# Graduate Academy Seminar Program

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# Graduate Academy Seminar Program

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The seminar program of the Graduate Academy supports doctoral candidates in developing the skills and in obtaining the qualifications necessary to successfully accomplish their dissertations and to develop professional perspectives for their career in academia or in the private sector.

Beside the open course program for which doctoral candidates can register individually, we organize [courses for structured doctoral programs](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/karriere/infospromprog_en.html). These courses are provided in cooperation with collaborators at the University as well as with qualified trainers.

## Current Course Program

**Please use your Uni ID to access the [database](https://kursdatenbank.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/de/front?label=&field_language_value=All&field_half_year_target_id=All&field_category_target_id=18&field_state_value=All) and to register for our courses**.

**Open courses in April 2026**

To register for a course, please first log in to the [course database](https://kursdatenbank.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/de).

**Research Data Management // 15.04.2026**\
2–6 pm; Nina Bisheh (URZ), Dr. Georg Schwesinger (UB), Dr. Sebastian Zangerle (UB)\
In-person in Heidelberg\
Collecting, processing and analyzing data are central activities for virtually every researcher. Topics like data sharing and data publication are becoming increasingly important. This course is meant to give a general, discipline-independent introduction into various topics central to an efficient management of research data with a special focus on questions related to data archiving and Open Research Data.\
[More information and registration](https://kursdatenbank.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/de/kurs/305-research-data-management)\

**Introduction to programming with R // 16.&22.&30.04.2026**\
1–5 pm; Dr. Boyana Boneva & Dr. Kevin Leiss (Codeprehensible)\
Online\
This course, designed for doctoral candidates, covers R programming basics, including syntax, variables, loops, if-statements, functions, and data visualization. You will also learn to use R libraries through practical exercises on our RStudio server, with no software installation needed. No prior experience required!\
[More information and registration](https://kursdatenbank.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/de/kurs/307-introduction-programming-r)\

**Tailor Made Job Applications // 28.&29.04.2026**\
9 am–5 pm; Matthias Merkelbach (impulsplus)\
In-person in Heidelberg\
The workshop will provide participants with an overview over the different employment opportunities available for them. They will learn which strategies they can apply to find a job that matches their profile. Participants will also learn more about the career options that different occupational fields can offer.\
[More information and registration](https://kursdatenbank.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/de/kurs/309-tailor-made-job-applications)

## Registration / Cancellation

The courses are only open to doctoral students who are registered at a faculty of Heidelberg University. Doctoral students who are registered at a foreign university but are in Heidelberg [temporarily for research purposes](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/promovieren/forschungsaufenthalte_en.html) can take part in the courses if they are matriculated as a visiting student or have a visiting scholar card (the card is available at the Welcome Centre).

Registration for the courses takes place through an online form found at the end of each course description.

Registration is binding. You can cancel your registration in writing (by email) up to 14 days before the course begins without penalty. Afterwards, we will have to retain your course fee unless you can provide a doctor’s certificate in the case of illness or we can fill your place with someone from the waiting list.

**Important**: **If you do not attend a course for which you have registered and do not let us know in advance**, you will automatically be put on the waiting list when you try to register for another course. If you are absent from a course a second time without excusing yourself in advance, you will be excluded from participating in our seminar program for 6 months.

Please keep in mind that we have waiting lists for many courses. If you register for a course and then fail to attend without giving notice, your place can not be filled even though there may be another doctoral student who needed or was interested in the course.

We expect participants to be present for the entire duration of the course. Exceptions can be made only after prior consultation with the Graduate Academy. We will issue certificates of participation only to those participants who have attended at least 80% of the course.

## Fees

We charge a small fee for the courses, usually in the amount of 15 Euro per course day (exceptions are possible). This is a lump-sum fee that covers the costs for refreshments and course materials, among others. Any surplus which may arise flows back into the course program.

Several weeks before the course begins, you will receive a payment request containing the pertinent bank account and reference information. We ask you to pay the fee by bank transfer within one week.

We charge different fees for the German language courses. The regulations for these courses are found in the course description.

If you have any questions or suggestions, you are welcome to contact us:

Tel.: 06221 / 54-19769\
Email: [ga-seminare@uni-heidelberg.de](mailto:ga-seminare@uni-heidelberg.de)

Visitors' Address:\
Graduate Academy\
Im Neuenheimer Feld 370

## Venues

### Maps

[► Studienkolleg (Deutschkurs)](https://www.isz.uni-heidelberg.de/e_wegbeschreibung.html#studienkolleg)

### Downloads

[► Seminarzentrum D2](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/md/gradakad/seminarprogramm/directions_to_bergh_58a.pdf)

## Evaluation

### Quality Management of the Seminar Program

The Graduate Academy ensures the high quality of the course program. For this purpose, each course is evaluated by the participants. In addition, we consider the popularity of the courses. In the case of courses organized specifically for structured doctoral programs we also take into account the feedback of the program coordinators.

### Participant Feedback (Selection)

#### Course: Strategies for a successful doctorate

"The project structure plan helped me to get an overview of my project."

"The advice on preparing meetings was very helpful and I definitely will make use of it."

#### Course: Scientific Writing

"The methods helped me to clarify my aims and to structure the text."

"The discussions and the feedback gave me many ideas for improvements."

**! IMPORTANT INFORMATION !**

**[German Language Course - Deutsch für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/karriere/deutschkurs_en.html)**

Web Administrator:
[Eric Herbst](mailto:ga-web@uni-heidelberg.de)

Latest Revision:
2026-03-05