Kiwi

We started with a survey to see how students currently discover activities, where information gets lost, and what keeps them from joining. Quick interviews added the stories behind those responses: missing the right post, not knowing what an event will feel like, or hesitating to arrive alone.

Together, the methods revealed that this was not only an information problem. Students needed a clearer view of campus life and enough social context to decide whether an opportunity felt right for them.

Patterns at a glanceShow the strongest survey responses, recurring discovery channels, or common barriers.

"Since moving to Germany, I've found student life much quieter than what I was used to. (...) [O]pportunities to meet new people feel less frequent."
— International student

The story behind the answersIt can be hard to meet new people or even find events where this would be possible.

We translated survey and interview findings into two personas, Jonas and Kamila, to make different student experiences concrete. Both want more meaningful contact with peers, but new surroundings, busy schedules, and uncertainty about joining make campus life harder to access.

Their stories showed that Kiwi needed to do more than list events: it should help students find relevant activities and understand what joining might feel like.

Persona: JonasA student new to the city who wants peer connections and quick answers, but often feels isolated.

Persona: KamilaA part-time student balancing work and study who wants to meet peers and join more campus activities.

We refined the Rave Night event screen from a compact, game-like card into a structured mobile detail page. The final version separates the date, location, available places, and description, while making calendar and participation actions easy to find.

This iteration puts the information students need to decide whether to attend ahead of profile and game details, creating a clearer path from discovering an event to joining it.

Before...Profile and game progress compete for space with the event details and acceptance action.

...and afterScannable information sections make the event easier to evaluate, with participation actions visible at the bottom.

Kiwi uses lively color, familiar category icons, and event photography to make discovery feel closer to browsing campus life than navigating an administrative portal. Students can scan a sorted event list or switch to a map to see activities around Ingolstadt.

Both views keep the essentials visible—what is happening, when, and where—while category filters and a personal events area help students find a route into activities that interest them.

Browse the event listPhoto-led event cards and category filters make upcoming activities easy to scan and sort.

Explore events on a mapMap markers show where activities are happening, offering a location-based alternative to the event list.