Mandatory elements of the qualification program

The following elements of the qualification program in their minimal form are a requirement to submit your thesis, if you entered the doctoral candidacy list after 1st of January 2014. The actual courses and elements taken have to be discussed with your supervisor and should be included in the Supervision Agreement and the project plan.

• Kick-Off Seminar of the TUM Graduate School
• Subject-Related Training
  • Additional Courses not yet included in the catalog
  • External courses
• Active participation in the academic environment of TUM
• Feedback discussion of your PhD project
  • Evaluation basis (settled in advance)
  • Confirmation
• Discussion in the international scientific community
• Minimum membership of 2 years in the TUM-GS
• Annual data confirmation in DocGS

There are also Optional elements of the qualification program, including Internationalisation funds of the TUM Graduate School.