Course Type: Online Welcome Reception

Target Group: Doctoral Researchers

The Academic Staff Development invites all new and interested doctoral researchers to the traditional Welcome Week for doctoral researchers. Due to the uncertain Corona situation, we have decided to hold this event online once again.

With this event, we would like to welcome you officially and cordially at the University of Konstanz and support you in gaining important contacts, knowledge and skills for the successful start of your doctorate.

Programme (in English):

Welcome Note: Professor Dr. Malte Drescher, Vice Rector  

Introduction of the Doctoral Students’ Conventions

Introduction of the Support Services

Networking Café with the Doctoral Students’ Conventions of each section

Networking Café with the Support Services 

Further events of the Welcome Week:

Wie bewerbe ich mich um ein Promotionsstipendium? (in German), Wed 15 Dec 2021, 10:00 - 11:30 am

Promotion und Karriere (in German), Wed 15 Dec 2021, 12:00 - 01:30 pm

Start in die Lehre (in German), Wed 15 Dec 2021, 03:00 - 04:00 pm

Introduction to the German Academic System, Research Careers and Sources of Funding (in English), Thu 16 Dec 2021, 10:00 am - 04:45 pm

- Session 1: Introduction to the German academic system and the University of Konstanz

- Session 2: Doctorate and career for PhD students

- Session 3: Academic careers for postdoctoral researchers

- Session 4: Grant writing in a nutshell (for postdocs)

Sabine Hoidn is a lecturer and Head of the Student-Centered Learning Lab at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research focuses on higher education teaching, learning and curriculum as well as management education. In particular, she consults and conducts research in the field of student-centered learning and teaching in higher and management education with her latest co-edited handbook titled The Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2020). She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in management and education and conducts professional development lectures and workshops for faculty worldwide. She received a PhD in business education from the University of St. Gallen, and the venia legendi in educational science, especially higher education (PD) from the University of Zurich.