Humboldt Graduate School What are our tasks? What do we offer to doctoral students?

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 …. was founded as an umbrella organization for doctoral programs at Humboldt University in 2006 … is membership-oriented and provides quality assurance for its 21 member programs … also offers a wide range of services and general support to all doctoral students at HU Humboldt Graduate School

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Currently 21 member programs belong to HGS

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013

What we offer to all doctoral students: Transferable skills trainings Peer mentoring Conflict consultation

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Why training in transferable skills? to improve your performance as early-stage researchers to enable you to complete your research projects as soon as possible to improve your employability as graduates with a doctoral degree to develop a doctoral students network

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 The workshops are … offered to beginners or to advanced doctoral candidates tailored to doctoral candidates from the natural & life sciences or for doctoral candidates from the humanities & social sciences (some are open to all disciplines) mainly held in English

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Quality Assurance High-level training courses in small groups Customized to fit typical situations which occur during doctoral research Highly-qualified trainers who have typically worked in the academic field themselves Evaluation by participants through feedback questionnaires

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 The concept of training transferable skills at HGS consists of four major sections: Science Skills Management Skills Career Skills Coaching

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Scientific Presentation Poster Presentation Scientific Writing Publishing Research Articles Grant Application Writing Exposé – Schreibwerkstatt Writing Review Articles Academic Writing for PhD Candidates of Mathematics Preparing for the Disputation Teaching Skills for Junior Scientists, 2 parts Good Scientific Practice Literature Research in the Web (ELFI) Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen Science Skills

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Project and Time Management for Scientists Veranstaltungsmanagement für Promovierende Communication in Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Teams Media Training for Researchers Management Skills

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Job Application Practice Career Planning for Doctoral Candidates Career Skills

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Coaching Selbstmanagement für Promovierende Improve your Time-Management during the Doctorate Improved Reading Personality-Based Academic Communication - w

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 See our website/course booking system for our continuously updated training program and for registration:

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Peer Mentoring Target Group: doctoral candidates who have completed 1 to 1.5 years of doctoral studies with undecided career plans Crucial Question: Which path do I want to take after the completion of my dissertation? Essential Components: Career Planning Workshop, Collegial Case Discussion, candidate-organized career talks

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Peer Mentoring Procedure Duration: approx. 7 month Career Planning Workshop (July or January) Collegial Case Discussion (3 x 3-hour sessions) Career day: professionals talking about their entrance into their particular occupational field (January or July) Information, Reflection, Diskussion, Career talks planning Career day – Open to all members of HU

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 Conflict consultation HGS offers a weekly consultation with experts on mediation. The goal is to… restore a productive working atmosphere facilitate your communication with the supervisor resolve misunderstandings help to avoid grave conflicts Stress with your supervisor? Please register with HGS for an appointment.

Dr. Regina von Schmeling 2013 For further information: Dr. Regina von Schmeling Aleksandra Skoric