Advice for doctoral students
Events transregional & online
Workshops "Young Entrepreneurs in Science"
What if your research could change the world?
Young Entrepreneurs in Science offers a unique opportunity for researchers, bringing them closer to start-up concepts and fostering interdisciplinary connections and collaboration. Through engaging workshops and interactive sessions, YES playfully instills creative methods and an entrepreneurial mindset, empowering participants to explore entrepreneurial opportunities.
Workshops 2026 online: https://youngentrepreneursinscience.com/events/
Project: Motherhood in Academia
The ESF-funded pilot project "Motherhood in Academia" develops research-based sustainable measures to better combine career paths in science and motherhood in Saxony-Anhalt—for greater equality of opportunity in science and humanities.
Events are held regularly; please check online for details (in German).
Social Security Made Simple – English Info Sessions
Also in winter, we continue our popular English-language social security info sessions designed specifically for new international employees. These free sessions provide valuable insights into the German social security system and help make the first steps in Germany a little easier.
📅 Upcoming Dates:
- Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Thursday, March 5, 2026
🕑 Each session runs from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CET)
In these free live online sessions, participants will receive clear, accessible information about:
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Health, pension, unemployment, and long-term care insurance in Germany
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First official steps after starting a job
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Practical guidance and important contacts
TK-StudyGuide – The Exciting Student Journey Continues!
Invitation to the TK-StudyGuide 2025
Student life comes with plenty of challenges: stressful exams, countless assignments, and the constant balancing act between studies and personal life. The TK-StudyGuide is the perfect companion to help you stay healthy, organized, and successful throughout your studies.
What’s new in the TK-StudyGuide 2025?
We’re starting the new semester with freshly updated content, shaped by the feedback and wishes of last semester’s participants.
For the winter term 2025/26, students can choose from 38 inspiring webinars covering topics such as:
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Arriving in Germany – orientation and support for international students
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Mental health in student life – strategies for stress, pressure, and overwhelm
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Self-marketing in job applications – practical tips for your career start
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Nutrition and social media – trends, tips, and evidence-based insights
All webinars are available in both German and English.
Easy, digital, and free
The TK-StudyGuide is a free digital offer that universities can easily integrate into their own programs – with no additional organizational effort and without tying up extra staff resources. Individual webinars can also be shared separately.
>> All details and direct links to the sessions can be found online <<
NFDI4Society: Meet-the-Data
The event series is organized by the Consortium for Social, Behavioral, Educational, and Economic Sciences (KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society) in the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) and the Research Data Education Network (VerbundFDB). Once a month, employees of research data centers and researchers present selected data sets and answer questions about data access and data use. The event series is aimed at students and early-career researchers who want to conduct research using existing data, as well as teachers.
The next season will focus on data from educational research. It starts on January 15!
When? Starting January 15, 2026, every third Thursday of the month, 1:15-2:00 p.m.
Where? Online (via Zoom)
Who is it for? Students and researchers in the early stages of their careers, teachers, anyone interested in research data
- More Information (in German)
