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Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainFrankfurt am Main

Doctoral Programmes in EuropeDoctoral Programmes in EuropeEUA – BFUG WorkshopEUA – BFUG Workshop

Brussels, 26 October 2006Brussels, 26 October 2006

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Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M.

● established 1914 by the citizens of Frankfurt

● first German private foundation university

● first faculty for economics and social sciences

● after 1945 re-established as state university of Hessia

● today great efforts to tie on the foundation tradition and to develop

to one of the most modern and attractive European universities

● Nobel price winners, Paul Ehrlich (medicine), Max von Laue,

Max Born, Otto Stern (physics) and the Frankfurt School of

Critical Theory, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer

● 2014 anniversary objectives – completion of the three campuses

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Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures

General Budget 2006 € 268,000,000

Funding from third parties € 86,500,000

Students 35,000 35,000

International Students 4,000

Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences 1,420

Doctoral Candidates in the Natural Sciences 689

Doctoral Candidates in Medicine and Pharmacy 206

Doctoral Candidates in Total 2,315

Graduates 2,172

Doctorates 510

Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification 66

Staff:

Full Professors 500

Research Staff 2,200

Administration Staff 1,600

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Studying at Frankfurt UniversityStudying at Frankfurt University

• from African language studiesto Zoology

• 170 degree programs in 16 departments• Wide range of subjects and topics

Courses offered from A to ZCourses offered from A to Z

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11 Geology and Geography 12 Mathematics13 Physics14 Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences15 Biology and Computer Science

01 Law02 Economics/Business Administration 03 Social Sciences04 Educational Sciences05 Psychology and Sports Science

16 Faculties16 Faculties

16 Medical Science

06 Protestant Theology07 Roman Catholic Theology08 Philosophy and History 09 Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies10 Modern Languages

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Locations: Campus BockenheimLocations: Campus Bockenheim

• Law and Economics / Business Administration • Education and Social Science• Psychology and Sports Science• Natural Sciences / Mathematics / Computer Science• Geosciences and Geography

The traditional campus of the university is located close to Frankfurt Trade Fair and Frankfurt Main Station

The old main building in Merton Street; Seat of the Economics/Business Administration Department

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Locations: Campus WestendLocations: Campus Westend

• Humanities (Cultural, Civilization, Language Studies)

The IG-Farben Building – Heart of Campus Westend. A building with history.

A Great Space for Great Thoughts: „Germany‘s most beautiful campus“offers extraordinary conditions for studying.

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Locations: Campus RiedbergLocations: Campus Riedberg

• Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

Magic Moments of Science: On Campus Riedberg today‘s research projects aim for tomorrow‘s chemical, biochemical and physical challenges and achievements.

The ‚Bio Center‘ – Research for Life

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Location: Campus NiederradLocation: Campus Niederrad

• Medical Science, Dentistry (University Hospital)

The largest hospital in Hessia soon to be the most modern as well. Research and scientific application under one roof: providing the best possible medical care.

Hospital at the river – state-of-the-art medicine for the sake of humankind

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Developments in Doctoral Studies

Structured Doctoral Programmes● from Research Training Groups („Graduiertenkollegs“) to International Postgraduate Programmes (IPPs)

Design and Implementation of Graduate SchoolsIntegration of 16 Faculties into 3 Graduate Schools

● Frankfurt Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FGS)● Otto Stern School for Integrated Doctoral Education in Natural Sciences (OSS)● Frankfurt International Research Graduate School for Translational Biomedicine (FIRST)

Success and Effect of the “Excellence Initiative” Competition

● recent developments in Germany

● excellence clusters in microbiology and medicine

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Fundamental Innovations of JWGU Graduate School Strategy

● Decision and process of developing and financing structured

doctoral programmes for all faculties and departments by

concentrating and integrating all activities and resources

for the support of young researchers in three graduate schools.

● Decision to finance the Frankfurt graduate schools out of central

university means (in total approximately 800.000 Euro per year for

scholarships and structural measures for training, supervision and

social support).

● Decision to make the sustainable development of these graduate

schools a priority in university policy.

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Doctoral Studies at the Goethe-University I

10 Graduiertenkollegs

(Research Training Groups financed by the German Research Foundation)

• Finance and Monetary Economics

• Archaeological Analysis

• Public Spheres and Gender Relations: Dimension of Experience

• Experience of Time and Aesthetical Perception

• Sentence Types: Variation and Interpretation

• Drug Development and Analytics

• Neural Plasticity: Molecules, Structures, Dimensions of Experience

• Research, Development and Safety of Biotechnological Produced Drugs

• Roles of Eicosanoids in Biology and Medicine

• Political Language in Europe from Antiquity through the 20th Century

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Doctoral Studies at the Goethe-University II

3 International Max Planck Research Schools:

• Comparative Legal History

• Structure and Function of Biological Membranes

• Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

2 International Postgraduate Programmes:

• Social Sciences

• Religion in Dialogue

Frankfurt International Graduate School of Science (FIGGS)offering a Doctoral Programme focusing on the theoretical areas of the natural sciences, in particular biology, chemistry, and physics

Ph.D. Programme Economics

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IPPs in GermanyA 5 Years Success Story of International Structured Doctoral Programmes

● The New Approach: funding for structures not for scholarships as an additional second column of doctoral support programmes

● 3 Main Emphases: doctoral degree within three years; new structures for doctoral training and supervision; internationalization – increase of foreign doctoral candidates

● 50 IPPs – 175.000 EUR per year for structure and programme measures

● Objective: to convince all German universities of the necessity and effectiveness of modern training and supervision structures

● Results: enormous success for the participating programmes; beginning of a general development in the universities as well as confrontations between reform forces and conservative supervisors’ positions; the idea of structured doctoral programmes as a standard quality requirement for an outstanding university

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International Postgraduate Programmes at JWGU

2 interdisciplinary IPP programmes:

IPP Social Sciences

International Postgraduate Center Social Sciences (IPC)

120 doctoral candidates

www.gesellschaftswissenschaften.uni-frankfurt.de/ipc/

IPP Religion in Dialogue

80 doctoral candidates

www.religion-in-dialogue.net/de/home.html

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IPC International Postgraduate Center Social Sciences

Ideas and Objectives

• dialog based programme – joint programme development and

implementation together with the doctoral candidates

• IPC as a forum to improve self-organisation and international

networking

• training philosophy: not a compulsory standard curriculum –

but a contemporary and problem oriented supply of research

seminars and workshops

• specific focus on training in advanced methods

• quality assurance: PHD training and supervision agreement

• focus on international networking and on international comparative

research

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IPC Training Structures

Specialist Training● research seminars and colloquia● courses on specific subjects● methods workshops (main emphasis)● international research workshops● seminars and workshops given by visiting lecturers

PHD Preparatory Year

General Skills Training● communication and presentation techniques● writing workshops● German and English language training for scientists● training in computer based analysis methods

Internships in Germany or Abroad

IPC´s Annual International Research Conferences and Public Research Days

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IPC Supervision Structures

PHD Training and Support Agreement

Annual Progress-Report to the Board of Directors

Research Supervision – Coaching for Doctoral Candidates

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IPC Support Structures

Special Support for Foreign Doctoral Candidates

● scholarships for the beginning and the completion of the doctoral

thesis

● additional tutorial supervision for the final writing phase of the

doctoral thesis

● support for administrative procedures and for the adjustment to the

social life in Frankfurt and the university

Financial Support for Foreign Research Stays, for Conference

Presentations and Travels for Investigation

Support for the Translation and Edition of Articles and Papers

IPC Doctoral Study and Research Center

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Self-Organisation and Status of Doctoral Candidates

PHD Working Groups and Research Conferences

• Ethnicity and Biography Research

• International Relations

• Political Theory

• State and International Political Economy

• Peace and Conflict Studies

• Research on Eastern Europe

• Industry and Organisation

• Subjectivisation of Labour

• Organisational Development and Organisational Culture

• Research Lab Interpretative Social Research, Biography and Gender

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Images from IPC´s Annual Research Conferences

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Elements and Criteria for the Quality Management of Graduate Schools I

1. Organisation Principles● bottom up process which respects diversity and enables integration● unwavering support by the university president● process orientation for development and improvement● heading and management not only for administrative purposes but more as an innovation motor

2. Internationalization● international research networks and clusters● international conferences● international advertisement of scholarships

3. Interdisciplinarity● dialogue between academic cultures ● interdisciplinary research projects and lectures● methods reflection of the transfer and the diffusion of models and concepts

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Elements and Criteria for the Quality Management of Graduate Schools II

4. Status of Doctoral Candidates● early stage researchers – young professionals

● representatives in the graduate school’s committees

● post doc integration

5. Self-Organisation of Doctoral Candidates● PHD working groups

● conference organisation

● elaboration of doctoral positions for reform guidelines

6. Specialist Training● emphasis on methods

● visiting scholars

● training in teaching methods

● PhD Preparatory Year

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Elements and Criteria for Quality Management of Graduate Schools III

7. General Skills Training● writing skills● communication and presentation skills● language skills

8. Integrated Research Structures● integration into interdisciplinary research clusters● regional and international research networks● integration of post doc programmes● co-operation with research institutes of corporations and state institutions

9. Professional and Public Relations● internships● career development● mentoring for doctoral candidates● public research result presentations, public poster sessions

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Elements and Criteria for the Quality Management of Graduate Schools IV

10. Quality Assurance● quality assurance committee● doctoral training and supervision agreement● regular progress reports ● external evaluation● recruitment and selection ● accreditation

11. Financial Support● scholarships● travel means● teaching / research assistantships

12. Social Support ● foreign doctoral candidates● gender equality● families

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Quality Measuring of Graduate Schools in a Spider Web Presentation

Example of Results for Traditional Programme Structures Organisation

Status of Doctoral 1 Internationalization

Candidates 2

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Self-Organisation of 4 Interdisciplinarity

Doctoral Candidates 5

Research Structures 6 Quality Assurance

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Specialist Training 4 Financial

Support

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General Skill Training 2 Social Support

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Professional / Public Relations

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Quality Measuring of Graduate Schools in a Spider Web Presentation

Example of Results for a rather Advanced Programme Structure Organisation

Status of Doctoral 1 Internationalization

Candidates 2

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Self-Organisation of 4 Interdisciplinarity

Doctoral Candidates 5

Research Structures 6 Quality Assurance

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Specialist Training 4 Financial

Support

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General Skill Training 2 Social Support

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Professional / Public Relations

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Problems of Innovation and Integration IConcerns, Conflicts, Resistance: The Interests of Actors and Actor Groups

Ideal Worlds and the Reality of Realisation and Implementation

● different cultures of academic disciplines

● different support traditions: scholarship versus structure

● different supervisors’ philosophy: apprenticeship model versus joint

supervision model

● no experience in the design of research clusters

● lack of ideas and experience in international co-operation and advertisement

● centralism versus de-centralism: difference of organisation and decision concepts relating to the interest of the university / the presidential floor to the one hand and to the department’s concerns, on the other hand

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Problems of Innovation and Integration IIConcerns, Conflicts, Resistance: The Interests of Actors and Actor Groups

● some scholars see themselves as excellent in supervision simply

because it is current practice

● concerns about quality assurance: resistance against

supervisors’

assessment

● concerns about increasing workload for committee participation

and

supervision

● lack of techniques for learning and change – why higher learning

institutions are not able to learn and to unlearn

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Organisation Structure OSS

Members: elects Chair

ProgrammesSupervisors General Council Board of DirectorsDocsPost Docs spokespersons chair

of programmes 2 spokespersons of programmes 1 representative of elects 2 representatives of the faculties each faculty 1 doctoral candidate 1 representative of managing director (as obligatory administrative staff member of the board) 3 docs 1 post docs

Committees for: Managing Director OmbudsmanScholarships graduate school’s officeQuality Assurance administration and services

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Organisation Structure FGS

Members: elects Chair decides about

ProgrammesSupervisors General Council Board of Directors SectionsDocsPost Docs spokespersons chair max. 5 sections

of programmes 5 supervisors normally to be established

representative of elects section’s spokespersons sends each faculty 2 doctoral candidates at least 10 representative of 1 post doc supervisors

can administrative staff managing director (obligatory establish a

section 6 docs member of the board without 2 post docs the right to vote)

Committees for: Managing Director OmbudsmanScholarships graduate school’s officeQuality Assurance administration and services

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Communication, Learning and Design Processes

Costs and Preconditions of a Successful and Effective Change

● responsibility and care of the university‘s top management:

the president himself has to see the whole process as a priority

● importance of a moderated process: choice of moderators

external – internal

● workshops with internal/external experts, with department

chairs,

with supervisors, with the university’s graduate students

● tools for the support of joint analysis, learning and change:

SWOT analysis, Metaplan analysis by cards, self-evaluation and

self-assessment tools

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Feedback Loop for an Ongoing Organisational Learning Process

Communication and Moderated Process

Mobilisation of the Actors and the Actor System

Analysis of the Tasks, Threats and the Actor System

Search for Key Actors, for Specialist and Power Promoters

Decision Process to Setup Action Plans

Implementation Process

Evaluation of Measures and Results

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Integration Design: Definition of Centralized and Decentralized Tasks

Centralized Tasks Decentralized Tasks

● recruitment and selection ● recruitment and selection

● funding of scholarships ● definition of subject related

● quality assurance exams and conditions

● general skills training ● acceptance of proposal

● language training ● supervision

● methods training ● methods training

● mentoring ● specialist training

● coaching for doctoral candidates ● research integration

● administrative and social services ● teaching integration

● organisation of the disputation

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Integration Design: Definition of Interfaces

General Council

Presidential Administration International Office

Faculties and National / International Sections University Associations

Supervisors Management of Scholarship Foundations

the Graduate School

National / International Corporations and Public

Science Foundations Institutions

Alumni Networks Mentoring Networks

Co-operation with Partner Universities and Research Institutes

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Results and Experiences in the Development of Doctoral Programmes

Resources and “We have to set up the Graduate School project with ourSustainability own forces.”

Organisation bottom up process; management philosophy and responsibility:Principles a decentralised model with innovative central services

Integration into 3 Graduate Schools: dealing with differences

Resistance, opposition, anxieties and particular interests:Communication, the quest how to improve as experts and promoters in a Commitment future design of graduate schools

Quality joint quality standards: innovative design for training, super-Management vision and support, quality assurance and internationalization

Doctoral focus on status, self-organisation and recognition:Candidates participation and collaboration of young researchers

“Our doctorates are the golden treasure of the university for

the future of our society.”

Qualification doctorates with an outstanding double competence: Objectives for research and professional practice –

through training for research and training by research

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Friends and PartnersEuropean Universities in the EUA Doctoral Programmes

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