Advantages at a glance

1. quality assurance through supervision in a network

  • Continuous feedback from supervisors and from the network in all phases of the doctorate
  • Less dependence on individual supervisors through connection to the graduate centre
  • Interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange in the programme's events

2. doctorate-appropriate training

  • Courses specifically for doctoral students on key qualifications and broadening competences, e.g. university didactics seminars.
  • Thematically focussed offerings in workshops, master classes and summer schools
  • Demand-orientated and self-managed offer: The topics are determined in cooperation with the fellows and, as far as possible, also designed by the fellows themselves

3. support with academic career planning and preparation

  • Conference participation, publications and the organisation of own events are planned during the doctorate
  • The university offers its own career planning programme
  • Assistance and advice on academic and non-academic career planning from supervisors

4. internationalisation & networking

  • Participation in the international network of supervisors and all researchers involved in the programme

5 Institutional affiliation

  • Status as a member of the University of Erfurt
  • Support for fellows in their search for scholarships
  • Fellows (full members) can apply for reimbursement of material and travel expenses