Graduate Institute
Qualification Modules for PhD students
Workshops, Talks and Information Sessions
08.
September
2026
Workshop Where (not) to publish - How to identify predatory publishers
The seminar will introduce you to techniques on how to identify dubious providers of journals and conferences. Within the course of this seminar participants will increase their sensitivity towards dubious offers. Moreover we will discuss what challenges are associated with Open Access publications.
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11.
November
2026
SAVE THE DATE: PhD Project Exhibition and PK NRW Doctoral Seminars
Am Mittwoch, 11. November 2026 veranstaltet das Graduierteninstitut der H-BRS in Kooperation mit mehreren Abteilungen des PK NRW ein Promotionsseminar und eine Posterausstellung. Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden aus ganz NRW und ihre Betreuer:innen können ganztägig die Gelegenheit zur Vernetzung am Campus Sankt Augustin nutzen. Weitere Informationen folgen!
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The Graduate Institute offers its members a wide range of qualification opportunities. The voluntary offer for doctoral students includes scientific working techniques as well as leadership and communication skills and subject-specific and interdisciplinary topics.
Some modules are "classics" and are offered annually, e.g.:
Development of a research proposal
PhD seminars, PhD project exhibition
Scientific writing
Project management
Scientific presentation
Predatory publishers
Statistics
Other modules are offered on a one-off basis or at longer intervals:
Preparation of proposals for external funding
Intellectual networks and legal aspects of online publications
Sustainability
Science ethics
IMPORTANT: Let us know your topic preferences
As a doctoral student, you know your own needs best and we are happy to accommodate individual topic requests. These may also be topics that are only relevant to individual subject areas. Find 5 or more like-minded people who are interested in the topic and contact us!
Individual Consultation:
Intellectual Property Right Protection (IPR)
Systematic Individual Business Coaching
Proofreading
Advanced Statistics
The prerequisite for individual counselling on the topics "Proofreading" and "Statistics" is prior attendance of the corresponding courses "English Writing Day" and "Statistics in a Nutshell".
Further workshops can be attended together with doctoral candidates from other HAW via the Doctoral College NRW. The complete programme for members can be found here.
At the H-BRS, the International Digital Studium Generale (DISG) offers students and doctoral researchers the chance to expand their own intercultural competence from the couch.