.. index:: discussion in the international scientific community .. _discussion-international: Discussion in the international scientific community *********************************************************** Doctoral candidates expose their research project to a discussion in the international scientific community. To anchor this quality assurance, doctoral candidates at TUM must present their research publicly to experts in the scientific field. As a rule, this results in at least **one scientific publication subject to a peer review process**. .. note:: **Address and Affiliation** Please enter the Address and affiliation for your publications, conference contributions etc. according to the **"TUM Publication Guidelines: Regulations on Designating Affiliation"**. There is a short guide for NAT in the Wiki: https://collab.dvb.bayern/display/TUMnat/Address+and+Affiliation or as a PDF: :download:`files/affiliation-nat-tum-en.pdf` The full guidlines are available here: - `TUM Publication Guidelines (English PDF) `_ - `TUM Publikationsrichtlinie (German PDF) `_