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What is a Graduiertenkolleg?
The word Graduiertenkolleg is usually translated with
research training group.
A Graduiertenkolleg is a university graduate training programme
established at a centre of scientific excellence in a specific field. It
encompasses 15-25 PhD students and 8-15 senior scientists at a single university
or, in a few cases, a small group of neighbouring universities. The
students work on their theses within the framework of a coherent and often
interdisciplinary research programme; they participate in an accompanying
study programme organized by the senior scientists and to some extent by
the students themselves.
For more infomation: a pamphlet of the DFG
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) which set up the programme.
Information in German can be obtained here
(where the above-mentioned pamphlet was taken from).
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