1. Technische Universität München Promoting excellent doctoral training in high potential research groups - TUM International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE) 2nd International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training Examination Schools, Oxford University 30 March 2015 Jo-Anna Küster M.A. Project Manager Communications

2. Technische Universität München  37 000 Students, 33% Female Students, 21% International Students ~ 11 747 First-year Students  7 113 Graduates 501 Professors (incl. hospital)  6 200 Scientific Staff Members (incl. hospital) 154 Degree Courses, >20 in English 964 Doctorates completed  5 000 Publications in peer-reviewed journals 34 ERC Grants 48 Humboldt Laureates 2006-11 13 Nobel Prize Laureates 17 Leibniz Laureates (DFG) since 1986 4 Humboldt Professors €1.2bn Total Budget (incl. hospital) 1 TUM in 2014

3. Technische Universität München 2 University of Tokyo GeorgiaTech Stanford University DTU Kopenhagen TUM ASIA Pte. Ltd. Nanyang Technological Univerisity National University of Singapore TU Eindhoven EPFL Lausanne KTH Stockholm KAUST Thuwal TUM China Co. Ltd. Tsinghua Univ. Beijing TUM Partners

4. Technische Universität München 3 TUM Departments Center of Life and Food Science Weihenstephan Medicine Chemistry Physics Business Administration Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Architecture Informatics Mathematics Sports and Health Science TUM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Civil Engineering and Surveying

5. Technische Universität München 4 TUM Campuses Airport Hospital Campus Garching Martinsried MPI-Biozentrum Großhadern MUNICH Freising- Weihenstephan Garching Munich, Olympic Park Munich, Downtown Munich, TUM Medical Center Freising-Weihenstephan Sports Sciences (Olympic Park)

6. Technische Universität München Excellence Initiative 2006/ 2012 Promoting top-level research Financed by federal (75%) & state governments (25%) Three funding lines: –Graduate schools  IGSSE –Excellence clusters –Future concepts Successful renewal proposal, June 2012 –Funding through ExIni until 2017 –Introduction of Focus Areas –Strategic international partnerships IGSSE as central body for interdisciplinary doctoral education at TUM, 2014 55

7. Technische Universität München IGSSE Core Structure - Interdisciplinarity 6 Small, flexible research groups combining Natural Sciences – Engineering - Medicine Bottom-up process Strict peer-review selection 2006 - 2015: 92 Project Teams > 250 doctoral candidates > 100 alumni

8. Technische Universität München IGSSE Core Structure - Internationality 77 33 teams symmetrically funded by IGSSE and its partners EuroTech: DTU/ Denmark, EPFL/ Switzerland, University of Eindhoven/Netherlands Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT, USA Stanford University/ USA Northwestern University/ USA University of Alberta/ Canada KAUST/ Saudi Arabia University of Queensland/ Australia NTU Nanyang Technological University/ Singapore Wuhan University/ China UCSD, Jacobs School of Engineering/ USA …

9. Technische Universität München 8 Team 2.08: Buildings, Users, Climate Principles for planning buildings in different climate zones collaboration between architecture, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science Team 1.07: Computational Steering for Orthopaedics Development of experimentally validated tools for virtual surgery collaboration between medicine, mechanics, mathematics, computational mechanics, computer science

10. Technische Universität München 9 Incubators for emerging research fields Strategic TUM research topics Bottom-up process High critical mass Peer-review Renewal Proposal 2012: Introduction of Focus Areas

11. Technische Universität München Goals  Disciplinary & interdisciplinary qualifications  International orientation  Transferable skills training Framework  Supervision agreement  Double mentoring  Family-supportive policy Characteristics  Up to 300 courses to choose from  Individual coaching  Collection of 50 IGSSE credits 10 IGSSE Qualification Programme

12. Technische Universität München Overview of Qualification Modules

13. Technische Universität München 12 IGSSE Credit System

14. Technische Universität München Research Stay Abroad – IGSSE Brain Circulation

15. Technische Universität München 14 field trip to European Parliament and Commission in Brussels, 24-26 March 2015 Transferable Skills Training – inspired@IGSSE

16. Technische Universität München Annual IGSSE Forum at Raitenhaslach monastery, Burghausen Thematic workshops (posters & presentations under a ‘leitmotif’) Networking of project teams Festive dinner & party Presentations of workshop results to invited guests 15

17. Technische Universität München 16 with guests from UT Austin/ USA and KAUST/ Saudi Arabia 8 th IGSSE Forum 2014: International Collaborations

18. Technische Universität München IGSSE: Thematic Graduate Center of the TUM Graduate School

19. Technische Universität München TUM Graduate School: Mission Statement 18 Further increase quality of doctoral education at TUM for all doctoral candidates Include all existing models and paths Develop an identity for doctoral candidates Strengthen scientific skills (“disciplinary skills”) and professional skills (“soft skills”) Increase international orientation and attract outstanding international doctoral candidates

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