International promovieren in Deutschland Opportunities

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International promovieren
in Deutschland
Opportunities offered by international
PhD programmes in Germany
Herausgeber/Publisher DAAD
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
German Academic Exchange Service
Kennedyallee 50, D-53175 Bonn
www.daad.de
Referat – Internationalisierung von Forschung und wissenschaftlichem Nachwuchs/Section – Internationalisation of Research
Projektkoordination/Project Coordination Dr. Christian Schäfer, DAAD, Tobias Wolf, DAAD
Recherche und Redaktion/ Data collection and editing Dr. Johannes Müller, Köln
Bearbeitung der englischen Fassung/Editing of the English Version Dr. James Turner, Breitscheidt
Gestaltung/Layout erbach-com, Köln
Bildnachweis/Photo credits Umschlag/cover: DAAD/Bosse und Meinhard, Thomas Ebert/DAAD, Frank Homann/Universität
Bonn, Volker Lannert/Universität Bonn, Frank Lueweg/Universität Bonn, BMBF (S.4), Eduard Fiegel (S.5), Reiner Zensen/DAAD
(S. 7), IPID-Promotionsprogramme/ IPID doctoral programmes: diverse Hochschulen /various universities (S.10-S.56)
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Auflage/Print run August 2012 – 2.500
Redaktionsschluss / Copy Deadline August 2012
© DAAD
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for the correctness of the data.
Diese Publikation wird aus Zuwendungen des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung an den DAAD finanziert./
This publication was funded to the DAAD by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
International promovieren
in Deutschland
PhD programmes in Germany
Contents
Inhalt
Welcoming Adress, Foreword , Introduction
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1. Medicine, Life Sciences, & Neurosciences
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University
Name of Project
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Dresden TU
International PhD-Programme “Endothelium in Health & Disease” (EH&D) Freiburg UInternational PhD-Programme in Computational
Neuroscience & Neurotechnology (iCoNeT) Gießen U
GGL International of the Giessen Graduate Centre for the Life Sciences Leipzig U
From Signal Processing to Behaviour (SiPB) München U
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) – From Molecules To Systems Osnabrück U
Binational Graduations Oviedo/Osnabrück Potsdam U
International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language
And Brain (IDEALAB) Potsdam U
Combined Masters/PhD Programme Clinical Exercise Science Regensburg U
Bi-national PhD Programme RegenVald Tübingen U
Neural Information Processing 10
2. Chemistry, Mathematics, & Physics
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University
Name of Project
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Heidelberg U Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations Jena U Abbe School of Photonics Oldenburg U Renewable Energy Regensburg U Indian-German Graduate School of Advanced Organic Synthesis for a Sustainable
Future (INDIGO II) 25
3. Computer Science, Engineering, & Urban Studies
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University
Name of Project
Cottbus TU Dresden TU Duisburg-Essen U Duisburg-Essen U Hamburg HCU PhD in Dependable Systems (ZUSYS) European PhD Programme in Computational Logic (EPCL) Advanced Research in Urban Systems (ARUS) International Studies in Engineering (PromISE) Doctoral Programme “Urban Metamorphoses” 22
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Hohenheim U Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in Central, South-Eastern
and Eastern Europe (MOEL) Ilmenau TU Autark Micro-Systems for Biosensors Magdeburg U German-Ukrainian PHD-Programme (DUPro) 32
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4. Economics, Law, & Social Sciences
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University
Name of Project
Berlin FU Bielefeld U Bochum U Frankfurt/M. U Göttingen U
Hamburg U Kassel U Leipzig U München U
Rostock U Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS) European Doctorate in Economics-Network (EDE-NET) PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS goes Europe) Democracy, Knowledge, and Gender in a Transnational World (IPP Transnational) Joint PhD-Programme in Agricultural Economics (J-PPAE) European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE) Socio-Ecological Research in North-South-Relations The New Europe
Doctoral Training Programme “Learning Sciences” (DTP-LS) Demo-Doc: A multinational PhD programme in Demography 5. Cultural Studies & Humanities
University
Name of Project
Berlin HU Berlin HU Gießen U Köln U München U München U Münster U Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN) PhD-Net: The Knowledge of Literature European PhD-Network Literary and Cultural Studies a.r.t.e.s. international
PhD programme ProArt Doctoral Programme Buddhist Studies Smart Network: Decisions, Strategies, and the Public Page
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Welcoming Adress
Grußwort
Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, MdB
Federal Minister of Education
and Research
Bundesministerin
für Bildung und Forschung
Scientific progress and innovations are based on international
exchange. It is therefore important to involve young scientists in international projects at an early stage. Improving
the attractiveness and international visibility of the range of
doctoral studies at our universities is one of many stepping
stones towards enhancing Germany‘s international make-up
as a top research location. To achieve this we must pool resources, heighten the profile of our universities, improve mentoring and encourage both the international mobility of doctoral students and cooperation between German and foreign
institutions of higher education in providing doctoral training
by introducing international doctoral programmes.
Structured, internationally focused doctoral training strategies
such as those which the German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) is supporting under the ”International Doctorates in
Germany“ (IPID) programme aim precisely in this direction.
The IPID programme is intended to both encourage outstanding graduates from foreign institutions of higher education to
study for a doctorate in Germany and to promote the establishment of long-term specialized cooperation between German and foreign partner universities and enable the testing of
new innovative bi-national doctoral models. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is making a total of 12 million
euros available for this purpose between 2010 and 2013.
This brochure provides an overview of the many different IPID
doctoral programmes and thereby contributes towards making international doctorates a constituent part of the range of
doctoral studies at our universities. The objective is to attract
large numbers of doctoral candidates to these projects and
make Germany even more appealing as a leading centre of
science and innovation.
4 | Welcoming Adress
Wissenschaftlicher Fortschritt und Innovationen gründen
auf internationalem Austausch. Daher gilt es, den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs frühzeitig in internationale Kontexte einzubinden. Die Attraktivität und die internationale
Sichtbarkeit der Promotionsangebote unserer Universitäten zu verbessern, ist deshalb einer von vielen Bausteinen
bei der Internationalisierung des Wissenschaftsstandorts
Deutschland. Dafür müssen wir Ressourcen bündeln, das
Profil der Universitäten schärfen, die Betreuung verbessern
und durch grenzüberschreitende Promotionsprogramme
die Mobilität der Doktoranden und die Zusammenarbeit
deutscher und ausländischer Hochschulen bei der Doktorandenausbildung fördern. Strukturierte international ausgerichtete Promotionsstrategien, wie sie der Deutsche Akademische Auslandsdienst
(DAAD) mit dem Programm „International promovieren in
Deutschland – IPID“ fördert, zielen genau in diese Richtung. IPID soll gezielt hervorragende Absolventinnen und
Absolventen ausländischer Hochschulen für eine Promotion in Deutschland gewinnen, den Aufbau langfristiger
fachlicher Kooperationsbeziehungen zwischen deutschen
und ausländischen Partneruniversitäten fördern und die
Erprobung neuer innovativer binationaler Promotionsmodelle ermöglichen. Das Bundesministerium für Bildung
und Forschung stellt hierfür in den Jahren 2010 bis 2013
insgesamt 12 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung.
Die vorliegende Broschüre gibt einen Überblick über die
vielfältigen IPID-Promotionsprogramme und trägt so dazu
bei, dass international promovieren zu einem festen Bestandteil des Promotionsangebotes unserer Universitäten
werden kann. Das Ziel: Zukünftige Promovenden in größerer Zahl für diese Projekte zu gewinnen und den Wissenschafts- und Innovationsstandort Deutschland damit noch
attraktiver zu machen.
Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan
Foreword
Vorwort
Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel
President of the German
Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD)
Präsidentin des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has been
promoting undergraduates, graduates, doctoral students and
young researchers for many years in order to offer them optimum development opportunities and foster international
exchange. In addition to individual support, the optimisation
of underlying structural conditions is being assigned an ever
more important role to help Germany consolidate its strong
position in the global knowledge community and remain an
attractive cooperation partner.
Scholars pursuing a doctoral degree play a very key role in the
generation of innovative new ideas in research. With more
than 25,000 doctoral degrees every year – one of the highest
number of PhDs produced by any country in the world – Germany has tremendous potential. The question is whether this
potential is being utilised in an optimum manner at present.
Can we profit from growing international mobility among
young researchers? Are doctoral students prepared for professional life in the international context and are their valour and
enthusiasm aroused in such a manner as to motivate them
and put them in a position to embrace future challenges?
German universities are addressing these questions intensively and instituting optimally designed PhD programme structures that will be viable in the future. Thanks to the funding
already provided by the Federal Ministry for Education and
Research, the DAAD is able to support them along this path
and foster the development of internationally focused, structured PhD programmes in the programme “International promovieren in Deutschland“. The remarkable response to our
programme underscores the great need for it.
The spectrum of projects funded ranges from highly specialised programmes at small universities seeking to offer binational PhD degrees together with highly reputed partner
universities abroad all the way to large graduate schools
with more than 100 doctoral students. This Brochure presents
these PhD programmes. I hope that it will prove profitable
reading for future doctoral students as well as other readers.
Seit vielen Jahren unterstützt der DAAD weltweit Studierende, Promovenden, Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler um ihnen optimale Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten
zu bieten und den internationalen Austausch zu fördern.
Neben der Individualförderung kommt der Optimierung
der strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen eine immer größere
Rolle zu, damit Deutschland seine starke Position in der
globalen Wissensgesellschaft sichern kann und als Kooperationspartner attraktiv bleibt.
Für die Genese innovativer neuer Ideen in der Forschung
spielen die Promovenden eine ganz zentrale Rolle. Mit
25.000 Promotionen jährlich – einer der höchsten Promotionsraten weltweit – verfügt Deutschland hier über ein
großes Potenzial. Die Frage ist, ob es bereits optimal genutzt wird. Können wir von der wachsenden internationalen Mobilität der Nachwuchswissenschaftler profitieren?
Sind Promovenden auf das Berufsleben im internationalen
Kontext vorbereitet und werden Mut und Begeisterung geweckt, damit sie sich den Zukunftsproblemen erfolgreich
stellen wollen und können?
Die deutschen Hochschulen setzten sich intensiv mit diesen
Fragen auseinander und suchen nach optimal zugeschnittenen, zukunftsfähigen Promotionsstrukturen. Dank der
vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung bereit
gestellten Mittel kann der DAAD sie auf diesem Weg begleiten und die Entwicklung international ausgerichteter
strukturierter Promotionsangebote im Programm „International promovieren in Deutschland“ unterstützen. Die beeindruckende Resonanz auf unsere Ausschreibung belegt
den hohen Bedarf für dieses Angebot.
Das Spektrum der geförderten Projekte reicht von hoch
spezialisierten Programmen an kleinen Hochschulen, die
gemeinsam mit renommierten Partneruniversitäten aus
dem Ausland bi-nationale Promotionen anstreben, bis zu
großen Graduiertenschulen mit über 100 Promovenden.
Die vorliegende Broschüre stellt die Promotionsprogramme
vor und ich hoffe, dass die Lektüre für zukünftige Promovenden und alle anderen Leserinnen und Leser von Gewinn
sein wird.
Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel
Foreword | 5
Structured PhD-programmes – perceive new opportunities,
take advantage of existing potential in an optimum manner
Promotion mit Struktur – neue Chancen erkennen,
vorhandene Potentiale optimal erschließen
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports
the establishment and expansion of internationally focused,
structured PhD programmes with funding from the Federal
Ministry for Education and Research in the programme
“International promovieren in Deutschland“ (IPID).
The main objectives of IPID are:
–to encourage highly qualified foreign graduates to obtain
a PhD in Germany
–to initiate and foster international cooperation between
universities and
–to boost the quality and expand the variety of doctoral
programmes at German universities
PhD programmes in Germany /
IPID – International promovieren in Deutschland
Period / Laufzeit
– 2010 - 2013
Budget / Budget
– EUR 12 million / 12 Mio. EUR
Funding / Förderung
– up to EUR 100,000 per year /
bis zu 100.000 EUR pro Jahr
Projects / Projekte
– 39 funded PhD programmes /
39 geförderte Promotionsprogramme
In comparison to individual doctoral degrees based on the
traditional model, structured doctoral programmes offer
transparent conditions with regard to access, assistance better tailored to meet the needs of doctoral students and the
possibility for PhD students to obtain knowledge and skills in
a targeted manner through supplemental services successfully preparing them for an international environment within
or outside of academia. Especially for excellent PhD graduates from countries with more highly structured educational
systems, structured doctoral programmes offer a weighty
argument for obtaining a doctoral degree in Germany.
6 | Einleitung
In a globalised world, curriculum vitaes and pathways to a
PhD are no longer linear. They may differ considerably, rather,
in terms of the point in time when students begin their studies and the manner in which they obtain their PhD degree.
Structured PhD programmes seek to take this “diversity“
into account through programmes which can be adjusted to
meet individual needs.
The DAAD is offering a funding scheme in the guise of IPID
which makes it possible to try out innovative new doctoral
studies models in the actual field of practice. Especially
with regard to international PhD students, but also doctoral
projects which are highly interdisciplinary, certain structural
elements offer a solid foundation upon which to develop
individual research all the more productively. Thus structured doctoral programmes contribute to a reduction in the
drop-out rate while helping boost the number of foreign PhD
students and making Germany even more internationally
competitive as a centre of research and science.
According to figures published by the Federal German Sta
tistics Office in 2012, only 8 % of all doctoral students are
pursuing their degrees in structured programmes at present.
There continues to be a major need for the development of
innovative structured doctoral programmes
The great interest on the part of universities in establishing structured doctoral programmes was underscored by a
two-day conference staged by the DAAD in Berlin in October
2011. Under the banner of “Obtaining an International Doctorate in Germany – Paths towards Future-Oriented Doctoral
Training“, more than 180 representatives from universities
from all over Germany attended the event in order to discuss
the status quo of doctoral training in Germany, present
examples of good practice in the internationalisation of
structured doctoral programmes and to compare experience
in implementing structured doctoral programmes. It became
evident at the event how urgently necessary it is to generate empirically valid data on the number and situation of
doctoral students in order to devise appropriate strategies
with respect to the challenges which go hand in hand with
the internationalisation of doctoral education.
Der DAAD unterstützt aus Mitteln des Bundesministeriums
für Bildung und Forschung im Programm „International
promovieren in Deutschland“ (IPID) den Auf- und Ausbau
international ausgerichteter strukturierter Promotionsprogramme.
Hauptziele von IPID sind:
– Hochqualifizierte ausländische Graduierte für die
Promotion in Deutschland zu gewinnen,
– internationale Hochschulkooperationen zu initiieren und
– die Qualität und Vielfalt der Promotionsangebote an
deutschen Hochschulen zu steigern.
Im Vergleich mit Individualpromotionen nach traditionellem Modell bieten strukturierte Promotionsprogramme
transparente Zugangsbedingungen, ein besser auf die
Bedürfnisse der Promovierenden abgestimmtes Betreuungsangebot und die Möglichkeit, die Promovenden über
Zusatzangebote gezielt mit Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten
auszustatten, die sie erfolgreich auf eine Tätigkeit in einem international geprägten Umfeld innerhalb oder
außerhalb der Academia vorbereiten. Gerade für exzellente Absolventen aus Ländern mit stärker strukturierten
rierte Promotionsangebote dazu bei, die Abbrecherquoten
zu senken, den Anteil ausländischer Promovenden zu
steigern und den Wissenschaftsstandort Deutschland international noch wettbewerbsfähiger zu machen.
Laut den in 2012 vorgelegten Zahlen des Statistischen
Bundesamtes promovieren aktuell nur 8% aller Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden in Deutschland im Rahmen
von strukturierten Programmen. Es gibt daher weiterhin
einen großen Bedarf für die Entwicklung von innovativen
strukturierten Promotionsangeboten.
Das hohe Interesse von Seiten der Hochschulen an der
Einrichtung strukturierter Promotionsangebote zeigte sich
auf der im Rahmen von IPID veranstalteten zweitägigen
Konferenz des DAAD im Oktober 2011 in Berlin. Unter dem
Motto „International promovieren in Deutschland – Wege
zu einer zukunftsorientierten Doktorandenausbildung“
nahmen über 180 Hochschulvertreter aus ganz Deutschland an der Veranstaltung teil, um den Status Quo der
Promotionsausbildung in Deutschland zu diskutieren, Good
practice-Beispiele zur Internationalisierung von strukturierten Promotionsprogrammen vorzustellen und Erfahrungen
”I would recommend any
academic from abroad to
choose a structured doctoral programme to pursue
their PhD in Germany“
Octavio González Segovia
Doctoral student from
Mexico currently enrolled in
the structured PhD programme
„Berlin Graduate School for
Transnational Studies“
at FU Berlin funded by DAAD
Doktorand aus Mexiko im IPIDgeförderten Promotionsprogramm
„Berlin Graduate School for
Transnational Studies“ an der
FU Berlin
Bildungssystemen sind strukturierte Promotionsangebote
ein gewichtiges Argument für oder gegen eine Promotion in
Deutschland.
In einer globalisierten Welt unterscheiden sich die Lebensverläufe und der Weg zur Promotion ist nicht mehr linear
vorgezeichnet, sondern je nach eigenem Lebensentwurf
können sich Zeitpunkt der Aufnahme, Art und Durchführung der Promotion stark unterscheiden. Dieser „Diversität“
sollten die strukturierten Promotionsprogramme durch besondere individuell anpassbare Angebote Rechnung tragen.
„Ich würde jedem Ausländer empfehlen, in Deutschland in einem
strukturierten Programm zu promovieren.“
zur Implementierung von strukturierten Promotionsangeboten auszutauschen. Auf der Veranstaltung wurde deutlich,
wie dringend notwendig es ist, empirisch valide Daten zur
Anzahl und Situation der Promovierenden zu erheben, um
angemessene Strategien im Hinblick auf die mit der Internationalisierung der Doktorandenausbildung einhergehenden Herausforderungen entwickeln zu können.
Contact / Ansprechpartner
Dr. Christian Schäfer,
Referatsleiter 521 - Internationalisierung von Forschung
Mit IPID bietet der DAAD ein Förderinstrument an, das es
erlaubt, neue innovative Promotionsmodelle in der Praxis
zu erproben. Gerade für internationale Promovenden, aber
auch für stark interdisziplinär ausgerichtete Promotionsvorhaben bieten bestimmte Strukturelemente ein sicheres
Fundament, auf dem sich die eigene wissenschaftliche
Arbeit umso produktiver entfalten kann. So tragen struktu-
und wissenschaftlichem Nachwuchs
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tobias Wolf,
Referent für „International promovieren in
Deutschland“ (IPID) im Ref. 521
E-Mail: [email protected]
Introduction | 7
Medicine,
Life Sciences, & Neurosciences
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Medicine, Life Sciences, & Neurosciences
1
University
Name of Project
Dresden TU
International PhD-Programme “Endothelium in Health & Disease” (EH&D) Page
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Freiburg UInternational PhD-Programme in Computational
Neuroscience & Neurotechnology (iCoNeT) 11
Gießen U
GGL International of the Giessen Graduate Centre for the Life Sciences
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Leipzig U
From Signal Processing to Behaviour (SiPB)
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München U
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) – From Molecules To Systems 14
Osnabrück U
Binational Graduations Oviedo/Osnabrück 15
Potsdam UInternational Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language
And Brain (IDEALAB) 16
Potsdam U
Combined Masters/PhD Programme Clinical Exercise Science 17
Regensburg U
Bi-national PhD Programme RegenVald 18
Tübingen U
Neural Information Processing 19
Technische Universität Dresden
International PhD-Programme “Endothelium in Health & Disease” (EH&D)
TU Dresden
Name of the Programme
Subjects
International PhD-Programme “Endothelium in Health & Disease” (EH&D
Medicine, Biology
University name
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Deussen
Address
Fetscherstr. 74
01307 Dresden
Germany
Website
Admission requirements
Students admitted per year
Application deadline
Language(s) of instruction
Degree awarded
http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/medizinische_fakultaet/inst/ehd
See website
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Anytime
English and German
Dr. rer. medic. or PhD
Medicine, Life Sciences,
& Neurosciences
Modern high-quality research is possible only at the international level. To enhance the quality of graduate education and to support the international research within
Biopolis Dresden, the Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav
Carus offers the international PhD programme “Endothelium in Health & Disease”.
The focus of this programme is on the importance of
the endothelium as a regulator of manifold physiological
and pathological processes in vascular organs. This includes several cardiovascular diseases, but also immunological, metabolic and neuronal diseases as well as cancer.
This programme provides research and training opportunities for both national and international graduate students with biological or medical backgrounds who would like
to obtain a PhD in endothelial cell biology and cardiovascular research. The official language of the programme is
English.
The programme provides a structured curriculum supplemented by practical courses, journal clubs and retreats.
The modules cover the main aspects of modern cardiology,
immunology, oncology, physiology and microcirculation.
The progress of the thesis is monitored by a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) on the basis of annual reports (1
10 | Technische Universität Dresden
per year). PhD students enrolled in the PhD programme are encouraged to present their scientific results at international scientific meetings
and conferences, attend research schools and
career events (i.e. career days, job exchanges
etc.).
Die Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav
Carus bietet Hochschulabsolventen eines
Fachgebiets,daszurBearbeitungvonThemen
der
Biomedizin/Gesundheitswissenschaft
befähigt, ein internationales Promotionsprogramm mit dem Namen „Endothelium in
Health&Disease“.DurcheineklareZeit-und
Lehrstruktur,kompetenteBetreuungderPromotionsstudenten durch ein Thesis Advisory
Committee (TAC), strukturiertes Curriculum
sowieeinindividuellesKarriereentwicklungskonzept werden Promotionsstudenten zu
Experten in ihrem Wissenschaftsgebiet ausgebildet,diesowohlaufnationalemalsauch
aufinternationalemNiveauwettbewerbsfähig
auftretenwerdenkönnen.
International PhD-Programme in Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
(iCoNeT) Universität Freiburg
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Subjects
Das Promotionsprogramm „Computional
NeuroscienceandNeurotechnology“(iCoNeT)
ist am Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) der
UniversitätFreiburgangesiedelt.DasBCFist
das zentrale Forschungsinstitut für Neurotechnologie und computergestützte HirnforschunganderUniversitätFreiburg.Esbietet
einidealesinterdisziplinäresUmfeldfürexperimentelle und theoretische Forschungen im
Bereich der Neurowissenschaften und ihrer
AnwendungindenComputerwissenschaften,
inderMikrosystemtechnikundinderBiomedizin. iCoNeT richtet sich an Studierende
ausdenLebenswissenschaften,NaturwissenschaftenundIngenieurswissenschaften.
& Neurosciences
The Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) is the central facility for coordinating and conducting research in the areas
of Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology at
the University of Freiburg. It combines experimental and
theoretical neurosciences and their applications in Computer Science, Microsystems Technology, and Biomedicine
into a large, multidisciplinary research hub. This facilitates
scientific exchange and networking among researchers
in Freiburg, and enhances their options for joint outward
operation.
Furthermore, the BCF fosters and actively implements
new teaching and training programmes. iCoNeT, the international PhD Programme in Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology, offers a multi-disciplinary
international PhD Programme in two related and rapidly
emerging research fields: Computational Neuroscience
and Neurotechnology. At the same time it provides students with backgrounds in the Life Sciences, Natural Sciences or Engineering Sciences with thorough scientific and
methodological training in fields bearing relevance to an
academic or application-oriented career.
iCoNeT provides students with theoretical and experimental expertise in Neurobiology and Cognition, Physics
and Mathematics, Computer Science and Systems Technology and Biomedicine. Emphasis is also placed on transferable skills.
iCoNeT is open to students with an appropriate background, either from Germany or abroad.
International PhD-Programme in Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology (iCoNeT)
Computational Neuroscience,
Neurotechnology, Systems Neuroscience
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Stefan Rotter
Bernstein Center Freiburg
Hansastraße 9a
79104 Freiburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/teaching-and-training/phd-program
See website
Approximately 4-5 per year
Anytime
English
Dr. rer. nat.
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg | 11
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Universität Gießen
Subjects
Life sciences: Human and Veterinary Medicine, Psychology and Sport Sciences,
Biology, Chemistry, Nutritional, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University name
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Eveline Baumgart-Vogt
Address
Aulweg 129
35392 Giessen
Germany
Website
http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/fbz/zentren/ggl
See website
60 – 80 students per year
February 28 for the summer term
July 15 for the winter term
Degree awarded
English
PhD or equivalent German doctoral titles
& Neurosciences
„GGL International“ is the international doctoral programme of the Giessen Graduate Centre for the Life
Sciences (GGL). At the GGL, all instruction is in English.
Doctoral researchers perform their scientific work and
training in 8 interdisciplinary research sections (Nutrition and Metabolism, Infection and Immunity, Heart, Lung
and Blood Vessels, Protein and Nucleic Acid Interactions,
Neurosciences, Reproduction in Man and Animals, Bioresources and Biotechnology, Molecular Interactions at
Natural Interfaces) and receive training in professional
skills within the framework of the Doctoral Development
Programme.
GGL International provides integration services for the
approximately 35 new international doctoral students
who start their research projects at the GGL every semester. These include the provision of personal mentors during
the first days in Giessen, German language courses held at
intensive and advanced levels and integration training. At
the same time, all doctoral students receive excellent
training to prepare them for an international research
career. The GGL International guest speaker program allows young researchers to meet outstanding international
experts while in Giessen. Since life sciences in general
strongly depend on methodologies, a major task of GGL
12 | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
International is to build a database of possible
partners for lab exchanges abroad. GGL International thus also funds research stays for
German and international doctoral students in
order to promote its members‘ methodological
skills as well as helping them work independently in their professional networks.
„GGL International“ ist das internationale
Promotionsprogramm des GraduiertenzentrumsfürLebenswissenschaftenanderJustusLiebig-UniversitätGießenundwirdvonallen
lebenswissenschaftlichen Fächern gemeinsam getragen. Entsprechend interdisziplinär
ist die Forschung am GGL ausgerichtet. Die
Doktoranden verteilen sich auf acht Forschungssektionen,profitierenabervoneinem
gemeinsamen Gastvortragsprogramm und
von den zentralen Betreuungsangeboten der
GGL. Dank eines internationalen Netzes an
PartnernstehendenjungenForschernvielfältige Möglichkeiten zu Auslandsaufenthalten
offen.
Universität Leipzig
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
tion for all structured doctoral qualification programmes. The
SiPB participants can take advantage of all soft-skill courses.
Publications – SiPB supports all the PhD students –
financially and logistically – to publish their research results
and thesis.
Das bi-nationale Promotionsprogramm “From Signal ProcessingtoBehaviour”(SiPB)derUniversitätLeipzigfördert
Studierende der Neuro- und Kognitionswissenschaften und
bietetimVerbundmitderUniversitätNewcastleeinebi-nationale Doppelbetreuung von Promotionen an. Teilnehmer
profitierenvonderengenKooperationimRahmenvonAuslandsaufenthaltenundgemeinsamenKolloquia,sowiemehrtägigeninternationalenWorkshops.Dievorzüglichewissenschaftliche Infrastruktur an beiden Forschungsstandorten,
sowieengeKooperationenmitdenMax-Planck-Institutenfür
Kognitions-undNeurowissenschaften,fürEvolutionäreAnthropologie und für Mathematik in den NaturwissenschaftenbietenoptimaleBedingungenfürdie–aninternationalen Maßstäben gemessenen – Spitzenqualifikation junger
Wissenschaftler. Das bi-nationale Promotionsprogramm ist
in die Research Academy Leipzig eingebettet, die hervorragendeBedingungenfürdenErwerbvonSoft-SkillsimRahmen der strukturierten Doktorandenqualifikation bietet
unddiePromovendensozumselbstständigen,international
konkurrenzfähigenwissenschaftlichenArbeitenqualifiziert.
Neuro- and Cognitive Sciences
Universität Leipzig in collaboration with the University of Newcastle
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Rübsamen
Talstraße 33
04107 Leipzig
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~sipb/
See website
15
Anytime
English and German
PhD
Universität Leipzig | 13
& Neurosciences
Performing research at two universities at the same time? –
The bi-national PhD programme ”From Signal Processing to Behaviour” (SiPB) offers this opportunity. The programme is open
to all PhD students working in the fields of Neuro- and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Leipzig and Newcastle, as
both universities combine clinical and basic research with the
common goal of a better understanding of human behaviour
and underlying cognitive processes. Both research sites offer
excellent technical facilities for state-of-the-art research in the
fields of Neuro- and Cognitive Sciences and an optimal intellectual environment for the education and training of young scientists. In Leipzig, the contributing research groups are part of the
Top Level Research Area ‘Brain, Behaviour, and Language’ and
belong to the Faculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and Psychology,
to the Medical Faculty, the Max Planck Institute of Cognitive
Neuroscience, the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, and the Max Planck Institute of Mathematics in the Sciences. In Newcastle the Institute of Neuroscience contributes
to the SiPB.
Supervision is provided jointly by both Universities.
Language Courses – SiPB offers and funds language
courses in German and English.
Colloquia and Workshops – SiPB arranges meetings to
bring together both the SiPB’s PhD students and leading scientists in their fields of research. Current research interests are
discussed in colloquiums and interdisciplinary workshops.
Additional Qualifications – The programme is affiliated
with the “Research Academy Leipzig” as an umbrella organisa-
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) – From Molecules To Systems
Universität München
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Life Sciences, Natural Sciences
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Soll
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM)
Grosshadernerstraße 2
82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
& Neurosciences
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) – From Molecules To Systems
http://www.lsm.bio.lmu.de/
See website
10-15
Variable - see website
English
Dr. rer. nat.
The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) offers an
international doctoral programme to highly motivated and
academically qualified next-generation researchers at one
of Germany´s top universities. Members of the Graduate
School are part of the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of
Chemistry and Pharmacy at Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) of Munich, based at the HighTechCampusLMU
in Grosshadern-Martinsried in the south of Munich. The
more than 25 participating research groups, internationally renowned for their innovative approaches to research,
employ state-of-the-art technologies to answer fundamental questions relating to basic and applied research
from molecules to systems. Students benefit from the
quality of research and teaching at the LMU while living in
the attractive city of Munich.
Research at LSM covers the areas of Anthropology,
Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Plant Sciences, Systematics and Zoology. Research activities are
complemented by lectures, seminars and workshops (all
held in English). The purpose of the programme is to impart not only the technical expertise necessary for success
in research, but also skills that are indispensable for every
thoughtful and responsible scientist. The latter include the
ability to communicate in simple language, and a willingness to address bioethical issues and participate in the
public debates they may provoke.
Every summer LSM invites outstanding bachelor (at
least 7th semester) and master students with a strong
background in the Natural Sciences to join Graduate
School members for eight weeks of challenging and de-
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manding research. Students from all countries
except Germany are eligible to participate, and
scholarships are available to cover travel and
accommodation expenses.
An der Münchner Graduiertenschule der LebenswissenschaftenderLudwig-MaximiliansUniversität sind die Fakultäten für Biologie,
Chemie und Pharmazie mit mehr als 25
Forschungsgruppen beteiligt. Promovierenden wird hier auf höchstem internationalem
Niveau ermöglicht, in den Bereichen Anthropologie, Biochemie, Chemische Biologie,
Zellbiologie, Ökologie, Evolution, Genetik,
Mikrobiologie, Pharmakologie, PflanzenwissenschaftenundZoologiezuforschen.Dabei
steht nicht nur die fachliche Spezialisierung
imMittelpunkt,sondernauchübergeordnete
Kompetenzen,diefüreineverantwortungsvolleWissenschaftunabdingbarsind–wiez.B.
die Fähigkeit zur allgemeinverständlichen
KommunikationundzurAuseinandersetzung
mitbioethischenFragen.
Binational Graduations Oviedo/Osnabrück
Universität Osnabrück
Universität Osnabrück
Subjects
cialized courses, like training in scientific English. Moreover, regular seminars broaden their
scientific knowledge and language skills. Guest
speakers also include representatives from biotechnological companies in order to increase
the visibility of the program and establish contacts for future employment.
Die Universität Osnabrück kooperiert seit
vielenJahrenerfolgreichmitderspanischen
UniversitätOviedoimBereichZell-undMolekularbiologie.Darauserwuchseininterdisziplinäres Promotionsprogramm, das Forscher
unterschiedlicher Disziplinen einbindet und
DoktorandenausbeidenLändernermöglicht,
imZugeihrerPromotionmindestensdreiMonate an der jeweiligen Partneruniversität zu
forschen. Die von je einem spanischen und
deutschen Professor betreuten Teilnehmer
aus beiden Ländern treffen zudem in regelmäßigen Seminaren, Colloquia und Gastvorträgenaufeinander.
& Neurosciences
The IPID project established between the University of Osnabrück and the University of Oviedo (Spain) is based on
a long-standing collaboration between the two principle
coordinators, Prof. Jürgen J. Heinisch and Prof. Rosaura
Rodicio. In 2006 these contacts led already to a successful ERASMUS student exchange. With the newly installed
IPID programme the number of scientists and biological
disciplines participating in bi-lateral collaboration has
grown significantly. A variety of aspects from Molecular
and Cellular Biology have been included, for example,
with members from the fields of Microbiology (both basic and applied aspects), Genetics, Biochemistry, Zoology,
and Neurobiology. This broad and varied group is open for
scientific discussions between all participants in an interdisciplinary perspective. A constant exchange of scientific
ideas and basic methodology is assured in this manner.
Two official supervisors, one from each university, are assigned to each Ph.D. student in order to fulfill the requirements of both universities to earn a bi-national degree.
In addition to this international degree, participating
Ph.D. students profit greatly from the scientific exchange
program, allowing each of them to perform research at
the partner university for at least a six-month period. During this stay abroad, students not only gain experience in
different scientific approaches, but also take part in spe-
Binational Graduations Oviedo/Osnabrück
Cellular and Molecular Biology (Neurobiology, Microbiology, Genetics, Zoology
and Biochemistry)
University name
Spokesperson
Universität Osnabrück in collaboration with the University of Oviedo
Prof. Dr. Jürgen J. Heinisch
Dr. Arne Jendretzki (program coordinator)
Address
University of Osnabrück
Faculty of Biology and Chemistry
Department of Genetics
Barbarastraße 11
49076 Osnabrück, Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de/ipid/IPID_O-O/Home.html
diploma/master certificate (or equal), oral presentation and acceptance by committee
10-12
Anytime
English, German and Spanish
PhD from both universities
Universität Osnabrück | 15
Universität Potsdam
And Brain (IDEALAB) Universität Potsdam
And Brain (IDEALAB)
Subjects
Humanities and Arts, Health and Welfare (Therapy and rehabilitation),
Social sciences (Psychology)
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle
Department Linguistik
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25
14476 Potsdam
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://em-idealab.com
See website
Up to 20
November 15
English
PhD joint degree
& Neurosciences
IDEALAB is a laboratory-based, 3-year doctoral programme. The programme is jointly offered by a transnational consortium with an integrated study programme
along with required mobility between the participating institutions: University of Potsdam, University of Groningen,
University of Trento, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
and Macquarie University.
The aim of IDEALAB is to train young researchers for
original and independent research on experimental and
clinical aspects of language and the brain in unimpaired
populations of adults and children as well as in languageimpaired children and adults. The experimental and clinical
scope of this programme requires expertise and innovative
techniques from Neuroscience and Experimental Linguistics and Psychology as well as assessment and intervention techniques from Speech Pathology.
In addition to the five full partner universities, associated members from Research and Development industries
contribute in various ways to the programme. Furthermore, there are seven clinics associated with the consortium, among others a non-European rehabilitation center
in Moscow, which is the largest centre for language disorders in the world. The associated clinics provide internships to study impaired language of children and adults
and methods of assessment and therapy.
All partner universities apply common application and
selection procedures, common quality assessment and
programme monitoring, a joint curriculum and a common
research training programme cumulating in a joint degree.
Mobility in the framework of the research project as well
as for an obligatory internship to the full partner and as-
16 | Universität Potsdam
sociated members is mandatory. All candidates
attend joint summer and winter schools. Apart
from these specialized core courses, transversal
skills and language and culture classes are offered locally in the programme.
Das multi-nationale Promotionsprogramm
IDEALAB wird von der Universität Potsdam
gemeinsammitdenUniversitätenGroningen,
Trento, Newcastle-upon-Tyne und Macquarie
angeboten. Im Mittelpunkt stehen neurolinguistischeForschungenzumZusammenhang
von Sprache und Gehirn bei normalem und
gestörtem Sprachvermögen, sowohl in experimenteller wie klinischer Hinsicht. Internationale Mobilität ist in diesem Programm
verpflichtend und führt die Teilnehmer in
unterschiedliche ForschungszusammenhängeandenbeteiligtenInstituten.Sommer-und
Winterschulen sowie Methodenseminare zu
aktuellenEntwicklungenindenNeurowissenschaftenundinderexperimentellenLinguistikergänzendasCurriculum.
Combined Masters/PhD Program Clinical Exercise Science
Subjects
Der englischsprachige PromotionsstudiengangmitintegriertemFast-Track-Masterstudiengang der Universität Potsdam richtet sich
an Studierende, die sich im Bereich Sport-
und Bewegungsmedizin, Sporttherapie und
Präventionspezialisierenmöchten.ImMittelpunktderAusbildungstehtdasErlernenund
dieAnwendungvonMethodenzurDiagnostik
sowie Interventionsplanung und -durchführung in Prävention und Rehabilitation aus
sportmedizinischer Sicht. Die Teilnehmer
werdeninsbesondereinTrainingsphysiologie,
sowiederSport-undTrainingstherapieausgebildetundanwissenschaftlicheFragestellungen im Bereich Sportmedizin herangeführt,
um schließlich eigenständige Forschung betreibenzukönnen.
& Neurosciences
The main focus of the Masters and PhD programme
“Clinical Exercise Science” is the acquisition of research
based and occupational skills for professions in the field
of exercise, prevention and rehabilitation. The programme
is divided into clinical applications for patients as well as
for recreational and high-performance athletes. Emphasis
is put on a theoretical, methodological and experimental
academic education.
The scientific curriculum encompasses the effects of
physical activity in disease prevention and rehabilitation,
with the focus on exercise physiology and physical therapy. Practical education entails collaborations with hospitals, in- and out-patient rehabilitation clinics. Furthermore,
practical and scientific education is facilitated by cooperation between the regional Olympic Sports Centre and the
University, where medical care is provided for athletes and
students.
Participants receive academic and methodological
education in “Scientific Methods and Evaluation”. Other
specific topics are taught in the modules “Exercise in Prevention and Rehabilitation” and “Applied Methods”. The
program includes advanced modules in “Scientific Qualification” and “Applied Methods”. The combined Master/
PhD program is a 4-year full-time course of study (240CP)
and aims to acquire the skills necessary for independent
research and academic teaching as well as for leading positions in health services.
Combined Masters/PhD Programme Clinical Exercise Science
Exercise in prevention and rehabilitation; focus on research and academic career
(PhD) or leading positions in health services (MSc)
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. med. Frank Mayer
University Outpatient Clinic Potsdam
Am Neuen Palais 10, Bldg. 12
14469 Potsdam
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://ces.uni-potsdam.de/
See website
max. 12
June 1
English
PhD including a fast track MSc (PhD program)
or MSc only (Masters Program)
Universität Potsdam | 17
Universität Regensburg
Bi-national PhD Programme RegenVald
Subjects
Bi-national PhD Programme RegenVald
Biology
University name
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Gernot Längst
Address
UR - University of Regensburg
Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine
Department of Biochemistry III
Universitätsstraße 31
D-93053 Regensburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
www.uni-r.de/laengst/RegenVald
Only PhD-Students from participating universities
4
Closed
English, German and Spanish
PhD (Dr. rer. nat. and/or Doctor).
Double PhD
& Neurosciences
The bi-national PhD programme “RegenVald” aims to establish dual research projects in the broad field of Biology
with a PhD thesis that are jointly supervised at the University of Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany) and at Austral
University (Valdivia, Chile) or the Andrés Bello University
(Santiago, Chile).
Researchers have not only the opportunity to work in
interdisciplinary projects, but also benefit from different
methodological approaches and experience. Moreover,
students that work longer than one year at the foreign
partner university are awarded a double PhD from both
universities.
18 | Universität Regensburg
Das bi-nationale Promotionsprogramm
„RegenVald“ im Fach Biologie ist ein Angebot der Universität Regensburg gemeinsam
mit der Universidad Austral und der Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. Die Teilnehmer
arbeitenaninterdisziplinärenProjektenund
verrichten einen Teil ihrer Forschungsarbeit
an einer der Partneruniversitäten. Bei AufenthaltenvonübereinemJahristderErwerb
einerDoppelpromotionanzweiUniversitäten
möglich.
Neural Information Processing
Universität Tübingen
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Subjects
University name
Students furthermore obtain insight into
the development of new techniques in MEG
and fMRI to improve spatial and temporal
resolution. The interdisciplinary combination of
neurobiological, psychophysical and theoretical
approaches also promotes the development of
technical devices mitigating lost sensory organ
or brain function.
Die internationale Graduiertenschule „Neural Information Processing“ der Universität
Tübingen bietet zusammen mit dem Bernstein Zentrum, dem Max-Planck-Institut für
biologische Kybernetik und dem Centre for
Integrative Neuroscience ein umfassendes
strukturiertes Promotionsprogramm im BereichComputationalNeurosciencean.Dank
der interdisziplinären Ausrichtung erhalten
dieTeilnehmereineumfassende,forschungsnaheAusbildungindenzentralenBereichen
undTechniken.
& Neurosciences
The Graduate School of Neural Information Processing is a
new international Doctoral Programme at the University of
Tübingen designed for top students from various sciences
seeking a program with rigorous course work in Computational Neuroscience. Courses are taught by scientists at
the University of Tübingen, Bernstein Center, the MPI for
Biological Cybernetics, the MPI for Intelligent Systems and
the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience. The interdisciplinary curriculum offers students a broad expertise that is not
easily obtainable in any individual department.
In accordance with the interdisciplinary nature of
Computational Neuroscience, the program encourages students with a strong background in Math, Statistics, Physics,
elementary probability theory and programming skills in
at least one language to file their application.
The Graduate School provides research-oriented training in a wide spectrum of Computational Neuroscience
topics, such as coding principles in sensory periphery and
their clinical application; population coding in the early
sensory cortex; perceptual inference mechanisms; and
multi-sensory integration processes. Other fields of research include brain computer interfaces, neuroprosthetics
and rehabilitation robotics.
Neural Information Processing
Computational Neuroscience
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Spokesperson
Sandra Fischer
Address
Österbergstr. 3
72074 Tübingen
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.neuroschool-tuebingen-comput.de/index.php?id=182
See website
Variable – see website
Anytime
English
Dr. rer. nat.
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen | 19
Chemistry, Mathematics, & Physics
2
Chemistry, Mathematics, & Physics
2
University
Name of Project
Heidelberg U Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations 22
Jena U Abbe School of Photonics 23
Oldenburg U Renewable Energy 24
Regensburg U Indian-German Graduate School of Advanced Organic Synthesis for a
Sustainable Future (INDIGO II) Page
25
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations
Universität Heidelberg
Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations
Subjects
Physical, Anorganic and Organic Chemistry
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Peter Comba
Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut
Im Neuenheimer Feld 270
69120 Heidelberg
Website
http://www.chemgeo.uni-hd.de/aci/comba/
Only PhD-Students from participating universities
2011: 5 students; 2012: 6 students; 2013: 6 students
Closed
English
Degree awarded
PhD (dual PhD degree Heidelberg – University of Queensland)
Chemistry, Mathematics,
& Physics
The programme “Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations“ between the University of Heidelberg (Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences) and the University
of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia, Chemistry, Pharmacy,
Imaging) was set up for the period 2011 – 2013 as a
DAAD-financed IPID-PL2 program. It is based on longestablished collaboration between the Heidelberg group
of Peter Comba and the UQ groups of Graeme Hanson
and Lawrie Gahan, which has led to a Dual PhD agreement between Heidelberg and UQ. It is also based on collaboration between the Heidelberg groups (Dirk Herten,
Stephen Hashmi, Peter Comba) in various network programmes (SFB, Graduiertenkolleg), and collaboration with
various UQ groups (Comba: Hanson, Gahan, Riley, Schenk;
Hashmi: Wentrup, Williams; Herten: Smith, Parekh). The
subject area “Mechanisms of Molecular Transformations”
covers aspects of (organic) synthesis, mechanistic and
spectroscopic methods of transition metal compounds,
biologically and medicinally relevant systems as well as
molecular modelling. Each of the PhD students involved
has a co-supervisor from the partner university for one of
the subprojects covered in her/his PhD thesis, and she/he
will spend around half a year with the partner group. Each
of the group leaders involved visits the partner institution
22 | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
once or twice for approximately four weeks during the programme in order to organize student
exchange and discuss the collaboration projects. It is also planned to organize one or two
scientific meetings with most of the group leaders and students involved in order to report and
discuss progress in the research projects.
Das Promotionsprogramm „Mechanisms of
Molecular Transformations“ an der Universität Heidelberg ist das Ergebnis der engen
wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen
dem Institut für Anorganische Chemie der
Universität Heidelberg und Partnerinstituten der University of Queensland, Brisbane/
Australien. Unter dem Dach eines dualen PhDAbkommens entstand so ein forschungsintensives Promotionsprogramm im SandwichVerfahren, das auf enger Abstimmung und
Zusammenarbeit bei den Forschungsprojekten gründet.
Abbe School of Photonics
Universität Jena
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
tion and internationalization, which creates a
solid basis for successful careers in research,
economy, and society. The internationalization
strategy of the ASP is based on a multitude of
cooperation forms with institutions of worldwide repute as well as a broad international assistance and career development concept.
Die Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) der
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU) vereint alle Lehrangebote im Bereich optischer
Technologien der FSU sowie des FraunhoferInstituts für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik (IOF), des Helmholtz–Instituts Jena
und des Instituts für Photonische Technologien (IPHT) in Jena und arbeitet zudem eng
mit der optischen Industrie zusammen. Vor
diesem Hintergrund wird ein forschungsorientiertes Promotionsprogramm angeboten,
dassichandenPrinzipienderakademischen
Freiheit, des Wettbewerbs und der Internationalisierungausrichtet.Dabeikannsichdie
ASPaufeinvielfältigesinternationalesNetzwerkstützen.
& Physics
The field of Optics and Photonics is of tremendous importance in solving today’s fundamental questions in basic
research and is an outstanding technology in handling
long-term social and technological challenges. The Abbe
School of Photonics (ASP) unites all optics-related educational activities at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and
Precision Engineering Jena, the Helmholtz Institute Jena
and the Institute for Photonic Technologies. The goal is to
establish the ASP as one of the leading international educational centers for Optics and Photonic Technologies. For
this reason, the ASP cooperates with Germany’s optics industry, whose excellent economic development in rapidly
developing international markets is being constrained at
present by a lack of highly qualified specialists. Based on a
public-private partnership between industry, state government, federal government and EU, an international master
degree programme is already being offered in cooperation
with renowned international partner universities operated
successfully in Erasmus Mundus and Atlantis programmes.
Now the ASP is expanding the internationalization of
the existing doctorate programmes in the same way. The
qualifying concept for the doctorates of the ASP is consequentially research-oriented and an integral part of the
research projects of the involved partners. The programme
is based on the principles of academic freedom, competi-
Abbe School of Photonics
Photonics
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Prof. Dr. Thomas Pertsch
Max-Wien-Platz 1
07743 Jena
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.asp.uni-jena.de/Ph_D_+Course.html
Master/Dipl. in Phys./Chem./Eng./Math.
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Dr. rer. nat., Dr.-Ing.
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | 23
Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Renewable Energy
Universität Oldenburg
Subjects
University name
Physics, Economics, Computing Science
Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
in collaboration with the University of Victoria, Canada
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Joachim Peinke (Academic director)
Dipl. Phys. Michael Golba, M.A. (Project director)
Address
University of Oldenburg, Faculty 5 / Institute of Physics
Renewable Energy PhD Program, Andreas Günther, M.Sc.
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11
26129 Oldenburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
& Physics
Renewable Energy
www.phd-renewable-energy.de, www.oltech.org, www.iesvic.uvic.ca
See website
Maximum 10
September 1, March 1
English and German; as applicable to the main area of research
PhD / Dr. rer. nat. / Dr. phil. / Dr. rer. pol., as applicable to the main area of research
The University of Oldenburg offers a bi-national doctorate
programme in Renewable Energy in cooperation with the
University of Victoria, Canada. The contents and topics of
the interdisciplinary PhD programme address with questions concerning renewable energy sources and their integration into energy systems. The research can be divided
up into three groups:
• Conversion and storage of renewable energy sources
based on the scientific methods of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Sciences. Research areas include
Wind Energy Systems, Thin Film Photovoltaic, and Energy Storage Technologies.
• System integration and management. Based on modelling and characterization methods, Computer Science, Meteorology and Nonlinear Dynamics (Physics).
The research focus is on Smart Grid and Demand Side
Management as well as Resource Assessment and
Modelling.
• Societal acceptance and political-economical framework. This research area addresses the important and
sensitive economical, political and environmental dimensions of renewable energy.
A transparent admission structure and strong support structure in partnership with the Graduate School
‘Science and Technology’ allows successful completion of
the doctorate programme within three years. Through joint
events (an annual compact seminar, field trips, colloquiums, methodology seminars, etc.), PhD students develop
an interdisciplinary understanding of technologies, issues
and viewpoints of the other participating disciplines (Physics, Engineering Science, Economics, Politics, Computer Sci-
24 | Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
ence, etc.). Co-managed PhDs are planned on
the basis of joint research projects with regular
research stays at the partner university.
Both universities have a solid foundation
of research and teaching experience in renewable energy (including international master programmes), global partnerships with universities
and research institutions, their alumni networks
and numerous collaborative ventures with companies.
Das Promotionsprogramm „Erneuerbare
Energien“derUniversitätOldenburgisteinbinationalesProgramminZusammenarbeitmit
derUniversityofVictoria,Kanada.Exzellente
BetreuungsangeboteundforschungsnaheVeranstaltungen (jährliches Kompaktseminar,
Feldforschung,Colloquia,Methodenseminare
etc.) bieten interdisziplinäre Einblicke und
erlaubeneinenerfolgreichenAbschlussinnerhalbvondreiJahren.Dabeisindregelmäßige
Auslandsaufenthalte an der PartneruniversitätfesterBestandteildesProgramms.
Indian-German Graduate School of Advanced Organic Synthesis for a Sustainable
Future (INDIGO II) Universität Regensburg
nology (IIT), Kharagpur; Institute of Life Sciences
(ILS), Hyderabad; University of Hyderabad; University of Pune; National Chemical Laboratory
(NCL), Pune; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER),
Bhopal; Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI),
Lucknow.
Die Indisch-Deutsche Graduiertenschule “INDIGO” der Universität Regensburg
und der Technischen Universität München
konzentriert sich auf zentrale Bereiche der
nachhaltigen Chemie und engagiert sich im
Wissenstransfer zwischen Deutschland und
Indien, um das Konzept der nachhaltigen
Chemie auch in Indien bekannt zu machen.
Dazu kooperiert INDIGO mit 11 führenden
indischen Forschungseinrichtungen, deren
DoktorandendieMöglichkeitzuachtmonatigen Forschungsaufenthalten in Deutschland
erhalten.DasProjektwirdvonderBASFSE,
Ludwigshafen,undvonDr.Reddy’sLaboratories,Hyderabad,unterstützt.
& Physics
The aim of the Indian-German Graduate School of Advanced Organic Synthesis for a Sustainable Future “INDIGO”, founded by the Chemistry Departments of the
University of Regensburg and the University of Technology, Munich, is – by the exchange of PhD students – to
increase the awareness of Sustainable Chemistry in India
and to intensify scientific transfer between the two participating countries. The project is financed by the two industrial partners BASF SE and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, who
pay for the fellowships of Indian exchange students; the
Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) assumes
coordination, travel and training costs.
Indian PhD students who are enrolled in a PhD programme in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Medicinal Chemistry at one of the partner institutes can join the INDIGO
PhD network. The research work of all participating students is based on individual projects that relate to the
overall research profile of the PhD network. As part of the
programme, Indian participants pass a six-month project
research stay at one of the German partner institutions,
followed by a two-month internship at BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Germany. In return, German PhD students join the
INDIGO PhD net to perform a six-month research project
stay at one of the Indian partner institutions. A yearly research conference, alternately in Germany and India, followed by an intensive course on Sustainable Chemistry,
completes the programme.
The partners in India:
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore; Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai; Indian Institute of Technology (IITK), Kanpur; Indian Institute of Tech-
Indian-German Graduate School of Advanced Organic Synthesis for a Sustainable
Future (INDIGO II)
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Organic Chemistry, Sustainable Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Burkhard König
93053 Regensburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.sustainable-chemistry.de/INDIGO/
Enrolment in a PhD-programme at one of the partner institutions
4 from India + 3 from Germany
Anytime
English
PhD in Chemistry
Universität Regensburg | 25
Computer Science, Engineering,
& Urban Studies
3
Computer Science, Engineering, & Urban Studies
3
University
Name of Project
Page
Cottbus TU PhD in Dependable Systems (ZUSYS) 28
Dresden TU European PhD Programme in Computational Logic (EPCL) 29
Duisburg-Essen U Advanced Research in Urban Systems (ARUS) 30
Duisburg-Essen U International Studies in Engineering (PromISE) 31
Hamburg HCU 32
Doctoral Programme “Urban Metamorphoses” Hohenheim U Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in Central, South-Eastern
and Eastern Europe (MOEL) 33
Ilmenau TU Autark Micro-Systems for Biosensors 34
Magdeburg U German-Ukrainian PHD-Programme (DUPro) 35
BTU Cottbus
PhD in Dependable Systems (ZUSYS)
BTU Cottbus
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
PhD in Dependable Systems (ZUSYS)
Design and Test Technology for Dependable Hardware / Software Systems
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus
Prof. Dr. H. T. Vierhaus
P. O. Box 10 13 44
03013 Cottbus
Germany
Website
& Urban Studies
Degree awarded
http:// www.tu-cottbus.de
See website
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Any time
English
PhD, alternatively also Dr. rer. nat or Dr.-Ing.
ZUSYS is a PhD programme focussing on “Dependable
Hardware / Software Systems” based at the Brandenburg
University of Technology.
Electronic components with “embedded“ computers and software make up the core of most “intelligent“
systems of today. Therefore the reliability of such systems
critically depends on the quality of integrated systems in
hardware and software. Traditionally, research and education bearing relevance to the dependability of electronic
systems in general have taken place under different labels
and in different scientific communities with relative little
interaction, such as software technology, distributed systems and fault-tolerant computing.
Top-level engineers of today often may bear overall
responsibility for the design and development of electronic
sub-systems. They therefore need an education that gives
them an overview of the state-of-the-art in all relevant areas of technology.
ZUSYS offers a programme of studies combining focused research in a specific area of system design and test
with an additional education for a general overlook. Such
an approach enhances the attractiveness of post-graduate
studies and produces candidates that are of greater value
to European industries due to their “broad overview”.
Covering all basic technologies relating to dependable
system design requires collaboration between several
universities in the development of attractive PhD programmes in “dependable systems”.
ZUSYS hence links up Brandenburg University of
Technology (Germany), Tallinn University of Technology
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(Estonia), Poznan University of Technology
(Poland) and Technical University of Liberec
(Czech Republic).
These partners jointly support a programme
of advanced education at the PhD level, which
is being made part of the local PhD programmes
at these universities.
Das Promotionsprogramm ZUSYS (Zuverlässige Systeme) der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität bietet eine umfassende
Ausbildung zum Spezialisten für hochzuverlässige Hardware/Software-Systeme. Neben
der spezialisierten Forschungsarbeit in einem
der Teilgebiete erhalten die Doktoranden
durch Tutorien, Workshops und Kursangebote auch gründliche Kenntnisse in allen BasisTechnologien. Um dies auf hohem Niveau zu
gewährleisten, arbeiten die Technischen Universitäten Cottbus, Tallinn (Estland), Posen
(Polen) und Liberec (Tschechische Republik)
in diesem Programm zusammen. Der integrative, umfassende Ansatz unterscheidet ZUSYS
deutlich von anderen Promotionsangeboten
im Bereich der Elektronik-Systeme.
European PhD Programme in Computational Logic (EPCL)
TU Dresden
Subjects
University name
the PhD project as well as individual mobility
schemes in such a manner that candidates work
for at least six months at each of the selected
universities and for at least three months at the
selected associated partner institution.
Das „European PhD Programme in Computational Logic“ wird von der Technischen Universität Dresden koordiniert und im Verbund
mit der Freien Universität Bozen, der Universidade Nova de Lisboa und der Technischen
Universität Wien sowie mit ausgewählten weiteren Partnern aus Forschung und Industrie
durchgeführt. Doktoranden können zwischen
einem grundlagenorientierten und einem
anwendungsorientierten Zweig wählen. Im
Laufe des Programms verbringen die Doktoranden Aufenthalte an zwei der beteiligten
Partneruniversitäten mit jeweils mindestens
sechsmonatiger Dauer. Zusätzlich ist ein
dreimonatiger Forschungsaufenthalt bei einem der weiteren Partner aus Forschung und
Industrie vorgesehen.
& Urban Studies
The Dresden University of Technology, the Free University
of Bozen-Bolzano, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and Technische Universität Wien are jointly offering the European
PhD Programme in Computational Logic, a unique, threeyear, distributed,and structured programme with built-in
mobility and a strong international orientation. Within its
foundation track, doctoral candidates select two European
universities and a non-European associated research institution (either National ICT Australia, Universidad de Chile,
or Simon Fraser University in Canada) in an attempt to solve
an open foundational research problem; their main career
objective after graduation should be to continue foundational research at international research institutions and
universities. Within its application-oriented track, doctoral
candidates select two European universities and an associated industrial partner (either IBM CAS in Rome, Lixto Software GmbH in Vienna, or Ontoprise GmbH in Karlsruhe)
in an attempt to solve an open use-inspired and applied
research problem; their main career objective after graduation should be to continue application-oriented research at
an enterprise or in cooperation with business and industry.
The PhD programme consists of course work, PhD
thesis and its defense. Doctoral candidates are required to
have at least two peer-reviewed publications at leading international conferences or in leading international journals
relating to some of the results produced by their PhD thesis
prior to its acceptance.
Doctoral candidates are jointly and closely monitored
by supervisors from their selected European universities
and associated partner institutions; together they specify
European PhD Programme in Computational Logic (EPCL)
Computational Logic (a subfield of Computer Science)
Technische Universität Dresden in collaboration with the Free University of BozenBolzano (Italy), Technische Universität Wien (Austria), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
(Portugal).
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Steffen Hölldobler
EPCL Secretary, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Computer Science
International Center for Computational Logic
01062 Dresden, Germany
Website
http://www.epcl-study.eu/
See website
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May 15
English
Degree awarded
Joint degree comprising two national degrees of the partner universities where the
studies have been performed:
Dottorato di Ricerca in Computer Science (Italy), Dr. rer. nat. or Dr.-Ing. (Germany)
Doctor Technicae (Austria), Doutor em Informática (Portugal)
Technische Universität Dresden | 29
Advanced Research in Urban Systems (ARUS)
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Subjects
Advanced Research in Urban Systems (ARUS)
Urban Geography, Urban Sociology, Urban Logistics, Urban Cultural Studies,
Municipal Water and Waste Management, Urban Communication, Urban Social Work and
Social Policy, Urban Planning
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Jens Martin Gurr
Urban Systems
45141 Essen
Germany
Website
www.uni-due.de/arus
See website
up to 15
April 30
Degree awarded
English and German
Depending on the project: Dr. phil., Dr.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat. or Dr. rer. pol.
& Urban Studies
In the context of the University of Duisburg-Essen’s Main
Research Area “Urban Systems”, in which over 70 researchers from all faculties engage in cross-disciplinary
urban research, the structured doctoral programme “ARUS
– Advanced Research in Urban Systems” offers doctoral
students the opportunity to explore their research interests in an interdisciplinary and international framework.
ARUS is a three-year programme aimed at graduates with
backgrounds in Engineering, Planning, the Humanities,
Educational or Social Sciences who intend to pursue further research in an interdisciplinary Urban Studies context.
Against the background of global urbanization and the associated challenges, graduates of ARUS are in a position
to identify, describe and analyze complex urban problems,
develop feasible solutions and support their implementation.
The following disciplines are represented on the ARUS
board of supervisors: Urban Cultural and Literary Studies,
City Planning and Urban Design, Urban Geography, Social
Work and Social Policy/Sociospatial Research, Municipal
Water and Waste Management, Transport Systems and
Logistics, Communication Science and Urban Sociology,
Social and Economic History, Operations Management.
ARUS combines individual and group supervision and
a structured admission process with an interview with the
ARUS board, a broad research horizon in Urban Studies,
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completion of specifically designed courses accompanying work on the PhD thesis, participation in international conferences, formal monitoring of progress, as well as the possibility of
acquiring teaching experience in the competition for teaching assignments in the Masters
programme ”Urban Systems”.
DasEnde2010anderUniversitätDuisburgEsseneingerichtetestrukturiertePromotionsprogramm ARUS baut auf den bisherigen
wissenschaftlichenLeistungeninausgewählten Bereichen des Profilschwerpunkts „Urbane Systeme“ auf und bietet Doktoranden
die Möglichkeit, ihre Forschungsinteressen
in diesem interdisziplinären und internationalen Rahmen zu verfolgen. Das interdisziplinär ausgerichtete Programm widmet sich
urbanistischen Themen aus der Sicht der
Ingenieurswissenschaften,derGeisteswissenschaften, der Erziehungswissenschaften, der
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften und
derGeographie.
International Studies in Engineering (PromISE)
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Das Internationale Promotionsprogramm in
Ingenieurswissenschaften PromISE an der
Universität Duisburg-Essen ist ein bi-nationales Programm gemeinsam mit der Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Kuala
Lumpur. Es bietet die einmalige Chance zum
Erwerb eines Doppelabschlusses als PhD und
Dr.-Ing. und ermöglicht intensive internationale Erfahrungen im sog. Sandwich-Verfahren. PromISE bevorzugt interdisziplinäre
Projekte, die möglichst fakultätsübergreifend
ausgelegt sind.
& Urban Studies
PromISE, the International Doctoral Programme in Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen, is a bi-national and structured programme between the University
of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and the Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM) in Kuala Lumpur. The programme is designed as research project for 3 to 4 years, accompanied
by courses and colloquia.
Research projects should be interdisciplinary by nature, combining different fields of science, either within
faculties of Engineering or bridging with other faculties. All
topics should also combine strength and support of both
partner universities and societies.
Current research clusters include Numerical Methods,
Environmental Sciences with an emphasis on Water and
Waste Management, Modern Materials, Prefabricated
Construction and Building Physics, Power Systems and
Distribution, Communication Engineering, Education and
Medical Engineering.
All projects are supervised by two professors, one
from each university; research is performed at both universities in line with the so-called sandwich scheme. Such
arrangements are set out in a Cotutelle agreement.
Doctoral candidates are offered the unique chance
to obtain a double degree as PhD and Dr.-Ing., perform
research in an international scientific environment and become familiar with different cultures.
International Studies in Engineering (PromISE)
Engineering
Universität Duisburg-Essen in collaboration with the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Hunger
Oststraße 99
47057 Duisburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
www.ti.uni-due.de/promise
See website
unlimited
continuously
English
Dr.-Ing. and PhD
Universität Duisburg-Essen | 31
HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)
Doctoral Programme “Urban Metamorphoses”
HCU Hamburg
Subjects
Doctoral Programme „Urban Metamorphoses”
Urban Design/Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban and Regional Sociology, Environmentally Sound Urban- and Infrastructure Planning, Metropolitan History
and Culture, Geomatics, Urban and Regional Economy, Computer-based Methods in
Urban and Regional Planning
University name
HafenCity University Hamburg | University of the Built Environment and Metropolitan
Development
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Michael Koch (Spokes Person), Friederike Schröder (Academic Coordinator)
Averhoffstraße 38
Address
22085 Hamburg, Germany
Website
www.hcu-hamburg.de/en/research/phd-information/metamorphoses-of-the-city/
Language requirements
See website
4-6
February 15
English, See website for details
English and German
Degree awarded
Dr. rer. pol., Dr.-Ing.
& Urban Studies
The HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU) is the only university in Europe focusing exclusively on “built” environment and metropolitan development. It is located in the
“heart” of Hamburg and part of the “HafenCity”, one of
today’s largest intra-urban development projects. By integrating a comprehensive range of relevant disciplines,
i.e. Urban Planning, Architecture, Geomatics, and Civil
Engineering, the HCU offers a systematic and creative approach to the complexity of understanding and design of
the urban environment.
The doctoral programme “Urban Metamorphoses”
is dedicated to a transdisciplinary research on the social,
cultural, economic, ecological, technological, and spatial
challenges in understanding the processes of change in
urban and city contexts. Metamorphoses stand for physical and structural change in a broadest sense. Cities have
changed and are constantly changing in a multitude of different aspects and dimensions. There is a dearth, however,
of systematic research on the forces and impact of urban
change and the role of urban planning intervention in the
context of the complexity of urban change, even though
this is key for understanding the conditions in the production of space in contemporary urban societies. After enrolling in the doctoral programme ”Urban Metamorphoses”,
doctoral students enter a laboratory to develop an awareness of urban change and future planning intervention,
identifying metropolitan questions of tomorrow. The pro-
32 | HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)
gramme provides intensive doctoral education
with excellent theoretical and methodological
research training.
Die HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU)
ist die einzige Universität Europas, die ausschließlich auf Bauen und Stadtentwicklung
fokussiertist.SiebietetdiegesamteBandbreite von Disziplinen an, die auf das Verständnis und die Gestaltung der urbanen Umwelt
bezogensind.ZieldesPromotionsprogramms
„Urbane Metamorphosen“ ist es, den urbanen Gestalt- und Strukturwandel in seiner
Komplexität zu verstehen und dabei die
Wirkungskräfte städtischer Metamorphosen
undrealisiertesowiezukünftigeGestaltungsoptionen zu analysieren. Im Rahmen der
Promotionsvorhaben sollen Fragen urbaner
Metamorphosen am Beispiel internationaler
Referenzstädte und städtischer Teilräume
untersucht werden. Das Programm fördert
insbesonderetrans-undinterdisziplinäreForschungen und bietet hierzu einen interdisziplinären Diskurszusammenhang sowie theoretischeundmethodologischeUnterstützung.
Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in Central, South-Eastern
and Eastern Europe (MOEL) Universität Hohenheim
Universität Hohenheim
tice orientation through contact and exchange
with actors from the fields of science and business. The range of opportunities – excursions,
support measures, colloquiums and trainings
– is announced by regular newsletters to the
group of MOEL PhD students as well as through
the established project website.
„Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in
Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe“
(MOEL) dient der Entwicklung eines spezifischen Aus- und Fortbildungsprogramms
für Doktoranden aus mittel-, südost- und
osteuropäischen Ländern. Die Zusatzangebote sollen den erfolgreichen Abschluss der
Promotionsvorhaben im Agrar-, Ernährungs-
und Umweltbereich der Transformationsländer unterstützen und die zukünftigen Nachwuchskräfte bestmöglich auf die aktuellen
Herausforderungen in Wissenschaft, WirtschaftundPolitikvorbereiten.MOELbautauf
dem strukturierten Promotionsstudiengang
der Fakultät Agrarwissenschaften auf und
wird vom Osteuropazentrum der Universität
Hohenheimkoordiniert.
& Urban Studies
“Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in Central, SouthEastern and Eastern Europe“ (MOEL) develops a specific
training programme and accompanying measures especially for the growing number of doctoral students from
Central, South-Eastern and Eastern European countries
at the University of Hohenheim. The already existing PhD
Study Programme of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences as
well as central further education and counselling activities
at the University of Hohenheim serve as basis and orientation to design and establish specific additional project
measures for ‘MOEL’ doctoral students.
‘MOEL’ targets intensive research and interdisciplinary exchange on topical questions concerning agriculture,
environmental sustainability and food and life sciences in
connection with present-day developments in the transition countries of Central-, South-Eastern and Eastern
Europe. Interdisciplinary colloquiums and an annual autumn academy exploring a central topic are thus two main
measures of the project. This supports linkages between
different disciplines within the university, but also seeks to
strengthen the research network between the University
of Hohenheim and universities in the home countries of
the PhD-students.
To support the quality and success of PhD projects and
the future entry into professional life, specific additional
possibilities on offer include personal and language skills
development, project management competency and prac-
Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture in Central, South-Eastern
and Eastern Europe (MOEL)
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Agriculture, Life Science, Food Chain
Dr. sc. agr. Angelika Thomas
Osteuropazentrum / Eastern Europe Centre
Wollgrasweg 43
70599 Stuttgart
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
https://moel.uni-hohenheim.de/
Registration at the Eastern Europe Centre
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English and German
PhD
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Technische Universität Ilmenau
Autark Micro-Systems for Biosensors
TU Ilmenau
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Autark Micro-Systems for Biosensors
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Prof. Dr. Peter Husar
Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 2
98693 Ilmenau
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
www.tu-ilmenau.de/ipid
PhD-studentship at one of the participating universities in the field of the program
2011 up to date 8
Anytime
German, English and Slovak
PhD
& Urban Studies
The PhD Programme at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics of the University of Technology
Ilmenau is built around an international research project.
The aim of this project is the development of autonomous
microsystems for biosensor technology for measurement
of human parameters and biosignals. Microsystems should
be autonomous in three aspects: self-supply by energy harvesting from intrinsic energies of man i.e. by transformation of mechanical energy into electric energy; measurement of human parameters in situ as well as in vivo for
good precision and continuity by implanting microsystems
in the human body; wireless data transfer from the body to
a collecting station outside of the body. In all three fields
extensive basic research and development is necessary.
In Ilmenau the Center for Micro- and Nanotechnology of
the University of Technology in Ilmenau works on aspects
of microsystems and microfabrication of energy harvesting as well as on wireless communication. The Faculty of
Electricity and Information Technology at the University of
Kosice works on wireless communication systems and the
Institute for Information Technology and Mathematics at
the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava develops
sensor networks and communication systems.
The three universities jointly supervise doctoral research in these fields and combine their forces and resources in this PhD programme, providing candidates the
34 | Technische Universität Ilmenau
unique opportunity to work in a truly international research project, benefitting from different approaches and expertise.
Die Entwicklung autonomer Mikrosysteme
für die Biosensorik steht im Mittelpunkt eines multilateralen Forschungsprojekts der
Technischen Universität Ilmenau in Kooperation mit der Universität Kosice und der
Technischen Universität Bratislava. Die drei
beteiligtenUniversitätenbringenunterschiedliche Spezialkenntnisse und Ressourcen in
dasProjektein,vondenendieteilnehmenden
Doktoranden – über die internationale Forschungserfahrunghinaus–profitieren.
German-Ukrainian PHD-Programme (DUPro)
Universität Magdeburg
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
The emphasis of the network is placed on
research projects related to automotive and
energy efficiency. This scientific focus is in full
accordance with the main research scope of the
participating universities and corresponds to
one of the most challenging topics in Engineering Sciences.
DasDeutsch-UkrainischePromotionsnetzwerk
imBereichElektrotechnikentstandaufInitiativederOtto-von-GuerickeUniversitätMagdeburg und umfasst auf ukrainischer Seite die
Universitäten Kiev, Donezk und Charkiw. Es
setztbestehendeKooperationeninForschung
und Lehre fort und ermöglicht vor allem ukrainischenStudierendendieDoppelpromotion
im Verbund mit der Universität Magdeburg.
Die Teilnehmer haben je einen ukrainischen
und deutschen Betreuer, stehen im Dialog
und Austausch mit Forschern in beiden Ländern und beteiligen sich an gemeinsamen
Forschungsprojekten im Bereich Automotive
TechnologieundEnergieeffizienz.
German-Ukrainian PhD-Programme (DUPro)
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Palis
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg,
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Germany
Mail
Website
[email protected]
under construction
Prior admission as PhD student at one of the Ukrainian network member universities
(Technical Universitv of Kiev, Donetsk or Kharkov) in electrical or mechanical engineering.
Degree awarded
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English or German
Dr.-Ing.
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg | 35
& Urban Studies
The German-Ukrainian Doctoral Training Network seeks
to support research cooperation between the Otto-vonGuericke-University Magdeburg and the National Technical Universities of Kyiv, Donetsk and Kharkov in the field of
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. This cooperation is
based on a long-standing partnership which has resulted
from joint projects in research and education. The University of Magdeburg and the Ukrainian partners stage joint
study programmes in Engineering in Kyiv, Donetsk and
Kharkov. A considerable number of alumni of these programmes pursue their doctoral education in Magdeburg.
Creating a Binational Doctoral Training Network has hence
been a coherent step in advancing existing joint PhD projects and bringing them together in a research network to
foster the exchange of experience and discuss achievements in joint workshops with German colleagues. PhD
students can take advantage of scientific experience and
research results produced by both sides.
Participants in the German-Ukrainian Doctoral Training Network are enrolled as PhD students at Magdeburg
University and their home university. A PhD project is jointly coordinated and supervised by a German and Ukrainian
supervisor. Students present their results in regular workshops . The PhD thesis has to be written in German or English and the Ukrainian PhD student is expected to defend
the doctoral thesis in Magdeburg to be awarded the German PhD diploma.
Economics, Law, & Social Sciences
4
Economics, Law, & Social Sciences
4
University
Name of Project
Page
Berlin FU Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS)
38
Bielefeld U European Doctorate in Economics-Network (EDE-NET) 39
Bochum U PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS goes Europe) 40
Frankfurt/M. U Democracy, Knowledge, and Gender in a Transnational World
(IPP Transnational) 41
Göttingen U
Joint PhD-Programme in Agricultural Economics (J-PPAE) 42
Hamburg U European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE) 43
Kassel U Socio-Ecological Research in North-South-Relations 44
Leipzig U The New Europe 45
München U
Doctoral Training Programme “Learning Sciences” (DTP-LS) 46
Rostock U Demo-Doc: A multinational PhD programme in Demography 47
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS)
FU Berlin
Subjects
University name
Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS)
Transnational and International Studies
Freie Universität Berlin in collaboration with the Hertie School of Governance and
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
Spokesperson
Address
Dr. Daria Isachenko
Ihnestraße 26
14195 Berlin
Germany
Website
www.transnationalstudies.eu
See website
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Language requirements
English
English
Degree awarded
PhD in Transnational Studies
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
As a cooperative project of three outstanding scientific institutes and institutions - the Freie Universität Berlin (FUB),
the Hertie School of Governance (HSoG), and the Social
Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) – the Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS) constitutes a
distinctive platform for ambitious, innovative, and cuttingedge research in transnational and international relations.
It offers a rigorous and intense English-language PhD programme for exceptionally-talented graduate students with
a strong focus on Social Science theories and methods. It
also welcomes applications from adjacent disciplines such
as History, Economics, and Law.
Since its foundation in 2008, the BTS has successfully
established a first-rate reputation for its PhD programme,
and now attracts graduates from distinguished institutions from all over the world. Coming from many different
backgrounds, cultural diversity is one of the main characteristics of our student body.
Through strategic partnerships and cooperation, our
PhD candidates gain insight into the work of other research centers. International partners round off the BTS
network by co-hosting workshops on current issues and
research methods. The BTS also offers its students financial
support for their research stays and conference trips on top
of their respective scholarships. Combining the strength of
38 | Freie Universität Berlin
all three institutions enables us to offer a very
broad variety of research focuses. Thus, the BTS
creates a unique place where young researchers
find an appropriate setting for their investigations, intellectual exchange, and cooperation
with other programme participants as well as
with renowned scholars working at the forefront of their respective fields of research.
DieBerlinerGraduiertenschulefürTransnationaleStudien(BTS)isteinGemeinschaftsprojekt der Freien Universität Berlin (FUB), der
HertieSchoolofGovernance(HSoG)unddes
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung(WZB).Siebieteteinenglischsprachiges Promotionsprogramm im Bereich „transnationale und internationale Beziehungen“,
verstandenalsinterdisziplinäresForschungsfeld zwischen Politischen Wissenschaften,
Geschichte,Wirtschaft,Rechtundangrenzenden Disziplinen. Der komparative, interdisziplinäre Ansatz wird unterstützt durch die
kulturelleVielfaltderinternationalenDoktorandengruppe.
European Doctorate in Economics-Network (EDE-NET)
Universität Bielefeld
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
versity are in a position to award joint degrees
to students. EDE is the first structured doctoral
programme in Economics with such a strong international focus and is a true pioneering effort.
In Bielefeld the EDE-NET programme is carried
out under the auspices of BiGSEM, which provides the basic infrastructure.
Das „European Doctorate in Economics“
(EDE) ist ein Promotionsprogramm, das im
Rahmen eines europäischen Universitätsverbunds von sieben Universitäten getragen
wird.FürDeutschlandgehörtdieUniversität
BielefelddemVerbundanundbietetjährlich
25 Promovierenden der WirtschaftswissenschaftendieMöglichkeit,ineineminternationalenUmfeldzuforschen.Derabschließende
DoktorgradwirdentwederalsDoubleDegree
imRahmeneinesCotutelle-Verfahrensmiteiner Universität des Verbunds erworben oder
als Joint Degree von zwei oder gar drei am
EDE-Netzwerk beteiligten Universitäten gemeinsamvergeben.
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The Bielefeld Graduate School of Economics and Management (BiGSEM) has been offering a structured, internationally oriented doctoral programme since 2001. Since
then cooperative programmes in doctoral education have
been established with several distinguished European
universities. Bielefeld University is part of a consortium of
seven European Universities, which have been offering a
European doctoral programme entitled ‘European Doctorate in Economics (EDE)’ to highly qualified international
students since the autumn of 2011. Students enrolled in
this programme undergo a curriculum that is fully coordinated by the partners, are supervised by faculty members of at least two of the partner universities and spend
their study time at two or three of the partner universities.
Students graduating from the programme either receive a
joint degree offered by the two (or three) partner universities where they have studied or a double degree under a
Cotutelle agreement.
The partners of Bielefeld University in the consortium
are Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of
Amsterdam, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Università
Ca’Foscari Venezia, Université Catholique de Louvain and
L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
The first four of these partners together with Bielefeld Uni-
European Doctorate in Economics-Network (EDE-NET)
Economics
Prof. Dr. Herbert Dawid
Department of Business Administration and Economics
P.O. Box 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Germany
Website
http://erasmusmundus-edeem.univ-paris1.fr/
http://www.bigsem.de/ede-em.html
Degree awarded
See website
25
3 February 2012
English
Dr. rer. pol. (joint degree, co-tutelle)
Universität Bielefeld | 39
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS goes Europe)
Universität Bochum
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS goes Europe)
Economics, Social Sciences, Law, Human Geography
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
GB 1/59
44801 Bochum
Germany
Website
http://www.development-research.org/phd-international-development-studies.html
See website
Up to 12
April 30
English
Degree awarded
PhD in International Development Studies
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The structured three-year PhD programme in International
Development Studies (PhD IDS) is offered by the Institute
of Development Research and Development Policy of RuhrUniversity Bochum (RUB) in cooperation with the Faculties
of Economics, Law, Geography and Social Science. The programme is taught entirely in English. It is embedded within the framework of the RUB Research School, one of the
winning programmes of the German Excellence Initiative.
The programme builds on three fundamental pillars: It is a
structured PhD programme with a strong interdisciplinary
and international focus.
Participants can choose from a variety of tailor-made
teaching modules while at the same time working on their
own research projects. A supervisor is assigned to each research project. All supervisors of the PhD candidates hold
professorial posts at the Ruhr-University Bochum or other
German universities and are affiliated to one of the following disciplines: Economics, Social Sciences, Law, Geography.
The PhD IDS attracts people from very diverse study
and regional backgrounds worldwide. In this context,
the DAAD-funded project “PhD IDS goes Europe” aims
at strengthening the integration of doctoral students in
European research networks and fostering inter- European mobility of postgraduate students. Furthermore, the
programme encourages the mutual exchange of visiting
lecturers and post-graduate students with European universities offering similar PhD programmes.
Enrolment in the PhD IDS takes place on an annual
basis. Candidates with an advanced degree in Economics,
Law, Social or Political Science, Development Manage-
40 | Ruhr-Universität Bochum
ment, Human Geography or related subjects
from all over the world who aspire to further
scientific qualifications relating to “International Development Studies” and have a strong
interest in interdisciplinary work are invited to
apply.
Das dreijährige Promotionsprogramm “PhD
in International Development Studies” ist
ein englischsprachiges, strukturiertes, interdisziplinäres Programm, das am Institut
für Entwicklungsforschung und Entwicklungspolitik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
in Kooperation mit den Fakultäten für Wirtschaftswissenschaft,
Rechtswissenschaft,
Sozialwissenschaft und Geowissenschaften
angebotenwird.DerinternationaleZuschnitt
unddieVernetzunginsbesonderemitanderen
europäischen Hochschulen und Forschungszentren ähnlicher Ausrichtung ermöglichen
den Promovierenden nicht nur Auslandserfahrungen,sondernauchdenwissenschaftlichenAustauschmitinternationalführenden
Spezialisten u.a. im Rahmen von regelmäßigenGastvorträgen.
Democracy, Knowledge, and Gender in a Transnational World (IPP Transnational)
Universität Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
cal, and interdisciplinary skills and acquired
key multidisciplinary qualifications that enable
them to begin a promising career both within
and outside the university.
Das Internationale Promotionsprogramm
„Demokratie,WissenundGeschlechtineiner
transnationalen Welt“, kurz IPP Transnational, ist im Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/
Mainangesiedelt.Esverbindetsoziologische,
politologische, anthropologische und sozialpsychologische Fragestellungen. Dank internationalerVernetzungistesallenTeilnehmern
möglich, von bis zu zwei Auslandssemestern
zu profitieren. Darüber hinaus bietet IPP
Transnational ein reges Gastvortragsprogramm, beste Betreuungsbedingungen und
einweltoffenesUmfeld.
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The international PhD programme “Democracy, Knowledge, and Gender in a Transnational World” (IPP Transnational) is located at the Faculty of Social Sciences at
Goethe University Frankfurt. It involves the academic expertise and research skills of supervisors from the fields
of Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology and Social
Psychology. The IPP Transnational’s profile connects three
thematic fields that combine central research issues of
the 21st century. Emphasis is placed on the interrelation
between current transnational social transformations and
the development of democracy, the (re)formation of the
gender order, as well as bioscientific findings and practices. In the IPP’s lecture series, Forum Transnational, renowned scholars from Germany and abroad discuss their
most recent work on topics and concepts related to the
IPP’s thematic fields.
Besides the attractive programme run by the Faculty’s
International Postgraduate Center (IPC), additional workshops and supervision measures are available to PhD candidates at the IPP Transnational that provide ideal conditions for attaining a PhD and precipitate completion of the
thesis.
Within the scope of the programme, PhD candidates
have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters at
one of its international partner universities in the U.S.A.,
England, Denmark, Switzerland, and Sweden in order to
gain international experience and advance their research
work considerably. After successfully completing the programme, the initiators envision the PhD candidates as
having obtained comprehensive academic training at the
highest level, having expanded their theoretical, methodi-
Democracy, Knowledge, and Gender in a Transnational World (IPP Transnational)
Sociology, Political Science, Social Psychology, Anthropology
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Helma Lutz
Institute for Social and Political Analysis
Faculty of the Social Sciences
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Robert-Mayer-Straße 5
60054 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Website
http://www.gesellschaftswissenschaften.uni-frankfurt.de/en/ipc/
ipp_transnational/ipp_transnational/index.html
Degree awarded
See website
2 x 15
May 15 , November 15
English and German
Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.)
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main | 41
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Joint PhD-Programme in Agricultural Economics (J-PPAE)
Universität Göttingen
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Joint PhD-Programme in Agricultural Economics (J-PPAE)
Agricultural Economics
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in collaboration with Universidad de Talca
Prof. Dr. Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel (Speaker Göttingen)
Dr. Sebastian Lakner (Coordinator)
Prof. Dr. Alejandra Engler (Speaker Talca)
Address
Dept. for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, c/o Dr. Sebastian Lakner
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Universidad de Talca, Departamento de Economía Agraria, c/o Lisbeth Yáñez Stegmair
Casilla 747-721, Talca, Chile
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.jppae.uni-goettingen.de
See website
10
Anytime
English and Spanish
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor scientiarum agrarium (Dr. sc. agr.)
(at the University of Göttingen), Doctor en Ciencias Agrarias (Universidad de Talca)
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The PhD-Programme “Agricultural Economics” is jointly
offered by the University of Göttingen (Germany) and Universidad de Talca (Chile). These universities have offered a
joint MSc-Programme since 2002. Over the first three semesters, PhD students in the programme take courses in a
well-established PhD-Programme in Agricultural Economics in Göttingen (“Promotionskolleg Agrarökonomik“).
PhDtopics are suggested for their ensuring PhD research.
The second three semesters are spent at the University
of Talca, where participants carry out their PhD research
in a dynamic scientific environment. The programme is
supported by eight cooperation partners from the fields
of Science, Agribusiness and Public Administration; these
partners provide ideas, and contribute to the supervision
of PhD research projects.
Objectives of the programme
• The application of economic theory to problems faced
by international agribusiness, international trade,
market and policy analysis, farm management, marketing and rural development
• Carrying out relevant applied agricultural economic
research in cooperation with leading research institutes and key agricultural stakeholders in Latin America and Europe
• Providing training in cutting-edge methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Imparting the skills required to publish results in international journals
• Training participants in communication with policy
makers and other stakeholders, and
• Developing solutions and strategies to combat hunger, poverty and resource depletion
42 | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Career-Perspectives
The PhD provides excellent training for a career
in research as well as for leading positions in
national and international governmental and
non-governmental organisations and multinational enterprises in agriculture, agribusiness
and international trade.
Das PhD-Programm „Agricultural Economics“(J-PPAE)wirdgemeinsamvonderGeorgAugust-Universität Göttingen (Deutschland)
undderUniversitätTalca(Chile)angeboten.
Esistdaraufausgerichtet,theoretischesWissen im agrarwissenschaftlichen Bereich mit
praktischenLösungenzuverknüpfen.Sowird
denDoktorandeneinehervorragendeAusbildunginAgribusinessunddenbenachbarten
Forschungsbereichen ermöglicht. Teilnehmer
profitieren in den ersten drei Semestern von
einem strukturierten Kursangebot in GöttingenundverbringendiezweitendreiSemester
mitForschungenanderUniversidaddeTalca.
European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE)
Universität Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Afterwards candidates move to one of the
participating universities, depending on their
field of specialization. Candidates who specialize in Development Law and Economics are offered the possibility to visit the affiliated partner, the Indira Ghandi Insitute of Development,
Research, Mumbai for a research stay.
Das„EuropeanDoctorateinLawandEconomics“(EDLE)isteinPromotionsprogramman
der Universität Hamburg unter Beteiligung
der Universitäten Bologna und Rotterdam
undunterMitwirkungdesIndiraGandhiInstituteofDevelopmentResearchofMumbai.
Es führt rechtswissenschaftliche und wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studien zusammen
undstelltinsbesonderedieInterdependenzen
von Rechts- und Wirtschaftssystemen in den
Mittelpunkt.DiebesondereStrukturdesProgramms ermöglicht es den Promovierenden,
an mindestens drei Standorten zu forschen
undinternationaleErfahrungenzusammeln.
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The European Doctorate in Law and Economics (EDLE) is
an excellence programme based at the University of Hamburg sponsored by the European Commission under the
Erasmus Mundus scheme. It offers the unique opportunity
to study Law and Economics at the PhD level in (at least)
three different countries. The programme prepares promising economists and lawyers for an academic career in
a research field of growing importance or for responsible
positions in government, research organizations and international consulting groups.
EDLE presents a combination of course work and
research. The curriculum is devised to provide advanced
and challenging education both to lawyers and economists. Candidates are able to choose between basic and
advanced courses depending on their educational background. On top of the coursework, candidates start working on their theses from the beginning of their studies.
In the first semester, from October to April, candidates
stay in Bologna and attend introductory and advanced
courses in Microeconomics, Econometrics and Financial
Economics in line with their backgrounds as either lawyers
or economists.
In the second semester the Summer School in Hamburg introduces first-year candidates to leading international researchers in Law and Economics during an intensive three to six-week lecture programme.
In their third semester, candidates attend the cycle of
seminars scheduled at the Rotterdam Institute for Law and
Economics to refine their methods and research topic.
European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE)
Law and Economics, interdisciplinary approach
Universität Hamburg in collaboration with the Universities of Bologna and Rotterdam
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Patrick C. Leyens, LL.M. (London)
University of Hamburg
Institute of Law and Economics
Rothenbaumchaussee 36
20148 Hamburg
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
www.edle-phd.eu
See website
Up to 16 full stipends
End of the year or early January (see website)
English
Doctoral degree in Law and Economics, multiple
degree awarded by the partner universities,
Bologna, Hamburg and Rotterdam
Universität Hamburg | 43
Universität Kassel
Socio-Ecological Research in North-South-Relations
Universität Kassel
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Socio-Ecological Research in North-South-Relations
Political Science, Political Economy, Sociology
Universität Kassel
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt
University of Kassel
Fachbereich 05-Gesellschaftswissenschaften
34109 Kassel
Germany
Website
www.social-globalization.uni-kassel.de
See website
Maximum 3
See website
Degree awarded
Spanish, English and German
Doctor of Political Science (Dr. rer. pol.)
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
Social and ecological problems can hardly be treated separately any longer more in our age of ´globalization`. This
goes for countries in the Global South and their relations
with countries of the North in particular. For instance, the
development goal of increasing living standards in countries like China and Brazil is generally welcomed. But this
is achieved through highly energy-intensive industrial
growth. Effects of climate change often hit poor and rural
regions in the South hardest, although these contribute
least to it. Intensifying trade relations between North and
South and increasing competition in world markets allow
cheaper consumer goods and can thereby create economic prosperity while at the same time threatening to
undermine labour and ecological standards. Despite the
widely accepted paradigm of ´sustainable development`
significant integration of social, ecological, technological
and economic policies is still lacking. This is due at least in
part to constraints on academic research, which frequently
addresses interrelated problems along disciplinary or thematic lines.
In the field of Social and Ecological Research in
North-South Relations`, the doctoral programme Global
Social Policies and Governance at Kassel University seeks
to overcome such constraints by bringing together PhD
students and faculty members from different disciplines
in the Social Sciences. The programme involves about 20
PhD projects analysing actors, institutions and processes
relevant in the making of labour and ecological policies.
Interdependencies between the local, (trans-) national
and global levels play a significant role in this research
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as well as a regional focus on issues and cases
in Latin America, as this world region has been
comparatively neglected in this context to date.
The programme’s general aim is to contribute
to the dialogue between North and South on
common social and ecological issues, primarily
by organising civil society actors as well as the
transfer of knowledge and technology.
Im Rahmen des internationalen Promotionskollegs „Global Social Policies and Governance“ an der Universität Kassel widmet
sich das Promotionsprogramm „Soziale
und ökologische Probleme in den Nord-SüdBeziehungen“ komplexen Problemen der
Globalisierung im Schnittpunkt unterschiedlicher Fachgebiete. Das Programm ist deshalbbetontinterdisziplinärausgerichtetund
umfasst die Fachgebiete Internationale und
intergesellschaftliche Beziehungen, Politik
und Globalisierung, Politische Ökonomie,
Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Sozialrecht sowie
PolitikderArbeitsmigration.
The New Europe
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
University of Vroclav. Students spend at least
two semesters of the programme at one of the
two partner universities. Study units abroad
may also include field study or data collection
in other Eastern and Eastern-Central European
countries.
Unter dem Dach eines bi-nationalen Studiengangs bringt das Promotionsprogramm „The
New Europe“ Doktoranden der Universität
Leipzig und der Universität Wroclaw zusammen. Im Zentrum steht die Beschäftigung
mit der heutigen Europäischen Union, ihren
Perspektiven und ihren Transformationsprozessen – aus historischer sowie kultur- und
sozialwissenschaftlicher Sicht.
Teilnehmer werden von Wissenschaftlern aus beiden Universitäten betreut und
verbringen mindestens zwei Semester an der
jeweiligen Partneruniversität. Zusätzliche Forschungsaufenthalte in anderen ost- und mitteleuropäischen Ländern werden begrüßt und
unterstützt.
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
The process of the European Union’s enlargement to include Eastern Europe has transformed today’s EU of 27
member states into something fundamentally different
from the pre-1989 European Community. The bi-national
PhD network “The New Europe”, based at the University
of Leipzig working in cooperation with the University of
Vroclav, brings together an East German and a Polish university to investigate from a historical, cultural and social
science perspective four core fields in the recent transformation of Europe: (1) Border and territorialisation – the EU
as a model for macro-regional integration?; (2) European
enlargement and globalization; (3) Cultural transfer and
transnationalisation in Eastern-Central Europe; and (4)
Historical conflicts and their current treatment in Europe.
In using the term “the new Europe”, partners in Leipzig
and Eastern-Central Europe are referring on the one hand
tongue-in-cheek to former US Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld’s polemic statement back in 2003. On the other
hand they have in mind the London-based journal “New
Europe” during World War I, in which intellectuals from
Great Britain and Eastern-Central Europe discussed the future order of the continent. And they of course underscore
the new quality exhibited by the EU’s internal structure as
well as of its global challenges.
As a rule, PhD students are supervised by scholars
from both universities: the University of Leipzig and the
The New Europe
European Studies, Global Studies, Area Studies, Cultural Studies, Historical
Prof. Dr. Matthias Middell
Prof. Dr. Stefan Troebst
Address
Emil-Fuchs-Straße 1
04105 Leipzig
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/ral/gchuman/
See website
20-30
July 1, January 1
German and English
Dr. phil.
Universität Leipzig | 45
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
Doctoral Training Programme “Learning Sciences” (DTP-LS)
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Doctoral Training Programme “Learning Sciences” (DTP-LS)
Medicine, Neuroscience, Psychology, Educational Science, Sociology, Economics
Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer / Nevena Konstantinova /
Dr. Andrea Szameitat / Dr. Kerstin Bleuel
Address
Leopoldstraße 13 (PF 36)
80802 Munich
Germany
Website
http://www.en.mcls.lmu.de/dtp/
See website
Approx. 20
September 1
English
Degree awarded
Dr. phil.
The Doctoral Training Programme in the Learning Sciences (DTP-LS) is the central training component at the
Munich Center of the Learning Sciences, based at Ludwig
Maximilians University Munich. This programme provides
an interdisciplinary environment where doctoral students
can master skills in conducting state-of-the-art research
in the learning sciences. It is founded on the belief that
learning sciences cannot be addressed adequately within
a single discipline. As a result, the DTP-LS offers a broad
interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on relevant research
results and theories related to learning from Educational
Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Economics, Sociology, Biology, Mathematics and Medicine. All these disciplines employ a broad array of empirical and quantitative
approaches (ranging from brain-imaging methods, observation methods of behavior and cognition and evaluation
methods, to representative surveys). The quality of the
doctoral research is ensured by systematic interdisciplinary supervision. Furthermore, a wide array of activities is
offered to the doctoral students, including content-related
courses, methodology courses, courses on key qualifications (e.g. scientific writing, teaching, ethics of research)
and special guest lectures by renowned learning scientists.
The DTP-LS encourages doctoral students to play an active
part in the international science community, e.g. by providing conference grants and funds for research stays abroad
with their international supervisors.
46 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
DasMunichCenteroftheLearningSciences
(MCLS) der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München steht für einen interdisziplinären
ForschungsansatzundbringtWissenschaftler
ausverschiedenenFächernundInstitutenzur
Erforschung der Bedingungen, Prozesse und
Ergebnisse des Lernens zusammen (z.B. aus
den Bereichen Medizin, Neurowissenschaften, Psychologie, Erziehungswissenschaften,
Soziologie,Wirtschaftswissenschaften).Diese
InterdisziplinaritätzeichnetauchdasPromotionsprogramm des Zentrums aus: Die Promovierenden werden von unterschiedlichen
SpezialistenbetreutundkönnenaneinerVielzahl fachlicher und methodologischer Kurse
teilnehmen,bekommendarüberhinausaber
auchSchlüsselqualifikationenvermitteltund
profitierenvonhochkarätigenGastvorträgen.
Demo-Doc: A multinational PhD programme in Demography
Universität Rostock
Universität Rostock
Subjects
University name
and Rostock.
The Demo-Doc network is an initiative of
the University of Rostock in collaboration with
the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Rostock.
Das multinationale Promotionsnetzwerk
„Demo-Doc“,dasvonderUniversitätRostock
imVerbundmitdenUniversitätenBarcelona,
Lund und La Sapienza Rom sowie mit dem
Max-Planck-Institut für demografische ForschungRostockbetriebenwird,bietetPromovierenden aus den beteiligten Einrichtungen
ein gemeinsames Promotionsprogramm. Die
17 Teilnehmer werden von einem internationalen Wissenschaftler-Team betreut und
erhalten in Auslandsaufenthalten und einer
jährlichenSommerschulevielfältigeGelegenheit zu Austausch und internationalen Forschungserfahrungen.
Economics, Law,
& Social Sciences
Demo-Doc is a multinational PhD Programme in Demography organised by the University of Rostock in cooperation with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Lund
University, La Sapienza University of Rome, and the Max
Planck Institute for Demographic Research Rostock. The
purpose of Demo-Doc is to provide doctoral students with
comprehensive research training in demography and international supervision in their research area. The threeyear training covers a large area of demographic topics,
advanced statistical methods and formal demography. The
programme brings together 17 PhD students enrolled at
the four partner universities (eight from Rostock, three
from Lund, three from Rome, and three students from Barcelona). It consists of two parts: the first year is devoted
to acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills and to
developing a PhD outline. The final two years are focused
on research and the completion of the PhD. The students
discuss their research progress during annual summer
schools and research stays at their partner universities.
Demo-Doc provides joint supervision from senior researchers working at one of the leading European demography
programmes at the Universities of Barcelona, Lund, Rome,
Demo-Doc: A multinational PhD programme in Demography
Demography (social and economic sciences)
Universität Rostock in collaboration with La Sapienza University of Rome, Autonomous
University of Barcelona, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Doblhammer
University of Rostock
WSF
Ulmenstrstraße 69
18057 Rostock
Germany
Website
www.demodoc.uni-rostock.de
Master or Diploma in Demography or related field
One–time 20 students in 2011 for three years
Closed
English
Degree awarded
PhD
Universität Rostock | 47
Cultural Studies & Humanities
5
5
University
Name of Project
Page
Berlin HU Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN) 50
Berlin HU PhD-Net: The Knowledge of Literature 51
Gießen U European PhD-Network Literary and Cultural Studies 52
Köln U a.r.t.e.s. international 53
München U PhD programme ProArt 54
München U Doctoral Programme Buddhist Studies 55
Münster U smartNetwork: Decisions, Strategies, and the Public 56
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN)
HU Berlin
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN)
Ancient Philosophy, Classics
Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmig
Prof. Jonathan Beere, PhD
Address
Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.gsap.hu-berlin.de/
See website
Up to 6
January 15
English and German
Doctorate in Philosophy or Classics
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy at Humboldt
University is part of the »Ancient Philosophy & Science
Network« (APSN).
The APSN creates an exciting research environment
for doctoral students in the network. It provides an excellent framework for international collaboration and an
exchange of ideas. The APSN was started by the Graduate
School of Ancient Philosophy at Humboldt University of
Berlin. Its collaborators abroad are among the foremost
departments in the world for Ancient and Late Antique
Philosophy and Science: the University of Chicago (Philosophy and Classics), the University of Leuven (Philosophy,
De Wulf-Mansion Centre, Aristoteles Latinus), Princeton
University (Philosophy and Classics) and the University of
Toronto (Philosophy and Classics).
The three-year programme involves research courses,
reading groups, tutorial supervision, international workshops, graduate conferences, and intensive short courses.
Every candidate is supervised by a team of academic instructors. Doctoral students have the opportunity to visit
partner departments and work with the faculty there,
50 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
while the collective expertise of the network’s
faculties enables students to work on a very
wide range of topics in Ancient Philosophy and
Ancient Science. Mutual visits, workshops, and
annual graduate conferences foster exchange
and collaboration among the network’s members.
Die Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
derHumboldt-UniversitätzuBerlinbildetzusammen mit weltweit führenden Instituten
derAntikenPhilosophieinEuropaundNordamerika das „Ancient Philosophy & Science
Network“ (APSN). Die Promovierenden sind
von Anfang an in dieses internationale Forschungsnetzwerk integriert, profitieren vom
regelmäßigen wissenschaftlichen Austausch
undkönnendieMöglichkeitzuAuslandsaufenthaltenbeidenPartnernnutzen.
PhD-Net: The Knowledge of Literature
HU Berlin
Subjects
Humboldt Graduate School, which is the service
organization offering structured programmes
for doctoral studies at Humboldt University of
Berlin.
Das PhD-Net „Das Wissen der Literatur“ ist
ein bi-nationales Promotionsprogramm am
InstitutfürdeutscheLiteraturderHumboldtUniversität zu Berlin. Thematisch ist das
PromotionsprogrammaufdasVerhältnisvon
Wissen und Literatur fokussiert. Im Mittelpunkt stehen damit die literarischen BezugnahmenaufDiskurseundWissensfelder,die
mit wissenschafts- und technikhistorischen
Entwicklungen, aber auch mit sozialen und
kulturellenPraktikensowiemitästhetischen
und darstellungslogischen Verfahren verknüpftsind.
ImProgrammstudierennebendensechs
deutschen auch bis zu sechs US-amerikanische Doktoranden, die von den beteiligten
PartnerinstitutenderUniversityofCalifornia,
Berkeley, der Princeton University und der
Harvard University ausgewählt werden. Das
Programm sieht für jeden Promovierenden
einen Auslandsaufenthalt von bis zu zwei
Semesternvor.
The PhD-Net „Das Wissen der Literatur/The Knowledge of
Literature“ is a bi-national doctoral programme, hosted by
the Institut für deutsche Literatur at Humboldt University
of Berlin. The programme closely collaborates with the Department of German at the University of California, Berkeley, the Department of German at Princeton University,
and the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University in the USA.
Starting in October 2008, the PhD-Net has been offering German and US-American/international doctoral
students a stimulating environment for cooperative
research, work, and discussion as well as a structured
curriculum ranging from coursework to subject-specific
classes and methodological training. Doctoral candidates
in the PhD-Net study abroad at partner institutions for
up to two terms. During this time they participate in the
specific teaching programme while being supervised by
an international faculty member until the completion of
the dissertation project. Fifteen full-time professors work
in the core faculty of the PhD-Net; an additional faculty of
renowned European and US scholars complement the programme as mentors. Alongside six German candidates, the
PhD-Net accepts six international doctoral students (two
from each of the US-American partner institutions) in its
programme each year.
The focus on the relationship between knowledge and
literature is a response to recent methodological considerations in Literary Studies and forms the basis for the PhD
exchange and joint academic instruction and supervision
of international doctoral projects. German and English are
the languages of the programme. PhD-Net is part of the
PhD-Net: The Knowledge of Literature
German Literature, Literary Theory and History, Media, Intellectual, and Culture
theory and history
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Joseph Vogl
Philosophische Fakultät II, Institut für deutsche Literatur
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Germany
Website
http://www.das-wissen-der-literatur.de
See website
6 - 8 from Germany (both Germans and foreigners living in Germany); 6-8 Internationals from the US, through the departments of the three US partner institutions of the
programme
Degree awarded
In spring (see Website for details)
German and English
Dr.phil. / PhD
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | 51
European PhD-Network Literary and Cultural Studies
Universität Gießen
Subjects
European PhD-Network Literary and Cultural Studies
English & American Studies, German Studies, Romance Studies, Comparative
Literature, Cultural Studies
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Prof. Dr. Ansgar Nünning
Alter Steinbacher Weg 38
35394 Giessen
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://phdnet.uni-giessen.de
M.A., excellent research project in Literary Studies, excellent English skills
12 per cycle (last cycle started in the beginning of 2011)
No open slots at the moment
English and German
Bi-national Doctorate
The European PhD-net “Literary and Cultural Studies”,
based at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), offers a
distinctly international research training programme in the
fields of literary and cultural studies jointly designed by
the participating institutions: JLU, the Finnish Doctoral Programme for Literary Studies at Helsinki University, the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) at
the Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon, the Doctorate
School of Humanities at the University of Bergamo and the
Departments of English and Baltic Languages, Finnish and
German at the University of Stockholm.
PhDnet offers a clearly structured, three-year doctoral
programme with high academic standards. Members perform their doctoral studies at JLU and one of the partner
institutions, where their projects are jointly supervised. The
programme integrates doctoral candidates into national
and international academic communities and facilitates
international PhD students’ entry into the German academic landscape. Joint events such as conferences, symposiums or master classes implement the tight network
structures envisioned by PhD-net. Doctoral students moreover profit from co-operation with five international nonacademic partner institutions as well as individual career
52 | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
coaching offered on a regular basis. At the end
of their studies, PhD-net doctoral candidates are
awarded binational degrees.
Das Europäische Promotionsprogramm „Literary and Cultural Studies“ an der JustusLiebig-Universität Giessen (JLU) stützt sich
auf einen europäischen Hochschulverbund
von fünf Universitäten (Giessen, Bergamo,
Helsinki,Lissabon,undStockholm).DieDoktoranden betreiben ihre Studien sowohl an
derJLUalsauchaneinerderanderenUniversitäten und werden an beiden Hochschulen
betreut. Diese besondere Form der InternationalitätwirddurchKonferenzen,Symposien
und Workshops im Netzwerk gefördert und
gepflegt. Die Teilnehmer schließen das Programmmiteinerbi-nationalenPromotionab.
a.r.t.e.s. international
Universität Köln
Universität zu Köln
Subjects
a.r.t.e.s. marketing – The a.r.t.e.s. Research School promotes its programme in international announcements like academics.com
and the European Union‘s euraxess, which is
complemented by targeted marketing measures
(e.g. Website, Web 2.0 strategy, brochures, etc.).
DiefünfPromotionsklassendera.r.t.e.s.Forschungsschule der Philosophischen Fakultät
derUniversitätzuKöln,diesichandenfünf
Leitbegriffen der Forschungsschule orientieren – Anthropologie, Rezeption, Transkulturation, Episteme, Sprache – decken den FächerkatalogderPhilosophischenFakultätab.
InterdisziplinaritätundInternationalitätsind
die herausragenden Merkmale der a.r.t.e.s.
Forschungsschule, die ein internationales
NetzwerkinvielfältigerWeisenutztundihren
internationalen Teilnehmern ein breites Unterstützungsangebotbietet.
a.r.t.e.s. Research School at the University of Cologne is a
Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. Candidates are
supervised and supported in five classes, grouped according to the affinity to one of the overarching key words of
the School: anthropology – reception – transculturation –
episteme – language.
a.r.t.e.s. maintains a network of more than one hundred international universities and research institutions,
offering summer schools, commonly supervised dissertations (e.g. cotutelle-agreements), and international research classes. In addition to the emphasis on internationality (e.g. in a variety of regional and transcultural issues),
internationality is embedded in the practical implementation of research and teaching through the following:
a.r.t.e.s. abroad – candidates are offered research
stays at international partner institutes and foreign research institutions for up to two months. a.r.t.e.s. furthermore has a rich international guest lecturer programme.
a.r.t.e.s. at home – international doctoral students
are directly guided by a special mentor programme. Language course concept – free German courses for guest
researchers are provided to international a.r.t.e.s. scholarship holders and college students.
a.r.t.e.s. international
Philosophy, History, Philology, Classical Philologiy, Art History, Archeology, Lingusitic
Sciences, Regional Sciences, Media Studies, Ethnology, Musicology, and all other
subjects of Humanities
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Universität zu Köln
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Speer
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.artes.uni-koeln.de/
See website
20
See website
German
PhD
Universität zu Köln | 53
PhD programme ProArt
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
PhD programme ProArt
Art History, Art Education, Musicology, Music Education and Theater Studies
Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München
Prof. Dr. Christopher Balme, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pfisterer, Prof. Hartmut Schic
Averhoffstr. 38
Department Kunstwissenschaften, Dr. Miriam Drewes (Academic coordinator)
Zentnerstraße 31
80798 München
Germany
Website
http://www.lmu.de/proart
See website
German
Degree awarded
Dr. phil.
The interdisciplinary PhD programme ProArt at the Department of the Arts (Kunstwissenschaften) at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich with its five subject areas of
Art History, Art Education, Musicology, Music Education
and Theater Studies offers structured and research-oriented doctoral training.
The guiding idea behind ProArt is the realisation that
the Arts are increasingly marked by dissolving boundaries
and mutual fertilisation. These to some extent controversial developments affect not only artistic practice – they
also shape academic investigation of art, music, theatre
and film. The aim is to establish the Arts as key discipline(s)
in the investigation of aesthetic, (inter)cultural and (inter)
medial practices.
The programme is planned for six semesters. Teaching is performed jointly by the participating professors.
In contrast to the case until now, graded certificates of
achievement required for conferral of a doctorate degree
are predominantly acquired in courses which are specially
tailored to the needs of doctoral students. Doctoral students have the opportunity to present and discuss their
research in regular colloquiums, symposiums and workshops.
This PhD programme is aimed at postgraduates from
LMU and elsewhere who are particularly qualified and
54 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
specifically trained in their area of expertise. If
possible, one-third of these postgraduates are
to come from abroad. Their supervision combines the advantages of individual supervision
with those of team supervision.
„ProArt“ ist ein Promotionsprogramm des
Departments Kunstwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München mit
ausdrücklichkomparativerAusrichtung.LeitgedankedesProgrammsistdieEinsicht,dass
dieKünstezunehmendimZeicheneinerEntgrenzung und wechselseitigen Befruchtung
stehen. Die fünf verschiedenen Disziplinen
des Departments arbeiten bei der Betreuung
der Promovierenden eng zusammen und ermöglichen so Einblicke in eine Vielzahl an
theoretischenundmethodischenAnsätzen.
DasProgrammrichtetsichanGraduierte
aus dem Bereich der Kunstwissenschaften,
vondenenmöglichsteinDrittelausdemAuslandkommensoll.
Doctoral Programme Buddhist Studies
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Munich faculty is constantly supplemented by
German and international guest speakers. The
Doctoral Programme cannot provide scholarships of its own, but German and international
students are given advice and support in applying for a scholarship with the German Academic
Exchange Service or other organizations.
Das interfakultäre Promotionsprogramm
Buddhismus-Studien an der LMU wendet
sich an Postgraduierte aus den Bereichen der
Kultur-, Religions- und Sozialwissenschaften.
In interfakultären und forschungsorientierten Lehrveranstaltungen werden die philologischen sowie religions- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Kompetenzen der beteiligten
Fächer (Indologie und Tibetologie, Japanologie, Religionswissenschaft und Sinologie) in
einem strukturierten Studienverlauf zusammengeführt. Zusammen mit der intensiven
Beratung und Bewertung durch ein Team von
Betreuerinnen und Betreuern soll damit ein
hoher Grad an wissenschaftlicher Qualifizierung erreicht werden.
Doctoral Programme Buddhist Studies
India Studies, Japanese Studies, Religious Studies, Sinology, Tibetan Studies
Prof. Dr. Klaus Vollmer
Dr. Simone Heidegger
Address
Oettingenstraße 67
80538 München
Germany
Website
Degree awarded
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/index.html
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/applications/index.html
6
June 15, December 1, December 15
English and German
Dr. phil.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | 55
This Doctoral Programme focuses on the interdisciplinary
study of Buddhism in its many forms within its historical,
cultural, and social context. It offers a structured, researchoriented three-year doctoral study course. As a co-operation project between Indology and Tibetology, Japanology,
Religious Studies and Sinology, the programme combines
philological, philosophical and historical issues as well as
questions of religious and cultural studies. Research sources are mainly texts, but also include visual representations
and artefacts of material culture as well as interviews and
field work observation. In a specially designed curriculum,
students can link their specific research into a dialogue
with current issues in Buddhist Studies. The problems, methodical approaches and results of dissertation projects
are integrated into a broader theoretical and historical
context, making possible a lively exchange of ideas. Intensive supervision by mentoring teams offers advice from
various perspectives and helps students complete doctoral
projects at the highest level. To strengthen the scientific
and communicative skills of the doctoral students, the
research-oriented study programme is complemented by
workshops and transferable skills training as well as elements providing conference and teaching experience. In
addition, the integration of doctoral students into interdisciplinary and international networks promotes their professional and scientific development. The expertise of the
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
smartNETWORK: Decisions, Strategies, and the Public
Universität Münster
Subjects
University name
Spokesperson
Address
Humanities and Social Sciences
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Prof. Dr. Bernd Blöbaum
Georgskommende 14
48143 Münster
Germany
Website
www.uni-muenster.de/Smartnetwork/en/
See website
Unlimited
Depending on subject / Graduate School;
see website
Degree awarded
smartNETWORK: Decisions, Strategies, and the Public
English and German
Dr. phil.
„smartNETWORK” is the umbrella organisation of Graduate Schools in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Münster University. smartNETWORK currently interlinks nine
existing Graduate Schools. It thus unites many disciplines
in the Humanities and Social Sciences on the one hand
and a large number of excellent researchers on the other.
Its mission is to qualify doctoral candidates as early-stage
researchers with optimum research skills to assume leading positions in society, to promote structured doctoral
education in the respective faculties at Münster University
and to create a transdisciplinary research environment
for both doctoral candidates and established researchers.
Transdisciplinary research in smartNETWORK is guided by
the basic theme of “Decisions, Stragegies, and the Public”.
Doctoral candidates contribute to the discussion of the
basic theme with their own research projects. As the basic
theme is not meant to be a single issue in research, they
can by the same token focus on other aspects.
All international doctoral candidates are integrated
into one of the participating Graduate Schools, depending
on the subject they have graduated in. Depending upon
their research topic, a team of up to three supervisors is
assigned to them. They benefit from the central principles
of structured doctoral training in smartNETWORK, e.g. an
educational programme that combines a standardised
56 | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
performance requirement with individual activities for education and that is designed to be
completed within three years. Programme and
supervision contracts between doctoral candidate, Graduate School, and supervisors specify
tasks, rights, and duties of all parties involved.
„smartNETWORK“istdasLernendeNetzwerk
der Graduiertenschulen in den Geistes- und
Sozialwissenschaften der Wesfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Es bündelt zentraleServiceeinrichtungenundbietetzugleich
eine übergreifende Struktur und inhaltliche
Vernetzung. Darüber hinaus entwickelt das
Lernende Netzwerk ein gemeinsames Promotionsprogramm, in dem trans-disziplinär
zu einem Ankerthema geforscht wird. Eine
Hauptaufgabe des Lernenden Netzwerks ist
dabei die regelmäßige Entwicklung eines
neuen Ankerthemas aus der gemeinsamen
Forschung heraus. Derzeit lautet das Ankerthema„Entscheidungen–Strategien–Öffentlichkeit“.
Freie Universität Berlin
Regional Distribution of IPID Doctoral Programmes ●
Regionale Verteilung der IPID-Promotionsprogramme ●
Unbearbeitete Originalabbildung aus DAAD-Broschüre „Studieren in Deutschland“.
Layout von LPG Loewenstern Padberg GbR.
www.daad.de/ipid

International promovieren in Deutschland Opportunities

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