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With the aim of improving the quality of doctorates and the conditions for young academics, the universities in Lower Saxony have developed guidelines together with the Ministry of Science of Lower Saxony which, among other things, are intended to guarantee greater transparency and commitment in doctoral procedures and facilitate cooperative doctorates.
Clausthal University of Technology is planning the long-term implementation of instruments for the further development of doctoral supervision for
- interdisciplinary and cross-faculty promotion of the quality of doctorates,
- Increasing the attractiveness of doctorates at Clausthal University of Technology on a national and international scale,
- Ensuring that Clausthal University of Technology is eligible to apply for structured and coordinated national and international funding programs.
- The Graduate Academy offers advice to researchersand researchgroups on the implementation of instruments for the further development of doctoral supervision. The consultation can take place individually or together with the entire research group, for example in a workshop format. The focus here is on the joint development of standards and methods that can be implemented step by step in your own day-to-day research. If you would like advice, please contact us.
- The TU Clausthal provides an online career platform to support doctoral candidates and supervisors. available. The platform provides guidelines, documents and information brochures in the download area for individual use. The documents are also available in print. The information brochure "Doing a doctorate in Clausthal" provides information about the basic process of a doctorate at Clausthal University of Technology and is intended to give international doctoral candidates in particular an insight into doctoral procedures and provide assistance with contact options. Further documents, which are made available on the Graduate Academy website, provide information on national standards and recommendations for the organization of doctoral studies (e.g. Guidelines for quality assurance in doctoral procedures from the State University Conference and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, "Gemeinsam die Promotion gestalten - Handlungsempfehlungen für Promovierende/ Betreuende" (Shaping the doctorate together - recommendations for action for doctoral candidates/supervisors ) from the doctoral quality circle). The documents "Doctoral Progress Report" and "Guidelines for the Procedure of Supervision Meetings/Annual Meetings" are intended to provide guidance and support for structuring the doctoral project and individual elements.
- Clausthal University of Technology enables newly appointed professors, but also in particular junior research group leaders and experienced junior researchers who are significantly involved in the supervision of doctoral candidates, to participate in further training measures to further develop their own good and quality-assured supervision as part of an onboarding program. These can include further training measures such as workshops, but also events with experience reports from experienced professors.
- The Graduate Academy advises and supports researchers and research groups in submitting applications within the framework of structured and coordinated funding programs. When planning coordinated research proposals, researchers and research groups are offered advice before and during the application process in order to jointly develop concepts for quality-assured and modern supervision and qualification of early career researchers. The Graduate Academy advises and examines in particular whether standards should be adhered to and appropriate measures implemented. Corresponding text modules for application texts can also be provided as support. If you would like advice, please contact us.
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