The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.
Participation
For attendees of the "Kick Off Your Doctorate" retreat
Objectives
Achieving great goals is challenging. Decisions have to be made that need to be questioned and reflected upon. Even though we have a social network of friends and family, they might not understand our professional troubles. The doctorate can be a very stressful time. Being in work-off mode can make alternative approaches seem out of sight. An outside perspective and the exchange with peers can be helpful.
During the meetings, the group is encouraged to support each other without supervision using a specific support method. The team will determine how, how often and for how long the collaboration will continue.
This success team is only available for attendees of the “Kick Off Yor Doctorate” retreats. Please bring your goals that you have already prepared and set during the retreat.
Please note
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Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.
For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. In this context, we would also like to refer to the rules for digital courses at Freie Universität Berlin (Code of Conduct).
Further information
Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.