Doctoral candidates

The THA Graduate School is happy to advise all THA doctoral candidates on organizational issues and provide further support on topics related to the challenging period of doctoral study.

Mandatory continuing education for doctoral candidates in the doctoral centers:

During the winter semesters, the THA Graduate School always offers the following training courses:

• Research data management (fully booked)
• University didactics (fully booked)

During the summer semesters, the THA Graduate School always offers the following continuing education courses:

• Good scientific practice and avoidance of scientific misconduct (dates to be announced)
• Ethics and data protection (dates to be announced)

These courses will vary from semester to semester in terms of format (in-person/online/blended) and seminar language (German/English).

Additional continuing education courses offered by the THA Graduate School for doctoral candidates:

In addition, further seminars on research-related topics will be offered throughout the year. We will provide information about these here and also by email.

Wintersemester 2026/2027: Gut leben, erfolgreich promovieren? (Registration open)

June 2026: Doctoral studies with a plan – fine-tuning scientific skills for doctoral candidates (completed)

October 2024: Effective Research Strategy (completed)

You can always find the respective registration link here or on the homepage in the Events section as soon as a new date has been scheduled.

Further training opportunities at THA:

The library and the Didactics and Media Center (DMZ) at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg offer a wide range of target group-specific training and consulting services for students and researchers. Our doctoral candidates are also very welcome to take advantage of these services.

Use of AWP offerings:

Doctoral students at THA have the opportunity to take advantage of the university's exciting AWP offerings.

Other freely available continuing education services:

Doctoral candidates at the THA receive additional information about interesting free continuing education offerings via a Moodle course.

The Graduate School also offers personal coaching, e.g. on giving presentations at English-language conferences or on managing employees. The coaching program is primarily available to internal and external employees of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (AWP courses) and the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication.

During the lunchtime brown bag meetings, doctoral candidates can exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere – this is particularly beneficial for doctoral candidates from faculties with a small number of doctoral candidates.

In addition to providing an opportunity for exchange, the brown bag meeting offers doctoral candidates a platform for activities such as rehearsing presentations before conferences.

Furthermore, external speakers are regularly invited to give presentations on various topics relevant to doctoral studies.

The brown bag meetings are held every two months.