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outstanding Bachelor’s students with honors to enter the Ph.D. Program and fulfill courserequirements. <strong>The</strong> PhD program comprises:• Lectures by the members of the Cluster. This joint educational activity of the Cluster is opento all students and scientists as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and learning.• Subject-specific seminars held in the research units to increase expertise in specific subjects.• Orientation lectures. Since many Ph.D. students in the Cluster will be from other disciplines,they will rely on, and benefit from, selected orientation lectures in marine science from theMaster’s programs.• Ph.D. seminars organized by the doctoral students themselves with funds for inviting externallecturers, writing joint Cluster proposals relating to interdisciplinary research and bringinginnovative and exploratory input into the study program. <strong>The</strong> fostering of networking betweenstudents is an important means of tapping the exciting ideas generated at the Ph.D. level.• Summer schools and lab rotations to provide hands-on experience in specific subjects.• Participation in the Science-Economy-Politics forum (Section 1.2.2.7).• International experience for students. Participation in international conferences or researchvisits to appropriate institutions abroad will be supported.Additional studies will not exceed a level of 2-3 hours per week and will be quantified andassessed via credit points. Each Ph.D. student will be supervised by a Ph.D. committee consistingof at least three scientists. It is the task of this committee to advise the students as to whichcourses should be taken. Additional mentoring support will be given to foreign students and tostudents with commitments to child care to encourage family-friendly career development.(C) Career-Advancement Program for Professionals: A new target of the ISOS is theestablishment of educational curricula with the objective of opening new career opportunities in themanagement of the oceans. To this end, an integrated Master’s program will be developed underthe working title “Scientific, Social, Legal and Economic Aspects of the Sea”. <strong>The</strong> programsupports lifelong-learning through courses for the maritime industry, governmental agencies andother professionals with a strong appeal to international applicants.1.4.2 Support Activities for Education and Young ScientistsPrimary support activities concern recruitment of the best students, educational quality control,support for junior and senior lecturers and the introduction of an e-learning system. Recruitment ofthe best students will begin early, building on the established and successful NaT-Working projectwhich brings school classes into direct contact with marine research (Section 1.2.2.7). Recruitmentof the best students internationally will be actively pursued by talent scouting. Quality criteria foreducation and a quality control system will be established by members of the ISOS. Advice andguidance for the purpose of improving teaching will be given to staff with the aim of placingteaching as a high-level priority. In particular, new junior professors will find orientation and supportfrom mentors at the school. A think tank will be installed as a platform of the ISOS to improve theeducational program and to develop innovative activities in research and teaching. This will also21

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