Offers for doctoral candidates
Offers for doctoral candidates include workshops, information events and consultations. Since the page is constantly updated, it is worth visiting regularly. You can also subscribe to our newsletter with a short mail to stay informed.
Do you have suggestions for workshop topics that are not limited to a specific subject field? We will consider taking them on board!
Qualification program 2023
The qualification program is open to all doctoral students of the four universities of applied sciences in Saxony-Anhalt, i.e. to cooperative doctoral students and doctoral students in the doctoral centers. The program is also open to participants from the Graduate Academy of the OVGU. Remaining places may be allocated to other interested parties.
The workshops are free of charge. Please note the registration deadlines.
You can apply for educational leave to attend our workshops if your employer is in Saxony-Anhalt. Please contact Kerstin Tänzer for more information.
March 28, Thuesday, Magdeburg - Workshop "Resilienz & Stressmanagement"
When? March 28, 10.00-11.30 am
Where? Magdeburg-Stendal University of applied sciences, Campus Magdeburg
Course language? German
What? If you look at statistics and media reports, you could almost think that burnout is a kind of normative life event in the professional lives of successful people nowadays. Especially the period of a doctorate places enormous demands on one's own time and stress management. Resilience, in the sense of inner resilience in dealing with imponderables and failures, can however be trained and help in overcoming these challenges. This seminar therefore provides a variety of tips and tricks for dealing with stress in a more constructive way as well as impulses for the long-term development of resilience.
Contents:
- Dealing constructively with setbacks and failures
- Avoiding typical psychological stress traps
- Self-organisation during the doctorate
- Dealing with the saw blade effect
- Knowing and developing resilience factors
The workshop is limited to 16 participants.
Registration deadline? March 21, 2023, 10.00 am
Registration by mail to kerstin.taenzer@h2.de
March 30, Thursday, online - "Infoveranstaltung zu Plagiaten"
When? March 30, 10.00-11.30 am
Where? Online
What? Avoidance of plagiarism
Course language? German
Registration deadline? March 23, 2023
Registration by mail to kerstin.taenzer@h2.de
April 05, Wednesday, online - Collegial consultation among doctoral students
Language: German
When? 12:00 - 14:00
What?
Do you have questions about your doctorate that you have not yet been able to solve? Would you like to get feedback from doctoral candidates or colleagues (peer-to-peer approach) who are in a similar situation to you? The peer-to-peer consultation provides insight and new impulses. The offer supports you and your concerns through a structured, trusting consultation, in which the existing knowledge and experience of all participants are brought in. Joint solution options are developed according to a defined flow chart. A maximum of two cases can be dealt with per session. The goal is to practice and learn the methodology in order to be able to conduct collegial consultations independently of the instructor.
You can register here until March 30.
April 13, Thursday, online - Discussion "Well supervised is half won"
Language: Bilingual (German/English)
When? April 13, 10:00 - 11:30
Where? Online via Zoom
What?
The relationship between supervisor and supervisee is enormously important for the success of one's own doctorate. But what actually constitutes good supervision during the doctorate? Which skills does a supervisor actually need to have when supervising a doctoral thesis? And how can a supervisory relationship be actively shaped from the doctoral candidate's point of view?
During the discussion we would like to get into conversation with you and offer a space to share your own perspectives on the needs and requirements of good supervision with other doctoral candidates. At the same time, the exchange serves to collect concrete starting points for the development of a support offer for supervisors.
Registration deadline: Registration is possible until April 10.
Registration by mail to franziska.lutzmann@h2.de
May 11 + 12, Thursday and Friday, online - Workshop "Good scientific practice"
Participants receive an overview of the rules of good scientific practice and how to deal with scientific misconduct. Participants learn to develop appropriate solutions in difficult situations and cases of conflict in the field of good scientific practice and reflect on values and attitudes in science.
When: May 11th and 12th 2023, each afternoon 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: Online (Zoom)
Who: Dr. Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz
Course Topics:
The content and scope of the course are based on the recommendations of the curriculum for courses on "Good Scientific Practice", which was commissioned by and prepared in cooperation with the Ombudsman for Science (DFG):
- Good Scientific Practice
- Scientific Misconduct
- Data management
- Authorship and publication process
- Supervision
- Dealing with/supporting conflicts
- Dealing with scientific misconduct
Number of people limited to 16 people. You can register until May 1st here.
June 15 + 16, Thursday and Friday, Magdeburg - Exposé Writing Workshop
When? June 15 + 16, full day
Where? Magdeburg-Stendal University of applied sciences, Campus Magdeburg
What? In this writing workshop, doctoral candidates will learn about the structure of an exposé for doctoral theses as well as about Dos and Don’ts in exposés. They will have the opportunity to talk with other doctoral candidates and the trainers about their own challenges in planning their exposé and to reflect about possible solution strategies. The two-day workshop will give participants the space to work on their exposés in a goal-oriented manner and in a calm atmosphere. They can also retreat for an individual writing consultation with the trainer, e.g. when they want to receive feedback for their text. Finally, participants will develop a timetable for finishing their exposé.
The target group consists of doctoral candidates who are currently writing their exposé for their dissertation project.
If necessary, the workshop will be held in a bilingual manner (German/ English).
Juni 27, Tuesday, Merseburg - Collegial consultation among doctoral students
Language: German
When? 10 - 12 o'clock
What?
Do you have questions about your doctorate that you have not yet been able to solve? Would you like to get feedback from doctoral candidates or colleagues (peer-to-peer approach) who are in a similar situation to you? The peer-to-peer consultation provides insight and new impulses. The offer supports you and your concerns through a structured, trusting consultation, in which the existing knowledge and experience of all participants are brought in. Joint solution options are developed according to a defined flow chart. A maximum of two cases can be dealt with per session. The goal is to practice and learn the methodology in order to be able to conduct collegial consultations independently of the instructor.
You can register here until June 21.
July 05, Wednesday, online- Workshop "Wissenschaftliches Publizieren in Journals"
September 06, Wednesday, online - Collegial consultation among doctoral students
Language: German
When? 14:00 -16:00
What?
Do you have questions about your doctorate that you have not yet been able to solve? Would you like to get feedback from doctoral candidates or colleagues (peer-to-peer approach) who are in a similar situation to you? The peer-to-peer consultation provides insight and new impulses. The offer supports you and your concerns through a structured, trusting consultation, in which the existing knowledge and experience of all participants are brought in. Joint solution options are developed according to a defined flow chart. A maximum of two cases can be dealt with per session. The goal is to practice and learn the methodology in order to be able to conduct collegial consultations independently of the instructor.
You can register here until August 31.
September 20, Wednesday, Merseburg - Workshop "Konstruktiver Umgang mit Konflikten"
September 28, Thursday, online - "Infoveranstaltung zu Plagiaten"
Consultation
For people interested in a doctorate and for doctoral students
People interested in doing a doctorate and doctoral students at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal can contact us by mail or telephone:
Josephin Winkler - Doctoral Center Social, Health and Economic Sciences and cooperative doctoral students from the departments of Applied Human Sciences, Social Work, Health and Media, and Economics.
Kerstin Tänzer - Doctoral Center Environment & Technology and cooperative doctoral students of the departments Engineering and Industrial Design as well as Water, Environment, Construction and Safety
We are at your disposal for all questions concerning doctoral studies!
Writing consultations for doctoral students
You are sitting in front of a blank page and can't find a beginning? Are you struggling with your research question? You read a lot and then forget some things again? You can't find a structure in your text? Or would you just like to talk to someone about your writing project in peace and quiet? Come to the peer writing consultation for your scientific writing concerns! This takes about 45 minutes, during which you will receive non-hierarchical and non-directive help for self-help from a trained writing coach, e.g. reflect on your work process, generate ideas, try out writing methods and strategies, set goals, and receive text feedback on exemplary text passages. You are and remain the expert for your text - the writing coach does not need to be an expert on your subject.
Please feel free to make an appointment (also possible in the evening) with Josephin Winkler. The writing consultation can take place online or in person at an arranged location in Magdeburg or Stendal.
About the consultant: Josephin Winkler is a trained peer trainer for scientific writing and is doing her doctorate at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.
Solution-oriented individual coaching
Frustrated by doing your doctorate? During your doctorate, there are phases that are difficult or unsettling. For example, your own self-management and time management do not work out, or there are difficulties in the supervision of your doctorate. For more clarity in your mind, our colleague Sandra Dietzel of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences offers you the opportunity to work on your personal concerns in individual coaching sessions in a confidential and solution-oriented manner. This way you reflect on your resources, strengths and stumbling blocks and can find a concrete way to deal with your challenges.
Coach: Sandra Dietzel (Speaker of Promoting Early Career Researchers, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
Duration: max. 1 hour, several appointments possible; online
Registration: appointment by mail
Reimbursement of travel expenses
Doctoral students of the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal can apply to have part of their travel expenses reimbursed if they attend a classroom workshop of our qualification program or if they travel to a conference in Germany for their doctoral studies.
More information will follow shortly.
Other offers
- With our newsletter you will regularly receive information about calls, awards and other more general offers for doctoral students. You can subscribe to our newsletter with a short mail to stay informed.
- The individual Doctoral Centers also organize their own internal events such as colloquia. In this case, the Doctoral Centers contact their doctoral students with an invitation.
- The German Research Foundation (DFG) offers information events on scientific careers.
Further offers:
Continuing education in university didactics
Every year, the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences offers "University Didactic Weeks", in which doctoral students of the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal can also participate. You can find more information here (in German language).
Studium generale
The university's open course offerings bundle cross-topic, cross-discipline and cross-departmental courses. They are designed to enable students to acquire knowledge, skills and, above all, important key competencies that are useful for successful study, career entry, a professional career or personal development. You can find the course offer here (in German language). Registration is via a login to the booking portal, to which anyone can register.
Doctoral students of all four universities of applied sciences are charged the student rate. You do not need to be enrolled for this, but you do need to provide proof to Ms. Darius that you are a doctoral student if you do not have a student e-mail address at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences.
Offers of the University of Magdeburg
Doctoral students of the Doctoral Centers and cooperative doctoral students of the four universities of applied sciences in Saxony-Anhalt can also participate free of charge in the qualification program of the Graduate Academy of the University of Magdeburg. You can find the course overview here. To always receive the latest offers, you can subscribe to the newsletter of the OVGU Graduate Academy.
FAQ
To whom the offers are addressed?
The qualification program is open to all doctoral students at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Anhalt, Harz and Merseburg. This includes cooperative doctorates and doctorates at all doctoral centers in Saxony-Anhalt.
Some other offers on this website are only open to doctoral students of the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal (cooperative or first supervision sits at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal). This is explicitly stated in the offers. You can find out whether the other three universities have similar offers on their doctoral websites.
Are the offers free of charge?
How do I register for offers?
Can travel expenses be covered?
Doctoral students of the Magdeburg-Stendal University of applied sciences can apply for a subsidy for travel expenses if they want to attend a face-to-face course of the qualification program or if they travel to a conference in Germany that is important for their doctoral research. You can find more information under "Advice".
Contact Persons

Prorector for Research, Development and Technology Transfer
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Baumgarten
Tel.: +49 (0) 391 886 41 05
Fax: +39 (0) 391 886 47 09
E-Mail: pro_forschung@hs-magdeburg.de
Visitor's adress: House 3, Room 1.04
Contact details

Coordinator Doctoral Center Social, Health and Economic Sciences
Josephin Winkler
Phone: 0049 3931 2187 3812
E-Mail: josephin.winkler(at)h2.de
Address: Stendal, Osterburger Str. 25, House 3, Room 0.19
Consultation hours via phone for doctoral students and interested persons:
Mondays 12:00 - 13:00, Central European Time
Wednesdays 11:00 - 12:00, Central European Time
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You can also make an individual appointment for a Zoom meeting.

Coordinator Doctoral Center Environment and Technology
Kerstin Taenzer
Tel.: 0049 391 886 49 92
E-Mail: kerstin.taenzer@h2.de
Address: Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum FEZ, Breitscheidstr. 51, 39114 Magdeburg, Room 3.02