First Final Seminar

The TUM Graduate School final seminar is for doctoral candidates in the final stage of doctorate (one year or less before finalization). The final seminar is an essential part of the TUM Graduate School’s research training program which gives you advice and information for your future career in academia and industry. The first final seminar will take place on 7 October 2010 in the TUM Graduate School building. If you would like to participate, please fill out the application form and send it to Berit Plumhoff together with the finishing date of your doctoral degree. For more information please contact our event manager Susan Trinitz. The first TUM Graduate School final seminar will be held in German.

The TUM Graduate School

The TUM Graduate School is an innovative approach to German doctoral education, living up to highest of international standards. Apart from extending the portfolio of excellent academic qualifications offered by TUM, it also underpins our interdisciplinary and international orientation. By doing so, it not only rises up to the increasingly complex research challenges of today but also reflects the changing trends in the labor markets.

Through a wide range of interdisciplinary advanced training courses and general services, the TUM Graduate School and its Graduate Centers encourage networking amongst doctoral candidates. Besides the obvious benefits for the doctoral candidates, the TUM Graduate School also serves to integrate the faculties more cohesively into international networks whilst simultaneously generating extra revenue for the postgraduate training programs.

Some key facts at a glance: the TUM Graduate School...

1. coordinates and finances the services of TUM's Graduate Centers.
2. gives TUM doctoral candidates a voice within the democratic processes of the University through the creation of the TUM Doctoral Council.
3. structures the dissertation project via the signing of a supervision agreement, securing a second mentor, etc.
4. increases internationalization and mobility by subsidizing research periods abroad and through the involvement of visiting international scientists.
5. fosters early scientific autonomy in research by awarding bonuses for publications in high-ranking journals.
6. expands TUM's generic skills program to include tailor-made advanced training courses, workshops, seminars and networking events which combine academic/technical subjects encompassing topics of social and entrepreneurial relevance.

You can register Here for the fourth Kick Off seminar at the Haus der Bayerischen Landwirtschaft, Herrsching.