Kick-Off Seminar

At the start of your doctorate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) the focus is on the best possible preparation for your further scientific career. The TUM Graduate School Kick-Off Seminar is therefore geared towards exchange with researchers from other disciplines and strong integration into an excellent academic environment. 

Over the course of three days, you will receive essential information about the services offered by the TUM Graduate School and about doing a doctorate at TUM. You will be introduced to the principles of good research practice and take part in transferable skills courses covering three topics (Communication Skills, Interdisciplinary Cooperation, Productivity Management). You will have the opportunity to network intensively across disciplines and to exchange expectations and ask questions.

You will spend the three days with around 100 doctoral candidates from all disciplines in the picturesque setting of an old monastery, the TUM Science & Study Center Raitenhaslach.

In order to get the most out of the Kick-Off Seminar, you should attend during the first six months of your doctorate if possible. The seminar is a mandatory element of the qualification program of the TUM Graduate School. In addition, participation in the kick-off seminar is a prerequisite if you would like to apply for TUM-GS internationalization funding.