Translation of "Promotionsphase" in English

The aim of the project is to contribute to the internationalization of doctoral studies at the University of Cologne.

To ensure a high level of qualification during your doctorate, you will need to complete the following elements:

Direct entry to the doctoral stage is open to graduates with a master’s degree.

We are furthering the internationalisation of the doctoral phase .

There are different ways of obtaining a doctorate.

The research training group is designed to support young scientists during the research phase.

But whatever your other obligations, your doctoral thesis always is an independent academic achievement and is at the heart of your doctoral research.

Such opportunities for further structural development of the doctoral research phase are characteristic of the DFG Research Training Group programme.

A “schoolification” of the doctoral phase is not in the sense of FSGS.

What influence do the quality characteristics of the doctoral phase have on the success of the post-doctoral phase over time?

The application for admission to the doctorate can be submitted at any time during the doctoral phase.

Moreover, we offer get-to-know stipends and support endeavours for a sustainable internationalisation of doctoral studies.

That is the reason for the need for convergence in the structure of studies on the basis of the Bologna standard, with three years' undergraduate study for the large mass of students, two years' specialisation for the select and a three-year doctorate for the crème de la crème.

We recommend that you start collecting the relevant information needed for your Transcript very early, even if the date of your final exam will be some time in the future. Keeping your request form up to date already during your doctorate will make getting your Transcript a lot faster and easier.

The Institute makes a sustained contribution to promoting the next generations of researchers, especially in the doctoral phase and here works closely with the University of Hamburg and other institutes for training and further education in the city.

Supervision and Mentoring Extensive supervision and mentoring structures ensure that IPP members can always count on support on and guidance in all matters relating to their PhD.

In principle, the contract term should therefore be in line with the qualifi-cation objective. In particular, an initial fixed-term employment contract for a period of at least 24 months with an extension option of a further 12 months should be concluded during the doctoral stage.

During the doctorate phase, every candidate attends scientific lectures (e.g. seminars, special courses, summer / winter schools) with a workload of together 6 SWS (62 hours) for the duration of the full period. The students can chose whatever their scientific interests are.

The young scientists and young researchers who have successfully completed their doctoral studies, are personally invited to the graduation ceremony.

Alternatively, students can directly apply to be admitted to the program's second phase, which combines the doctorate with a parallel Master of Science.

Its objectives are to give this group political voice at the European level, promote the quality of the dissertation phase, provide information on issues of concern to young scholars, and facilitate networking among their national organizations.

Conditional on successful completion of the M.A. course in the following year, they can then change directly to the PhD track and profit from institutionalised cotutelle de thèse supervision.

The standards are directed primarily towards those academics in the faculties and graduate schools who are supervising young academics working on their doctoral theses.

The application should be submitted together with the application for doctoral proceedings, so at the very end of the doctoral phase.

Especially the doctoral phase is a time of isolated work during which female doctoral students face big challenges.