Getting started: The Path to a Successful Doctorate - February 17-18, 2026 EN

This course takes place in presence.

Workshop language is English.

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Target Group:

PhD candidates in an early phase of their project (i.e. in the first year)

 

Objective:

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. This workshop will provide you with the tools you need to plan and execute your PhD project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You will discuss and test basic strategies and tools for a good project and time management. This will enable you to better organize yourself and your workload. In addition, we will also look at productive communication with supervisors and the wider research community, structured reading and writing of academic papers, and how to stay motivated throughout your PhD.  

 

Contents:

• Project-Management 

• Tools and processes for practical and effective project management  

• Use of modern knowledge management methods in research 

• Communication with your supervisors  

• Structuring your working day and routines for highly focused work 

• Practical tips and tricks for efficient writing 

• Tools and strategies for efficient handling of scientific literature 

• Staying motivated

 

Methods:

• Input and discussion

• Individual and group work

• Coaching techniques

 

Course Time:

17.02.-18.02.2026; each day 9 am - 5 pm

 

Trainer:

Dr. Daniel Friedrich, Impulsplus 

 

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 If the registration no longer works, please contact us - we will be happy to put you on the waiting list.

 

Conditions of participation

Free of charge for doctoral students and postdocs in Magdeburg.

If you are unable to attend after registration, please contact us immediately at graduate.academy@ovgu.de  .

This allows us in particular to consider others interested in the course who are still on the waiting list. Please note that without your timely cancellation of your participation and/or in case of your non-appearance on the day of the event, we would be obliged to claim the pro-rata costs of the event incurred in relation to your person as damages. You are of course free to prove that the Graduate Academy has suffered no damage or less damage than the one claimed.