Center for Doctoral Studies (CDS)

 

Continuing Education and Transferable Skills for Doctoral Candidates

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Sustainability in Doctoral Education

Online event at RWTH Aachen on November 25, 2021

 

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What is the Center for Doctoral Studies?

The Center for Doctoral Studies, CDS for short, is the center for providing continuing education and transferable skills training opportunities for doctoral candidates. The focus is on skills which are important for your doctoral studies and further career.

One of RWTH Aachen's goals is for its young researchers not only to possess excellent subject oriented skills but also a broad range of skills outside of their discipline. The CDS supports doctoral candidates with their career development.

Another objective of the integrated Human Resources Development Concept is to promote the professional development and career of its doctoral candidates. For this reason, RWTH Aachen offers more than 200 training courses within CDS that are aligned with the identified fields of action for human resources development.

The acquisition of key skills can be recorded in the RWTH Aachen Doctorate Supplement.

The CDS falls under the responsibility of the Vice-Rector for Human Resources Management and Development and is advised and supported by a scientific advisory council.

Within JARA, the Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, RWTH and Forschungszentrum Jülich have developed guidelines (de) for the further development of doctoral education concepts.

 

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Who is the Center for Doctoral Studies intended for?

  • All doctoral candidates in Faculties 1 through 8
  • Doctoral candidates in Faculty 10, pursuing the degrees "Dr. rer. medic." or "Dr. nat. med."
  • Participants of the TANDEMmed mentoring program
  • Participants in the structured RWTH Aachen doctoral program / Graduate Schools
  • Doctoral candidates from other universities, who are working at Forschungszentrum Jülich
 
Ute Gartzen Copyright: © private
My activities at the CDS made it possible for me to develop those key skills that have not been central my studies, and they contributed to developing my personality as well. Furthermore, I found the exchange with other doctoral candidates very valuable.

Dr. rer. pol. Ute Gartzen; Professur für Industriemanagement, Europäischen Fachhochschule (EUFH) in Aachen, Brühl, Neuss

Ute Gartzen Copyright: © private
My activities at the CDS made it possible for me to develop those key skills that have not been central my studies, and they contributed to developing my personality as well. Furthermore, I found the exchange with other doctoral candidates very valuable.

Dr. rer. pol. Ute Gartzen; Professur für Industriemanagement, Europäischen Fachhochschule (EUFH) in Aachen, Brühl, Neuss

Jonathan Diehl Copyright: © private
The wide range of educational opportunities offered by the CDS allowed me to further develop my personal, professional, and academic skills in courses such as “Soft Skills,” “Project Managament & Organization” as well as in the departmental seminars. The skills and knowledge gained in these courses are still useful in my everyday professional life.

Dr. rer. nat. Jonathan Diehl; Head of Usability, INFORM GmbH, Aachen

Sarah Lukas Copyright: © private
Participating in the CDS gave me the opportunity to make contacts and exchange experiences with fellow doctoral candidates. In some application processes, in particular my participation in courses on teaching competencies were positively noted.

Dr. phil. Sarah Lukas; Juniorprofessorin für Psychologie, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

Romie Augustino Copyright: © private
Thanks to the CDS, aside from specialist expertise, I was able to develop professional skills as well.

Dr.-Ing. Romie Augustino; Business Development Manager, TÜV NORD SysTec, Geschäftsbereich Windenergie

Dr. Astrid Salzmann Copyright: © private
The CDS allowed me to attend intensive courses with either a focus on methodology or application – this turned out to be highly useful for my doctoral project.

Dr. Astrid Salzmann; Department of Corporate Finance, RWTH Aachen University

Adrian Zlocki Copyright: © private
The broad range of events offered by the CDS covers a variety of relevant topics, which may be very helpful in the career development of doctoral candidates.

Dr.-Ing. Adrian Zlocki; Bereichsleiter Fahrerassistenz, Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH Aachen

Anuja Nagle Copyright: © private
The CDS program helped me to improve my approach to work, to better collaborate within teams, and to develop my negotiation skills.

Dr. Anuja Nagle; Analystin und Managerin, StreetScooter GmbH, Aachen, CAE

 

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