Areas of Qualification

Five areas

MAPEX aims to support doctoral researchers in the best possible way in the acquisition of professional and interdisciplinary skills and competences during their doctoral phase.

In this regard, the MAPEX qualification programme proposes milestones within five areas of qualification, which should enable all doctoral students to acquire comprehensive further and advanced training regarding important topics.

Qualifikation area 1

Publications

  • Peer-reviewed first-author publications

  • Conference talks in front of international audience

  • Poster presentations

  • Contributions in the area of science communication

Qualification area 2

Networking

  • Research stays in another groups

  • Contributions to joint research proposals (‘Verbundantrag’)

  • Coordinations of joint-authors publications with another research groups

  • Internships

  • Organization of tasks at fairs / exhibitions

  • Research stays abroad

Qualification area 3

Professional Skills

  • Principles and rules of scientific work, among others,

    • Good scientific practice
    • Research data management
  • Personal competencies, among others,

    • Gender and intercultural competence
    • Conception & presentation of scientific work
    • Moderation and leadership
  • Higher-education didactics

  • Student supervision and teaching

  • Organization of scientific workshops/events

Qualification area 4

Lectures and Courses

  • Attendance to advanced courses and lectures

  • Attendance to technical/scientific trainings and schools

  • Lecture courses on fundamental competences

Qualification area 5

Languages

  • Proficient scientific English

  • Basic to independent knowledge of German

  • Additional languages

General Information

Documentation of acquired milestones and the transcript of records

MAPEX curates a central list of achieved milestones for every member of the programme. Please hand in all certificates and proofs of achievements/participation via input mask.

Milestones achieved before registration to the programme will be accepted provided they have been acquired after graduation from the university degree programme, that entitles to pursue a doctorate.

A transcript of records based on this list, as well as a certificate of participation on the MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme, can be issued at any time. Please contact us directly via our email address: mapexphdprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

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