing across Germany
• Recruiting of students, graduates & professionals for Business, IT and Engineering
• Plenty of good contacts & conversations with suitable candidates at your stand
• Presence as a top employer for students, final-year students and graduates, and junior and senior professionals
• Campus-marketing bonus: visitors from about 250 relevant universities across Germany
• Stand furnishing, catering, exhibitor internet – all included
• All fair services included, one fixed price per stand size
• 12 months online: ArbeitgeberAtlas and Jobmarket are included too – your presentation as an employer with a listing in the employer directory, company logo, employer profile and job adverts. No limit on the number of job adverts; term: 12 months.
• Suitable applications throughout the fair year. Lasting employer branding and strong recruiting options for students, graduates and professionals in Business, IT and Engineering. Around 300 renowned employers present themselves here every year with exhibition stands, one-to-one conversations and their vacancies.
• Once a year, in April, in Berlin.

1. Send a booking enquiry online (form below).
2. connecticum sends a non-binding offer for the participation you asked for within 48 hours.
3. Accept the offer – and return it to connecticum.
4. connecticum sends the binding booking confirmation.
5. Set up your online data on connecticum.de.
6. On the day: move into your stand and start talking.

The offer, the booking confirmation and the exhibitor contract are in German.

Visitors are students at every stage of their degree, final-year students and graduates, and junior and senior professionals in Business, IT and Engineering.

More than 15,000 well-prepared students, graduates and professionals from Germany and Europe are expected at connecticum 2027. They come with a purpose: to find out from potential employers about current and future entry-level and career opportunities. connecticum is firmly established as an important career forum across Germany.

Getting visitors to the fair has the highest priority for us. Short presentations at the start of lectures and the connecticum campusTOUR address students directly at universities and in their departments. We reach junior and senior professionals through our alumni database and our mailing list with more than 200,000 subscribers. Year-round promotion of the fair, together with our job board (connecticum Jobmarket) and our online employer directory (connecticum ArbeitgeberAtlas), is what gives our exhibitors well-prepared visitors, attractive candidates and a strong, lasting presence as a top employer.

At connecticum you meet well-prepared candidates at every career stage from business, engineering and IT – from business administration through computer science and mechanical engineering to the natural sciences. The classic fields of study of connecticum visitors are:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Automation Engineering
• Automotive Engineering
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Business Administration
• Business Analytics
• Business Law
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Computational Science
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Cyber Security / Information Security
• Data Science / AI
• Earth Sciences
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy Engineering & Renewable Energy
• Environmental Engineering
• Finance, Accounting & Controlling
• Human Resources
• Industrial Engineering
• Information & Communication Technology
• Information Systems
• International Management
• Law
• Life Sciences
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Marketing & Communications
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics & Robotics
• Media Informatics
• Medical Engineering
• Microsystems / Microelectronics
• Physics
• Process Engineering / Chemical Engineering
• Production & Manufacturing Engineering
• Software Engineering

connecticum is a nationwide fair: students & graduates come from universities all over Germany – from Hamburg to Munich, from Aachen to Dresden. Regularly well represented are, among others:

• TU Berlin
• HTW Berlin
• HWR Berlin
• TU Braunschweig
• TU Clausthal
• TU Dortmund
• TU Dresden
• HTW Dresden
• HS Emden/Leer
• FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Uni Frankfurt am Main
• Europa-Uni Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• Westfälische HS Gelsenkirchen
• Uni Halle-Wittenberg
• HAW Hamburg
• TU Hamburg
• Leibniz Uni Hannover
• EAH Jena
• RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
• HS Karlsruhe
• HTWK Leipzig
• Uni Magdeburg
• Uni Mannheim
• HS München
• TU München
• HS Pforzheim
• HS RheinMain
• Uni Rostock
• Uni Stuttgart
• Uni Würzburg

What does an exhibition stand at connecticum cost?

For one day of the fair, a stand costs a fixed price of €3,000 (3 sqm), €5,000 (6 sqm) or €8,000 (12 sqm), each net of VAT. The fixed price per day falls if you take part on more than one day. All fair services are included in the fixed price – there are no extra costs for furnishing, electricity, internet or catering.

What is included in the stand price?

Everything: complete stand furnishing, catering, electricity, exhibitor internet and Wi-Fi, your listing in all fair media, and exhibitor tickets for your stand staff (4, 8 or 12 tickets depending on stand size, for each day of the fair). Every booking also includes the connecticum ArbeitgeberAtlas and the connecticum Jobmarket for 12 months each.

Can we book more than one day of the fair?

Yes, you can take part on one, two or three days. You can combine them freely – day 1 and day 2, for example, or day 1 and day 3.

Can companies based outside Germany exhibit?

Yes. Employers from outside Germany are welcome to exhibit at connecticum. The exhibitor contract and the invoice are issued in German, and invoices are in EUR.

Do we need German-speaking staff at our stand?

connecticum is held in German and English, and around 80% of exhibitors hold conversations in English. German-speaking staff at your stand are an advantage but not a requirement.

Are the prices net of VAT, and does reverse charge apply for EU companies?

All prices are net of VAT. For companies registered for VAT in another EU member state, the reverse-charge procedure applies and the invoice is issued without German VAT. Invoices are issued in EUR.

How does booking work?

You send a non-binding booking enquiry online. Within 48 hours you receive a non-binding offer by email. The booking is only made once you accept that offer – you then receive a binding booking confirmation from connecticum. Please note that the offer, the confirmation and the exhibitor contract are in German.

Until when can we book, and what early-booking discounts are there?

Early bookers receive 10% off when booking by 16 September 2026, 6% by 16 December 2026 and 3% by 27 January 2027 – in each case on all the prices listed. The registration and booking deadline for connecticum 2027 is 24 February 2027.

Who visits connecticum?

Around 15,000 students at every stage of their degree, final-year students and graduates, and junior and senior professionals in Business, IT and Engineering – from about 250 relevant universities across Germany.

Are ArbeitgeberAtlas and Jobmarket included in the fair price?

Yes. Every booking includes the connecticum ArbeitgeberAtlas, your employer profile with company logo, and the connecticum Jobmarket, where you publish an unlimited number of job adverts, for 12 months each from the date you register as an exhibitor – at no extra cost.

Can we book ArbeitgeberAtlas or Jobmarket without exhibiting?

Yes. Both are standalone products: the ArbeitgeberAtlas from €600 (6, 12 or 24 months), the Jobmarket from €1,200 (6 or 12 months), each net of VAT.