Graduate Academy Leibniz Universität Hannover

With its Graduate Academy, Leibniz Universität Hannover is setting new standards in postgraduate education and providing optimum opportunities for its doctoral students to obtain further qualifications. As a facility for promoting young scientists, the Graduate Academy offers all doctoral students at Leibniz University comprehensive advice, development programmes and further training courses, thus securing an attractive research environment for postgraduates.

A PhD project presents an exciting intellectual, scientific and organisational challenge. To ensure that the path to the doctor's degree runs smoothly, the Graduate Academy assists all doctoral students at Leibniz Universität Hannover from the start of their doctorate through to its successful conclusion by providing soft skill courses and services. The wide variety of events run by the Graduate Academy enable doctoral students to establish contacts and exchange experiences beyond the borders of their disciplines.

The Graduate Academy offers:

A broad range of soft skill qualification courses
Studying for a doctor's degree poses a number of different challenges, such as researching literature, collecting data or presenting results at conferences. The Graduate Academy offers practice-oriented workshops to provide further qualifications tailored to the challenges of a PhD project.

Attractive financial support
The Graduate Academy grants financial support to outstanding doctoral students in three ways:

• Feasibility studies (short-term scholarships, research internships, etc.)
• Subsidised travel expenses
• Financing for conferences and workshops organised by the doctoral students.

Comprehensive information and individual advice on all matters concerning reading for a doctor's degree at Leibniz Universität Hannover
Through its homepage and its regular newsletter, the Graduate Academy informs doctoral students on all topics relevant to their studies at Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Furthermore, the team advises doctoral students in personal interviews on all extracurricular matters concerning their degree.

Networking for doctoral students
The Graduate Academy organises its own events on a range of topics concerning a doctorate. Postgraduates can meet here to exchange experiences.

Career perspectives after obtaining a doctorate
The Graduate Academy provides careers advice through workshops and seminars.


In order to prepare for a successful career after obtaining their doctorates, postgraduates are supported through the dedicated management development programme Promotion plus. Doctoral students are prepared for their further careers in an optimum manner through practice-oriented seminars for managers, a network of numerous cooperation partners from science, business and society, and a mentoring programme.

With its nine faculties, Leibniz Universität Hannover covers the complete spectrum of a modern university, providing an ideal environment for interdisciplinary research and learning.