6th Networking Event for Doctoral Supervisors

To begin the meeting, Prof. Dr. Klaus Becker, Vice President for Research and Knowledge Transfer and Head of the Graduate Center, welcomed all participants and informed them about the current developments with regard to the Doctoral College NRW and the number of doctoral students at TH Köln. Afterward, Nike Matthiesen and Dr. Mareike Fröhling provided information about the PLan_CV project, and Mirjam Heetkamp and Dr. Katharina Rohrbach gave a brief overview of the current offers for doctoral researchers at the TH Köln.

As an impulse, Dr. Daniela Böhringer from the University of Duisburg-Essen gave a short lecture on "Compliments in situations of doctoral supervision". Afterward, there was time for exchange and networking and the supervisors had the opportunity to discuss current needs and concerns with the Vice President and Head of the Graduate Center Prof. Dr. Klaus Becker.

Currently, 203 doctoral researchers are registered at TH Köln, they are supervised by 104 professors. In addition to a variety of networking activities for doctoral researchers and supervisors, the Graduate Center offers regular office hours for those interested in doctoral studies and counseling for doctoral researchers, postdocs, and supervisors. In cooperation with various institutions of TH Köln, coaching programs for doctoral researchers, a doctoral qualification program in German and English, language learning opportunities, and several funding programs are offered.