The Graduate Centre
The Graduate Centre at Justus Liebig University accommodates four doctoral programmes: the Giessen Graduate School of the Humanities and Social Sciences (GGK), the International PhD Programme (IPP) "Literary and Cultural Studies", the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) and the European PhDnet "Literary and Cultural Studies". A systematic comparison can be found here.
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| Target Audience | Programme for all PhD students in the Humanities (Faculties 03, 04 and 05) | Excellence programme for members selected via an application process | Programme for members affiliated to faculty 05 "Language, Literature and Culture" and selected via an application process | Programme for members affiliated to faculty 05 "Language, Literature and Culture" at JLU and four international partner institutions selected via an application process; awarding bi-national degrees (Cotutelle) |
| Funded by | Justus-Liebig University Giessen | DFG Excellence Initiative (German Research Foundation) | 2002-2007 DAAD Since July 2007 Justus-Liebig University | DAAD |
| Research Profile | Open to any topic in the Humanities | The study of culture within its 8 Research Areas | Research profile with 4 distinct modules at the interface of literary and cultural studies | Research profile with 4 distinct modules at the interface of literary and cultural studies |
| Orientation | Regional | National and International | International | International |
| Study Programme | Specially designed courses to meet the basic needs of postgraduate students: core course, intermediate course, and thematically based workshops as well as Career Service workshops | All GGK courses plus an internationally oriented Excellence Programme, including interdisciplinary colloquia, master classes and summer schools | All GGK courses plus an internationally oriented curriculum including colloquia in literary and cultural studies, master classes and summer schools in close collaboration with the GCSC | All GGK courses plus an internationally oriented curriculum including colloquia in literary and cultural studies, master classes and summer schools in close collaboration with the GCSC and the IPP |
| Mentoring | Primary supervision supplemented by core course and workshop instructors, peer group coaching within GGK Sections | Primary supervision formalised by GCSC supervision agreement; all GGK mentoring offers plus colloquia, the possibility of intensive coaching by postdoctoral fellows, and help in choosing an international second supervisor | Primary supervision supplemented by a structured curriculum as well as mentoring in the IPP colloquia and by the IPP coordinator; support in choosing an international second supervisor | Primary supervision supplemented by a structured curriculum as well as mentoring in the doctoral symposia as well as by the IPP and PhD-Net coordinators; mandatory international second supervisor at one of the partner institutions as regulated by the Cotutelle agreement |
| Offers for Members | Core and intermediate courses, workshops, Career Service, and participation in GGK Sections (also for non- JLU students) | All GGK courses plus interdisciplinary colloquia, master classes and summer schools, Teaching Centre workshops and opportunities to apply for travel costs to cover research trips | All GGK courses plus international colloquia in literary and cultural studies, master classes and summer schools, funding for conference and research trips | All GGK courses plus international doctoral symposia in literary and cultural studies, master classes and summer schools in close collaboration with the partner institutions, funding for travels to PhD-Net events abroad, mandatory research stay at one of the partner institutions; binationale degree |
| Scholarship Advice | ELFI database | All GGK advice plus general advice on scholarship applications and individual coaching on the writing of application documents | All GGK advice plus individual counselling with special focus on the concerns of international PhD students by the IPP coordinator; advice on scholarship applications | All GGK advice plus individual counselling with special focus on the concerns of international PhD students by the PhD-Net coordinator; advice on scholarship applications |
News
- Workshop: "Wer träumt von elektrischen Schafen?" Science Fiction zwischen Wissenschaft und Pop-Kultur
- CfP: Macht des Vertrauens: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven in Krisenzeiten
- CfP: Playing House: Shifting Paradigms of Family and Kinship
- CfP: German Identity outside Germany after the Second World War
- CfP: International Conference "Cultures of Feelings: Narratives and Contexts", 7-9 November 2012, University of Giessen
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