The TUM Doctoral Regulations (TUM Regulations for the Award of Doctoral Degrees) specify the qualification elements that you will need to complete in the course of your doctoral program.
In addition, you have the option of utilizing other course offerings and qualification measures. All of our offers and services are designed to give you the best possible assistance and support as you make your way through the doctoral program.
You will need to enter your progress in completing the required elements and meeting all other requirements into DocGS. There, all of your work and credits will be recognized and confirmed by FGZ-SG. All of the mandatory elements must be completed before you can submit your dissertation.
Every listed merit in DocGS also appears in your certificate by TUM-GS. You can list your teachings, too. We recommend to list your teachings once for your whole promotion (i.e. from Summer Semester 14 – Winter Semester 15/16), instead of listing your teachings singly.
The process and schedule after you are registered as a doctoral candidate and entered in the doctoral candidacy list is divided into the following sections:
Orientation Phase
- Kick-off Meeting: within the first six months
The kick-off meeting provides you with information about academic work and the wide range of programs and services offered at TUM. The three-day meeting also provides an ideal opportunity to network with doctoral candidates from other disciplines. More information on registration.
- Subject-specific Courses:
The Graduate Center offers a diverse range of courses for subject-specific and subject-related further qualification. In particular, you should participate in the Winter Academy during the orientation phase, At the Academy, doctoral candidates present their project ideas and receive feedback and advice from professors, invited experts, and other doctoral candidates. In addition, participation in the colloquium for doctoral candidates gives you an impression of the current doctoral projects. - Transferable Skills Training Courses: Introductory phase
Each semester, the TUM-GS offers an extensive range of transferable skills training courses that that are taught by selected trainers.
Research Phase:
- Feedback Session / Interim Evaluation:
On the basis of an interim report on the doctoral project and an overview of the current progress of the research, credits and work at the TUM Graduate School, the supervisor and doctoral candidate discuss the progress of the doctoral project and how to proceed. The feedback session is held no later than 4 semesters after admission to the TUM-GS. - Subject-specific Courses:
As part of the subject-specific qualification measures, you can participate in the courses and events offered by the FGZ, but can also apply for approval and recognition of external training and continuing education courses. In particular, we recommend participating in the Editor Series workshops, during which the editors-in-chief of important sport and health sciences publications offer seminars. Towards the end of your doctoral project, you should then present your results at the colloquium for doctoral candidates. - Transferable Skills Training Courses:
The TUM Graduate School offers a wide range of courses that support you as a doctoral candidate to further develop your transferable skills and expand your interdisciplinary connections. The courses are designed as a supplementary qualification measure during your doctoral program and offer valuable guidance for your next career steps. - International Research Phase:
Scholarship, science and research are more international today than ever before. Benefit from the services and programs offered by TUM for international and intercultural collaboration in research and the establishment of personal and institutional networks early on in your doctoral program. You can receive financial support to participate in international conferences in foreign countries and for longer stays abroad, as well as to use for inviting international researchers and scientists. - Publishing or Discussions in the Academic/Scientific Community:
Science is a collective process in which the quality of research is mainly guaranteed by peer reviews and public discussion among scholars in the field. The most important "currencies" in academia and science are thus publications in peer-reviewed journals, and having these articles cited by other scholars. Doctoral candidates at TUM are required to present their research publicly to experts in the academic/scientific community at least once during their doctoral program. For articles in international publications, all doctoral candidates have access to a free editing service.