Current event program
Here you will find the current program of events of the Graduate Center TU Dortmund and the Research Academy Ruhr for transferable skills training, sorted by target groups, and information on offers from other providers at TU Dortmund University. All formats also offer participants the opportunity to network with each other and exchange experiences.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Events for (prospective) doctoral researchers
Please note:
Usually, the offers for doctoral researchers are only addressed to members of the TU Dortmund University. In case of free capacities, participation of doctoral researchers from other UA Ruhr universities is also possible.
Writing Lab (w.space) - Academic Writing | Overview
Einführung in Python
SPSS-Kurs (Grundlagen)
DocNet-Austauschtreffen: Promotion gemeinsam gestalten
SPSS-Kurs (Grundlagen)
64. Patentseminar: Vorsprung durch Patentinformation
Herbstakademie 2026 - Mit Erfolg zum Doktortitel | Anmeldung bis 20.09.2026!
Von der Promotion zur Professur – Orientierung auf dem wissenschaftlichen Karriereweg
DocNet: „Und wie macht ihr das?“ - Kollegiale Beratung für Promovierende
Events for Postdocs
Writing Lab (w.space) - Academic Writing | Overview
Einführung in Python
ABGESAGT - Postdoc Impuls: Karriereplanung – Überlegungen für die frühe Postdoc-Phase
Postdoc Impuls: Enhancing my visibility online
What qualities do I have and how do I sell them? Transferring academic soft skills to non-academic careers
64. Patentseminar: Vorsprung durch Patentinformation
Strategic Third Party Funding Acquisition - Module 3: Self efficacy - how do I gain self confidence and strengthen my competencies to become a responsible leader of my own scientific project?
Strategic Third Party Funding Acquisition - Module 4: The logic of a grant proposal - what goes where and how?
Design Thinking - Ein agiler Prozess für Wissenschaft und Transfer
Events for Junior Faculty
Junior Faculty Impuls
The approx. 1.5-hour networking format Junior Faculty Impuls usually takes place every 2-3 months. Current dates can be found here in good time.
CoachingPLUS: Individuelles Coaching-Angebot für die Junior Faculty
Webcast: First audition? Applying for (junior-)professorships
Webcast: Erstes Vorsingen? Bewerben auf (Junior-)Professuren
Leadership Responsibilities
GZ|info: Karrierewege im Wissenschaftsmanagement
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Further events at TU Dortmund University
Research Support Services
In the series Forschung fördern (“Supporting research”), the Research Support Services present the wide range of services offered by the TU Dortmund University to support your research activities. Usually on Tuesdays from 12:15 p.m. a 30 to 45-minute lecture awaits you, followed by an opportunity for questions and discussions with the lecturers and the staff of the Research Support Services.
CET – Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer
The CET – Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer offers individual advice as well as numerous events and workshops around the topics start-up and transfer.
International Office
The International Office provides you as well with workshops on intercultural training as with info and networking events in German and English.
Center for Higher Education (zhb) – Department of Foreign Languages
The Department of Foreign Languages of the Center for Higher Education (zhb) is responsible for the teaching of foreign languages at the academic level for students of non-philological disciplines and also acts as a contact within the university for questions concerning the acquisition of foreign and specialist languages.
The department offers the possibility of a qualified foreign language education on different levels in currently 14 modern foreign languages.
Center for Higher Education (zhb) – Department of Academic Teaching & Department Development
The Department of Academic Teaching & Department Development of the Center for Higher Education (zhb) sees itself as a contribution to the development of academic teaching culture and a place of interdisciplinary exchange. Continuing education in didactically informed teaching competence interacts with university didactic research and development as well as advice and supervision.
University Library
The University Library offers courses in programs for literature management and knowledge organization, training in literature research, and guided tours through the library.