FAQ

PhD students admitted to doctoral studies at the University of Bonn can get admission to BIGS-LF.

Unfortunately, BIGS-LF does not offer PhD positions. You need to contact the working groups or PI´s directly: Institutes and working groups of the Agriculutral Faculty

No, only PhD students enrolled at the University of Bonn can get admission.

Yes, just sent the the confirmation of your doctorate (Promotionsbestätigung) of your faculty along with all the other documents.

• Promotionsbestätigung (obtained from Promotionsbüro)
• Transcript of records e.g. Master/Diploma
• Application for admission (general information about the PhD student, supervisors and a project description)
• Supervision agreement

It is a proof that you are a PhD student at a faculty of the University of Bonn. It is part of all formal PhD admissions and in the case of the Agricultural Faculty can be obtained from the Doctorate Office.

It is a form found on the BIGS-LF homepage needed for admission. It asks for general information like name, address, email, other information, and a short description of the research project with max. 300-400 words.

It is a contract between you and your supervisors that ensure a structured PhD.

You select two supervisors, and they form the TAC. Your PI is by default member of the TAC. Please contact your potential supervisors and / or discuss it with your PI.

The TAC monitors the progress of the PhD thesis and is involved in the PhD Progress Proposal, Progress Meeting and the Meeting Report. Additionally, you and the TAC plan your individual study program including scientific courses, transferable skills, conferences, publications, workshops etc.

Once your application has been successfully submitted you will be invited to an admission interview. During this interview you have to give a short (10-15 minutes) presentation in English about your past (e.g. Master thesis) and / or current research project in front of the BIGS-LF coordinator and at least two members of BIGS-LF with Promotionsrecht (e.g. Prof.). Afterwards, your admission is decided collegial.

Once per year the PhD student prepares a PhD Progress Proposal and submits it to the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC). The proposal is the base for the Progress Meeting.

The Progress Meeting is organized by the PhD student. The PhD student and TAC meet and discuss the progress and plan the future strategy. The Meeting Report is prepared by the TAC together with the PhD student and must be submitted to the BIGS-LF coordinator. Central questions to be answered in this report include: What was planned to do? What has been achieved? What is done next? Why did certain plans change?

Please contact the coordinator and this information will be provided.

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