Events

The decision to start a PhD project comes with many important questions: What are the paths to a doctorate at Hamburg’s higher education institutions and which type of doctorate is right for me? How do I choose a subject and a supervisor? Where do I apply for a job or where can I get funding for my project? In short, what is doing a PhD all about?

This HRA information event is for (international)...

Thomas Hensel, Pforzheim. This event takes place in German.

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. The Getting Started-Workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your PhD project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on...

Gertrud Koch, Berlin. This event takes place in German.

Course 2005 - Workshop in English - with registration -

Conflicts are an inevitable part of our professional and private lives, even if we often try to deny their existence trying to keep up harmony. Though rightly handled conflicts can be a useful tool to development and show us new ways of co-operation and unexpected solutions. Conflict management defines the process of enhancing the positive...

Most of the content of your dissertation is now clearly defined. Outline and structure are beginning to take shape and the submission deadline is drawing closer. Your main question is:

“How can I use the remaining time most efficiently?”

The “Getting it done”-workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Get to know...

Barbara Schellewald, Basel. This event takes place in German.

Hamburg’s largest academic job fair for students and university graduates:

150 companies greet more than 15,000 students and university graduates from all fields with exhibition stands, themed presentations and current job offers in air-conditioned exhibition tents at the largest academic job fair in Hamburg.

The 12th stellenwerk Job Fair will be held for three days from 11.00 to 18.00 pm on the...

Even promising dissertation projects can fail when implemented under everyday working conditions. To avoid such failures this workshop teaches self- and time management skills which are useful for the PhD project. Participants reflect which time-management type they are and under which conditions they perform most productively. They analyze their workload, identify personal “time thieves”, learn...

Rolf Goebel, Huntsville. This event takes place in German.

Guided tours, short lectures by members of the international research network »Bilderfahrzeuge – Aby Warburg’s legacy and the future of Iconology« and an evening lecture (in German): Michael Diers (Hamburg/Berlin): Der Gelehrte, der unter die Kaufleute fiel. Warburg, Hamburg und die Wissenschaft

Michael Diers, Hamburg/Berlin (in German).

This event takes place in German.

Course 2008 - workshop with registration -

Whether in academia, in the professional world or in everyday life we are directly and indirectly confronted with behavior and belief-systems other than our own. In a world, that is constantly growing closer, coping with a multitude of cultural backgrounds, values, and mentalities has become a key qualification.

This workshop aims at empowering its...

Project Management & Leadership
Course 2009 - Workshop with registration -

The workshop is a 2-part introduction to the fundamentals of project management and leadership. Class participants will learn the main principles of project management according to international standards, with opportunities throughout the workshop to apply these principles to their own personal and professional projects...

Course 1009 - workshop with registration -

Participants learn how to write a good covering letter in English. Participants learn about the differences between a German and English CV and produce their own CV in English. What is permitted and what is forbidden will also be discussed. They also learn how to deal with difficult interview questions through role-plays in English.

What are your...

Apart from language barriers international doctoral candidates in Germany often face challenges on different levels, e.g. in their interaction with peers or administrational staff. But whereas social acclimatization is seen as a relevant issue for junior scientists from abroad, the necessity to acclimatize to an alien academic surrounding is a rather neglected topic. Under the assumption that...