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Further improving conditions for Doctorates in Germany Fifty study programs in Germany have been selected for special sponsorship in a programme to make a doctorate in Germany even more attractive to international students. Zhu Wei is beaming with happiness: “Except from the fact that my wife is not here, it is almost perfect in Stuttgart.” The graduate of Shanghai’s Tongji University takes part in ENWAT, the doctoral programme “Environment Water” at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering of Stuttgart university in the south of Germany: “We do have a very good environment for our research here.” Zhu first came to Germany in 2001 for master studies in Stuttgart, friends had told him of WAREM, a master programme in Stuttgart on Water Resources Engineering and Management. He majored in Environmental Engineering at Tongji University, which focuses on water science. Continuing his studies in Zhu Wei, conducting research for his Ph.D. in Stuttgart Germany seemed the logical next step, he had even taken one year of German in his first year at Tongji University. Klick Doctorate in Germany: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/ forschung/promotion/04669.en.html International Postgraduate Programs (IPP) made in Germany: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/ forschung/promotion/04673.en.html ENWAT: http://www.phd.envwater.unistuttgart.de Still, after finishing his Master of Science in Stuttgart, Zhu felt there was much more to learn, much more experience to gain, and research conditions were excellent in Stuttgart. He considered going back to China, which his later wife did, only for a moment, but finally applied for the doctoral programme. Now he enjoys self-responsibly conducting “International Max Planck Research Schools” attracting young researchers Max-Planck-Society has joined hands with German universities to set up a network of research schools to promote excellent young researchers from all over the world. These “International Max Planck Research Schools” (IMPRS) offer structured scientific training leading to a doctorate combined with excellent research facilities. They are open to German and international participants alike. The Max-Planck-Society offers scholarships for funding the stay in Germany. Currently, there are 37 IMPRS in place at various German universities, eight new schools have been added recently. About two out of three places at the research schools are taken by international students. In the course of their training, they get a comprehensive insight into research in various German institutes. This is meant to pave the way for the world’s top researchers to work in Germany or to cooperate with German partners in their future work. (mpg) Contact Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Nicola von Hammerstein Tel.: 0049 89 2108-1216 Fax: 0049 89 2108-1339 E-Mail: hammerstein@gv.mpg.de Web: www.mpg.de Happy with conditions in Germany: Zhu Wei, Ph.D. student in Stuttgart. Foto: DAAD his research and taking part in courses and presentations related to his research topics. Guest lecturers come to Stuttgart and provide a look into research activities at various German as well as international institutions. These lectures are included in the study programme, widening the participants’ horizons and providing useful ideas and methods for their own research. Furthermore, ENWAT provides very dense tutoring for the students: They have weekly meetings with their supervisors. In the course of their studies they have to take a qualifying exam, in which they have to be very clear about their research project. Twice a year, the doctoral students have to present the progress of their research in a seminar. In small research groups they enjoy intensive cooperation with and immediate access to their tutors. For foreign students, the programme also includes language training, although the working language in the institute is English, as Zhu reports. ENWAT is one of fifty study programs which have been selected by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) to participate in their network 20 DAAD China Info 2/2005
“International Postgraduate Programmes” (IPP made in Germany) under the “Doctorates at Universities in Germany” (PHD) support programme. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has made a total of EUR 30m available to participating universities for the period from 2001 to 2006. The criteria for selection are: The postgraduate degree course must display scientific excellence, structures and transparency, plus an international focus. The structured format of the postgraduate studies is intended to certify that in all the participating more than 50 study programs, the universities provide intensive guidance-counselling, For the fourth time, the DAAD organized the participation of German higher education institutions in the China International Education Exhibition and its corresponding events held in Beijing on October 15 and 16 as well as in Shanghai on October 22 to 23. The German Pavilion was formed of 22 exhibition booths, where professors and education officers from 34 German higher education institutions provided information to Chinese students interested in highquality advanced studies in Germany. There was a huge interest in information on ways to study for Master/Diplom- and Ph.D.-degrees at German universities. The representatives of the German universities expressed that - compared to the education exhibitions in the past years – this time much more Chinese students were well-informed about ways of studying abroad. Obviously, Chinese students are considering the pros and Ulrich Kasparick, Vice-Minister, Federal Ministry of Education and Research studies are supplemented and deepened by programme-integrated curricular courses. Besides providing an insight into cross-disciplinary topics, these serve t o t e a c h methodological and presentation techniques. In addition, greater structure also is to produce greater transparency. The success of a doctorate no longer depends solely on the - more or less informal - relationship between students and academic supervisors. Instead, universities offering International Postgraduate Programmes take on firmly-defined institutional responsibility for their students. Clear regulations governing performance controls, graduation processes and fixed deadlines make the path to a doctorate much more calculable. The sponsoring Federal Ministry of Education and Research considers the IPP-programme a huge success in attracting researchers from all over the world: “The international scientific elite is coming to Germany,” Ulrich Kasparick, Vice-Minister in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, claimed during a recent IPP-meeting. In 2004 alone, more than 2.600 doctoral students profited from the programme. Thus, Germany became more and more attractive for young researchers, stated Kasparick. Adds Zhu Wei, describing the conditions in Stuttgart: “Really, both life and research are very nice in Germany, I enjoy my temporary stay very much.” (aha) Contact DAAD Beijing Office Unit 1718, Landmark Tower 2 8 North Dongsanhuan Lu Beijing 100004 China Tel.: 0086 10 65906656 Fax: 0086 10 65906393 Web: www.daad.org.cn International Competition in China’s Education Market Germany’s Higher Education Institutions attended the China International Education Exhibition 2005 cons of studying abroad much more carefully and more deliberately than in the past. The German higher education institutions presented themselves at the October events in a very competitive environment together with over 270 other universities, colleges, institutions and education organizations from 26 countries and regions of the world. According to the figures provided by the organizer, over 23,000 guests visited the Beijing exhibition and more than 15,000 the Shanghai event. The representatives of the German universities combined their participation in the exhibitions with visits to the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and the Jiaotong University in Shanghai where officials from these universities used the opportunity and introduced to their visitors the enormous efforts and investments they are making to enlarge their campuses and provide better conditions for study and research at Chinese universities. It is commonly understood that German higher education institutions will stay connected and keep pace with the Chinese overseas education market and therefore will be present at such education exhibitions organized in China in the near future. The China Education Expo 2006 will be held in Beijing, Shanghai and 4 other main Chinese cities in October and November 2006. Details will be announced on the website of the DAAD office Beijing. (Frauke Dittmann) Contact Frauke Dittmann DAAD Beijing Office Unit 1718, Landmark Tower 2 8 North Dongsanhuan Lu Beijing 100004 China Tel.: 0086 10 65906656 Fax: 0086 10 65906393 Web: www.daad.org.cn DAAD China Info 2/2005 21
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