DocDay 2026 - A day all about the doctorate!
- Inform & Network
- Informieren & Vernetzen
- For prospective doctoral researchers
- For doctoral researchers
- Für Promotionsinteressierte
- Für Promovierende
- DocDay
- Information event
- Networking event
- Vernetzungsveranstaltung
- Informationsveranstaltung
The DocDay focuses on delivering concise insights, inspiring ideas, and valuable networking opportunities — all centered on the skills and challenges of pursuing a PhD.
Held in person, the event offers participants the chance to build stronger connections and engage directly with key members of TU Dortmund University.
The event will be hosted at IBZ, TU Dortmund on January 22th 2026 starting at 10 a.m. The event language is English.
Program:
09:30 am | Check-in & coffee
10:00 am | Welcome address: Prof. Nele McElvany, Vice President Research
10:15 am - 10:45 am | Speed Networking
10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Info Sessions
- Your Data Matters - Simple steps to a better Research Data Management (FDM) [EN]
- Ins Ausland während der Promotion (GZ) [DE]
- How AI tools can support teaching and research (Digitale Lehre) [EN]
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch break & Market of Opportunities (EN & DE)
1:15 pm | Keynote: Prof. Daniel Rauh, Professor of Chemical Biology at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
2:00 pm | Info Sessions
- Gute Lehre von Anfang an (Hochschuldidaktik) [DE]
- (Re)shaping one's writing process to maintain agency in AI-assisted writing (w.space) [EN]
- Essentials for the first grant proposal (Förderberatung) [EN]
3:30 p.m. | Closing Keynote: Tobias Ortelt (Coordinator Digital Teaching) - "Why AI will change university teaching – or perhaps not"
The DocDay is organised by the Graduate Center and is open to everyone interested or currently pursuing a doctorate at TU Dortmund University. Participation is free of charge.
You can register until 15 January 2026.
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