phd in tu berlin

Doctoral programs

Mathematics.

• Berlin Mathematical School (BMS)
• Berlin International Graduate School in Model- and Simulation Based Research (BIMoS)
• DFG-funded Research Training Group "Differential Equation- and Data-driven Models in Life Sciences and Fluid Dynamics" (DAEDALUS) , speaker: Prof. Dr. Wolf-Christian Müller
• DFG-funded International Research Training Group 2544 "Stochastic Analysis in Interaction" , speaker: Prof. Dr. Peter Bank
• DFG-funded Research Training Group 2260 "BIOQIC - BIOphysical Quantitative Imaging Towards Clinical Diagnosis"
• Berlin School of Optical Sciences and Quantum Technologies (BOS.QT) , speaker: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Woggon
• School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA)
• International Max Planck Research School for Elementary Processes in Physical Chemistry (IMPRS)
• Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering (BIG-NSE)
• DFG-funded Research Training Group 2473 "Bioactive Peptides - Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis" , speaker: Prof. Dr. Roderich Süßmuth
• Helmholtz Graduate School on Materials for Solar Energy Conversion (MatSEC)

Technische Universität Berlin

Technische Universität Berlin is an internationally renowned research university with a rich tradition. Our academic activities are focused on achieving sharply-defined goals: building a distinctive profile for our university, ensuring exceptional performance in research and teaching, providing our graduates with excellent qualifications and ensuring that innovative research and societal responsibility go hand-in-hand.

Technische Universität Berlin strives to promote the dissemination of knowledge and to facilitate technological progress through adherence to the core principles of excellence and quality. Strong regional, national and international networking with partners in science and industry are an important aspect in these endeavors.

Remarkable synergy effects have been achieved through strategic collaborations with non-university research institutes, industrial partners and the universities of applied sciences in the region and beyond.

As a part of the outstanding research environment in Berlin and Brandenburg Technische Universität has defined key application areas:

• Materials, Design and Manufacturing
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Energy Systems and Sustainable Resources
• Management, Infrastructure and Mobility
• Knowledge, Communication Systems, Human Health

Center for Junior Scholars - TU Berlin

TU Berlin supports successful academic careers all the way through from programs for inquisitive schoolchildren to preparation courses to support students in the doctoral and postdoctoral phase. Diversity is the key to our approach to doctoral research, because different circumstances benefit from different supervision solutions - ranging from "traditional" employment in a university department via cooperation with industrial partners to Research Training Groups or comparable programs.

The Center for Junior Scholars (CJS) supports all doctoral candidates at TU Berlin with information and individual advice. It aims to provide the best possible conditions for early stage researchers, starting with annual introduction sessions for new doctoral candidates in each faculty.

CJS ensures that international doctoral candidates quickly find their feet in Berlin, acquire language skills that help them to get to know their host country and succeed academically thanks to excellent supervision and personal advice. The portfolio includes courses on Good Scientific Practice, Project Planning or the virtual college for Women in Doctoral Research.

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Martha from Uganda

Sophia from the US

Li Li from China

Ángel from Spain

Yoanna from Bulgaria

Abhinav from India

Dragana from Serbia

Lena from Germany

Alexander from the United Kingdom

Simona from Bulgaria

Efstathia from Greece

Evgenia from Russia

Christoph from Germany

Ignacio from Chile

Todor from Bulgaria

Giulia from Italy and the USA

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Doctoral degree in Public Health or PhD in Health Data Sciences

In the area of Public Health, you have different options:

• PhD within the framework of the structured PhD program Health Data Sciences
• Individual doctorate (Dr. med, Dr. rer. medic.), supervised by IPH staff
• PhD (Dr. PH) in the doctoral program of the TU Berlin, department of Management in Healthcare

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Doctorates and PhD Programs

PhD Health Data Sciences The newly established PhD program Health Data Sciences is designed for qualified young scientists who would like to deepen their methodological knowledge in the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology, meta-research, population health science, or public health and further expand their competence in research and teaching. Information on the structured PhD program in Health Data Sciences (HDS) can be found on the website . 

Individual doctorate Students studying medicine at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin or at another institution can apply for a doctorate at the IPH. Unfortunately, however, our staff capacities for supervising doctoral students at the IPH are limited. Publications in scientific journals are the declared goal of an individual doctorate at the IPH. If you are interested in an individual doctorate in the field of Public Health / Epidemiology, please send your request with a d etailed description of the study project and your curriculum vitae to Dr. Toivo Glatz .

Doctorate (Dr. Public Health) Please refer to the web pages of the Department of Management in Healthcare at the TU Berlin.

For general information on the various doctoral opportunities at the Charité, please visit the website of the Promotion Office .

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• In cases of discrimination, sexual harassment, or any form of power abuse
• Soft skills training and key qualifications
• Good scientific practice

INSIGHTS aims to build a bridge between academia, policy makers and the wider public.

• Policy Fellowships
• Conference Presentations
• INSIGHTS Pieces
• Knowledge Labs
• Research Projects
• INSIGHTS PhD course: Economics and Transfer to the Public
• INSIGHTS Events
• Internships
• Communication
• European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society 2022
• Discussion Papers

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• PhD Program

The Berlin School of Economics PhD Program provides outstanding doctoral students with a vibrant, intensively networked research community. The program develops the students’ talents in a unique combination of a high-level, academic research environment together with applied, policy-oriented research opportunities. Students receive state-of-the-art coursework training and can select from a wide array of specializations. For each specialization, a professional research environment is provided by Berlin’s universities and economic research institutes.

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Program structure and curriculum

All PhD tracks offered in the PhD Program share the same structure and general curriculum. The program’s curriculum is divided into a qualification and a dissertation phase:

Qualification Phase

During the qualification phase (about three semesters), students acquire methodological and research-oriented training in mandatory course work in economic theory, applied economics, business studies, econometrics, and economic policy. Students define their research area and find supervisory support from two supervisors. They write research proposals that are discussed with faculty members individually and in seminars in order to provide early feedback on the scientific potential of research ideas. This is a central part of the PhD Program, in which the students have full flexibility in the choice of their research topics and of the supervisors. During this phase, students are funded through stipends that allow for this flexibility. In total, students have to complete a  minimum of 90 ECTS credits  in order to finish the qualification phase of the program.

Dissertation Phase

During the subsequent dissertation phase (about three years), students write a doctoral thesis while having the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the professional research environment that is provided at the Berlin universities and research institutes participating in the Berlin School of Economics. In this phase, students are typically employed at their supervisor’s chair or in research groups at research institutes.

The PhD will be awarded by one of the institutions in the Berlin School of Economics with the right to award doctoral degrees. In most cases, the PhD is awarded by the institution the student’s first supervisor is affiliated with.

The following chart gives an overview of the general structure of the PhD Program:

Researchers Guide

This guide includes academic advices from the researchers of the Berlin School of Economics.

Special thanks to the INSIGHTS Team, researchers of Berlin School of Economics, Agne Kajackaite, Aleks Zaklan, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Ally Xin Lin, Annekatrin Schrenker, C. Katharina Spieß, Christian Basteck, Ciril Bosch-Rosa, Dorothea Kübler, Francis de Véricourt, Georg Weizsäcker, Gyula Seres, Hande Erkut, Hannes Ullrich, Jana Hamdan, Levent Neyse, Lisa Bruttel, Lutz Weinke, Mira Fischer, Müge Süer, Nikolaus Wolf, Peter Haan, Robert Stüber, Sebastian Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Simone Maxand, Vincent Meisner, and Pablo Brañas-Garza.

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Also note the compiled information on our website about support and resources, for example Mental Health.