Skills for Science & Beyond

Please write to courses(at)gs.tum.de if you are interested in accessing this course and are doing your doctorate at TUM. You will get a license key to access the course. | online learning, anytime | GRADE (Goethe- Universität Frankfurt) |
Summer Semester 2026
Course | Date & Time | Trainer | € |
| Einführung in das Projektmanagement | April 16, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Anke Soemer | 20 |
| Introduction to Python Programming | April 17, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Valentin Zieglmeier & Sebastian Zett | 20 |
| Introduction to R | April 27 - 29, 2026 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Jay DesLauriers | 20 |
| Die GmbH - von der Gründung bis zum Exit | April 28, 2026 | 15:00 - 18:30 | Dr. Jan Kreklau | 10 |
| Slidewriting: Blitzschnell sofort verständliche Präsentationsfolien erstellen | April 29, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Deep Work (with individual coaching) | Start 30 April, 2026 | See DocGS for exact dates & times | Dr. Daniel Kunzelmann | 25 |
| Design Thinking for Researchers | May 5 - 6, 2026 | 09:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Carmen Baur | 40 |
| IdeaLab | May 11/18, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Rosaria Cercola & Lisa Schebitz | 0 |
| Develop your Entrepreneurial Thinking | May 12/13, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Prof. Dr. Nicola Breugst | |
| Agiles Projektmanagement - How to Scrum | May 19, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Anke Soemer & Elisabeth Fischer | 20 |
| Introduction to AI Ethics | May 21, 2026 | 09:00 - 17:00 | Auxane Boch & Dr. Franziska Poszler | 20 |
| AI & Prompt Engineering | May 29, 2026 | 9:00 - 16:00 | Felizia Quetscher & Dr. Christoph Eikemeier | 20 |
| Storytelling mit Daten | June 11 - 12, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Prof. Dr. Annelies Vandersickel | 40 |
| Prepare for the Doctoral Defense | June 11/12/26, 2026 | 9:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Dunja Mohr | 50 |
| Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel | June 15 - 16, 2026 | 09:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Denis Düsseldorf | 35 |
| Introduction to R | June 19/26, 2026 | 9:30 - 16:30 | Dr. Nicolas Attalides | 35 |
| Lesestrategien für Promovierende | June 22 - 23, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 & July 20, 2026 | 13:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Wilfried Mende | 50 |
| Time Management | June 26 & July 10, 2026 | 9:00 -15:00 | Dr. Daniel Kunzelmann | 30 |
| Making projects more flexible: Fundamentals of Agile Project Management | June 29 - 30, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Patricia Meyer | 40 |
| Kompetenzen für eine Welt im Wandel | July 7, 2026 | 9:00 - 14:00 | Dr. Eva Reichmann | 15 |
| Grundlagenseminar „Betriebswirtschaftslehre in Finanzen und Controlling“ für Promovierende | July 13, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 & July 14, 2026 | 9:00 - 13:00 | Susanne Sievers | 35 |
| Next-Level Productivity: Tools and Strategies for Researchers | July 16 - 17, 2026 | 10:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Carsten Rohr | 35 |
| Basics in Business Administration | September 1 - 2, 2026 | 9:00 -17:00 | Prof. Dr. Dominik Hammer | 40 |
| Fallstudien souverän lösen | September 9, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Introduction to Statistics in R | September 11/18, 2026 | 9:30 - 16:30 | Dr. Nicolas Attalides | 35 |
| Slidewriting & Storylining | September 17, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Project Management and Time Management | September 24 - 25, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Angela Firmhofer | 40 |
Winter Semester 2025/26
Course | Date & Time | Trainer | € |
| Introduction to Python Programming | October 17, 2025 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Raphael Boidol & Dr. Michael Oberparleiter | 20 |
| Introduction to AI Ethics | October 24, 2025 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Auxane Boch & Dr. Franziska Poszler | 20 |
| Grundlagenseminar „Betriebswirtschaftslehre in Finanzen und Controlling“ für Promovierende | October 30 - 31, 2025 | 10:00 - 16:00 | Susanne Sievers | 30 |
| Deep Work (mit Einzelcoaching) | October 31, 2025 | 9:00 - 14:00 & November 14, 2025 | 9:00 - 12:00 | Individual coaching sessions | Dr. Daniel Kunzelmann | 25 |
| R for Data Science | November 26/28 & December 3/5, 2025 | 10:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Stephan Haug | 45 |
| Einführung in das Projektmanagement (cancelled) | November 27, 2025 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Anke Soemer | 20 |
| Prepare for the Doctoral Defense | November 27 - 28 & December 12, 2025 | 9:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Dunja Mohr | 50 |
| Exportkontrollrecht | December 1, 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00 | Dr. Matthias Creydt | 5 |
| AI & Prompt Engineering (cancelled) | December 5, 2025 | 9:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Christoph Eikemeier & Felizia Quetscher | 20 |
| Zeitmanagement: Fokussiert arbeiten, effektiv promovieren | January 16/30, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Daniel Kunzelmann | 30 |
| Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel | January 19 - 20, 2026 | 9:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Denis Düsseldorf | 35 |
| Fallstudien souverän lösen | January 22, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Basic Statistics | January 28, 2026 | 10:00 - 13:00 | Dr. John Pinney | 10 |
| Slidewriting: Blitzschnell sofort verständliche Präsentationsfolien erstellen | January 29, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Introduction to R | February 6/13, 2026 | 9:30 - 16:30 | Dr. Nicolas Attalides | 35 |
| Projekt- und Zeitmanagement (cancelled) | February 12 - 13, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Angela Firmhofer | 40 |
| Einführung ins Agile Projektmanagement | February 23 - 24, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Patricia Meyer | 40 |
| Next-Level Productivity: Tools and Strategies for Researchers | February 26 - 27, 2026 | 10:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Carsten Rohr | 35 |
| Basics Arbeitsrecht - was Sie wissen müssen! (cancelled) | February 27, 2026 | 9:00 - 13:00 | Beatrix Lippert | 15 |
| Einführung in die Welt des Patentrechts | March 4, 2026 | 14:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Grit Kummerlöwe & Dr. Jens von Behren | 0 |
| Basics in Business Administration | March 4 - 5, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Prof. Dr. Dominik Hammer | 40 |
| KI-Playground | March 10/17/24, 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Dr. Daniel Kunzelmann | 20 |
| Introduction to Statistics in R | March 20/27, 2026 | 9:30 - 16:30 | Dr. Nicolas Attalides | 35 |
| Slidewriting: Optimize your own academic presentation | March 23, 2026 | 9:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Markus Burger | 20 |
| Eyecatching Poster erstellen | March 26, 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00 | Prof. Dr. Annelies Vandersickel | 20 |