The FASoS Graduate School in 2012

In 2007, the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences was established to offer training and guidance to PhD candidates. The Graduate School accommodates internal PhD candidates who are employed by the faculty, but also offers its services to several external PhD candidates who are employed elsewhere.

Training young talented people into independent researchers and teachers is the main goal of the Graduate School (GS) of Arts and Social Sciences. On 1 October 2012, 49 PhD candidates were enrolled in the GS. In 2012, nine PhD candidates successfully defended their PhDs. Two of them jointly wrote and defended their dissertation. Two other candidates obtained their degree cum laude.

The GS helps a PhD candidate to grow into an independent researcher. We offer close and individual supervision and a range of generic and specific courses that are complemented by the curricula of national and international research schools. Obtaining a PhD at FASoS not only prepares one for an academic career, but it also paves the way to other high-end positions. GS alumni include not only successful academics, but also policy advisors, decision makers and consultants in areas as diverse as urban planning, art conservation and sustainable energy.