Beratungsgespräch in der Graduiertenakademie

Advice and Information

Do you have questions regarding doing a doctorate, funding opportunities or career prospects after your PhD? Do you need advice with regard to your scholarship or job application? Are you searching for support in a situation of conflict or crises within the context of your PhD or postdoctoral project?

The team of the Graduate Academy gladly provides information and support to (prospective) doctoral candidates, postdocs and supervisors.

Prospective doctoral candidates do not have to be members of the Graduate Academy.

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Advisory services of the Graduate Academy

Mental Health

Early career researchers need a good work-life balance, healthy habits and strategies for dealing with stress constructively in order to cope well with the challenges and strains of everyday doctoral and postdoctoral work. The Graduate Academy supports you in this with a series of workshops and counselling services as well as information events on the topic of mental health.

Individual Coaching for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs

Coaching is a professional counseling format that offers goal and solution-oriented support during career-related change and development processes. The Graduate Academy offers its members individual coaching on job-related topics comprising a maximum of five sessions.

Career options after your PhD

Do you have any questions regarding career options, application strategies or the perfect application portfolio? We support you on your way to professional success.

GA Writing Lab: Advisory Service

The GA Writing Advisory Service offers support with the planning, development and improvement of academic writing projects such as doctoral dissertations, scientific papers or grant applications. The writing advisory service focuses on the writing process as well as writing techniques. The service is offered by GA staff or Project Scouts who are trained as writing coaches.

Conflict counselling & mediation

In conflict situations within the doctoral supervision relationship or cooperation with colleagues in day-to-day research, the Graduate Academy offers you support in the form of conflict counselling and coaching as well as mediation.

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Binational doctorates / Cotutelle de thèse

Within the framework of a binational doctorate, the doctoral candidate conducts research under the joint supervision of a university lecturer at TU Dresden and a university lecturer at a foreign university. This involves writing a dissertation and obtaining a doctorate jointly awarded by two universities in different countries. Find out more about binational doctorates here.

We offer information and advice on the following topics:

OVERVIEW OF OUR ADVISORY TOPICS

Doing a doctorate at TU Dresden | Open Advisory Service
Doing a Doctorate at TU Dresden | make a consultation appointment
Bi-national doctorates (Cotutelles)

Funding opportunities
GA and TU Dresden Funding Programs | make a consultation appointment

Career orientation
Career development & Application Documents Service | make a consultation appointment

Scientific Writing
Writing advisory service | make a consultation appointment

More Advice and information for international doctoral students
You will find individual advice and information before, during and after the PhD here:

Doctoral Offices of the Faculties (Registration as a PhD student)
International Office
enrolment as a doctoral candidate at the TU Dresden for international students
Welcome Center
assists international visiting researchers and PhD students staying for more than three months before and after their arrival to Dresden to facilitate their acclimatisation

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Freestate
of Saxony under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.