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Doctorate at the Technical University of Munich

Doctoral candidates at TUM work on challenging academic questions , and are supported by prominent researchers. TUM Graduate School encourages an environment in which academic knowledge and professional qualification are perfectly interwoven. On the following pages, you will find all the information you need about doing a doctorate ​​​​​​​ at TUM.

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Medical Life Science and Technology (PhD-Program)

The PhD program in Medical Life Science and Technology provides high-level scientific training for students with a background in medicine, natural and life sciences or engineering.

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• 6 Semesters (Full Time)

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• Possible for both winter and summer semester
• Student Fees: 85.00 €

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Program profile.

This three-year program provides high-level scientific training for students with a background in medicine as well as for those with a background in natural and life sciences or engineering. We are looking for highly motivated applicants with a strong record of academic achievement and a keen interest in scientific research.

The PhD program in Medical Life Science and Technology consists primarily of an experimental scientific project that is performed in the laboratory of a faculty member. The practical work is complemented by interdisciplinary lectures, seminars and practical courses. About 50 research groups from various departments, working with a wide variety of techniques, actively participate in our program. The projects cover a diverse range of topics within and continuously expanding the boundaries of the program's main research areas: cardiovascular, imaging, immunology and infection, neuroscience, oncology and molecular medicine.

Medical students of the Technische Universität München can be admitted well before obtaining their final medical degree. In an attempt to improve their clinical-scientific education, they will be able to follow their regular medical studies and the training within the PhD program in parallel.

The PhD program is hosted by TUM School of Medicine and a part of the TUM Medical Graduate Center and therefore of the TUM Graduate School. All students will become members of the Graduate School and benefit from its offers, such as financial support for international research activities, free soft skills courses and manuscript proof-reading, to name just a few.

The goal of the program is to give our students a thorough scientific training and the tools to become successful and independent researchers.

Researcher, also in industry.

Program structure

In addition to the dissertation project, students will participate in lectures, practical courses, seminars and lab rotations relating to their projects. To accommodate the individual project schedules, students can choose when to take these classes. However, it is recommended that they sign up for classes during their first semesters in the program. Advice on how best to organize course schedules will be provided by the program coordinator on an individual basis.

Successful participation in classes is determined in several ways, including written or oral exams, presentations and reports. In order to graduate, 138 credit points are required in research work and 38 credit points in course work, 4 more credit points for defense.

Language of instruction

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your English language skills .

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies. Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.   

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is English.

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Application and Admission

Application process.

We require applicants to either have successfully completed their medical studies or hold a Master's degree or Diplom in natural sciences, engineering, psychology or a related discipline or to be current medical students of the Technichal University of Munich. Medical students of the Technical University of Munich may apply after passing the first part of the "Ärztliche Prüfung". If accepted, these students will be able to alternatingly complete their MD and PhD training. Students who have successfully completed their Bachelor's degree and are currently enrolled in a Master's program at the Technical University of Munich can also apply and may be accepted under certain circumstances. These students will have to show proof of successful completion of their Master's degree within one year.

Documents required for the online application

• Degree Certificate and Diploma or Subject and Grade Transcript of Studies to Date
• Degree Certificate and Diploma
• Proof of English Language Proficiency
• Higher Education Entrance Qualification
• Transcript of Records
• Evidence of Preliminary Medical Examination
• Letter of Motivation
• Complete and Current Résumé

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your  country of origin . Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents. 

Documents required for enrollment

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Degree Certificate and Diploma (certified copy)
• Transcript of Records (certified copy)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin . After accepting an offer of admission in TUMonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to TUM in hardcopy for enrollment.

Application deadlines

Application deadline for winter semester: 15.05. Application deadline for summer semester: 15.11. Prospective students apply via the website of the degree program .

Admission process

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school or department determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its master’s degree program. 

In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your bachelor's and master’s program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are invited to an admissions interview.

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Your Doctorate in Physics at TUM

With around 450 ongoing doctoral projects, we offer a wide range of possibilities for a doctorate in a dynamic and innovative department. Doctoral studies at TUM are characterized by teamwork, interdisciplinarity and independent thinking, valuable assets for any successful career.

Starting a Ph. D. Project

Have you finished your Master studies with above-average results? Are you thirsty for knowledge and keen to discover something new? Then you have found the right place, the Physics Department of TUM!

The first step in our traditional model

The first step to start your doctorate is to find a supervisor among the professors of our department and to find together a research topic. Being part of the research group of your supervisor, you will receive guidance and support with your doctoral project. Since the individual scientific research is the key part of any Ph. D. project enbedding into a research group with supervisor and colleagues with similar interests is important. Hence you apply for Ph. D. positions in the research group fitting your scientific interest best – not at an anonymous school.

The Physics Department with the Department Graduate Center Physics provides the organisational framework for the doctorate with a flexible program to support your research . As an alternative you may in principle become a member of another (thematic) graduate center.

Having found your supervisor and research topic, the application procedure runs through the central online platform Doc-GS. Please keep in mind that the Physics Department issues the degree Dr. rer. nat. for all successful Ph. D. students. You can find more information on the application process and the required documents at the TUM Graduate School – in addition please keep in mind the additional remarks below .

After completing the online registration in DocGS hand in the documents at the Dean’s Office .

additional remarks on the application to enter the doctoral candidacy list

You want to become doctor of natural sciences (dr. rer. nat.).

The Physics Department will not issue other degrees than Dr. rer. nat. Hence you should avoid choosing a different degree in DocGS.

Supervision Agreement

Future members of the Department Graduate Center Physics may find the required supervision agreement on the pages of the Faculty Graduate Center Physics . You only need to add the actual supervision agreement to your documents (the FGC-PH signature can be obtained by the Dean’s Office lateron). You safe-keep the project yourself and continuously review and update it with your supervisor.

Sollten Sie Mitglied eines anderen (thematischen) Graduiertenzentrums werden wollen, so wenden Sie sich für weitere Informationen dorthin.

E-Mail Address

If possible give your TUM E-Mail address in DocGS. In contrast to others you may keep this (at least as forwarding address ) for the rest of your life.

If you do not yet have a TUM account please contact your group’s secretary to get a guest account. If you will pursue your Ph. D. at an external institution (e. g. a Max-Planck institute) your TUM guest account can be issued by the Dean’s Office Physics .

Foreign Degrees

All degrees from foreign universities will be reviewed by the TUM examination office within the processing of your application to enter the doctoral candidacy list. In this way you get an authoritative answer if your degree is recognized already ate the beginning of your Ph. D. project. TUM does not charge a fee for the review process any more.

We thank you for your understanding that we cannot answer questions on the recognition of foreign degrees outside the review process. You may check the anabin database (in German) on the classification of foreign universities and degrees in relation to the German system yourself.

„Direct Track“ from a Master Program

Talented students can continue the Master's research phase seamlessly with a doctoral project, speeding up their academic career. If you do not have a Master's degree, you may choose this track on your way to a doctoral degree from the Physics Department of TUM. The "Direct Track" combines the advantages of the traditional model with the speed of a "Fast Track" – without the disadvantages like a (formally) missing Master’s degree.

Students interested in the "Direct Track" apply for a regular Master program in Physics . You may still use the advanced studies in the first year to become familiar with the research groups and find the perfect group for your science interests.

During your Ph. D. Project: Extensive Qualification Program

The core of your doctoral studies is your research work in collaboration with your group and other research partners. Additionally, our Department Graduate Center offers a wide range of opportunities for subject-related and interdisciplinary qualification . The TUM Graduate School supports our Department Graduate Center.

As member of the Faculty Graduate Center Physics you may find an individual status page on your qualification program in section Membership and Qualification Program . Using this status page you need to report all your passed qualification elements to the FGC-PH administration according to §8 2. a)–d) PromO.

No direct entry into DocGS!

Members of the FGC-PH please refrain from entering "Leistungsanträge" into DocGS! Data from the Physics database will be copied to DocGS in the future. Keep in mind that "Leistungsanträge" not in conforming to the quality standards of Physics Department will be rejected!

Completing your Ph. D. Project: Doctoral Examination

Doctoral thesis ("dissertation").

Having completed your research and the basic qualification program the doctoral examination process starts by submitting your doctoral thesis (see also FAQ about monograph vs. "cumulative" ). The thesis has to be submitted to the examinations office of TUM. You need to apply for this by DocGS. You can find a list of the required documents at the TUM Graduate School’s website . In our department there is no restriction on the submission date – you are not bound by the department council’s schedule.

Remark on the dates of handing in and the final exam

At Physics Department your thesis submission date is not bound by the meeting dates of the council. But keep the following in mind:

After the examination office examined your documents they will be sent to the Dean’s Office. Here we start organising the final exam.

Reports, Acceptance (Rundlauf) and oral exam

Appointment of the examining committee and assessment.

The Dean’s Office asks the supervisor (who is the first examiner) to suggest examining comittee members. The Dean can accept this suggestion or change the committee. The committee members and the candidate are informed on the appointment of the committee. Furthermore each member of the committee receives a copy of the thesis. The Dean’s Office requests the assessments and written reports. Ph. D. committees and exam dates are published in front of the Dean’s Office.

Acceptance of the Dissertation ("Rundlauf")

After a doctoral thesis has been assessed by all examiners as "passed" or better, the dissertation with CV and expert opinion is made available to the "Umlaufgremium" of the Department of Physics for acceptance in the virtual "Rundlauf" list within seven days. The "Umlaufgremium" consists of all full-time faculty, the honorary professors, and the TUM Junior Fellows of the Department of Physics. The dissertation is accepted if there are 20 statements to “accept” and no statement to “reject”, and the seven day deadline passed.

During the "Rundlauf" it is the candidates responsibility to actively seek the 20 "accept" statements. Apart from the classic "Rundlauf" from door to door during the current situation in the CoViD-19 pandemic virtual options for the "Rundlauf" are put to the test. To support the candidates there is a status page for their own "Rundlauf" .

Latest after completion of the roundtrip the candidate should organised the exam date (and place) with the examiners and submit the coordinated date to the Dean’s Office. The exam date needs to be at least 14 days after all reports were received by the Dean's Office (one week deadline for acceptance and one week notice period for the exam date). The Dean’s Office sends out the official invitation to examiners and candidate for the oral exam. Immediately after completion of the roundtrip the Dean’s Office forwards the required documents for the examination to the chair of the committee. After the oral exam the chair returns the completed documents to the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office forwards them to the central examination office.

Distinction „summa cum laude“

Please keep in mind that at Physics Department special rules for the distinction „summa cum laude“ (in German) apply. This needs to be taken into account for the exam date planning especially!

Publication of the thesis and final steps

Publication of the thesis.

After the exam the title page of the dissertation needs to be accepted by the examination office. For this the candidate sends the completed title page (including committee members, submission adn acceptance date) to the examination office. The required data can be provided by the examination office of the Dean’s Office. Only the the thesis may be published. Publication may be done in either of the following ways:

You can find further information on the pages of the university library .

After publication of your thesis you will obtain a preliminary certificate about the completion of the Ph.D. process.

Certificate

As soon as the final certificate is completed by the examination office the new Ph. D. is informed. The certificate is handed over in the Dean’s Office. Every scientist completing their Ph. D. within the last year at Physics Department of TUM will be invited to the ceremony at the Physics Day ("Tag der Physik") end of the summer semester.

TUM GS Certificate

Members of TUM GS receive an additional certificate on the qualification program. This TUM GS certificate with the Transcript of Records on the qualification elements is created independently to the Ph. D. certificate by TUM Graduate School. Your Graduate Center will inform you as soon as this is completed and can be picked up.

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Outstanding research groups, an international environment and numerous research alliances – the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) offers you an excellent environment for your scientific career. The TUM Graduate School and our Graduate Center (GC-CIT) will support you from the outset.

How do I start my doctoral project at CIT?

Check whether you meet the requirements for a doctorate at cit.

• You have found a thesis supervisor at CIT . Contact a potential thesis supervisor yourself for this purpose. You can obtain an overview of research areas and professors at CIT by going to the Research page of our school , selecting the department relevant to you and clicking on "Our research".
• You have an above-average degree that qualifies you to pursue a doctorate (usually at least 2.5).
• Only for applicants with an international degree : Your qualifying degree must be recognized in Germany . Please note that this process may take some time! For more information, see the relevant pages of TUM-GS .
• Clarify the individual funding of your doctorate. Information about the various funding options can be found on the pages of theTUM-GS .

Fill out the GC-CIT Supervision Agreement

Fill out the Supervision Agreement together with your thesis supervisor.

Note the following:

• "Second thesis supervisor": A second thesis supervisor is only possible under certain conditions, such as a cooperative doctorate or a Cotutelle Program.
• Mentor:  A mentor shouldn’t, if possible, belong to the same research group as the supervisor. If your preferred mentor doesn't hold a PhD degree yet, please attach an informal statement to your supervision agreement that proves their aptitude for independent scientific research. Mentors can be subsequently registered or replaced (see Appendix 1 Supervision Agreement). Mentors can be subsequently registered or replaced (see Appendix 1 Supervision Agreement).
• Subject-specific and interdisciplinary events, publication, international experience: If you or your thesis supervisor are unable to provide any information on these points when completing the Supervision Agreement, please leave these fields blank.

Once you completed the Supervision Agreement with your thesis supervisor, you need to collect the GC-CIT coordinators' signature. In the current restructuring phase, you will get the signature electronically - please send your supervision agreement to gc(at)cit.tum.de . We strongly recommend that you participate in one our regular online  onboarding events .

Submit an application for entry on the CIT doctoral candidacy list on DocGS

You can submit an application for entry on the doctoral candidacy list of the degree-awarding institution CIT as follows:

• Create a new user account in DocGS and create your profile. Ensure that you enter your data correctly and completely using uniform spelling (according to your ID card or similar).
• Select "Application entry doctoral candidacy list" and enter all required information here. Submit the application.
• Print out the finalized application, sign it and have it signed by your thesis supervisor.

Submit all required supporting documents to GC-CIT

• Now collect all the required documents. You can find out what they are on the printed application form. More information can be found on the TUM Graduate School website .
• Come to one of our open consultation hours with the complete documents (incl. the supervision agreement signed by the coordinators). There is no need to register in advance via email.

I am on the doctoral candidacy list of the CIT - and now?

Welcome as a member of GC-CIT! It's now time:

• If you haven't already done so: Visit the next onboarding event of our Graduate Center!
• Start fulfilling the requirements of the qualification program . You can submit your dissertation only if you have completed all mandatory qualification elements. You can find out which elements these are in the GC-CIT Regulations , your Supervision Agreement , and the GC-CIT wiki .
• You can now use our internal wiki , where you will find all relevant information about your doctorate! You can log in with your TUM ID. Employees or enrolled doctoral candidates automatically receive a TUM User ID. If you are an external doctoral candidate, please contact the administrative office of your thesis supervisor.
• If you require individual advising, for example, because your situation is too specific to be included in our info sheets, please do not hesitate to contact us! Our contact details can be found in the wiki .

We would like to wish you great success and  an enjoyable time at CIT and GC-CIT!

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Onboarding events

As a doctoral candidate, your scientific project will be your focus, of course. In order to obtain a doctorate at TUM, however, you will be responsible for also completing a qualification program and fulfilling organizational tasks in your various roles as a GC-CIT and TUM-GS member, junior researcher and employee or scholarship holder. No one can do that for you. As coordinators of your Graduate Center, however, we will be able to prepare you so well that you will be optimally oriented at the start of your doctorate and your effort, in turn, minimized.

For this purpose, we offer online onboarding events at regular intervals. We strongly recommend that everyone participates in them. The best time for this is around the time you are entered on the doctoral candidacy list, but all doctoral candidates in need of "tutoring" are welcome.

Registration for the onboarding event is unnecessary; just follow the Zoom access link. It will be useful if you have your DocGS account and your Supervision Agreement handy for the event.

Upcoming events:

• Friday, 07.06., 9:15-10:00
• Wednesday, 03.07., 9:15-10:00
• Tuesday, 24.09., 9:15-10:00

Zoom access link:

https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/64511761092?pwd=YUN1TmRKZ0RvYlJ3Y29GRHA1RFl5dz09

Meeting ID: 645 1176 1092

Password: 156124

Submitting your dissertation at the School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) happens in two steps:

• electronic submission via DocGS: We recommend submitting the work electronically at least 3.5 weeks before the School Council meeting.
• submitting the documents at the Center for Study and Teaching - Office of Doctoral Affairs: at least  3 weeks before the School Council meeting (hard deadline, entry stamp counts!) 

At the same time, the supervisor (not the doctoral candidate) must report the examination committee to the GC CIT via email to gc_admin(at)cit.tum.de  at least  3 weeks before the School Council meeting (hard deadline) . Entering the examiners on the title page of the electronically submitted dissertation does not count as reporting the examination committee.

The upcoming School Council meetings can be found here: https://www.cit.tum.de/en/cit/school/organization/governing /.

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Doctoral examinations.

We cordially invite all authorized examiners of the School of CIT to the doctoral examinations at the School. Some defenses are open to the public according to the respective invitation. [read more]

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At the beginning of your doctorate

The graduate's centre of the School of Social Sciences and Technology is open to all doctoral candidates. According to the current TUM Regulations for the Award of Doctoral Degrees (Promotionsordnung) all doctoral candidates who enter correctly the doctoral list of the faculty after January 2014 will automatically become members of the TUM-GS.

Consequently the completion of the qualification program stipulated by the doctoral regulations is compulsory. In order to successfully complete a doctorate at TUM, for all new doctoral candidates there is a minimum membership requirement of two years in the TUM Graduate School and the requirement to complete the basic program.

The training courses offered by the TUM Graduate School (TUM-GS) support the successful and speedy completion of a doctorate. With the except of several core elements, the majority of the program is flexible in terms of time and content and can be arranged between the supervisor, FGC and the doctoral candidate.

In addition, the doctoral candidates will represent by the elective doctoral candidate's representative in the doctoral candidate's convention and by his speakers in the senate of TUM.

Statute and Order of TUM Graduate School as well as doctoral regulations and guidelines of TU München, can be find under 'Downloads' [→ here ]

To enter the doctoral candidacy list

First, you need to find a supervisor (Professor) to supervise and support your doctoral thesis.

You can explore a comprehensive list of professors at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology on the SOT website . For prospective applicants, relevant general information is available on the TUM Graduate School homepage. A second supervisor is optional.

• Select your Graduate Center: Usually, the Graduate Center TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology is the right choice; however, you can choose another Graduate Center.  

Download the Supervision agreement of Graduate Center TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology under Links and downloads. Fillupervisor and Mentor.   Please read carefully the Supervision Agreement. This document specifies the parameters for your planned doctorate. Please make sure your Supervision agreement is signed by your Supervisor, Mentor and you (doctoral candidate).  The Graduate Center will sign your supervision agreement once you have submitted all documents. Find a Mentor For the Supervision Agreement, you need to find a mentor who will accompany your doctoral project. A Mentor can encourage the doctoral candidate in his/her personal development. For more information on finding a mentor, you can contact us.

--> Please note that the registration of a mentor is a prerequisite for registration on the doctoral list at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology.

• You can prepare your exposé of your doctoral project within 6 months after the supervision agreement comes into force and upload it to Doc-GS after consultation with the first supervisor.
• Please create only one Account. Saving and logging out is possible at any time.
• A PDF with your Application for Acceptance as a Doctoral Candidate will be generated when all fields are filled in. Please print this document and sign it, along with your supervisor. The submission of an application is not automatically associated with a valid entry in the doctoral list. This only takes place after the entire review process of the submitted documents.  

The required documents are listed in your "Application for Entry in the Doctoral List". Please complete all documents and hand them to the Graduate Centre-SOT in person, by post or by internal mail (Hauspost). --> Incomplete documents with missing signatures or certifications cannot be processed and will lead to delays and additional administrative work.

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• A pplication for Entry in the Doctoral List , signed by Supervisor and doctoral candidate
• Supervision agreement filled in and signed by Supervisor, Mentor and doctoral candidate
• An officially certified copy of your university diploma (no originals and no scans).
• An officially certified copy of your final university transcript (no originals and no scans).
• An identification document (presented in person or as a copy with the ID number blacked out) With an international degree
• An officially certified copy of your university diploma (no originals and no scans). More Information
• An officially certified copy of your final university transcript (no originals and no scans). More Information
• An identification document (presented in person or as a copy with the ID number blacked out)
• An abstract of your master thesis project (or equivalent), in German or English.
• Resumé with information about your prior education (schools, university studies, etc.) --> An international university degree must be subjected to an equivalence check. Expect additional turnaround time.  
• Your entry to the doctoral candidacy list will be confirmed by email, whereby you become a full member of the TUM Graduate School.
• Once registered on the doctoral candidacy list, you can also enrol as a doctoral candidate and thereby take advantage of several benefits available (max. 8 semesters). Application is via TUMOnline.  
• Membership:  Once you are on the doctoral candidacy list, you will be a member of TUM Graduate School. A minimum of 2 years of membership at TUM Graduate School is a prerequisite for the award of a doctoral Degree.

You will find checklists and the Regulations for the Award of Doctoral Degree of TUM in our website Links and Download .

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International phd program in medical life science and technology.

Welcome to the PhD program in Medical Life Science and Technology!

The PhD program “Medical Life Science and Technology” is a structured postgraduate program within the TUM School of Medicine aimed at students with a background in medicine, engineering or life sciences. The key research areas represented in the program are oncology , neuroscience , immunology/infection , biomedical imaging , cardiovascular research , and molecular medicine .

The main purpose of the program is to give students a thorough scientific training and the tools to become successful and independent scientists. Although the program is mainly focused on specialist knowledge, additional extra-disciplinary preparation complement the training. Skills gained from completing the PhD, including project management, analytical and communication skills, allow the PhD graduates not only to pursue a career in academia, but also to aim for a higher-level non-academic job in industry or healthcare.

The PhD program is part of the TUM Medical Graduate Center and the TUM Graduate School . Students enrolled in the PhD program become members of the Graduate School and benefit from its offers, such as financial support for international research activities .

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Doctorate at the TUM School of Life Sciences

Doctoral candidates at TUM work on challenging scientific issues and are supervised by renowned researchers. The  TUM Graduate School  promotes an environment in which scientific knowledge and professional qualification are optimally intertwined. It offers all doctoral students at TUM an attractive, doctorate-accompanying advanced training program. The Graduate Center of Life Sciences (GC LS) is an institution of the TUM Graduate School and at the same time part of the TUM School of Life Sciences. In order to provide the best possible support for doctoral students, the Graduate Center of Life Sciences designs the framework of the TUM Graduate School in a needs-oriented manner, taking local requirements into account.

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Interest Parties

General information on starting a doctorate at TUM can be found on the Website of the TUM Graduate School   and in the presentation: Doing your Doctorate at TUM & TUM Graduate School Please also note the important information at "Welcome Office" .

• Am I eligible for a doctorate?
• How to find a supervisor for my doctorate?
• FAQ Doctorate at the Life Sciences

Doctoral Representatives

Kenneth Kuba Spokesperson of doctoral candidates GC LS Plant-Insect-Interactions 

Alexandra Steuer deputy Spokesperson of doctoral candidates GC LS Leibniz Institute for Food System Biology at TUM

Contact: rep.gc(at)ls.tum.de

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Guest Doctorate

Further important information for guest doctorates as well as a checklist for international guest doctorates can be found at the Welcome Office of the TUM Graduate School.

For Supervisors

The TUM Graduate School and the Graduate Center of Life Sciences support supervisors with various information and offers .

All lecturers/refernts/instructors offering an event for doctoral candidates can count this extracurricular teaching as teaching load, insofar the event serves to convey learning content. The instruction of the scientific way of working and supervision, also in group form, cannot be recognized for the teaching load. Further information on this and on funding of events can be found in the Wiki of the Graduate Center of Life Sciences .

Help & Advice

Contact points, help and advice on the following topics:

• Problems concerning the doctorate
• Sexual Harassment in the university context
• Mental and physical health problems
• Labour law issues
• Hotlines and telephone counselling
• Representatives at the TUM School of Life Sciences
• Gender & Diversity

Important documents

• Doctoral Regulations of 23.08.2021 with effect from 01.10.2021
• Statute of the TUM-GS of 23.08.2021 (English version coming soon)
• Doctoral Regulations with effect from 01.01.2014 and Statute of the TUM-GS from 01.09.2013
• Doctoral Regulations of the TUM as amended by the 4th Amendment Statute of June 3, 2020 (no English version available)
• Regulations of the Graduate Center of Life Sciences of 25.01.2022
• Supervision Agreement of the Graduate Center of Life Sciences
• Fill-in-help for your supervision agreement
• Richtlinien für die Vergabe von Doktorgraden an der TUM LS
• Regulations for Dissertations at the TUM School of Life Sciences

List of courses 2024

January:             (Bookable from now)

Start 15.01.2024: Basic R-Course in the Life Sciences Start 17.01.2024: Forschungsdatenmanagement Basics Start 31.01.2024: Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Start 19.02.2024: Industrial Pharma Management 

Start 04.03.2024: Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und ihre Problemfelder im Forschungsalltag Start 04.03.2024: Publish & Read: What are the benefits of the new DEAL open access contracts Start 06.03.2024: Scientific Writing for Beginners Start 11.03.2024: Python Beginner Start 18.03.2024: Metabolomics - An Introduction

Start 08.04.2024: Basic R-Course in the Life Sciences Start 18.04.2024: Einreichen der Dissertation Start 18.04.2024: Submitting the dissertation Start 19.04.2024: Python Advanced Start 24.04.2024: Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Start 06.05.2024: Good Scientific Practice Start 08.05.2024: Introduction to R and Statistics in the Life Sciences - Complete Beginner Course Start 13.05.2024: Guided Tour: MakerSpace Start 14.05.2024: Research Data Management Basics June:                   (Bookable from March 1st, 2024)

Start 04.06.2024: Using R for regression analysis Start 06.06.2024: Biotech Quality Manager Start 10.06.2024: Advanced R-Course in the Life Sciences Start 12.06.2024: Introduction to R and Statistics in the Life Sciences - Complete Beginner Course Start 26.06.2024: Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Start 01.07.2024: Basic R-Course in the Life Sciences Start 02.07.2024: Forschungsdatenmanagement Basics ​​​​​​​Start 04.07.2024: Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und ihre Problemfelder im Forschungsalltag

August: Start 26.08.2024: Good Scientific Practice

September:         (Bookable from June 1st, 2024)

Start 10.09.2024: Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Biotechnology Start 11.09.2024: Scientific Writing for Beginners in the Life Sciences Start 17.09.2024: GMP COMPLIANCE FOR VOLTAREN®

Start 21.10.2024: Good Scientific Practice Start 23.10.2024: Advanced Mass Spectrometry

November:         (Bookable from August 1st, 2024)

Start 05.11.2024: Applied Statistics in Life Science Systems

December: 

Welcome To My Lab

 Gain insights into the doctoral journey at the Technical University of Munich in our latest video series featuring TUM doctoral candidates. 

Seminar Series: Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Prepdoc workshop – preparing for a doctorate in life sciences, research seminar food chemistry and food quality, workshop first generation academics, green office – biodiversity week weihenstephan, web seminar: research data management, tum@freising lecture: one sip ahead - beverage trends of the future, tum campus run 2024 "running global", tum sustainability day – call for contributions, web seminar: visibility and impact of research.

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Team of the Graduate Center of Life Sciences

Managing Director Dr. Daniela Röder daniela.roeder(at)tum.de Appointments by arrangement Doctoral Administration Brigitte Stable brigitte.stable(at)tum.de Mo and Tue, 9 am to 12 pm Seminar Management Denise Seidl denise.seidl(at)tum.de Appointments by arrangement

Graduate Center of Life Sciences

TUM School of Life Sciences Graduate Center of Life Sciences Alte Akademie 8a, 85354 Freising

Tel. +49 8161 71 2968 gc(at)ls.tum.de

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• TUM School of Engineering and Design
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The Graduate Center of Engineering and Design (GC-ED) is an institution of the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) and at the same time part of the TUM Graduate School (TUM-GS). Our task is to support doctoral students of the ED on their way to a doctorate.

In this context, our main tasks are doctoral advising, the design and coordination of the subject-specific qualification program and the (financial) promotion of internationalization as well as interdisciplinary, cross-departmental collaboration and networking. In addition, we coordinate the necessary administrative steps of the doctorate from the registration in the doctoral candidacy list to the issuance of the doctoral certificate.

At the ED, around 2,100 young scientists are currently pursuing their doctoral projects. They are scientifically supervised at the individual eight departments of the ED in the respective chairs or professorships.

You are interested in a doing a doctorate?

Thank you for your interest in a doctorate at the TUM School of Engineering and Design! In our Wiki we give you an overview of the most important points for a smooth start into your doctoral project.

General information about starting a doctorate at TUM can be found on the homepage of the TUM Graduate School and in the presentation: “ Doing your Doctorate at TUM & TUM Graduate School .”

Please also note the important information on the page " Welcome Office ".

Doctoral Process - What to do when?

The doctoral process begins with the application and admission to the doctorate and ends with the submission of the dissertation. The TUM-GS provides you with general information about everything important concerning the doctoral process. Additional information on the three doctoral phases that is important for the TUM School of Engineering and Design can be found in our Wiki .

Start of your doctorate

• Admission to doctoral studies (link directly into the wiki)
• Application including checklist
• Entry in the doctoral candidacy list and membership in the TUM-GS
• Mentorship and exposé
• Dissertation - monograph, publication-based dissertation, media dissertation

During your doctorate

• Kick-off seminar of TUM-GS
• Seminar Good Scientific Practice
• Subject-specific course program
• Interdisciplinary course program
• Publication
• Integration into the academic environment of TUM
• Internationalization

End of your doctorate

• Doctoral application: submission of the dissertation and opening of the doctoral procedure
• Examination of the dissertation - examination committee, expert opinion phase, circulation committee
• Oral examination
• Doctoral certificate and certificate of the TUM-GS

Information events around your doctoral project at ED

• Information event "Start of the doctorate"
• Information event "Submitting the dissertation"

Doctoral representatives

In the board of the GC-ED, doctoral representatives represent the interests of the doctoral students. They have influence on the courses and networking offers, the quality assurance as well as the strategic orientation of the GC-ED. They have an open ear for questions, ideas or problems of the doctoral candidates and strengthen the doctoral community. Three PhD student representatives of the GC-ED are also members of the Graduate Council of the TUM-GS.

Doctoral advisory board / Management GC-ED

The doctoral advisory board assumes administrative tasks such as decisions on admission to doctoral studies or the preliminary review of the composition of examination boards. One professor from each department is represented on the Doctoral Advisory Board.

The GC-ED Board decides on the strategic orientation, reviews the implementation of the goals and gives initiatives for further development. The board consists of the spokesperson, the deputy spokesperson, eight department representatives and the doctoral student representatives.

For supervisors

The TUM Graduate School supports supervisors with various information and offers . In our Wiki you will also find important ED-specific information.

School Fest and Graduation Ceremony

Cordial invitation to the SCHOOL FEST 2024!

ED doctoral students, founding teams, and start-ups give insights behind the scenes of their research work and present their ideas for technology-based business models – a diverse range of topics is guaranteed. Whether poster, short video, or pitch – the  TUM Venture Labs  and the  Graduate Center of the TUM School of Engineering and Design  bring together young researchers.

Present your doctoral thesis from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Science and Innovation Fair :

• as a contribution to the poster session
• by participating in the pitch (3 minutes; Q&A by moderator)

The best slam at the pitch and the best poster will receive a prize. Drinks and food will be provided. A photo booth will be available to capture beautiful memories.

Celebrate your doctorate in a festive setting at the Graduation Ceremony from 3 to 5 p.m.!

Information on the program of the ED School Fest and the Graduation Ceremony 2024

Students With 4-year Bachelor's Degrees, 75% Marks Can Directly Pursue PhD: UGC

To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75 per cent marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course.

The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET..

Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.

So far, a candidate for the National Eligibility Test (NET) needed a master's degree with a minimum of 55 per cent marks.

"The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET. Such candidates are allowed to appear in a subject in which they want to pursue a PhD irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor's degree," Kumar told PTI.

"The candidates having passed a four-year or eight-semester bachelor's degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed," the UGC chairman said.

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A relaxation of five per cent marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), differently-abled, economically weaker sections and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time, he added. 

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Summer 2024 Application Deadline (Domestic only): March 1, 2024

Fall 2024 Application Deadline (Domestic and International): June 1, 2024 I-20 Deadline: July 1, 2024

News From The Engineering Admissions Team

1:1 Admission Advising Sessions: Do you have questions about the application, transcripts, or deadlines? You can now schedule a   1:1 meeting   to discuss your interest in our engineering graduate programs.

Admissions Information Sessions (via Zoom) are now available. Sign up for one of our upcoming sessions. Hear from our admissions team about our programs, followed by an open forum for questions.

For students applying to the M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is NOT REQUIRED for those who hold a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an accredited U.S. Institution. (Effective 10/19/2023)

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Open University Program

The Open University Program is a non-degree program limited to 16 units with options to apply for a M.S. degree. Engineers who wish to update their skills or learn new technologies without pursuing a specific degree may enroll.

Open University allows the students to:

• Examine a field of study before enrolling in a degree program
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U.S. News released its graduate school rankings. Here's where UT-Austin's programs landed

The University of Texas at Austin is in the news once again for its academic successes, this time with its graduate programs.

U.S. News & World Report partially released its rankings of the best graduate programs at colleges and universities nationwide. U.S. News has yet to release its engineering, medicine and clinical psychology rankings.

Several of UT's graduate programs ranked among the country's best, with the College of Education landing in the top 10.

More: UT-Austin will again require SAT or ACT test scores for admission. Here's why.

Three UT-Austin programs claim top rankings

Three of UT's graduate programs ranked first in the country among similar programs, though only one ranking has been updated for 2024-25. The university's accounting program ranked first, alongside its Latin American history and sociology of population programs, neither of which has been revised for the current year, according to a news release from the university .

"These rankings are striking and reflect our ability to continue to attract exceptional faculty and students," Jay Hartzell, UT's president, wrote on Instagram. "Our talent is what puts UT at the leading edge of discovery in AI and robotics, life sciences, population research, and many other disciplines that are at the forefront of solving many of the world’s most pressing problems and bettering society."

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Five of the university's graduate schools also landed in the top 10 in their rankings. In total, the university claims 42 graduate schools and programs that have ranked in the top 10 when combined with previous years.

UT will join the Southeastern Conference this summer, and it ranks third among those schools for academics, slightly behind Vanderbilt University at No. 1 and the University of Florida at No. 2, according to U.S. News’ latest 2024 College Rankings .

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Division I Council approves changes to transfer rules

Student-athletes who meet progress-toward-degree requirements to be immediately eligible at new school.

The Division I Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a package of rules changes to allow transferring student-athletes who meet certain academic eligibility requirements to be immediately eligible at their new school, regardless of whether they transferred previously. The council's action is not final until the meeting concludes Thursday and is subject to ratification by the Division I Board of Directors at its meeting later this month. If ratified, the rules would be effective immediately.

Specifically, to be immediately eligible after a transfer, undergraduate student-athletes would have to have left their previous school while academically eligible and in good standing (not subject to disciplinary suspension or dismissal) and meet progress-toward-degree requirements at their new school before competing. For graduate transfer student-athletes to be eligible, they would have to earn a degree from their previous school, leave while academically eligible and be enrolled as a full-time postgraduate student while continuing to satisfy minimum academic standards.

"With these rule changes, NCAA members continue to prioritize long-term academic success for college athletes who transfer, while supporting their opportunity to compete immediately," said Lynda Tealer, deputy athletics director at Florida and chair of the council. "We hope that this practical approach to transfer eligibility requirements will encourage student-athletes to make well-informed decisions about transferring and the impacts such a move could have on their ability to graduate on time in their degree of choice, particularly as it relates to transferable credits."

Moving forward, student-athletes are expected to enter the Transfer Portal within their sport's notification-of-transfer windows, which Division I members emphasized are important for providing transparency to student-athletes and coaches for recruitment opportunities, roster management and financial aid planning. There will continue to be exceptions to the legislated transfer windows, including for the departure of a head coach or a discontinued sport. Student-athletes who plan to enroll as graduate students at their next school can enter the portal at any time during the academic year but must enter the portal prior to the conclusion of their respective sports' final transfer windows.

In addition to reviewing the council actions during its meeting next week, the Division I board will consider directing the Committee on Academics to examine criteria for academic waivers and consider the creation of a Transfer Academic Progress Rate, which would give real-time information about the academic health of a school's four-year undergraduate transfer student-athletes. 

The board also will consider charging the Committee on Academics to study the creation of a Graduation Passport, which would specifically track academic progress and will provide a measure of graduation outcomes for student-athletes who transfer. This resource would be the first metric of its kind to specifically track graduation for students who transfer. Currently, the federal graduation rate does not count transfers as graduates, and the NCAA's graduation success rate generally assumes outcomes based on the academic status at the time of a student-athlete's departure. 

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