Events and lecture series
Welcome to Heidelberg! (For doctoral candidates)
How (and why) to become a doctoral candidate (For master's students)
Primers for Predocs
Welcome to Heidelberg! – Reception and information session for doctoral candidates
New doctoral candidates generally begin their doctoral project with many questions about registering and enrolling, finding housing, obtaining health insurance, funding their doctoral studies, learning German and much more. The Graduate Academy would like to welcome you to Heidelberg and provide you with the information necessary especially for your first weeks and months at the university!
At our "Welcome to Heidelberg" event and reception we inform you about our own services as well as about other useful addresses at the university. You will have the opportunity to meet the Graduate Academy team, to ask questions and to get to know other doctoral candidates.
The next "Welcome to Heidelberg" event will take place on October 23, 2019!
Time: 4–6 pm
Place: Neuenheimer Feld, Marsilius-Kolleg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.1
Registration will be open on October 2, 2019!
IMPORTANT! Please remember to inform us by email or phone if you cannot take part after all.
More information:
► PDF invitation / program 
► Location and Directions Marsilius-Kolleg, Marsilius-Arkaden
How (and why) to become a doctoral candidate – Reception and information session for master’s students
If you are approaching the end of your master’s studies and are considering pursuing a doctorate at Heidelberg University, this event is for you. New doctoral candidates generally begin their PhD with many questions about registering and enrolling, funding their doctoral studies and much more. The
Graduate Academy would like to provide you with the information necessary especially for your first steps toward a doctorate.
At our event How (and why) to become a doctoral candidate we will inform you about our own services as well as about other helpful contacts within the university. You will have the opportunity to meet the Graduate Academy team, to ask questions and to get to know other master’s students interested in pursuing a PhD.
The next "How (and why) to become a doctoral candidate" event will take place later this year or in early 2020!
More information:
► How and why to do a PhD in Heidelberg? - June 25, 2019 - Presentation
► PDF invitation / program - June 25, 2019
Primers for Predocs – Strategies for a successful doctorate
When you are doing your PhD you are managing a huge project – this means you don’t just need competences in your field of research but also other relevant skills. PhD candidates should manage their time, teach seminars, present their research, show intercultural sensitivity working in multinational teams, prepare themselves for a job after their PhD, maybe take care of an own family and much more.
In our new series "Primers for PreDocs" several speakers talk about these aspects in short lectures!
A short reception after the talks will give you the opportunity to discuss with the speakers.
More information:
► Program Summer 2019
Next events:
WINTER SEMESTER 2019
The new Primers program will be published in October 2019.