Welcome to the website of the Bundesverband Promovierende e.V.!
We are a non-profit association of German doctoral representatives and are committed to the interests of all doctoral candidates at German institutions. Our political stances and position papers are found here.
Latest news:
- Dialog forum „Diversity“ in the BMBF – kick-off event
On November 12, 2024, the kick-off event of the dialog forum “Diversity creates knowledge: Every voice counts” took place at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Berlin. Maren Weissig, Equal Opportunities Officer, took part on our behalf. The opening… Dialog forum „Diversity“ in the BMBF – kick-off event weiterlesen - WissZeitVG – Experts criticize draft law
The „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“ (WissZeitVG) regulates how doctoral candidates, post-docs and other academic staff may be employed. An amendment to the law has been in the works for two years. We, the Federal Association of Doctoral Candidates, have repeatedly voiced our criticism of the… WissZeitVG – Experts criticize draft law weiterlesen - Newsletter October 2024
– Nobel Prizes – The nobel prices are out with a high focus on computational analysis of protein and RNA structures. The Nobel Prize in Physic went to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries which used tools from physics to work… Newsletter October 2024 weiterlesen - Our Strategies – a new working group!
Last year, we founded this federal association and dedicated ourselves to promoting science in Germany by supporting its most valuable resource: researchers. Our focus is particularly on doctoral students at public research institutions. Our initial projects include fundraising, building a network, and… Our Strategies – a new working group! weiterlesen - Interview campus.leben about the new doctoral council at FU Berlin
16.04.2024 – This May the „Freie Universität Berlin“ is going to elect a doctoral council for a first time. This is a great development. In this context our very own Benita Schmitz (second spokesperson) was invited by campus.leben to discuss together with… Interview campus.leben about the new doctoral council at FU Berlin weiterlesen