Event for doctoral candidates
TUM Doctoral Day & TUMblue
Event location
Garching Campus
Target audience
employees,
researcher
TUM Doctoral Day offers the opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue, expand your network, and gain new insights for your doctoral studies, career, and personal development. Look forward to a diverse selection of workshops, inspiring insights from the opening keynote, and exciting discussions to round out the day.
All program points will be held in English.
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- Doctoral Day: 1:00–5:30 p.m.: For the third year in a row, TUM Doctoral Day brings together all TUM doctoral students. Look forward to an inspiring afternoon full of exchange, new perspectives, and valuable connections.
- TUMblue: 6:00 p.m.–3:00 a.m.: A varied program featuring live music and a DJ, organized by the TUM Graduate Council
Program highlights:
- Opening keynote by TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann
- “Coffee & Connect” networking fair with numerous opportunities to connect
- Workshops on personal and professional development
- Panel discussion: “Future Skills for an Unplannable Future” with experts from academia and industry
Complete program
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Welcome remarks by TUM Graduate Dean Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bungartz
- 1:15–2:00 p.m.: Keynote address by TUM President Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann
- 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Coffee & Connect
- 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Introductory workshops
- Workshop I: First Steps of My Doctorate (TUM Graduate School Office)
- Workshop II: Future Skills: Creativity (Alexandra Schneiderhan)
- Workshop III: Stress Management: How to Stay Afloat in Busy Times (Wolfgang Parnitzke)
- Workshop IV: Toward the Finish Line: Preparing for the Final Phase of Your Doctorate (TUM Graduate School Office)
- Workshop V: Navigating Your Future: Career Strategies for Doctoral Researchers (Dr. Eva Reichmann)
- 4:15 – 5:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion: “Future Skills for an Unpredictable Future”
- 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.: Break / Food Trucks
- Starting at 6:00 p.m.: TUMblue
All program points will be held in English.
Additional information
- Program TUM Doctoral Day & TUMblue
- Contact TUM Doctoral Day: doctoral.day@gs.tum.de
- Contact TUMblue: gs-tumblue@gs.tum.de
How to find us
Location: TUM School of Computation, Information, and Technology (Garching Research Center Campus), Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching